Doctoral student (licentiate) in Transport Science

Project description

Third-cycle subject:  Transport Science with specialization in Transport Systems

Urban mobility is changing rapidly due to new business models, and upcoming technological advancements involving energy, connectivity, and autonomy. "Smart mobility solutions", which rely on on-demand services and new technologies, will become increasingly important for creating more efficient and sustainable transportation systems. Examples include shared mobility and crowdsourced delivery services.

The Department of Urban Planning and Environment at KTH is seeking a highly qualified candidate in the field of Transportation. The applicant will research innovative solutions for urban transportation to address crucial challenges such as economic viability, accessibility, equity, and pressing environmental goals. The project will focus on policy design and evaluation for passenger transportation through agent-based simulation or simulation-based optimization for last-mile logistics, as well as the design of efficient mobility services and their implications for sustainable urban systems.

Supervision: Michele Simoni is proposed to supervise the doctoral student. Decisions are made on admission

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.
• 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.
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH.
• Our department offers an interdisciplinary, dynamic and creative research environment. We collaborate nationally and internationally with several actors.

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.

Selection

In order to succeed as a doctoral student at KTH you need to be goal oriented and persevering in your work. In the selection of the applicants, the following assessment criteria will be used:

Requirements:

• A MSc. degree in transportation engineering or a related field (e.g., Civil Engineering, Data Science, Applied Economics, Operations Research, Logistics, Applied Mathematics)
• Programming skills
• Ability to work independently
• Problem-solving skills, creativity, and motivation for pursuing doctoral studies
• Communication skills and English proficiency
• Independently pursue his or her work
• Collaborate with others,
• Have a professional approach and
• Analyse and work with complex issues.

Highly desirable:

• Demostrated experience in agent-based modeling for transportation (e.g., MATSim) and/or optimization (e.g., routing, assignment, pricing problems)
• Interest in tackling emerging transportation challenges and a passion for making transport more sustainable
• Critical thinking skills

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

Target degree: Licentiate 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

Contact information for union representatives.

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

Contact information for doctoral section.

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

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