Doctoral student in simulations of wetting of complex fluids droplets - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Project description

Third-cycle subject: Engineering Mechanics

Viscoelastic fluids flow through porous media is crucial for natural and industrial processes: medical filtration such as face masks (mucus), cleaning of contaminated surfaces, recovery of groundwater, oil and materials in geologically challenging locatilocations, CO2 sequestration for climate change, pharmaceutical technologies and human body tissues. These complex fluids flow in a very different way to Newtonian fluids such as water. Transport in porous media is dramatically affected by flow instabilities in microscale, improving mixing and propagation; yet, instabilities of complex fluids remain a challenge. This proposal will result in completely new understanding of viscoelastic fluids flow through porous media by fluid flow simulations using high-fidelity computation methods recently developed by the group. We aim to: i) reveal unique new insight of the transport and instabilities of complex fluids through porous media, and ii) develop novel analysis tools, and couplings between micro- and macrostructure, to enable controlled design of the process.

The project involves collaboration with supervisors, other members of the research group and our international network. The project opens up future opportunities both within academia and industry.

Supervision: The doctoral student will be placed at the Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Engineering Sciences, supervised by Outi Tammisola.

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 personal study plan to support your development within your areas of interest.
• 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.
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH.

Admission requirements

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 second cycle degree (for example a master's degree),
• completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 second-cycle higher education credits, or
• acquired, in some other way within or outside the country, substantially equivalent knowledge

In addition to the above, there is also a mandatory requirement for English equivalent to English B/6, read more here

An appropriate background would be a Masters in Engineering, Applied Mathematics or Engineering Physics.

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
• analyse and work with complex issues

The following knowledge and skills are preferred qualifications; good skills in numerical computations, good knowledge of fluid mechanics or applied mathematics, very good ability to communicate in English (oral and written) and previous experience in large-scale simulations of fluid mechanics is an advantage

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.

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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.Copies of originals must be certified.
• 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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