{"data":{"id":206560,"slug":"forskare-i-modellering-for-materialdesign","type":"job","title":"Researcher in Modeling for Materials Design","description":"Job Responsibilities\nAt the Hultgren Laboratory at the Department of Materials Science, we are seeking a researcher with a strong interest in developing and applying machine learning methods for materials design, particularly steel design. The position is part of our growing research environment focused on physics-informed AI tools for materials design and characterization.\nIn a collaborative project with industrial partners, you will work on developing physics-informed models for steel heat treatment. A central part of the physics-informed approach is to use thermodynamically-based understanding, a long-standing core competency at KTH, to guide model development and ensure physically consistent predictions. You will contribute to models that link composition, processing, microstructure, and properties, and support the development of new alloys and processes for important industrial challenges such as electrification and circular production flows based on recycled materials.\nExperimental data and validation will also be an important part of the work. You will have the opportunity to develop understanding of experimental methods and their limitations, in close collaboration with experimental experts at the Hultgren Laboratory.\nThe position is well-suited for candidates with a background in computational materials science and materials engineering or related fields, who wish to deepen their competence in physics-informed machine learning for materials design and work closely with industry and leading academic actors in steel research. You will have excellent opportunities to contribute to the development of next-generation digital tools for sustainable steel design.\nQualifications\nRequired\nA doctorate degree or equivalent foreign degree in computational materials science and materials engineering or a related field.\nResearch experience in machine learning within materials science, demonstrated through journal publications and international conference presentations.\nGood programming skills, e.g., in Python.\nVery good ability to express yourself in English, both orally and in writing, as required in daily work.\nYou are self-directed, motivated, and have the ability to take initiative and drive projects.\nCollaboration skills and experience working in interdisciplinary environments.\nAwareness of diversity and equality issues with particular focus on gender equality.\nAbility to communicate research and development work clearly.\n\nMeritorious\nA doctorate degree or equivalent foreign degree obtained within the three years before the application deadline.\nExperience in method development that integrates physics-based approaches, data-driven methods, and experiments.\nPotential and interest in developing into a leader in machine learning for materials design and characterization in a primarily experimental research environment.\n\nWe will place great emphasis on personal qualities.\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 transition to a sustainable society. Here you are offered the opportunity to grow and develop at 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 public authority.\nRead more about our benefits and what it is like to work and develop at KTH.\nTrade Union Representatives\nContact information for trade union representatives.\nApplication\nYou apply through KTH's recruitment system. You as an applicant have primary responsibility for ensuring that your application is complete when submitted.\nThe application should contain:\nCV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.\nCopy of degree certificate and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents are not issued in one of these languages.\nBrief statement of why you wish to conduct research, your academic interests, and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximum 2 pages long.\n\nThe application must be received by KTH no later than the application deadline at midnight, CET\/CEST (Central European Time\/Central European Summer Time).\nAbout the Position\nThe position is temporary according to contract\u2014up to 12 months, with start date by agreement.\nOther Information\nFor information on how personal data is processed in connection with recruitment.\nIt may be that a position at KTH is placed in a security classification. If this is the case for this particular position, a security vetting of the applicant will be conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585) after consent. In these cases, a condition for employment is that the applicant is approved after security vetting.\nWe decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies and vendors of job advertisements.