Postdocs in nuclear power safety - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Job description

We invite applications for up to two postdoctoral research positions in the general field of nuclear power safety. The successful candidates will join the Division of Nuclear Power Safety which conducts research on thermal-hydraulics and accident phenomena of risk importance to existing and future nuclear reactors, and also performs safety analysis for nuclear power plants, including design basis accident analysis and severe accident analysis with particular emphasis on light water reactors. The positions are associated with the following sub-topics:

• Severe accident phenomenology in light water reactors (LWR); and
• Thermal-hydraulics of future reactors.

The successful candidates are expected to conduct experimental and analytical/computational studies on (i) melt penetration in a pre-heated porous debris bed and underwater melt spreading, which are important severe accident phenomena in LWR; and (ii) natural convection and heat transfer of molten lead/LBE/salt coolant, which is paramount to the safety system design of some future (Gen-IV) reactors such as Lead-cooled Fast Reactors (LFRs) and Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) - in particular for the residual heat removal system during accidents.

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.
• You will have the opportunity for collaborations with several different internationally successful research groups, which will allow you to flourish and reach your full potential.
• Apart from your own salary, you also get funding for travel and equipment, so that you can conduct an independent research activity. 

Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline.
  
  The successful applicants should have an outstanding research and publication record. Well-developed analytical and problem solving skills are a requirement. We are looking for strongly motivated persons, who are able to work independently, as well as within a research group. Excellent command of English orally and in writing is required.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal competence and suitability.

Preferred qualifications

• Research expertise
• Educational ability
• Awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality
• Teamwork
• Independence

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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