Doctoral student in Connected Vehicles and Transport Systems

Updated: over 2 years ago
Deadline: 20 Oct 2021

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.


Project description

Third-cycle subject: Electrical Engineering

The overall goal of the project is to understand the benefits of establishing wireless communication networks along roads, for the use of connected vehicles and connected transport services. Above all, we want to find out what the need is for 5G / 6G and what effects it could have on the transport system. The work is largely about technical requirements for the connectivity and the deployment of communication networks, focusing on advanced applications such as self-driving vehicles and shared sensor data. The societal benefits that can be achieved must also be evaluated and economic and business-related aspects must be taken into account. The work includes both theoretical work, simulation and experiments / prototyping.

The project is carried out in an interdisciplinary context with a lot of collaboration with external parties from the telecom, automotive, and transport industries as well as traffic authorities. The doctoral student will be active in the research center ITRL - Integrated Transport Research Lab, https://www.itrl.kth.se

Supervision: The doctoral student will be supervised by: Jonas Mårtensson


What we offer
Admission requirements

To be admitted to postgraduate education (Chapter 7, 39 § Swedish Higher Education Ordinance), the applicant must have basic eligibility in accordance with either of the following:

  • passed a second cycle degree (for example a master's degree),
  • completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 second-cycle higher education credits, or
  • acquired, in some other way within or outside the country, substantially equivalent knowledge

The position requires a strong study background in systems and control engineering. Experience of technical work with connected and automated vehicles or transport systems is desirable. Experience and interest in multidisciplinary work and cooperation with external parties is important. A certain programming experience is required.

In addition to the above, there is also a mandatory requirement for English equivalent to English B/6, read more here .


Selection

In order to succeed as a doctoral student at KTH you need to be goal oriented and persevering in your work. During the selection process, candidates will be assessed upon their ability to:

  • independently pursue his or her work
  • collaborate with others,
  • have a professional approach and
  • analyse and work with complex issues.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal competency.

Target degree: Doctoral Degree


Information regarding admission and employment

Only those admitted to postgraduate education may be employed as a doctoral student. The total length of employment may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time doctoral education in four years ' time. An employed doctoral student can, to a limited extent (maximum 20%), perform certain tasks within their role, e.g. training and administration. A new position as a doctoral student is for a maximum of one year, and then the employment may be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time.


Union representatives

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Application

Apply for the position and admission through KTH's recruitment system. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the advertisement.

Applications must be received at the last closing date at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/entral European Summer Time).

Applications must include the following elements:

  • CV including your relevant professional experience and knowledge.
  • Application letter with a brief description of why you want to pursue research studies, about what your academic interests are and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Maximum 2 pages long)
  • Copies of diplomas and grades from previous university studies and certificates of fulfilled language requirements (see above) . Translations into English or Swedish if the original document is not issued in one of these languages.
  • Representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please provide a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.

Other information

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