Postdoc in Digital Twin for Ship Design and Production

Job description

KTH operates and advances research and education at the Department of Engineering Mechanics within the School of Engineering Sciences (SCI) and the Department of Production Engineering at the School of Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM). We are currently broadening our multidisciplinary research efforts by introducing a postdoctoral position in Digital Twinfor Ship Design and Production, a collaboration between two departments. This full-time position is primarily research-focused, with 90% dedicated to research activities and 10% to teaching. Qualification as a researcher requires active participation in projects across both departments.

The postdoctoral researcher will be involved in the Digital Futures Research Pair project SHIFT-DT (Sustainable, Holistic, Integrated Framework for Ship Design and Production Transformation through Digital Twins), focusing on Digital Twinfor Ship Design and Production. Our primary objective is to investigate how Digital Twins can be leveraged to drive innovations in Ship Design and Production, ultimately contributing to the decarbonization of shipping. We are focused on developing a versatile and forward-looking Digital Twin architecture, tailored specifically to meet the evolving demands in Design and Production sectors. Furthermore, our commitment extends to creating a robust Digital Twin application framework, aimed at improving efficiency and reducing emissions in the realm of Ship Design and Production.

This research is a collaborative effort between two departments within the SHIFT-DT project. The role also involves participation in national and international research networks and contributing to the project portfolios of both research groups. Moreover, the postdoctoral researcher will have the opportunity to mentor PhD students.

The role includes teaching responsibilities in sustainable production development. You will be involved in courses managed by the Department of Production Engineering within MSc programs and may also contribute to professional development courses. Proficiency in English is essential for teaching and research, as the ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing, is vital for success in this role.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future. 
• KTH offers a broad and solid base for your future development as researcher within academia or business.
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• A position at KTH’s Engineering Mechanics and Production Engineering departments, which are located at the Stockholm and Södertälje campuses. These departments are characterized by close cooperation within university and together with industry.
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

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Qualifications

Requirements

• You must have completed a doctoral degree, or a foreign degree deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree. The degree must be in Ship Design, production technology, production system, computer science or an equivalent field that is relevant to Digital Twinfor Ship Design and Production. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• As a person, you have good cooperation skills, are positive and result-oriented with the ability to adapt to new conditions and have the ability to work independently and enjoy working in an international team and deliver according to set goals.

Preferred qualifications

• Your scientific skill and your teaching ability are very important assessment criteria for the position. It is meritorious if you obtained a doctorate, or a foreign degree deemed equivalent to a doctorate no more than three years ago.
• It is meritorious to have a research expertise. 
• It is also advantageous to have experience from teaching or collaboration with industrial partners.
• Finally, we would like to see you demonstrate an awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality. We will place great emphasis on personal qualities when assessing applicants.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

Trade union representatives

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH's recruitment system in order to apply for this position. You are the main responsible to ensure that your application is complete according to 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 interest and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Max two pages long.

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

The position may include security-sensitive activities. To become authorized, you therefore need to pass a security check.

Striving towards gender equality, diversity and equal conditions is both a question of quality for KTH and a given part of our values.

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About KTH

KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world. Our research and education covers a wide area including natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as architecture, industrial management, urban planning, history and philosophy. Read more here

Type of employment: Temporary position
Contract type: Full time
First day of employment: 2024-04-01
Salary: Monthly salary
Number of positions: 1
Full-time equivalent: 100 %
City: Stockholm
County: Stockholms län
Country: Sweden
Reference number: S-2023-2075
Contact:

1. Abbas Dashtimanesh, abbasda@kth.se
2. Yongkuk Jeong, youngkuk@kth.se

Published: 2023-12-08
Last application date: 2024-01-12