Doctoral student in hydrology with a focus on pluvial flood risks

Six doctoral positions are being advertised simultaneously within the School of Architecture and the Built Environment’s focus on digitalization and sustainability.

Project description

Third-cycle subject: Environmental Engineering, with a specialisation in Hydraulics and Technical Hydrology

The Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering is seeking a PhD candidate for a project focusing on cloudburst management in a changing climate. The project aims to develop robust strategies for managing pluvial flood risks under significant uncertainty by combining hydrological modeling with risk assessments and flood management strategies. The work will be carried out in an interdisciplinary research environment, where future scenarios, mathematical models, and theoretical approaches are developed. The project is expected to provide new insights and strategies to support decision-making that promotes sustainable and resilient development of physical infrastructure.

Supervision: Joakim Riml from the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science, and Engineering and Per Wikman Svahn from the Department of Philosophy and History are 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.
• 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

To be admitted to the third-cycle education in Environmental Engineering, the applicant must have passed courses resulting in at least 60 credits at minimum second-cycle level in Environmental Engineering or other subjects deemed directly relevant to the chosen specialisation. These entry requirements can be also be considered fulfilled by an applicant who has acquired essentially equivalent knowledge in arrangement.

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. 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.

Great importance in the selection process will be placed on academic results and completed courses, with a previous specialization in hydrology and hydraulics being highly desirable and particularly meritorious. Furthermore, experience in numerical modeling, programming, and/or data analysis is advantageous, as well as knowledge in uncertainty and risk analysis.

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. 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:

1. CV including your relevant professional experience and knowledge.
2. 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)
3. 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.
4. 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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