The right candidate will be part of a team whose work is of great importance to industry, society, and academia.
As a doctoral student, you will work with the development of simulation models and optimization methods for handling and analyzing complex industrial problems and their application in combination with emerging digital technologies such as augmented reality for improving manufacturing processes and production systems. You will work within the Division of Production and Automation Engineering in the School of Engineering Science. The work takes place in close collaboration with industry partners and as part of the research project, ACCURATE. The industrial partners in ACCURATE are GKN Aerospace Sweden AB, Volvo Penta, ABB, and Xylem Water Solutions Sweden AB. The research includes the development of implementable solutions that both suit business needs and fill the scientific research gap. Due to this, the student will be required to travel and spend time at company sites located in Sweden.
More information about the project can be found at: https://www.his.se/en/research/virtual-engineering/production-and-automation-engineering/agile-manufacturing-in-the-era-of-industry-4.0/
The PhD student position is offered within the area of informatics, which at the University of Skövde, is defined as the science that studies how information is represented, processed, and communicated in artificial and natural systems, and how such systems are used and developed in order to achieve usable and effective applications and solutions for individuals, organizations or society. The PhD degree awarded will be in the area of Informatics.
The employment concerns:
The main duties of the doctoral student are conducting research and performing departmental services, and the administrative work that comes with these tasks. Additional duties may be involved in the position.
We are looking for candidates who have:
• obtained a degree at the advanced level, or completed at least 240 higher education credits (ECTS), of which at least 60 credits are at the advanced level, or acquired essentially equivalent knowledge within or outside Sweden.
• completed course requirements of at least 60 higher education credits (ECTS), including independent thesis work comprising at least 15 higher education credits at the advanced level in industrial engineering, production engineering, computer science, information technology, automation technology, or other relevant subject areas
• Documented English language proficiency equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
We will also evaluate the candidates based on the following assessment criteria:
• Good ability to assimilate knowledge at the research level.
• Documented good ability in teamwork and good ability to work both independently and in groups.
• Good knowledge of optimization algorithms, operations research techniques including mathematical modeling.
• Good knowledge and experience of programming in e.g., C/C++/C#, MATLAB, etc.
• Good knowledge of simulation techniques used in manufacturing and production engineering.
• Knowledge and experience with augmented reality, digital twin, and Internet-of-Things.
• Documented good ability to plan, organize and achieve set goals.
• Documented successful collaboration and experience of working with industry.
• Documented good ability to express oneself in speech and writing in Swedish
In this employment, great emphasis will be placed on good knowledge of optimization algorithms, operations research techniques including mathematical modeling, good knowledge and experience of programming in e.g., C/C++/C#, MATLAB, etc., and good knowledge of simulation techniques used in manufacturing and production engineering.
The University of Skövde works to actively prevent discrimination through efforts to maintain and improve an inclusive work environment.
The employment is fixed-term employment up to and including the completion of a doctoral degree, however, for a maximum of 5 years. The scope of employment is 100%, of which 80% doctoral studies and 20% departmental service. Salary is paid in accordance with a local agreement on a salary ladder for postgraduate students. Only those who are admitted or have already been admitted to a doctoral program may be employed as doctoral students.
Deadline for applications: 9 April 2021
Reference no.: HS 2021/190
Contact details:
For further information, please contact the Head of the Division, Magnus Holm ([Email Address Removed]) and Associate Professor Masood Fathi ([Email Address Removed]). All personnel can be reached via the University's switchboard 0500-44 80 00.
Application: You can apply for the job via our website, https://www.his.se/en/about-us/job-opportunities/available-positions/, by clicking on "Apply" at the bottom of the advertisement. There you will also find information on how to prepare your application.
The following documents must be attached with your application:
• Cover letter including a Statement of Purpose where you explain in English your motivation, research interests and expectations from the doctoral program
• CV
• Certificates/grades and other qualifications that you as an applicant want to invoke
• Academic degree and transcript
• Thesis work
• Publications
Contact the HR department at [Email Address Removed] if you have publications that cannot be attached electronically directly in the application. The publications must be received by the university no later than one week after the last application date.
According to the National Archives' regulations, the University is obliged to keep application documents for two years after the appointment decision. If you, as an applicant for a job, specifically request your documents back, they will be returned when the two years have elapsed, otherwise they will be discarded.
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