Postdoc in Optimized thermal technologies for industrial decarbonization

Job description

To achieve decarbonization of the industrial sector, technically efficient and cost-effective solutions integrating renewable energy sources, electrification of heat, and energy storage are deemed. We aim to design and prototype different thermal technologies and evaluate as well their integration and control within given hybrid systems, and under different market scenarios and industrial applications. Among these technologies we consider thermal energy storage (TES), heat pumps, electric heaters, and solar thermal collectors. The postdoc will lead activities within the scope of TES technology development (e.g. via numerical analyses and material characterization), laboratory testing and data analysis towards validation and upscaling, as well as system-level investigations towards commercialization. The latter potentially involving techno-economic analysis and AI-driven models for optimizing design and operation. Activities within project management and co-supervision of graduate students are also foreseen. Cooperation with industrial and academic partners is planned, both nationally and internationally. Candidates must have documented background and interest in thermodynamics, heat transfer, and experimental methods and activities.

Qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree in the field of thermal and/or fluid energy engineering. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• Proven experience from doctoral thesis, authoring scientific publications or authoring industry reports (or equivalent industry), in the field of applied industrial thermal energy engineering. For example in relation to thermal energy storage, thermal machinery, heat pumps or solar thermal energy. 

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• It is advantageous to have previous experimental work with the technologies listed in the description i.e. thermal energy storage, thermal machines, heat pumps and/or solar thermal systems.
• It is meritorious to have previous work (numerical & experimental) with boundary layer flows, heat transfer, surface effects and additive manufacturing.
• It is meritorious to have previous experience in data analysis and processing with Python (or similar), preferably including documented experience with machine learning tools.
• It is meritorious to be aware of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality.
• The candidate should have collaborative abilities and be able to work independently.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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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. Max two pages long.
• Copy of selected authored reports, scientific articles (or industrial equivalent) demonstrating previous relevant experience (Maximum 3 reports, all in PDF format).

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, three 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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