{"data":{"id":175386,"slug":"doktorand-inom-neuronik","type":"job","title":"PhD Student in Neuroengineering","description":"Project Description\nResearch Training Subject: Engineering and Health\nAI-Driven Finite Element Modeling of the Human Body and Injury Biomechanics for Improved Traffic Safety\nThis project develops an AI-driven platform to personalize finite element models of the human body (Human Body Models, HBM) and automatically position them in realistic seating configurations. The project addresses a central challenge in the transition toward HBM-based vehicle safety assessment in consumer testing and future regulations, where efficient and accurate methods are needed to personalize and position HBMs for industrial application. The project also enables systematic reconstruction of real accidents from image and video data. On the technical side, the project develops evidence-based quality criteria for harmonization and robust use of different HBM families, together with data-driven, PCA-based methods. Applicants should have relevant background in mechanics\/computational mechanics\/biomechanics, combined with strong programming skills or experience in AI\/machine learning. The project is financed by Vinnova within the framework of FFI (Vehicle Strategic Research and Innovation) and is conducted in collaboration with Autoliv.\nSupervision: Xiaogai Li, Svein Kleiven, and Shiyang Meng are proposed to supervise the doctoral student. Final decision is made upon admission.\nEligibility for Admission\nTo be admitted to doctoral studies (Chapter 7, Section 39 of the Higher Education Ordinance), applicants must have basic eligibility:\ncompleted an advanced degree, or\ncompleted course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 credits at an advanced level, or\nacquired equivalent knowledge in another way within or outside the country.\n\nRoyal Institute of Technology (KTH) is seeking a highly motivated recent Master's graduate in engineering with a willingness to travel to research and industry partners.\nPreferably, the person should have a Master's degree in mechanical engineering, technical mechanics, medical technology, engineering physics, or equivalent, with a solid background in mechanics, computational mechanics, and\/or biomechanics. Strong knowledge of continuum mechanics and the Finite Element Method (FEM), good programming skills (e.g., Python, Matlab), and experience in AI\/machine learning (e.g., deep learning, graph neural networks) are highly meritorious.\nIn addition to the above, there is a mandatory requirement for English equivalent to English B\/6.\nSelection\nTo succeed with your doctoral studies at KTH, you need to be goal-oriented and persistent in your work. When selecting applicants, the ability to:\nindependently drive your work forward,\ncollaborate with others,\nmaintain a professional approach, and\nanalyze and work with complex issues\nis assessed.\n\nYou should have the ability to work independently, communicate in English, and work in groups with other researchers. Following the eligibility requirements, great weight will be placed on personal qualities.\nTarget Degree: Doctoral Degree\nInformation on Admission and Employment\nOnly those admitted to doctoral studies can be employed as a doctoral student. The total length of employment may not exceed what corresponds to full-time doctoral studies for four years. An employed doctoral student may, to a limited extent (maximum 20%), perform certain tasks within, for example, education and administration. A new employment as a doctoral student applies for a maximum of one year, after which the employment may be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time. For studies to be completed with a Licentiate degree, the total length of employment may not exceed what corresponds to full-time doctoral studies for two years.\nAs a doctoral student, you participate in KTH's employment benefits and receive a monthly salary according to KTH's agreement for doctoral student salaries. Read more about Doctoral Studies at KTH | KTH | Sweden.\nTrade Union Representatives\nContact information for trade union representatives.\nDoctoral Student Section (Royal Institute of Technology Student Union)\nContact information for the doctoral student section.\nApplication\nYou apply through KTH's recruitment system. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete when submitted.\nApplication Requirements\nCopies of degrees and transcripts from previous university studies and proof of fulfilled language requirements (see above). Translations to 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.\nCover letter with a brief explanation of why you want to pursue doctoral studies, your academic interests, and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Max 2 pages)\nPreferably do not attach large reports or publications with your application.\n\nYour application must be received by KTH no later than the application deadline at midnight, CET\/CEST (Central European Time\/Central European Summer Time).\nOther\nFor information on how personal data is processed in connection with recruitment.\nIt is possible that an employment at KTH is classified in a security class. If this applies to this position, a security vetting of the applicant will be conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585) with consent. In these cases, approval following security vetting is a requirement for employment.\nWe decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as 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 contributing to the transition to a sustainable society. Here you are offered the opportunity to grow and develop in a creative and dynamic workplace with good working conditions and benefits. Equality, diversity, and equal conditions are a quality issue and an obvious part of KTH's values as a university and public authority.\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 Neuronik","description_original":"Projektbeskrivning\nForskarutbildnings\u00e4mne: Teknik och h\u00e4lsa\nAI-driven finita elementmodellering av m\u00e4nniskokroppen och skadebiomekanik f\u00f6r f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttrad trafiks\u00e4kerhet\nDetta projekt utvecklar en AI-driven plattform f\u00f6r att personalisera finita element-modeller av m\u00e4nniskokroppen (Human Body Models, HBM) och automatiskt positionera dem i realistiskasittst\u00e4llningar. Projektet adresserar en central utmaning i \u00f6verg\u00e5ngen mot HBM-baserad fordonss\u00e4kerhetsbed\u00f6mning inom konsumenttester och framtida regelverk, d\u00e4r effektiva och noggranna metoder beh\u00f6vs f\u00f6r att personalisera och positionera HBMs f\u00f6r industriell till\u00e4mpning. Projektet m\u00f6jligg\u00f6r \u00e4ven systematisk rekonstruktion av verkliga olyckor utifr\u00e5n bild- och videodata. P\u00e5 dentekniska sidan tar projektet fram evidensbaserade kvalitetskriterier f\u00f6r harmonisering och robust anv\u00e4ndning av olika HBM-familjer, tillsammans med datadrivna, PCA-baserade metoder. S\u00f6kande b\u00f6rha en relevant bakgrund inom mekanik\/ber\u00e4kningsmekanik\/biomekanik, i kombination med goda programmeringsf\u00e4rdigheter eller erfarenhet av AI\/maskininl\u00e4rning. Projektet finansieras av Vinnovainom ramen f\u00f6r FFI (Fordonsstrategisk forskning och innovation) och genomf\u00f6rs i samarbete med Autoliv.\nHandledning: Xiaogai Li, Svein Kleiven och Shiyang Meng 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.\n\nKungliga Tekniska h\u00f6gskolan s\u00f6ker en mycket motiverad nyutexaminerad p\u00e5 Masterniv\u00e5 i teknik, med vilja att resa till forsknings- och industripartners.\nHelst b\u00f6r personen ha en Master i maskinteknik, teknisk mekanik, medicinsk teknik, teknisk fysik eller motsvarande, med en solid bakgrund inom mekanik, ber\u00e4kningsmekanik och\/eller biomekanik. Starka kunskaper i kontinuummekanik och Finita Elementmetoden (FEM), goda programmeringsf\u00e4rdigheter (t.ex. Python, Matlab) samt erfarenhet av AI\/maskininl\u00e4rning (t.ex. djupinl\u00e4rning, grafneurala n\u00e4tverk) \u00e4r starkt meriterande.\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\nDu ska ha f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att arbeta sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt, kommunicera p\u00e5 engelska och att arbeta i grupp med andra forskare. Efter 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.\u00a0Vid studier som ska avslutas med licentiatexamen f\u00e5r den sammanlagda anst\u00e4llningstiden inte vara l\u00e4ngre \u00e4n vad som motsvarar utbildning p\u00e5 forskarniv\u00e5 p\u00e5 heltid under tv\u00e5 \u00e5r.\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)\nBifoga helst inte stora rapporter eller publikationer med din ans\u00f6kan.\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. 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