Doctoral student in power electronics - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Project description

Third-cycle subject: Electrical Engineering

The position will be located in the power electronics research group within the school of electrical engineering and computer science at KTH. The group carries out research in several fields, notably high-power electronics for power transmission grids, and applications of wide-bandgap power semiconductors.

The ongoing electrification of commercial road vehicles makes it necessary to ensure sufficient reliability in such vehicles, while keeping cost at competitive levels. The doctoral project will investigate methods to continuously estimate the residual useful lifetime of critical components in power electronics in electrified vehicles. As input aggregated operational data collected from the vehicles will be used. Physical lifetime models, will be identified and adapted to the concerned application. For this purpose, experimental studies will be made. In particular, inverters employing SiC-based components will be considered, since these are likely to be used in the near future. Possible ways of using the lifetime data for optimizing maintenance services over time will be investigated in collaboration with the industrial partner Scania.

The project will aim to merge the latest research in the field of reliability of power electronic systems with the industrial practice in electrical drives for commercial vehicles. To ensure the indistrial relevance, two exchange periods, one at the beginning and one at the end of the project, will be scheduled, where the doctoral student will be working at the Scania premises.

We are looking for a person with good knowledge in power electronics and/or power seniconductors. Good networking skills are also very desirable here, since the student will interact with people from industry, as well as other researchers. The project will be carried out within the framework of the Swedish Electrombility Centre, which provides great opportunities for such contacts

Supervision: The doctoral student will be supervised by: Hans-Peter Nee

What we offer

• The possibility to study in a dynamic and international research environment in collaboration with industries and prominent universities from all over the world.Read more
• A workplace with many employee benefits and monthly salary according to KTH’s Doctoral student salary agreement.
• A postgraduate education at an institution that is active and supportive in matters pertaining to working conditions, gender equality and diversity as well as study environment.
• Work and study in Stockholm, close to nature and the water.
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH.
• Participation in a very inclusive and multidisciplinary reseach group carrying out world-class research in power electronics

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:

• passed a degree at advanced level,
• completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits at advanced level, or
• in any other way acquired within or outside the country acquired essentially equivalent knowledge.
• Comprehend English, both writing and reading, according to the requirements for acceptance. Read more here.

Selection

In order to succeed as a doctoral student at KTH you need to be goal oriented and persevering in your work. During the selection process, candidates will be assed upon their ability to:

• independently pursue his or her work
• collaborate with others,
• have a professional approach and
• analyse and work with complex issues.
• knowledge of Swedish (since we teach some undergraduate courses in Swedish)

After the qualification requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities and personal suitability.

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Information regarding admission and employment

Only those admitted to postgraduate education may be employed as a doctoral student. The total length of employment may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time doctoral education in four years ' time. An employed doctoral student can, to a limited extent (maximum 20%), perform certain tasks within their role, e.g. training and administration. A new position as a doctoral student is for a maximum of one year, and then the employment may be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time.

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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:

• CV including your relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Application letter with a brief description of why you want to pursue research studies, about what your academic interests are and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Maximum 2 pages long)
• Copy of the degree certificate(s) and transcripts of records from your previously attended university-level institutions and certificates of fulfilled language requirements. These need to be translated into English or Swedish if the original documents are not issued in one of these languages.
• Representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please provide a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.

Other information

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