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PhD student in Building Technology with specialization on design of wood-based building systems

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Reference number: HR-2023/1802

Welcome to Linnaeus University! Here you’ll meet 2 200 staff members and 40 000 students, all united in following the vision to set knowledge in motion for a sustainable societal development. With us, research and education are conducted with an eye towards the future. Our proximity to the business world, both locally and globally, gives us a wide reach and the ability to create change that makes an impact. All that’s needed is a place where ideas have the space to meet and grow. That’s what we’ve created – and you are invited.

Change starts here!

The Faculty of Technology has a wide range of activities spanning nine different departments through which Linnaeus University provides education and conducts research. The courses in technology cover everything from short courses of a few weeks or months to five-year Master of Science in Engineering courses. The research responds to society’s needs in several broad fields – both in the short and long term – with basic research and applied research in collaboration with stakeholders.

The department of Building Technology has extensive collaboration with business partners in research and education. The department works together with the neighboring departments for a creative environment with challenging educations and outstanding research. Research in building technology includes wood building technology, steel, concrete and composite construction technology, building physics, historical structures, structural health monitoring, life cycle analysis and building materials.

The doctoral position is part of the research profile Competitive timber structures, which contributes to the green transition of the construction sector.
Further substitution of non-renewable construction materials with wood is needed and this, in turn, requires wood-based products and structures to be improved with respect to resource efficiency, performance, cost-effectiveness and circularity.

Admitted to: Building Technology
Type and terms of employment: The employment as a doctoral student is limited according to chapter 5, section 7 of the Higher Education Ordinance. The total employment period may not be longer than the equivalent full-time postgraduate studies of four years. The Higher Education Ordinance states that those who are employed as PhD students must primarily engage in their own education. However, an employee may to limited extent work with education and administration. Such work may, before the doctoral degree has been completed, not cover more than 20% of full-time work.
Location: Växjö
Start: Access by agreement.

Work description
The PhD student will focus on numerical and experimental investigations of wood-based composite floor systems and their connections. Structural analysis of the floor systems (incl. connections), as part of an holistic approach including fire design, acoustics and the architectural engineering perspective covered by other project partners, is used to develop optimized wood-based floor systems. The work should give new insights into the requirements for improved engineered wood products to be used in resource efficient composite floor elements. The work should contribute to the development of competitive floor and connection systems, with a focus on the detachability and reuse of the elements at the end of their service life. The work should also contribute to the development of standard solutions and design models to be implemented in application rules. It will include mathematical modelling, including finite element modelling, as well as planning and realization of laboratory experiments and on-side investigations. The work will include close collaboration with industry partners and partners from other research disciplines.

As a part of the training the PhD student will take courses as agreed with the supervisors.

The Higher Education Ordinance states that a person who is employed, as a PhD student should primarily devote himself/herself to his/her own studies. However, an employee may to a limited extent work with education, research and administration. Such work may, before the doctoral degree has completed, not cover more than 20% of a full-time work.

Requirements
General requirements

A person fulfils the general entry requirements if he/she has:

  • Graduated at advanced level
  • Completed undergraduate program of at least 240 credits, including 60 credits at the advanced level or
  • The equivalent knowledge obtained in or outside of Sweden

Specific requirements

  • A minimum of 90 higher education credits in the subject Building Technology or in subjects related to the doctoral level studies, or equivalent knowledge acquired in some other manner either in Sweden or abroad,
  • A very good command of English.
  • That the applicant is judged to have the ability needed to assimilate the education

Other requirements
In-depth knowledge in the following areas:

  • Structural engineering,
  • Computational mechanics including the finite element method,
  • Programming – implementation of methods and procedures in computer code.

Desirable qualifications

In-depth knowledge in the following areas:

  • Wood mechanics and timber engineering,
  • Steel and concrete, building materials and structures

Experience of:

  • Experimental/laboratory investigations,
  • Teaching on different levels and communication of research results.

We are looking for you who are curious, analytical and always thorough in your work and who want to develop your ability both by taking personal responsibility and by utilizing results and insights that have been developed through the research group’s previous work.

Assessment criteria
The selection to third cycle studies is based on the assessed ability to pursue the studies. The assessment focuses mainly on study results from first cycle and second cycle studies. The following is considered:

  1. Knowledge and skills relevant to the thesis work and the subject, see Work description, Other requirements and Desirable qualifications above. These can be shown via attached documents
  2. Assessed ability to work independently and ability to formulate and approach scientific problems. The assessment may be based on the degree project and a discussion about this at a possible interview
  3. Level of written and oral communication
  4. Other merits relevant to the third cycle studies, e.g. professional experience

Consideration will also be given to good collaboration skills, forward-thinking spirit, independence and personal suitability, as well as how the applicant, through his or her experience and competence, is judged to have the ability needed to cope with the doctoral program.

