{"data":{"id":184611,"slug":"doktorand-inom-astrofysik","type":"job","title":"PhD Student in Astrophysics","description":"Project Description\nResearch Subject: Physics\nThe PhD student will conduct research in X-ray astronomy, focusing on studies of radiation from supernovae and supernova remnants. The project will include analysis of observational data, including searching and analyzing large datasets, to investigate scientific questions such as the properties of compact objects formed in supernovae. The PhD student will work with observations from major X-ray telescopes (e.g., XMM-Newton and Chandra), complemented with multi-wavelength data from other instruments and observatories.\nThe PhD student will be part of Professor Josefin Larsson's research group, providing opportunities for collaboration within related projects, such as studies of supernova remnants at infrared and optical wavelengths.\nAstrophysics research at KTH also includes development of instrumentation for X-ray astronomy and studies of gamma-ray bursts (https:\/\/www.physics.kth.se\/particle-physics-as). These activities are part of the Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics (OKC) at AlbaNova University Centre (https:\/\/www.okc.albanova.se), which offers an international research environment with a large group of researchers working on supernovae. The Centre offers a wide range of activities, seminars, and collaborations that contribute to a dynamic research environment.\nSupervision: Professor Josefin Larsson is proposed to supervise the PhD student. Final decision will be made upon admission.\nAdmission Requirements\nTo be admitted to doctoral studies (Chapter 7, Section 39 of the Higher Education Ordinance), applicants must have general eligibility:\ncompleted a degree at an advanced level, or\ncompleted course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 credits are at an advanced level, or\nacquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way within or outside the country.\nGeneral eligibility must be achieved in one of the subjects of physics or astronomy.\n\nIn addition to the above, there is a mandatory requirement for English equivalent to English B\/6.\nSelection\nTo succeed in your doctoral studies at KTH, you need to be goal-oriented and persistent in your work. In the selection of applicants, the ability to:\nindependently drive your work forward,\ncollaborate with others,\nmaintain a professional approach, and\nanalyze and work with complex issues.\nThe following experience and knowledge are particularly meritorious: Master's thesis in astronomy, experience with analysis of astronomical observations, excellent ability to communicate in writing and orally in English.\n\nAfter the admission requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities.\nTarget Degree: Doctoral Degree\nInformation on Admission and Employment\nOnly those admitted to doctoral studies may be employed as a PhD student. The total employment period may not exceed what corresponds to full-time doctoral level education for four years. An employed PhD student may, to a limited extent (maximum 20%), perform certain tasks within, for example, teaching and administration. A new PhD student employment is valid for a maximum of one year, after which the employment may be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time.\nAs a PhD student, you will receive KTH's employment benefits and have a monthly salary according to KTH's collective agreement for doctoral student salaries. Read more about Doctoral Studies at KTH | KTH | Sweden.\nTrade Union Representatives\nContact details for trade union representatives.\nDoctoral Student Section (Royal Institute of Technology Student Union)\nContact details for the doctoral student section.\nApplication\nYou apply through KTH's recruitment system. As an applicant, you have primary responsibility for ensuring that your application is complete when submitted.\nApplication Content Requirements\nCopies of diplomas and transcripts from previous university studies and documentation of fulfilled language requirements (see above). Translations into English or Swedish if the original document is not issued in one of these languages. Copies of originals must be certified.\nCV with relevant professional experience and knowledge.\nApplication letter with a brief account of why you want to pursue doctoral studies, your academic interests, and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Maximum 2 pages)\nRepresentative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please attach a summary (abstract) and a web link to the complete text.