Doctoral student in Architecture: Adaptive Reuse and Repair

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Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden Karlstad University Full time

Since its founding in 1827, KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe's leading technical and engineering universities.

Doctoral student in Architecture: Adaptive Reuse and Repair

Six doctoral positions are being advertised simultaneously within the School of Architecture and the Built Environment's focus on digitalization and sustainability.

Third-cycle subject: Architecture

This PhD position addresses the need for new sustainable ways of reuse and repair in architecture. The aim is to develop sensitive methods that attend to material, cultural, and historical values in the built environment.

In response to current environmental and socio-political concerns, this project engages in a cross-disciplinary overlap of methods to make intertwined relationships and multi-layered aspects visible.

Supervision: Thordis Arrhenius, Ulrika Karlsson, and Adam Wickberg are proposed to supervise the doctoral student.

Admission requirements

To be admitted to postgraduate education, the applicant must have basic eligibility in accordance with either of the following:

  • Passed a second cycle degree (for example a master's degree), or
  • Completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 second-cycle higher education credits, or
  • Acquired, in some other way within or outside the country, substantially equivalent knowledge.

In addition to the above, there is also a mandatory requirement for English equivalent to English B/6.

Selection

During the selection process, candidates will be assessed upon their ability to:

  • Independently pursue his or her work
  • Collaborate with others
  • Have a professional approach
  • Analyse and work with complex issues
  • Architecturally address issues of sustainability and reuse
  • Work and develop digital methods for architectural representation
What we offer
  • The possibility to study in a dynamic and international research environment.
  • A workplace with many employee benefits and monthly salary according to KTH's Doctoral student salary agreement.
  • Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH.
To apply for the position

Applications must include the following elements:

  • CV including your relevant professional experience and knowledge.
  • Application letter with a brief description of why you want to pursue research studies.
  • Appendix with a proposed direction of research.
  • Copies of diplomas and grades from previous university studies.
  • Representative publications or technical reports.
  • A maximum of three publications, or two publications + portfolio, is accepted.

Applications must be received at the last closing date at midnight, CET/CEST.

Other information

Striving towards gender equality, diversity, and equal conditions is both a question of quality for KTH.

It may be the case that a position at KTH is classified as a security-sensitive role. If this applies to the specific position, a security clearance will be conducted for the applicant.

About KTH

KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe's leading technical and engineering universities.

Type of employment: Temporary position
Contract type: Full time
First day of employment: According to agreement
Salary: Monthly salary according to KTH's doctoral student salary agreement
Number of positions: 1
City: Stockholm
Contact:
  • Ulrika Knagenhielm-Karlsson, avdelningschef, ulrika@kth.se
  • Ida-Maria Bruhn, HR-handläggare, imbruhn@kth.se
Published: 2025-03-13
Last application date: 2025-04-03
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