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Project description
Third-cycle subject: Transport Science
The Department of Urban Planning and Environment at KTH is looking for an excellent candidate for a doctoral student position in the area of Transport Science or Urban Planning. We are working on acquisition of new data sources, using AI and Machine Learning with new opportunity for urban planning and urban and regional studies, by bringing Urban Technology, Science and Design together, see KTH-MIT Senseable Stockholm Lab www.senseablestockholm.org
What we offer
Our department offers an interdisciplinary, dynamic and creative research environment. We use computational intensive methods to study and simulate the city and the region for a sustainable urban development. We collaborate nationally and internationally with several actors, for instance the City of Stockholm in KTH-MIT Senseable Stockholm Lab, and Center for Transport Studies etc.
Eligibility
To be admitted to postgraduate education (Chapter 7, 39 § Swedish Higher Education Ordinance), the applicant must have basic eligibility in accordance with either of the following:
Selection
In order to succeed as a doctoral student at KTH you need to be goal oriented and persevering in your work. In the selection of the applicants, the following assessment criteria will be used:
Of highest importance:
Of second highest importance:
After the eligibility requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities and personal suitability.
Target degree: Doctoral degree
Information regarding admission and employment
Only those who are or have been admitted to third-cycle studies may be employed as a doctoral student. The term of the initial contract may not exceed one year and may thereafter be extended. Doctoral students may engage in teaching, research, and administration corresponding to a maximum of 20 % of a full-time position.
Union representatives
You will find contact information for union representatives on KTH's website.
Doctoral section (Students’ union on KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
You will find contact information for doctoral section on the section's website.
Application
Apply for the position and admission through KTH's recruitment system. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the advertisement.
Applications must be received at the last closing date at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/entral European Summer Time).
Applications must include the following elements:
Other information
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Disclaimer: In case of discrepancy between the Swedish original and the English translation of the job announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.
Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | According to agreement |
Salary | Monthly salary according to KTH's doctoral student salary agreement |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100% |
City | Stockholm |
County | Stockholms län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | A-2019-1194 |
Contact |
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Published | 13.Jun.2019 |
Last application date | 03.Sep.2019 11:59 PM CEST |