\n\nYour application must be received by KTH no later than the final application deadline at midnight, CET\/CEST (Central European Time\/Central European Summer Time).\nOther Information\nFor information on the processing of personal data in connection with recruitment.\nAn employment at KTH may be placed in a security class. If this is the case for this particular employment, a security vetting of the applicant will be conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585) after consent. In these cases, a requirement for employment is that the applicant is approved after security vetting.\nWe decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of job listings.\nBecome Part of KTH\nKTH shapes the future through education, research, and innovation. As a leading international technical university, we play an active role in driving and contributing to the transition to a sustainable society. Here you have the opportunity to grow and develop at a creative and dynamic workplace with good working conditions and benefits. Equality, diversity, and equal treatment are a quality issue and an integral part of KTH's values as a university and public authority.\nRead more about our benefits and what it's like to work and develop at KTH.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Doktorand inom Astrofysik","description_original":"Projektbeskrivning\nForskarutbildnings\u00e4mne: Fysik\nDoktoranden kommer att bedriva forskning inom r\u00f6ntgenastronomi, med fokus p\u00e5 studier av str\u00e5lning fr\u00e5n supernovor och supernovarester. Projektet kommer att omfatta analys av observationsdata, inklusive s\u00f6kning och analys i stora datam\u00e4ngder, f\u00f6r att unders\u00f6ka vetenskapliga fr\u00e5gor s\u00e5som egenskaperna hos kompakta objekt som bildas i supernovor. Doktoranden kommer att arbeta med observationer fr\u00e5n de stora r\u00f6ntgenteleskopen (t.ex. XMM-Newton och Chandra), kompletterade med multiv\u00e5gl\u00e4ngdsdata fr\u00e5n andra instrument och observatorier.\nDoktoranden kommer att ing\u00e5 i professor Josefin Larssons forskargrupp, vilket ger m\u00f6jligheter till samarbete inom relaterade projekt, s\u00e5som studier av supernovarester vid infrar\u00f6da och optiska v\u00e5gl\u00e4ngder.\nForskningen inom astrofysik vid KTH omfattar \u00e4ven utveckling av instrumentering f\u00f6r r\u00f6ntgenastronomi och studier av gammablixtar (https:\/\/www.physics.kth.se\/particle-physics-as). Dessa verksamheter \u00e4r en del av Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics (OKC) vid AlbaNova universitetscentrum (https:\/\/www.okc.albanova.se), som erbjuder en internationell forskningsmilj\u00f6 med bland annat en stor grupp forskare som arbetar med supernovor. Centret erbjuder ett brett utbud av aktiviteter, seminarier och samarbeten som bidrar till en dynamisk forskningsmilj\u00f6.\nHandledning: Professor Josefin Larssonf\u00f6resl\u00e5s handleda doktoranden. Beslut tas vid antagning\nBeh\u00f6righet f\u00f6r antagning\nF\u00f6r att bli antagen till forskarutbildning (kap 7 39 \u00a7 h\u00f6gskolef\u00f6rordningen) kr\u00e4vs att den s\u00f6kande har grundl\u00e4ggande beh\u00f6righet:\navlagt en examen p\u00e5 avancerad niv\u00e5, eller\nfullgjort kursfordringar om minst 240 h\u00f6gskolepo\u00e4ng, varav minst 60 h\u00f6gskolepo\u00e4ng p\u00e5 avancerad niv\u00e5, eller\np\u00e5 n\u00e5got annat s\u00e4tt inom eller utom landet f\u00f6rv\u00e4rvat i huvudsak motsvarande kunskaper.\nDen grundl\u00e4ggande beh\u00f6righeten ska uppn\u00e5s inom n\u00e5got av \u00e4mnena fysik eller astronomi.\n\nUt\u00f6ver ovanst\u00e5ende\u00a0 finns ocks\u00e5 ett obligatoriskt krav p\u00e5 engelska motsvarande Engelska B\/6.\nUrval\nF\u00f6r att lyckas med dina doktorandstudier p\u00e5 KTH beh\u00f6ver du vara m\u00e5linriktad och ih\u00e4rdig i ditt arbete. Vid urval av de s\u00f6kande bed\u00f6ms f\u00f6rm\u00e5gan att:\nsj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt driva sitt arbete fram\u00e5t,\nkunna samarbeta med andra,\nha ett professionellt f\u00f6rh\u00e5llningss\u00e4tt och\nanalysera och arbeta med komplexa fr\u00e5gor.\nF\u00f6ljande erfarenheter och kunskaper \u00e4r s\u00e4rskilt meriterande: Examensarbete inom astronomi, erfarenhet av analys av astronomiska observationer, mycket god f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att kommunicera skriftligt och muntligt p\u00e5 engelska\n\nEfter beh\u00f6righetskraven kommer stor vikt l\u00e4ggas vid personliga egenskaper.