Postdoctor in fluid mechanical modelling of ice-ocean-interaction

The Department of Engineering Mechanics pursues basic and applied research in biomechanics, composite mechanics, fluid mechanics, contact mechanics, fracture mechanics and fatigue, material mechanics and paper mechanics. In the applied research, there are strong connections to industry and public actors. FLOW is a strong community on fundamental and applied fluid mechanics within the department.

Job description

Ice sheets melt in contact with warm ocean water, which contributes to rising sea levels. The input of cold and fresh glacier water into the ocean also modifies ocean currents. The nonlinear feedback mechanisms in ice-ocean interaction are important to understand for reliable predictions of responses to climate change, but are also difficult to model.

We announce a postdoctoral position within FLOW, a project funded by Swedish e-Science Research Centre (SeRC) where we aim to improve understanding and prediction of glacier movement, melting and ice-ocean-interaction, by using and developing modern high-performance computing methods for modeling of ice melting and movement in contact with the ocean. Depending on the background and interests of the candidate, we can for example focus on: i) ice as a non-Newtonian elasto-visco-plastic fluid and its gliding properties, or ii) the fluid mechanical and thermodynamical phenomena around the contact line between ice, bedrock and ocean.

As a postdoctoral researcher you will utilize numerical simulations to generate new physical insight, which together with applications on climate will lead to a great impact.

The work will be conducted in close collaboration between the groups of Tammisola (KTH), Ahlkrona (Stockholm university) and the candidate will also interact with other researchers within SeRC, FLOW, Bolin centre for climate research, and our international network from ongoing national and EU projects within fluid mechanics, complex fluids and multiphase flow (KTH) and ice and climate modelling (SU).

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
• A doctoral degree in mechanics, fluid mechanics, applied physics or similar
• Written and oral proficiency in English as this is required in the daily work

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Documented experience with non-Newtonian fluids, multiphase flows or phase transfer is particularly advantageous
• Research expertise
• Strongly motivated for research
• Teaching abilities
• Communicative abilities
• Ability to work both independently and in a team-based environment
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH's recruitment system to apply for this position. You are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete according to the instructions in 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
• Documentations supporting that you fulfill the requirements and preferred qualifications

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.

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