Doctoral student in Industrial Economics and Management - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Project description

Third-cycle subject: Industrial Economics and Management

Supervision: Christian Thomann is proposed to supervise the doctoral student. Decisions are made on admission.

The doctoral project aims to devise strategies for mitigating insured losses in residential properties. Improving loss prevention measures is crucial to enhancing resilience and to help Stockholm adapt to the consequences of climate change. In collaboration with the City of Stockholm and its municipal companies the project strives to both identify and implement effective loss prevention. Using highly detailed insurance and administrative data the project aims at discovering patterns of how investments in loss prevention can reduce losses. It is envisioned to actually implement these strategies.

There is a general shortage of empirical analyses of insurance policyholders and claims level data. Studies are commonly using very coarse data or are relying on information by publicly traded firms. There is also a lack of studies looking at how investments into loss prevention impact loss reduction. At the same time there is growing literature suggesting that insurance can play an important role (a) to monitor risks, (b) to internalize and monetarize the costs of risk and to predict losses, in particular concerning climate change, and prevent them using technology.

The doctoral student will be expected to be able to handle large and complex real estate and insurance datasets. The project is financed by digital futures and the City of Stockholm’s insurance company St Erik. The doctoral student is expected to interact with the project partners and take an active role in designing loss prevention measures. 

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.

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), or
• 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

Applicants must hold (or be in the process of obtaining) a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering and Management, Economics/Finance or business administration or an equivalent degree. Furthermore, the applicant must have strong academic qualifications.

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.
• ability to write and perform oral presentations in English
• programming and data handling skills.

After the qualification requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal competency. 

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. In the case of studies that are to be completed with a licentiate degree, the total period of employment may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time doctoral education for two years.

Union representatives

You will find contact information for union representatives on KTH's website.

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

You will find contact information for doctoral section on the section's website.

To apply for the position

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/Central 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

The position may include security-sensitive activities. To become authorized, you therefore need to pass a security check.

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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