Mason (M/F)

Job Duties

We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our research group in fluid mechanics at KTH in Stockholm. The position offers great opportunities to develop your own research profile in areas such as turbulence, multiphase flows, interfaces, biofilms, surface technology, computational fluid mechanics (CFD), and machine learning for physical systems.

The research direction will be adapted to the successful candidate's competence and interests. You will work in a creative and international research environment with access to advanced experimental platforms, high-performance computing resources, and a strong network of national and international collaborators. The research is conducted within the framework of an ERC-funded project with great scientific freedom and the opportunity to explore new ideas.

The duties include conducting high-quality research, publishing in leading scientific journals, contributing to the development of new research areas, as well as participating in the supervision of doctoral students and students working on degree projects. Depending on your background, the work may involve experiments, direct numerical simulations, theoretical modeling, data-driven methodology, or combinations thereof.

The Department of Engineering Mechanics offers an internationally recognized research environment with strong expertise in fluid mechanics, applied mathematics, biomechanics, mechanics of materials, and acoustics. The position is suitable for you who are driven by scientific challenges and want to contribute to future methods for understanding and controlling complex flow systems.

Qualifications

Requirements

• A completed doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to correspond to a doctoral degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than when the employment decision is made.
• Documented scientific skill in fluid mechanics.
• Good ability to conduct research independently and publish scientific results.
• Good knowledge of English in speech and writing, as it is required in daily work.
• Scientific skill.
• Pedagogical ability.
• Awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues, with a particular focus on gender equality.
• As a person, you are independent, proactive, and have a good ability to collaborate with other researchers and students.

Merit

• At the time of the application deadline, no more than three years have passed since the doctoral degree or a foreign degree deemed to correspond to a doctoral degree was obtained.
• Experience of international research collaborations.
• Experience of supervision or teaching at the university level.

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 shall include:

• 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.

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

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