Postdoc in microstructure modelling with focus on additive manufacturing - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Job description

The research group at the unit of Structures in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering offers a two-year postdoctoral position, with focus on materials design for additive manufacturing (AM) of metallic materials. The successful candidate will be part of a research focusing on integrated computational tools for the design of metallic materials. The focus is on the microstructure development during AM and how process conditions and chemical composition affect.

The position is associated with the following subjects:

• Development of calculation strategies to study effects of grafting of material during AM
• Modeling of solidification structures and the development of microstructures during AM

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

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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.
• Doctoral degree in materials science, materials physics or a related field.
• Extensive experience of computational tools for material modeling, programming and ability to develop own models.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline.
• Here you fill in knowledge and skills that are meritorious for the position, in case of any language requirements, justification is required read more here.
• Research expertise and teaching abilities.
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality.
• We prefer that you are independent and have collaborative abilities.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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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.

• 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 two pages 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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