Postdoc in experimental and computational fracture mechanics

Tasks

The position focuses on experimental and computational fracture mechanics. A central question in the work involves experimental testing of mini-CT specimens combined with numerical modeling. The main goal is to improve existing methods for characterizing fracture toughness in ductile materials. The use of miniature specimens in assessing structural integrity is an area under strong development and includes issues such as geometric effects as well as the transferability of laboratory results to real components.

The purpose of the project is to develop an integrated testing and computation-based methodology that can be standardized from a regulatory perspective. You will work in a research environment together with other researchers focused on material and fracture mechanics problems related to metallic materials of interest to the process industry, where parts of the project will be carried out in collaboration with the Swedish nuclear power industry.

Qualifications

Requirements

• A completed doctoral degree or a foreign degree assessed to correspond to a doctoral degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• In addition to your scientific skills and pedagogical ability, a relevant doctoral thesis, international experience, and good knowledge of English as used in daily work are required.

Merit

• At most three years since the doctoral degree or a foreign degree assessed to correspond to a doctoral degree was obtained by the application deadline.
• Experience in mechanical testing of metallic materials.
• Good knowledge and experience of nonlinear numerical analyses with FEM.
• Scientific skill
• Pedagogical ability
• Awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality
• Ability to cooperate
• Independence

We will place great emphasis on personal qualities.

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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 must contain:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copy of degree certificates and transcripts from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents are not issued in either of these languages.
• A brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests, and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. max 2 pages long.

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

About the employment

The employment is permanent, but for a maximum of two years.

An employment as a postdoc is a fixed-term qualifying position primarily focused on research, intended as a first career step after graduation.

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