\nM\u00e5lexamen: Doktorsexamen\nInformation om antagning och anst\u00e4llning\u00a0\nEndast den som antagits till forskarutbildning f\u00e5r anst\u00e4llas som doktorand. Den sammanlagda anst\u00e4llningstiden f\u00e5r inte vara l\u00e4ngre \u00e4n vad som motsvarar utbildning p\u00e5 forskarniv\u00e5 p\u00e5 heltid under fyra \u00e5r. En anst\u00e4lld doktorand kan i begr\u00e4nsad omfattning (h\u00f6gst 20 %) utf\u00f6ra vissa arbetsuppgifter inom t.ex. utbildning och administration. En ny anst\u00e4llning som doktorand g\u00e4ller f\u00f6r h\u00f6gst ett \u00e5r, anst\u00e4llningen f\u00e5r d\u00e4refter f\u00f6rnyas med h\u00f6gst tv\u00e5 \u00e5r i taget.\u00a0\nSom doktorand f\u00e5r du del av KTH:s anst\u00e4llningsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ner och har en m\u00e5nadsl\u00f6n enligt KTH:s avtal f\u00f6r doktorandl\u00f6ner. L\u00e4s mer om Forskarstudier vid KTH | KTH | Sweden.\nFackliga representanter\nKontaktuppgifter till\u00a0fackliga representanter.\nDoktorandsektionen (Tekniska h\u00f6gskolans studentk\u00e5r)\nKontaktuppgifter till\u00a0doktorandsektionen.\nAns\u00f6kan\u00a0\nDu ans\u00f6ker via KTH:s rekryteringssystem. Du som s\u00f6kande har huvudansvaret f\u00f6r att din ans\u00f6kan \u00e4r komplett n\u00e4r den skickas in.\nAns\u00f6kan ska ha f\u00f6ljande inneh\u00e5ll\nKopior av examensbevis och betyg fr\u00e5n tidigare universitetsstudier och intyg p\u00e5 uppfyllda spr\u00e5kkrav (se ovan). \u00d6vers\u00e4ttningar till engelska eller svenska om originaldokumentet inte \u00e4r utf\u00e4rdade p\u00e5 ett av dessa spr\u00e5k. Kopior av original ska vidimeras\u00a0\nCV med relevanta professionella erfarenheter och kunskaper.\nAns\u00f6kningsbrev med en kortfattad redog\u00f6relse om varf\u00f6r du vill bedriva forskarstudier, om dina akademiska intressen och hur de relaterar till dina tidigare studier och framtida m\u00e5l. (Max 2 sidor)\nRepresentativa publikationer eller tekniska rapporter. F\u00f6r l\u00e4ngre dokument, bifoga g\u00e4rna en sammanfattning (abstract) och en webbl\u00e4nk till den fullst\u00e4ndiga texten\n\nAns\u00f6kan ska vara KTH tillhanda senast sista ans\u00f6kningsdagen vid midnatt, CET\/CEST (Central European Time\/Central European Summer Time).\u00a0\n\u00d6vrigt\nF\u00f6r information om behandling av personuppgifter i samband med rekrytering.\nDet kan f\u00f6rekomma att en anst\u00e4llning hos KTH \u00e4r placerad i s\u00e4kerhetsklass. Om s\u00e5 \u00e4r fallet f\u00f6r just denna anst\u00e4llning g\u00f6rs en s\u00e4kerhetspr\u00f6vning av s\u00f6kande i enlighet med s\u00e4kerhetsskyddslagen (2018:585) efter samtycke. I dessa fall \u00e4r en f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttning f\u00f6r anst\u00e4llning att s\u00f6kande blir godk\u00e4nd efter s\u00e4kerhetspr\u00f6vning.\nVi undanber oss direktkontakt med bemannings- och rekryteringsf\u00f6retag samt f\u00f6rs\u00e4ljare av platsannonser.\nBli en del av KTH \u00a0\nKTH formar framtiden genom utbildning, forskning och innovation. Som ett ledande internationellt tekniskt universitet spelar vi en aktiv roll i att driva och medverka i omst\u00e4llningen till ett h\u00e5llbart samh\u00e4lle. H\u00e4r erbjuds du m\u00f6jligheten att v\u00e4xa och utvecklas p\u00e5 en kreativ och dynamisk arbetsplats med goda arbetsvillkor och f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner. J\u00e4mst\u00e4lldhet, m\u00e5ngfald och lika villkor \u00e4r en kvalitetsfr\u00e5ga och en sj\u00e4lvklar del av KTH:s v\u00e4rdegrund som universitet och statlig myndighet.\nL\u00e4s mer om v\u00e5ra f\u00f6rm\u00e5ner och hur det \u00e4r att arbeta och utvecklas p\u00e5 KTH.","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":true,"location":{"address":"Teknikringen 8, plan 5","full_address":null,"city":"Stockholm","country":"SE","latitude":59.2877928,"longitude":18.0528391},"metadata":{"region":"Stockholms l\u00e4n","duration":"6 m\u00e5nader eller l\u00e4ngre","employer":"Kungliga Tekniska H\u00f6gskolan","postcode":"10044","positions":1,"profession":"Doktorand","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/om\/work-at-kth\/lediga-jobb","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","contact_person":"Josefin Larsson","employment_type":"full_time","occupation_field":"Pedagogik","employer_workplace":"Kungliga Tekniska h\u00f6gskolan, Skolan f\u00f6r teknikvetenskap","employment_type_label":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning"},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":6,"ai_views_count":9,"bot_views_count":0,"ai_vendor_counts":{"meta":6,"other":3},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":null,"owner_email":"josla@kth.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-09-03T00:00:09+00:00","expires_at":"2026-10-06T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-09-03T03:18:40+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-17T03:26:47+00:00"}}