Postdoc in transport of polymers and colloids in crowded fibre networks

Job description

As a postdoctoral fellow, you will collaborate in a project that focuses on studying the transport processes of polymer and colloid systems in wood fiber-based materials and wood at high concentrations. The goal is to increase our knowledge to facilitate and optimize industrial processes. To achieve this, the research will focus on macromolecular mechanisms that control the interaction between wood fiber and selected polymer systems. The work is mainly experimental and involves laboratory work using the infrastructure of the institution and will include the use of advanced characterization techniques using large-scale synchrotron and neutron facilities. Specifically, measurements will be performed at the MAX IV and PETRA III synchrotrons in Lund and Hamburg. tools for analyzing data from the use of the advanced characterization techniques. The knowledge gained from this project will be implemented in experiments aimed at industrial implementation and the work will be carried out in collaboration with other projects in the area.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

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Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• Research expertise in the fields of engineering mechanics, engineering physics or fibre and polymer science
• Documented experience in performing research in the field of cellulose fibre interactions through scientific publications.
• Proven collaborative abilities
• Proven knowledge or experience of advanced characterization techniques using X-ray or neutron radiation.
• Ability to perform field work with wide facilities for advanced characterization.
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Teaching abilities
• Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills and ability to work independently.

Trade union representatives

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH's recruitment system in order to apply for this position. You are the main responsible to ensure that your application is complete according to the ad.

The application must include:
•    CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
•    Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
•    Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximally two pages long

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

Others

Striving towards gender equality, diversity and equal conditions is both a question of quality for KTH and a given part of our values.

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About KTH

KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world. Our research and education covers a wide area including natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as architecture, industrial management, urban planning, history and philosophy. Read more here