Doctoral student in participatory modelling the societal complexity of use of in silico models to design uptake strategies

Project description

Third-cycle subject: Technology and Health

Overview of the research programme: InSilicoHealth is an innovative Doctoral Network with the ambition to train a new generation of outstanding Doctoral Candidates that will become effective translators of the rapidly evolving digital technology to tackle existing and future challenges related with healthy ageing in Europe. The research focus of this DN lies in three key domains: the brain, heart, and musculoskeletal systems. More information here: www.insilicohealthproject.eu

PhD project description: You will focus on developing and deploying a participatory modelling research protocol that captures the agency complexities, incentive structures and structural hindrances at a descriptive structural level. 

A successful project will provide insights into the actor and agency complexity of in silico model deployment from the development and validations of a system dynamics model, and actionable participatory methods to develop uptake policies at the hospital level, developed with relevant stakeholders and validated against the other DCs.

Supervision: Sebastiaan Meijer 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 & 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.

Planned secondments: 

• VU Amsterdam (August year 2, 6 months): deep dive into social and institutional dynamics in health care organisations.
• Karolinska University hospital (April year 3, 4 months): Opportunity to be embedded in real-world use contexts of in silico models allows for participatory modelling in place.

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, 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.

Project specific requirements

• A master’s degree in modelling / simulation methods in sociotechnical systems or health sciences, or possess corresponding qualifications.
• You did not reside or carry out your main activity in Sweden for more than 12 months in the three years before 2025-01-01. 

Selection

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 their work
• collaborate with others,
• have a professional approach
• analyse and work with complex issues.

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

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. 

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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 ad.

Applications must be received at the last closing date at midnight, CET/CEST.

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. (Max 2 pages)
• 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  abstract + link to full text.

Other information

Striving towards gender equality, diversity and equal conditions is both a question of quality for KTH and a given part of our values.

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According to The Protective Security Act (2018-585), the candidate must undergo and pass security vetting if the position is placed in a security class. Information regarding whether the position is subject to such a classification will be provided during the recruitment process.

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