Postdoc in thermal management of mobile networks - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Job description

The postdoc will join Department of Energy Technology at KTH.  The research group within the department has the main focus on Techno-economic analysis of Energy Systems in Buildings and cities within both education and research.    The candidate is expected to be an active member of the research group, working on the existing projects and courses as well as developing new projects. Particularly, the PhD project aims at recovering the heat dissipated by mobile network enclosures. The integration should follow several goals simultaneously: more efficient thermal system which will simultaneously act as the cooling system for enclosures and heating system for building, simple and affordable retrofit method, and finally by smart control and energy storage mechanism to match heat supply and demand, shave the peak power and avoid high electricity prices.  

The postdoc will be placed at the Royal Institute of Technology and supervised by Associate Professor Hatef Madani.

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
• High impact research and educational activities in a close collaboration with Industries, policy makers, and internationally recognized research institutes.

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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.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Deep understanding and past experience of energy systems, particularly heating and cooling systems in buildings
• Past experience on CFD modeling of thermal energy systems
• Research expertise
• Teaching abilities
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
• Collaborative abilities
• Independence

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 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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