KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Mathematics
KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm is the largest and oldest technical university in Sweden. No less than one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education capacity at university level is provided by KTH. Education and research spans from natural sciences to all branches of engineering and includes Architecture, Industrial Management and Urban Planning. There are a total of 12,400 full year students at first and second levels, almost 1,900 active (at least 50 per cent) research students and 5,100 employees.
KTH 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, and ‘Open Entrance’, as well as a number of International Masters Programmes.
Job description
The use of computer to simulate complicated physical phenomena is essential in science and engineering problems. This research program concerns important applications, ranging from multiphase fluids and seismic imaging in petroleum engineering, inverse scattering in wave propagation, solidification of fluids, and prediction of complex bio-mechanical systems.
The objective of this job is to address challenging problems that involve domains of highly irregular shapes that may go through complicated changes in some dynamical processes. Moreover these dynamical processes depend on solutions of some mathematical problems in the whole space. We shall develop novel framework that inherits the advantages of two very different computational strategies and is designed to tackle the class of challenging problems without complications caused by the domain’s merging, breaking up, or being unbounded — all of these are known to be difficult for the other existing methods. The analytical and numerical results will lead to new high order accurate and efficient numerical methods for solving these problems.
The employment is four years with a possibility of maximum up to five years. Up to 20 percent department duties are included in the employment.
Qualifications
A suitable background for this position would be a Master of Science in Mathematics, Physics or Engineering, with a specialization in numerical analysis and with experience in scientific computation. In addition to the traditional academic merits, a relevant degree project, international experience, and language skills are regarded as advantageous qualifications.
Applicants must be strongly motivated for doctoral studies, possess the ability to work independently and perform critical analysis as well as possessing good levels of cooperative and communicative abilities.
Trade union representatives
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Application
Log into KTH’s recruitment system in order to apply to this position. You are the main responsible to ensure that your application is complete according to the ad. Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application.
The application must contain the following documents in PDF format:
- Statement of professional interest
- CV
- Transcripts from university/university college
- Example of technical writing, e.g., thesis, essay, course report or scientific paper
Others
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Type of employment: Temporary position longer than 6 months
Working hours: Full time
First day of employment: According to agreement
Salary: The salary follows KTH’s directions for doctoral students at KTH
Number of positions: 1
Working hours: 100%
City: Stockholm
County: Stockholms län
Country: Sweden
Reference number: S-2015-0364
Contact: Professor Richard Tsai, E-mail: tsai<στο>kth.se
Published: 23.Apr.2015
Last application date: 14.May.2015