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Third-cycle subject: Materials Science and Engineering
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering seeks 2 (two) doctoral students in materials characterization - focusing on developing structure-property correlations in engineering materials. The doctoral work aims at enabling sustainable industrial transformations by providing sustainable material solutions for advanced high strength steels (AHSS) for use as chassis components and for automotive gears. Sustainable materials solutions will be arrived at via establishing structure-property correlations using lab-scale characterizations methods and large scale infrastructures (LSI) as well as modelling. The background to this work is that these vehicle components are predominantly subjected to dynamic loading, and so the fatigue performance of the constitute material becomes a critical factor in both material and component design. Despite the importance of the components’ materials microstructures, the relationship between microstructural constituents, residual stresses and the mechanisms of fatigue crack initiation and propagation remains underexplored, especially under complicated loading schemes such as occasional overloads or temperature peaks. Accordingly, a novel research approach proposed for these doctoral student works is that via consideration of the interplay between microstructure, residual stress and overloads, as well as developing LSI-based methods for material characterization related to fatigue, fatigue-optimized materials solutions tailored for dynamic automotive components can be devised. Devising such solutions involves developing an in-depth understanding of microstructures and mechanical properties to be able to design the materials to meet the simultaneous requirements of high static strength and enhanced fatigue performance. The projects will be conducted within the Center for Mechanics and Materials Design (MMD) and Steel4Fatigue (an EU-funded) project,and the NEutron and X-ray science for industrial Technology transitions (NEXT) Competence Center. These projects/centres involve collaboration of academic and industrial partners and large-scale infrastructures.
Supervision: Peter Hedström and Mohammad Hoseini Athar are proposed to supervise the doctoral student. Decisions are made on admission
A postgraduate education at an institution that is active and supportive in matters pertaining to working conditions, gender equality and diversity as well as study environment.
Work and study in Stockholm, close to nature and the water.
The opportunity to collaborate with researchers in academia, institutes and industry within competence centers with the aim of enabling sustainable transformations
An opportunity and support to develop expertise via access to a broad range of advanced materials characterization instruments at Hultgren laboratory
An international work environment with collaboration and stays internationally, e.g. at large-scale infrastructures for experiments.
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), or
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.
MSc in Materials Science and Engineering or equivalent
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
analyze and work with complex issues.
After the qualification requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.
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.
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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.Copies of originals must be certified.
Representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please provide a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.
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Type of employment: Temporary position Contract type: Full time First day of employment: According to agreement Salary: Monthly salary according to KTH's doctoral student salary agreement Number of positions: 2 Full-time equivalent: 100% City: Stockholm County: Stockholms län Country: Sweden Reference number: PA-2025-1331 Contact:
