Research engineers for digital twining of electrified construction operations

Job description

City construction is increasing and already today is responsible for 23% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Electric machines can decarbonize the sector, but we need more knowledge about the potential costs and benefits of electrified constructions and smart methods for planning and optimizing electrified construction operations. In the EFFECT project, funded by Digital Futures, together with partnered commercial actors (City of Stockholm, PEAB, Northvolt), as a student research engineer you will help KTH researchers 1) to gather information about the operations, energy-use and charging of a wide range of electrified connected construction equipment via the Persika living lab, where 12,000 apartments are renewed on Södermalm and 2) to create a digital twin (or model) of these electrified- and their equivalent fossil fuel-based construction operations to evaluate and later also optimize their costs and benefits. The project methodology and use cases of the digital twin are presented in this video. More information is available on the project website

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
• Guidance on relocating and settling in KTH and in Sweden.
• A team of junior and senior researchers working together with commercial actors in a living lab on potentially highly impactful societal innovation

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Qualifications

Requirements

• A graduate degree or an advanced level (higher education) in the research subject or equivalent competence. 
• Excellent programming and software development skills in Python and C/C++ with relevant libraries for data processing (e.g., NumPy), machine learning (e.g., scikit-learn, MLOps), and optimization (e.g., OR-Tools)

Preferred qualifications

• Student at KTH
• Interest in working together with a team of junior and senior researchers on open research problems with its uncertainties
• Demonstrated ability to develop modular and maintainable codebases in multiple programming languages
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
• Collaborative abilities
• Independence

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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To apply for the position

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About the employment

The employment is valid for a limited time according to the agreement - for up to 3 months, with access according to agreement.

Other information

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