{"data":{"id":184619,"slug":"doktorand-inom-karnkraftssakerhet","type":"job","title":"PhD Student in Nuclear Power Safety","description":"Project Description\nDoctoral Field: Physics, specialization in Nuclear Energy Engineering\nThe Nuclear Power Safety Group of the Division of Nuclear Science and Engineering researches accident phenomena that are essential for risk assessment of current and future nuclear reactors. The group also performs safety analysis for nuclear power plants, including analysis of design-basis accidents and severe accidents. The research projects involve extensive international collaboration.\nWe are seeking a PhD student to conduct cutting-edge research on severe accident management in light water reactors. The PhD project is supported by funding from the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM).\nThe work involves (i) digitizing the paper-based, table-lookup-like procedures in selected Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMG), which facilitates the implementation of SAMG during severe accidents; (ii) developing an AI-supported tool for diagnosing plant damage using measured and estimated data (e.g., simulation results from US NRC codes); and (iii) combining the digitalized SAMG with the AI-supported tool for effective accident management.\nAdvisorship: Professor Weimin Ma is proposed as the PhD student's advisor. The 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 basic 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 advanced level, or\nacquired substantially equivalent knowledge in or outside the country in another way.\nApplicants must hold a Master's degree in Nuclear Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.\n\nIn addition to the above, there is a mandatory requirement of English proficiency 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. When selecting applicants, the ability to:\nindependently advance your work,\ncollaborate with others,\nmaintain a professional approach, and\nanalyze and work with complex issues\n\nwill be assessed.\n\nBeyond the admission requirements, great weight will be placed on personal qualities.\nTarget Degree: Doctor's Degree\nInformation on Admission and Employment\nOnly those admitted to doctoral studies may be employed as PhD students. The total employment period must 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 such as teaching and administration. A new PhD student employment is valid for a maximum of one year, and the employment may thereafter be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time.\nAs a PhD student, you will receive KTH's employment benefits and a monthly salary according to KTH's agreement for PhD student salaries. Read more about Doctoral Studies at KTH | KTH | Sweden.\nTrade Union Representatives\nContact information for trade union representatives.\nPhD Student Section (Royal Institute of Technology Student Union)\nContact information for the PhD student section.\nApplication\nYou apply through KTH's recruitment system. As an applicant, you bear the main responsibility for ensuring that your application is complete when submitted.\nApplication Requirements\nCopies of diplomas and transcripts from previous university studies and proof of fulfilled language requirements (see above). Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents are 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 description of why you wish 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 include a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.\n\nThe 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 about the processing of personal data in connection with recruitment.\nAn employment at KTH may be placed in a security classification. If this is the case for this particular position, a security vetting of applicants will be conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585) with consent. In such cases, approval following security vetting is a requirement for employment.\nWe decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies and job advertisement vendors.\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 participating in the transformation towards a sustainable society. Here you have the opportunity to grow and develop in a creative and dynamic workplace with good working conditions and benefits. Equality, diversity, and equal opportunities are a quality issue and a natural part of KTH's values as a university and state agency.\nRead more about our benefits and what it is like to work and develop at KTH.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Doktorand inom k\u00e4rnkraftss\u00e4kerhet","description_original":"Projektbeskrivning\nForskarutbildnings\u00e4mne:\u00a0Fysik, inriktning i K\u00e4rnenergiteknik\nGruppen f\u00f6r k\u00e4rnkraftss\u00e4kerhet av Avdelningen f\u00f6r k\u00e4rnvetenskap och teknik forskar om olycksfenomen som \u00e4r v\u00e4sentliga f\u00f6r riskbed\u00f6mning av nuvarande och kommande k\u00e4rnreaktorer. Gruppen utf\u00f6r \u00e4ven s\u00e4kerhetsanalys f\u00f6r k\u00e4rnkraftverk, inklusive analys av designbaserade olyckor och sv\u00e5ra haverier. Forskningsprojekten omfattar ett omfattande internationellt samarbete.\nVi letar efter en doktorand f\u00f6r att genomf\u00f6ra spetsforskning om hantering av haverier vid sv\u00e5ra haverier av l\u00e4ttvattenreaktorer. Doktorandprojektet st\u00f6ds av medel fr\u00e5n Str\u00e5ls\u00e4kerhetsmyndigheten (SSM).\nArbetet inneb\u00e4r (i) digitalisera de pappersbaserade, uppslagstabellliknande procedurerna i de riktlinjer f\u00f6r hantering av sv\u00e5ra haverier (SAMG) som ska v\u00e4ljas, vilket underl\u00e4ttar f\u00f6rverkligandet av SAMG vid sv\u00e5ra haverier; (ii) utveckla ett AI-st\u00f6dt verktyg f\u00f6r diagnos av anl\u00e4ggningsskador med hj\u00e4lp av uppm\u00e4tta och uppskattade data (t.ex. simuleringsresultat fr\u00e5n amerikanska NRC-koder); och (iii) kombinera den digitaliserade SAMG med det AI-st\u00f6dda verktyget f\u00f6r effektiv hantering av haverier.\nHandledning: Professor Weimin Ma f\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 s\u00f6kande m\u00e5ste ha tilldelats en magisterexamen i k\u00e4rnteknik eller maskinteknik.\u00a0\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.\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":"Weimin Ma","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":10,"bot_views_count":0,"ai_vendor_counts":{"meta":4,"other":5,"openai":1},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":null,"owner_email":"weimin@kth.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-09-03T00:00:15+00:00","expires_at":"2026-10-09T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-09-03T03:18:41+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-17T03:26:47+00:00"}}