PhD student in nuclear safety

Project description

Doctoral subject: Physics, specializing in Nuclear Engineering

The nuclear safety group of the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Technology researches accident phenomena that are essential for the risk assessment of current and future nuclear reactors. The group also performs safety analysis for nuclear power plants, including analysis of design-basis accidents and severe accidents. The research projects involve extensive international collaboration.

We are looking for a PhD student to conduct cutting-edge research on accident management during severe accidents of light water reactors. The doctoral project is supported by funds from Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten (SSM).

The work involves (i) digitizing the paper-based, lookup-table-like procedures in the severe accident management guidelines (SAMG) to be selected, which facilitates the implementation of SAMG during severe accidents; (ii) developing an AI-supported tool for the diagnosis of plant damage using measured and estimated data (e.g., simulation results from American NRC codes); and (iii) combining the digitized SAMG with the AI-supported tool for effective accident management.

Supervision: Professor Weimin Ma is proposed to supervise the doctoral student. The decision will be made upon admission.

Eligibility for admission

To be admitted to doctoral studies (Chapter 7, Section 39 of the Higher Education Ordinance) the applicant must have the following basic eligibility:

a master's degree, or completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits are at the advanced level, or knowledge acquired in some other way, within or outside the country, that is substantially equivalent. The applicant must have been awarded a master's degree in nuclear engineering or mechanical engineering.

In addition to the above, there is also a mandatory requirement for English equivalent to English B/6.

Selection

To succeed in your doctoral studies at KTH, you need to be goal-oriented and persistent in your work. During the selection of applicants, the ability to:

independently drive your work forward, collaborate with others, maintain a professional approach, and analyze and work with complex issues, will be assessed.

After the eligibility requirements, great importance will be placed on personal qualities.

Target degree: PhD

Information about admission and employment

Only those admitted to doctoral studies may be employed as a PhD student. The total period of employment may not exceed what corresponds to full-time doctoral studies for four years. An employed PhD student may, to a limited extent (at most 20%), perform certain tasks within, for example, teaching and administration. A new employment as a PhD student is valid for at most one year; the employment may thereafter be renewed for at most two years at a time.

As a PhD student, you will benefit from KTH's employment benefits and have a monthly salary according to KTH's agreement for doctoral salaries. Read more about Doctoral Studies at KTH | KTH | Sweden.

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Application

You apply via KTH's recruitment system. As an applicant, you are primarily responsible for ensuring that your application is complete when submitted.

The application shall contain the following:

Copies of degree certificates and transcripts from previous university studies and certificates of fulfilled language requirements (see above). Translations into English or Swedish if the original document is not issued in one of these languages. Copies of originals must be certified. CV with relevant professional experience and knowledge. Cover letter with a concise account of why you want to pursue doctoral studies, your academic interests, and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Max 2 pages) Representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please attach a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.

The application must reach KTH no later than the last application date at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

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