Postdoc in Nuclear Power Safety

Job description

We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to develop methods and codes for safety analysis of Gen-IV systems and to apply new developments in safety studies of a system of interest. This project is contributing to the larger project MÅSTE on sustainable energy supply using Gen IV technologies. The collaborative research of MÅSTE project in Swedish universities is funded by the Swedish Energy Agency.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Experimental research infrastructure and computational resources to be further developed in the project.
• Collaborations with organizations leading nuclear reactor safety research at national and international levels.
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

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Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• Doctoral degree in nuclear engineering, nuclear power safety, engineering mechanics or similar, with extensive experience in reactor thermal hydraulics (TH), severe accident (SA) research and safety analyses. 

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Knowledge and experience from using TH and/or SA codes.
• Hands-on experience from lab work related to TH or SA research.
• Good communicative skills, team work competence and collaborative skills, as well as capability to work independently.
• Motivation and dedication to research work is a very strong merit.
• Teaching experience is an advantage.
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
• You act according to the KTH Core Values 

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 to apply for this position. You are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete according to the instructions in the ad.

• 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 interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Max two pages long.
• Name and contact details to 2-3 reference persons (and letters of support from these persons, if at hand).

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

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

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1. Professor Sevostian Bechta, bechta@kth.se
2. Professor Weimin Ma, weimin@kth.se
3. Professor Pär Olsson Head of department, polsson@kth.se