Doctoral student in Cold Mix Asphalt

School of Architecture and Built Environment at KTH

Third-cycle subject: Civil and Architectural Engineering

This project is funded by the Swedish Competence Centre in Road Technology (KCV) for four years. The aim of the project is to increase the knowledge about Cold Mix Asphalt (CMA) – a technology that reduces resource usage, energy consumption, and environmental impact of road construction and maintenance. Your tasks in the project include conducting experiments and numerical modelling on bitumen emulsions, binders, and CMA mixtures. In addition, you will also use Finite Element analyses and a Life Cycle Assessment framework to evaluate the impact of the CMA technology on road sustainability. This project is a collaboration between KTH and VTI – the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute.

You will be employed by KTH for the first two years until the licentiate degree and will then be able to apply for employment by VTI for another two years with continued admission at KTH towards the doctoral degree.

Supervision: Romain Balieu (KTH, main supervisor), Jiqing Zhu (VTI, co-supervisor). Decisions are made on admission.

Minimum Requirements

- A postgraduate education at an institution that is active and supportive in matters pertaining to working conditions, gender equality and diversity as well as study environment.
- Work and study in Stockholm, close to nature and the water.

To be admitted to postgraduate education (Chapter 7, 39 § Swedish Higher Education Ordinance), 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 order to succeed as a doctoral student at KTH, you need to be goal-oriented and persevering in your work. 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, and
- Analyse and work with complex issues.

After the qualification requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

Information regarding admission and employment

Only those admitted to postgraduate education may be employed as a doctoral student. The total length of employment may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time doctoral education in four years' time. An employed doctoral student can, to a limited extent (maximum 20%), perform certain tasks within their role, e.g., training and administration. A new position as a doctoral student is for a maximum of one year, and then the employment may be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time. In the case of studies that are to be completed with a licentiate degree, the total period of employment may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time doctoral education for two years.

Application Process

Apply for the position and admission through KTH's recruitment system. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the advertisement.

Applications must be received by the last closing date at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

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, about what your academic interests are and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Maximum 2 pages long)
- Copies of diplomas and grades from previous university studies and certificates of fulfilled language requirements. Translations into English or Swedish if the original document is not issued in one of these languages. Copies of originals must be certified.
- Representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please provide a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.

Other Information

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

According to The Protective Security Act (2018-585), the candidate must undergo and pass security vetting if the position is placed in a security class. Information regarding whether the position is subject to such a classification will be provided during the recruitment process.

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Disclaimer: In case of discrepancy between the Swedish original and the English translation of the job announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

About KTH

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Monthly salary according to KTH's doctoral student salary agreement.

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