Postdoc in acoustics and inverse methods - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Job description

In a context of rapidly evolving requirements and legislation for greener and more silent vehicles, transportation noise emissions remain the second most deadly environmental pollutant in Europe. This calls for drastic shifts in the vehicle industry, including the ongoing transition to an electrified transport system, but also the need to continue introducing innovation at virtually all levels of the design chain and vehicles components (engine, electric driving units, compressors, fans, pumps, tire, …). Addressing these design challenges requires modelling techniques enabling to reduce development times while ensuring to reach ever-increasing performance targets.

In this objective, both the road and rail transport industry have aligned targets, attempting to establish digital twins enabling both a cost-effective design and a transition towards virtual certification. For this purpose, the proposed postdoc project intends to investigate advanced techniques in order to enable the simulation of complex sound radiation pattern from truck and train components using equivalent sources consisting of clusters of monopole acoustic sources. The postdoc will respond to the granted studies from FFI and Rail4Earth, with the first expected results early in 2024.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH
• Direct connection with all the main actors of the Swedish transport industry via the Research Centre for ECO2 Vehicle Design at KTH

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Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• The successful applicant has an outstanding research and publication record. 
• We are looking for a strongly motivated person, who is able to work independently. 
• Well-developed analytical and problem solving skills.
• Good command of English orally and in writing is required to present and publish research results.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Research expertise.
• Teaching abilities.
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality.
• Collaborative abilities.
• It is preferred that the applicant has qualifications in acoustics.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

Trade union representatives

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH's recruitment system in order to apply for this position. You are the main responsible to ensure that your application is complete according to the ad.

The application must include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• 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 research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Max on page long.

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).

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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