Application process
Applicants are expected to submit their application in English, which should include:

  • A personal letter which states the reason for being interested in the position and in which ways the research project corresponds to your interests, experience and educational background
  • A CV
  • Master’s degree transcripts/diploma, and copy, or link, to master degree project
  • Any other relevant documents (references, recommendation letter, transcript of records)
  • Completed application form

For further information, please contact
Head of department and main supervisor Prof. Thomas Bader, phone number +46 470 76 75 79, email thomas.bader@lnu.se
Co-supervisor Dr. Michael Schweigler, phone number +46 470 70 83 54, email michael.schweigler@lnu.se
HR-partner Linda Wincent, 0480-49 76 75, linda.wincent@lnu.se

Welcome with your application according to instructions at the latest, April 1, 2024

Linnaeus University has the ambition to utilize the qualities that an even gender distribution and diversity brings to the organization.

Please apply by clicking on the “Apply” button at the bottom of the ad. Applicants are requested to the application resolving CV, cover letter , a copy of a relevant essay , grades and certificates and other relevant documents. The applicant also requested to submit with their application a proposed research plan within the current area of research. All documents must be attached to digital in the application. The application and other documents shall be marked with the reference number. All documents cited must be received by the University no later than 24.00 (Local time in Sweden) on the closing day.


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Doctoral studentship in Energy and Environmental Engineering

Vaxjo

Reference number: HR-2024/350

Welcome to Linnaeus University! Here you’ll meet 2 200 staff members and 40 000 students, all united in following the vision to set knowledge in motion for a sustainable societal development. With us, research and education are conducted with an eye towards the future. Our proximity to the business world, both locally and globally, gives us a wide reach and the ability to create change that makes an impact. All that’s needed is a place where ideas have the space to meet and grow. That’s what we’ve created – and you are invited.

Change starts here!

The Faculty of Technology strives to ensure that Linnaeus University’s vision permeates all activities, with a focus on the keywords: Attractive knowledge environment, Excellent research, Social drive, and Global values. The Faculty of Technology has broad operations spanning ten different departments through which Linnaeus University provides education and conducts research.

The Department of Built Environment and Energy Technology provides education and conducts research in energy systems and built environment to support our society’s transition to a sustainable development and a low carbon economy.

Subject area for the position: Energy and Environmental Engineering
Location until further notice: Växjö
Terms and hours: The doctoral studentship is limited in time in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance (Chapter 5, Section 7). The studentship is full-time.
Starting date: Starting date as agreed upon, latest by 01 September 2024

Job description
The Higher Education Ordinance states that a person who is employed, as a PhD student should primarily devote himself/herself to his/her own studies. However, an employee may to a limited extent work with education, research and administration. Such work may, before the doctoral degree has completed, not cover more than 20% of a full-time work.

The construction sector has a significant role to play in the transition to a circular and resource-efficient economy. In the European Union, this sector accounts for 50% of all extracted materials, 35% of the waste generation, and up to 12% of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. Greater material efficiency and circularity can substantially reduce these emissions, waste, and the amount of extracted materials. However, there are several barriers to the transition to a circular building economy.

The PhD candidate will investigate the conditions and preparedness of the Swedish building sector in the transition towards a circular economy. The PhD candidate will (i) map out and estimate the potential for circularity of various materials coming out of from the renovation of a building, (ii) apply the sociotechnical transition theory to analyse the role of various actors, institution and contextual factors in the transition; and (iii) develop strategies and business models for transition to a circular building sector.

Eligibility
A person meets the general entry requirements for third-cycle studies if they:

  • Have been awarded a degree at the second-cycle level
  • Have at least 240 credits of passed courses, of which at least 60 credits are at the second-cycle level; or
  • Have acquired essentially equivalent knowledge in some other way, in or outside Sweden.

A person meets the specific requirements for third-cycle studies if they:

  • At least 90 credits in the subject Energy and Environmental Engineering or subjects relating to the proposed research subject or equivalent knowledge acquired in any other manner within or outside of Sweden.
  • A good language skill in English and preferably Swedish as well.

Desirable qualifications

  • Working experience relevant for research studies
  • Experience of social surveys and statistical tools
  • Knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning 

Assessment criteria
Applications to graduate studies are governed by rules in the admission regulations.

The selection of candidates is made with regard to the applicant’s ability to successfully complete and benefit from their studies at the graduate level. The assessment takes into account academic skills documented in scientific works, especially focused on the quality of the essays at the undergraduate level, any advanced work and other scientific or scholarly works. The assessment also takes into account breadth and composition of the undergraduate degree as well as the picture which the intended principal academic supervisor, examiner, and other colleagues in the research group and the subject obtained of the applicant’s potential.

The applicants are ranked by a review group appointed by the subject.  

Contact
Head of department Prof. Michael Strand, michael.strand@lnu.se; +46 470 708981
Main supervisor Prof. Krushna Mahapatra, Krushna.mahapatra@lnu.se; +46 470 767813
HR partner Jesper Pettersson, jesper.pettersson@lnu.se

Welcome to apply according to instructions, last day to apply is 19 March 2024

Linnaeus University has the ambition to utilize the qualities that an even gender distribution and diversity brings to the organization.

Please apply by clicking on the Apply button at the bottom of the ad. Applicants are requested to the application resolving CV, cover letter , a copy of a relevant essay , grades and certificates and other relevant documents. The applicant also requested to submit with their application a proposed research plan within the current area of research. All documents must be attached to digital in the application. The application and other documents shall be marked with the reference number. All documents cited must be received by the University no later than 24.00 (Local time in Sweden) on the closing day.


Read the job description at the university homepage

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