Third-cycle subject: Electrical Engineering
KTH Royal Institute of Technology is looking for a doctoral student to join the WELD-AID project, a Vinnova-funded initiative focused on improving quality assurance in welded structures through AI and digitalization.
In collaboration with industry partners, the project aims to enhance Sweden’s position in welded product design and manufacturing by integrating machine learning (ML) methods to detect weld imperfections and optimize welding processes.
As a doctoral student, you will focus on developing hybrid AI models, including:
This position is well-suited for candidates interested in applying AI to industrial challenges and advancing welding technology.
Supervision: Professor Joakim Jaldén (Division of Information Science and Engineering) will be the main doctoral supervisor, with support from Professor Zuheir Barsoum (Division of Material and Structural Mechanics) as co-supervisor.
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:
In addition to the above, there is also a mandatory requirement for English equivalent to English B/6.
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:
A successful candidate should have documented good practical and theoretical knowledge of state-of-the-art machine learning methods including deep neural networks and be a proficient programmer, particularly in Python whereas knowledge of lower-level programming languages (C/C++, CUDA) will be considered meritorious.
Knowledge of structural mechanics or materials science is not required (for this particular doctoral position) but will also be considered a merit.
It is advantageous if the candidate can express him- or herself well in Swedish in speech and writing, as this facilitates in the daily work and most of all during cooperation with the Swedish industry.
After the qualification requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.
Target degree: Doctoral degree
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.
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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:
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Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | By agreement |
Salary | Monthly salary according to KTH's doctoral student salary agreement |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100% |
City | Stockholm |
County | Stockholms län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | PA-2025-0687 |
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Published | 13.Mar.2025 |
Last application date | 24.Mar.2025 11:59 PM CET |