Doctoral student in multiple greenhouse gases mitigation - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Project description

Third-cycle subject: Chemical Science and Engineering

The current PhD position is part of an inter-disciplinary project “NEGAF – Energy efficient negative emissions from agriculture and farming”, funded by the Swedish Energy Agency within the Graduate School in Energy Systems. The project aims at proposing a single system to mitigate multiple greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O) from air linked to the agricultural and farming sector. The project will identify the techno-economic-environmental-policy potential of the proposed concept in achieving Sweden’s climate targets of no net emissions by 2045. The project is in collaboration with Uppsala University and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

The doctoral candidate will mainly focus on i) estimate the energy and material requirements and compare it with other GHG mitigation measures ii) estimate the cost per ton of CH4, N2O and CO2 mitigated in the proposed concept iii) critically analyze the techno-economic system performance and identify challenges and opportunities for scaling up the technology in future energy scenario. The doctoral candidate will have to participate in all the program activities within the Graduate School that include regular meetings and seminars as well as a joint course package consisting of courses of at least 30 credits in total. The candidate is expected to collaboratively work with other doctoral candidates within the project at partner universities. 

Supervision: The doctoral student will be supervised by Shareq Mohd Nazir (Assistant Professor) and Stefan Grönkvist (Associate Professor) at the Division of Energy Processes, Department of Chemical Engineering, CBH School, KTH.

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.
• Teaching is part of the duties as a doctoral student.
• The candidate will be able to present the results at national and international conferences /workshops.

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:

• Should have obtained a masters degree in chemical/environmental/energy engineering or other related fields
• 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.
• Requirements for English equivalent to English B/6, 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 assessed upon their ability to:

• independently pursue his or her work
• collaborate with others,
• have a professional approach and
• analyse and work with complex issues
• Doctoral candidate should be keen on learning Swedish to be able to contribute to teaching duties.

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

Target degree: Doctoral degree

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.

Union representatives

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Doctoral section (Students’ union on KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

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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)
• Copies of diplomas and grades from previous university studies and certificates of fulfilled language requirements (see above). Translations into English or Swedish if the original document is 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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