Postdoc in Analysis and Modelling of Streaming Electrification.

Job description

This advertisement is for a two year postdoctoral position to work on the problem of flow electrification. The position is hosted jointly by KTH through Digital Future and NORDITA. The project is financed by Hitachi Energy. 

Power transformers are a key component in the electrical system. Typical power transformer rating is more than 100 MVA. The efficiency is approximately 99.8 percent. The losses are due to resistive heating (thermal losses) and require an effective cooling done by oil flow through the electrical insulation close to the windings. Here we have the potential risk that the oil, while flowing through ducts made of cellulose, can acquire static charges that can lead to dielectric breakdown. The goal of this project is to understand this phenomena – streaming electrification – through careful, controlled, laboratory experiments (done in parallel at Uppsala University) and theory. 

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
• Interaction with the thriving interdisciplinary research community involve in digitatlization projects at the Digital Futures
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
•  Guidance on relocating and settling in KTH and in Sweden 

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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.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree in Statistical Physics, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Evidence of expertise in Statistical Physics in the form of first author publication in top journal in the field.       
• Experience in flow modelling, demonstrated in the form of published papers
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
• Ability to work in a collaborative setting with colleagues with interdisciplinary background
• Excellent scientific writing skills and communication skills in English, since this is required in the daily work.

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.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximally two pages long.
• Name of the two academic referees

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.

Others

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