KTH is the largest technical
university in Sweden. Education and research cover a broad spectrum
within natural sciences and engineering, as well as architecture,
industrial engineering and management, urban planning, work science and
environmental engineering. KTH has 13.344 full-time equivalent students
of whom 6.955 at Bachelor (first) level and 5.545 at Master (second)
level. In addition 1.314 full-time equivalent students at doctoral
studies (third) level and 3.900 employees.
The School of
Engineering Sciences carries out a wide range of research at the
international front line, from fundamental disciplines such as physics
and mathematics, to engineering mechanics with applications such as
aeronautics and vehicle engineering. We also offer University degree
programs in Engineering Physics, Vehicle Engineering, 'Engineering and
Education', and 'Open Entrance', as well as a number of International
Masters Programmes.
Lightweight vehicles do not only consume less
energy but one also use less material to manufacture them. But how can
you design a lighter vehicle structure without reducing its
crashworthiness, stiffness, noise and vibration properties and at the
same time maintain/decrease its manufacturing cost and environmental
impact?
These are some of the questions we aim to answer within
the Centre for ECO2 Vehicle Design where we now are looking for two
motivated and talented PhD students to join our team.
PhD in
Lightweight Structures: Your task will be to use innovative structural
design to create high performing structures using cost-effective and
environmentally friendly material systems. Detailed description is given
below.
PhD in Environmental Strategies: Your task will be to
assess the environmental impacts of different material systems and
structures and to develop methods and tools for integrating
environmental concerns throughout the product realisation chain.
Project Description – Lightweight Structures
As a PhD-student in Lightweight Structures you will
develop structures and materials which can potentially reduce the
weight of a component but still fulfil any given requirements on its
mechanical properties.
Within this specific project the aim is to
use environmentally friendly and cost-effective material systems to
develop lightweight vehicle components (for e.g. cars, trucks and
trains). One major issue with today’s available environmentally friendly
material systems is however that their material properties are not good
enough to meet the stiffness and strength requirements of a typical
vehicle component. The challenge is to use innovative structural design
to enhance the properties of the structure and thus fulfil the
mechanical requirements. Your task will be to characterize the material
properties for specific material systems, design and evaluate different
structurally efficient concepts and conduct multidisciplinary
optimization (considering costs, environmental impact and mechanical
properties). Your research results will be used to design and
manufacture real vehicle components together with our industrial
partners. The project involves both theoretical and experimental tasks
as well as cooperation with other scientific disciplines.
Eligibility and Assessment Criteria
The potential candidate must have a master’s degree in
Mechanical Engineering, Vehicle Engineering, Engineering Physics or a
corresponding degree. Basic knowledge in solid mechanics and materials
is required and a specialisation in solids and structures, mechanics
and/or composite materials is an asset.
The candidate should be
highly motivated for doing scientific research and should have well
developed analytical and problem solving skills as well as an interest
and curiosity for different types of mechanical constructions. Hands-on
experience from manufacturing with composite materials and/or metal
structures is an asset.
Application
The
application must include following documents:
1. Compulsory cover
sheet, see http://mojo.flyg.kth.se/lws/Other/CoversheetPhD-LWS.doc
2.
CV (maximum 2 pages) including education and relevant academic/work
experience
3. Cover letter (maximum 1 page)
4. Official record of
transcripts and copy of degree certificate
Above described documents
should be attached as word or pdf files.
Attention: For this
application you need to fill out a compulsory cover sheet which is
downloaded from http://mojo.flyg.kth.se/lws/Other/CoversheetPhD-LWS.doc
Applications
should be emailed to Birgitta Nordling
Please indicate reference number
S-2010-0619 in the e-mail subject.
Deadline for application is 2010-10-11
Contact
Malin Åkermo,
bitr lektor
Phone: 070 320 6445
Trade Union representative
Lars Abrahamsson, SACO
Phone: +46 8 790 7058