Postdoc in geodesy - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Real Estate and Construction Management is the country's leading academic environment for research and education in law, economics, management, finance and geodesy with links to real estate development, construction and property management.

The Department is centrally located on the KTH Campus in Stockholm and has around 60 employees divided into five divisions: Real Estate Business and Financial Systems, Real Estate Economics and Finance, Construction and Facility Management, Real Estate Planning and Land Law and Geodesy and Satellite Positioning.

The Division of Geodesy and Satellite Positioning conducts research in both theoretical and applied geodesy: monitoring geodynamic phenomena (land and sea level rise), geoid determination, development of methods for accurate positioning and collection of geographical data using terrestrial and satellite sensors. Together with the Division of Geoinformatics, the Division is responsible for the educational specialization of Geographic IT within degree program Civil Engineering and Urban Management and for the international master's program Transport and Geoinformation Technology (TTGTM).

Job description

We are looking for a researcher who will do research in one of three possible focus areas in geodesy:

• Realization and quality assurance of reference systems for infrastructure projects. This area is part of an on-going research project where, questions related to the establishment of project-adapted network RTK services, calculation services and new positioning methods will be investigated.
• Methods for data collection for the production of geometric models of buildings and infrastructure. This focus area is linked to an on-going project where, among other things, we will investigate questions about geodetic aspects of BIM and quality assurance of collected data and resulting models.
• Using space geodesy methods in combination with terrestrial geodetic data, ocean and geophysical models to study sea level rise, vertical land motion, glacier mass balance, and other geodynamic phenomena.

The candidate is expected to write scientific articles and to co-publish with other researchers, write applications for new research projects, and to communicate research results to both the academy and the industry.

The candidate will also participate in the training and supervision of doctoral students and degree projects at the bachelor and master level.

What we offer

• International workplace.
• A leading technical university that creates knowledge and expertise for a sustainable future.
• Here you get colleagues with high ambitions in an open, curious and dynamic environment.
• Help to  relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline. The doctoral degree must be in geodesy, geoinformatics or similar research field.
• English language proficiency.
• Ability to work independently as well as to collaborate with others both in academia and in practice and holds great communication skills.
• Strong motivation for doing research and teaching in the field of geodesy.
• Scientific skills that can be shown through publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals. 

Preferred qualifications

• Scientific and pedagogic skills in geodesy
• Research expertise
• Educational ability
• Awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality
• Cooperation skills
• Independence

Great emphasis will be placed on personal competence and suitability.

Trade union representatives

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Application

Log into KTH's recruitment system in order to apply to this position. You are the main responsible to ensure that your application is complete according to the ad.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

The application must include:

• CV including relevant professional and academic experience and knowledge and list of publications
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct postdoctoral research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals; max 2 pages.
• Three representative publications, reports or projects; the document should not exceed 10 pages each. For longer work please just include abstract and a link to full text.

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

Others

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