Two doctoral students, BRIDGITISE - Bridge Digitalized Integrity Management - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Project description

Third-cycle subject: Structural Engineering and Bridges

The PhD projects will be performed within the European research school BRIDGITISE (Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions). The two doctoral candidates will work in the following projects:

Project EDGE: Develop cost-effective sensors architecture with edge computing capabilities for damage detection. The work focuses on developing (1) a decision support tool to optimize the architecture of sensors with edge computing capabilities, and (2) a machine learning algorithm for the classification of the considered damage scenarios trained, verified, and validated using laboratory and real data. The recruited candidate will spend one secondment period in Italy at the bridge monitoring company Sacertis and the university Politecnico di Milano.

Project NEURAL: Develop prognostic deterioration models based on sensor data and machine learning for service life prediction. The work focuses on developing (1) machine learning algorithms for deterioration prediction and possible assemble methods for optimized predictions, and (2) guidelines on how to setup and train the machine learning tool. The recruited candidate will spend one secondment period in Spain at the bridge engineering company Pedelta.

More information regarding the research school and the position can be found in the application system.

Supervision: John Leander and Raid Karoumi are proposed to supervise the doctoral students. 

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

The candidate should have a degree in civil engineering, electrical engineering, computer science or machine learning with a solid background in mathematics, and signal analysis.

Conditions of international mobility requires that the candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Sweden for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date.

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.

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 the BRIDGITISE common application platform (project DC5 and DC10): https://www.bridgitise.polimi.it/phd-positions/ 

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 possible 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.

For information about processing of personal data in the recruitment process please read here.

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Disclaimer: In case of discrepancy between the Swedish original and the English translation of the job announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.