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Forskare i modellering f\u00f6r materialdesign","description_original":"Arbetsuppgifter\nVid Hultgrenlaboratoriet p\u00e5 Institutionen f\u00f6r Materialvetenskap s\u00f6ker vi en forskare med starkt intresse f\u00f6r att utveckla och till\u00e4mpa maskininl\u00e4rningsmetoder f\u00f6r materialdesign, i synnerhet st\u00e5ldesign. Anst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r en del av v\u00e5r v\u00e4xande forskningsmilj\u00f6 med fokus p\u00e5 fysikinformerade AI\u2011verktyg f\u00f6r materialdesign och karakterisering.\nI ett samarbetsprojekt med industriella partners kommer du att arbeta med att utveckla fysikinformerade modeller f\u00f6r v\u00e4rmebehandling av st\u00e5l. En central del av det fysikinformerade angreppss\u00e4ttet \u00e4r att anv\u00e4nda termodynamiskt baserad f\u00f6rst\u00e5else, en l\u00e5ngvarig k\u00e4rnkompetens vid KTH, f\u00f6r att styra modellutvecklingen och s\u00e4kerst\u00e4lla fysikaliskt konsistenta prediktioner. Du kommer att bidra till modeller som kopplar samman sammans\u00e4ttning, processning, mikrostruktur och egenskaper, och st\u00f6dja utvecklingen av nya legeringar och processer f\u00f6r viktiga industriella utmaningar s\u00e5som elektrifiering och cirkul\u00e4ra produktionsfl\u00f6den baserade p\u00e5 \u00e5tervunnet material.\nExperimentella indata och validering kommer ocks\u00e5 att vara en viktig del av arbetet. Du f\u00e5r m\u00f6jlighet att utveckla f\u00f6rst\u00e5else f\u00f6r experimentella metoder och deras begr\u00e4nsningar, i n\u00e4ra samarbete med experimentella experter vid Hultgrenlaboratoriet.\nAnst\u00e4llningen passar v\u00e4l f\u00f6r kandidater med bakgrund inom ber\u00e4kningsinriktad materialvetenskap och materialteknik eller n\u00e4rliggande omr\u00e5den, som vill f\u00f6rdjupa sin kompetens inom fysikinformerad maskininl\u00e4rning f\u00f6r materialdesign och arbeta n\u00e4ra industrin och ledande akademiska akt\u00f6rer inom st\u00e5lforskning. Du kommer att ha utm\u00e4rkta m\u00f6jligheter att bidra till utvecklingen av n\u00e4sta generations digitala verktyg f\u00f6r h\u00e5llbar st\u00e5ldesign.\nKvalifikationer\nKrav\nAvlagd doktorsexamen eller motsvarande utl\u00e4ndsk examen inom ber\u00e4kningsinriktad materialvetenskap och materialteknik eller ett n\u00e4rliggande omr\u00e5de.\nForskningserfarenhet av maskininl\u00e4rning inom materialvetenskap, visad genom tidskriftspublikationer och internationella konferenspresentationer.\nGod programmeringsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga med t.ex. Python,\nMycket god f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att uttrycka dig p\u00e5 engelska, i tal och skrift d\u00e5 det kr\u00e4vs i det dagliga arbetet.\nDu \u00e4r sj\u00e4lvg\u00e5ende, motiverad och har f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att ta initiativ och driva projekt.\nSamarbetsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga och erfarenhet av arbete i tv\u00e4rvetenskapliga milj\u00f6er.\nMedvetenhet om m\u00e5ngfalds- och likabehandlingsfr\u00e5gor med s\u00e4rskilt fokus p\u00e5 j\u00e4mst\u00e4lldhet.\nF\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att kommunicera forsknings- och utvecklingsarbete tydligt.\n\nMeriterande \nDoktorsexamen eller motsvarande utl\u00e4ndsk examen erh\u00e5llen inom de senaste tre \u00e5ren f\u00f6re ans\u00f6kningstidens utg\u00e5ng.\nErfarenhet av metodutveckling som integrerar fysikbaserade angreppss\u00e4tt, data\u2011drivna metoder och experiment.\nPotential och intresse att utvecklas till en ledare inom maskininl\u00e4rning f\u00f6r materialdesign och karakterisering i en huvudsakligen experimentell forskningsmilj\u00f6.\n\nVi kommer l\u00e4gga stor vikt vid personliga egenskaper.\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.\nFackliga representanter\nKontaktuppgifter till\u00a0fackliga representanter.\nAns\u00f6kan\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.\u00a0\nAns\u00f6kan ska inneh\u00e5lla:\u00a0\nCV inklusive relevant yrkeserfarenhet och kunskap.\nKopia av examensbevis och betyg fr\u00e5n dina tidigare universitetsstudier. \u00d6vers\u00e4ttningar till engelska eller svenska om de ursprungliga dokumenten inte utf\u00e4rdas p\u00e5 n\u00e5got av dessa spr\u00e5k.\nKortfattad redog\u00f6relse f\u00f6r varf\u00f6r du vill bedriva forskning, dina akademiska intressen och hur de relaterar till dina tidigare studier och framtida m\u00e5l. max 2 sidor l\u00e5ng.\u00a0\n\nAns\u00f6kan ska vara KTH tillhanda senast sista ans\u00f6kningsdagen vid midnatt, CET\/CEST (CentralEuropean Time\/Central European Summer Time).\nOm anst\u00e4llningen\u00a0\nAnst\u00e4llningen g\u00e4ller tidsbegr\u00e4nsat enligt avtal - i upp till 12 m\u00e5n, med tilltr\u00e4de enligt \u00f6verenskommelse.\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. 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