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The unit for Manufacturing & Metrology Systems (MMS) at the Department of Industrial Production (IIP) works with research, education and policy in the circular economy, with a special focus on the manufacturing industry. Research projects are usually related to highly interdisciplinary areas, such as product design, (business) operations, supply chains and information and communication technology in manufacturing settings. Collaborative projects usually involve academics, the public sector and industry partners. The department's staff and students come from all over the world and contribute to a very international environment.
This research position strives to strengthen research and development activities in order to promote CE research, education and international cooperation through a local KTH-CE initiative and EU projects. Therefore, we are looking for a candidate who has soundtracks with a CE system perspective. The candidate will primarily be involved in:
To qualify for this position at IIP, the candidate must have a completed doctoral degree or foreign degree that is deemed to correspond to a doctoral degree in technical science, economics or equivalent, which you have received in the past four years. The candidate must have a master's and bachelor's degree aimed at a mechanical, industrial or equivalent field.
The candidate must show:
• Research expertise
• Teaching ability
• The ability to work towards research results being utilised in practice.
• The ability to inform about research and development work
• Experience of developing and leading activities and staff.
• Knowledge of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
It is an advantage if the candidate has:
• at least 3 years' experience of project management with expertise in design, implementation and reporting.
• at least 1 year of experience with education, e.g. teaching, course development and supervising student essays etc.
• experience of participating and leading large and medium-sized projects is highly valued for this position. Having worked with EU and nationally funded (or equivalent) research projects will be an advantage.
• skills in complex system modeling and implement system models to simulate manufacturing systems.
• interest and basic knowledge of programming languages such as Java, VisualBasic or similar is required.
• excellent communication skills in English.
• the ability to identify relevant stakeholders and disseminate research results among relevant sectors is crucial.
• knowledge and worked with standardization such as ISO
• experience of guiding doctoral students in their early stages.
• experience of organising conferences, seminar and workshops etc.
• the ability to generate short-term research ideas for student projects and / or hypothesis testing that can lead to potential long-term research ideas is also beneficial for the position.
Great emphasis will be placed on personal competency.
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The employment is valid for a limited time according to the agreement - for up to 20220609, with access according to agreement.
Striving towards gender equality, diversity and equal conditions is both a question of quality for KTH and a given part of our values.
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Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | According to agreement |
Salary | Monthly pay |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100% |
City | Stockholm |
County | Stockholms län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | M-2021-0862 |
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Published | 27.Apr.2021 |
Last application date | 06.May.2021 11:59 PM CEST |