Licentiate in metal powder production

Project description

Research education subject: Engineering Materials Science

The selected candidate will conduct research on the efficient and sustainable production of various metal powders using established methods such as gas atomization, ball milling, and chemical reactions. The powders will be used in additive manufacturing processes, as well as various advanced applications, for example, magnets. The research will include calculations and simulations but is expected to be primarily experimental. The research will focus on optimizing the properties of the produced powders, as well as increasing the efficiency of the production processes through advanced measurement methods and the implementation of process control methods.

Supervision: Christopher Hulme is proposed to supervise the doctoral student. Decision is made upon admission

Eligibility for admission

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

completed a degree at an advanced level, or fulfilled course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits are at an advanced level, or have acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way, within or outside the country.

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, be able to collaborate with others, have a professional approach, analyze and work with complex issues, Knowledge and experience within the laboratory field as well as analysis of experimental data, Knowledge and experience within metallurgy, Knowledge within powder metallurgy and Knowledge of COMMON modeling methods, e.g. computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and thermodynamic calculations.

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

Target degree: Licentiate degree

Information about admission and employment

Only those who have been admitted to research education may be employed as a doctoral student. The total period of employment may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time education at the doctoral level for four years. An employed doctoral student may, to a limited extent (at most 20%), perform certain tasks within, e.g., education and administration. A new employment as a doctoral student is valid for at most one year; the employment may thereafter be renewed for at most two years at a time. For studies intended to be concluded with a licentiate degree, the total period of employment may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time education at the doctoral level for two years.

As a doctoral 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 Research 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 it is submitted.

The application must contain the following

Copies of degree certificates and transcripts from previous university studies and certificates of fulfilled language requirements (see above). Translations to 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 research studies, about 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 be available to KTH no later than the last application date at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

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