Ref 3807-2019

Background

The research subject of Building materials consists of 18 persons including 3 professors and two post docs. The subject focusses on development of sustainable materials and production technologies for the construction industry as well as on ice and arctic conditions related research and education. Please read more about the subject here: Building material

Subject description

Building Materials includes sustainable building materials and their application technologies, recycling and reuse, and applied building physics, especially focusing on the artic conditions.

Project description

The PhD project will focus on development of a novel production technology enabling combining various types of concretes having for examples extremely different mechanical and physical properties into one monolithic concrete structure. The PhD study will include both theoretical and practical work in the laboratory and on the building sites with more emphasis on experimental research.


Duties

As a PhD student you are expected to perform both experimental and theoretical work within your research studies as well as communicate your results at national and international conferences and in scientific journals. The majority of your working time will be devoted to your own research studies.

In addition, you can have the opportunity to try the teacher role. As a researcher, you work as a neutral party in many contexts, which provides a great opportunity to be involved in challenging development projects.

Qualifications

The candidate should speak fluent English language; have Master degree in civil engineering with a strong focus on building materials and especially on the concrete technology.

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• General curricula for the Board of the faculty of science and technology

Information

Employment as a PhD student is limited to 4 years, teaching and other department duties may be added with max 20%.

For further information about the position, please contact Professor and Head of subject Andrzej Cwirzen, andrzej.cwirzen@ltu.se

Union representatives:

SACO-S Christer Gardelli, (+46)920-49 1809 christer.gardelli@ltu.se
OFR-S Lars Frisk, 0920-49 1792 lars.frisk@ltu.se 

Luleå University of Technology is actively working on equality and diversity that contributes to a creative study- and work environment. The University’s core values are based on respect, trust, openness and responsibility.

In case of different interpretations of the English and Swedish versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

Application

Please apply for this position by clicking on the apply button below. The application should include a CV, personal letter and copies of verified diplomas from high school and universities. Mark your application with the reference number below. Please write application, including diplomas, in English. Recruitment communication and possible interview will be done in English language only.

Reference number: LTU-3807-2019

Last day of application: October 20, 2019

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Post expires on Sunday October 20th, 2019

Ref 4150-2019

The research subject Machine Elements belongs to the Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics at Luleå University of Technology. The research within the field of Machine Elements is mainly focused on tribology and its applications. The research group consists of more than 30 researchers and doctoral students and is one of the leading tribology research groups in Europe. Activities include many aspects of tribology, e.g. materials tribology, lubrication and lubricants, condition monitoring, biotribology, computational tribology and machine component tribology. The research is both of fundamental and applied in nature and is often carried out in close cooperation with Swedish and international industry.

The group is responsible for theoretical and project courses taught in the university’s Master of Science, Bachelor of Science and Master’s programs. Most of the teaching is within the Mechanical Engineering program and the Erasmus Mundus Masters program in tribology, TRIBOS.

See the group’s webpage on http://www.ltu.se/research/subjects/Maskinelement?l=en.

We are currently seeking a PhD-student to our research team within the field of Machine Elements.

SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
Machine Elements comprises the analysis and optimization of machine components and component systems to enhance performance, longevity, energy-efficiency and reliability and to reduce environmental impact. Particular emphasis is placed on issues in the field of tribology.

PROJECTDESCIRIPTION
The research project is focused on prolonging the service life of machine components in new energy applications. The aim is to develop high performance polymer composite bulk materials/coatings. The project includes the advancement in knowledge and understanding of the mechanical and lubricating properties of polymer composites from nano-scale to macro-scale. Special focus will be given to develop wear-resistant multi-functional coatings for wind turbine applications.

The PhD studies are 4 year, fulltime. Administration and/or teaching up to maximum 20% may be added.  

QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must have a master’s degree in science or engineering (Materials science, chemistry, mechanical engineering, etc.), or equivalent.  Good skills in oral and written communication in English is also a requirement.

The following selection criteria apply:

• Background relevant to the project in question,
• The quality of the applicant’s master thesis,
• Personal qualities relevant to research education

Our research group consists mostly of men why we are happy to see female applicant. Given that the qualifications are equal, the underrepresented gender will be given priority in this recruitment.

For further information about a specific subject see, General curricula for the Board of the faculty of science and technology

INFORMATION
For further information, you are welcome to contact Associate Professor Yijun Shi +46 920 492064, yijun.shi@ltu.se or Professor Pär Marklund +46-(0)920-492415, Par.Marklund@ltu.se or Senior lecturer Marcus Björling +46 920 491281, marcus.bjorling@ltu.se

Union representatives SACO, Christer Gardelli, christer.gardelli@ltu.se, +46 920 49 18 09, OFR, Lars Frisk, lars.frisk@ltu.se +46 920 49 17 92.

Luleå University of Technology is actively working on equality and diversity that contributes to a creative study- and work environment. The University’s core values ​​are based on respect, openness, cooperation, trust and responsibility.

In case of different interpretations of the English and Swedish versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

APPLICATION
We prefer that you apply for this position by clicking on the apply button below. The application should include a CV, personal letter and copies of verified diplomas from high school and universities. Your application, including diplomas, must be written in English or Swedish. Mark your application with the reference number below.

Reference number: 4150-2019

Final day to apply: 17 October 2019

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Post expires on Thursday October 17th, 2019

Ref 3520-2019

Division of Materials Science at Luleå University of Technology invites highly motivated candidates with an interest to carry out research in Engineering Materials with a focus on high temperature structural materials to apply for a PhD position. The research subject “Engineering Materials” within the Division of Materials Science at LTU has on-going research programs spanning over broad research areas of metallic and ceramic materials (High temperature intermetallics, aerospace materials, high strength steels, porous ceramics and energy harvesting materials). The division is part of the Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics. The Department has several other research topics relevant to materials research (e.g. material mechanics, machine elements and solid mechanics). In basic training, essentially two international training programs focusing on materials science are important for the department, the engineering program EEIGM and master’s program AMASE. There are many students who do project work and theses related to Engineering Materials research. The research area of “Engineering Materials” consists of five senior researchers, two technicians and seven graduate students.

Subject description
Engineering materials includes the field of material composition, structure, properties and production of materials – mainly metallic and ceramic – as well as application aspects.

Project description
Materials engineering covers the composition, structure, properties and processing of materials, primarily metals and ceramic materials, hybrids and their applications. The subject Engineering Materials at Division of Materials Science is leading the project “Nanobiogas” project funded by The Swedish Research Council (VR). The vision of NANOBIOGAS is to span a transformational approach towards a wide-spread and sustainable use of bio-methane in energy systems by the synthesis and nanostructurization of novel adsorbents and assembly of functional porous materials with conductive/thermoelectric materials for storage of bio-methane for transportation technologies. The project will facilitate the use of biogas/gaseous fuels that can be stored and used for transport or injected into the gas net, thereby increasing the flexibility of future renewable energy systems. The project proposes an innovative concept in which new adsorbents are synthesized and tailored at various length scales ranging from local atomic arrangement to microsturcture level and nanostructured into nanofibers (1D), laminates (2D) and monoliths (3D) for upgrading and storage of biogas. The project requires specialized knowledge of design and synthesis of microporous adsorbents, tailoring of adsorptive properties, gas separation and storage of gases in porous materials.

Duties
Working as a doctoral student is a great opportunity to self-define daily tasks and how they will be implemented. You will act and train yourself as a project manager combined with your own education and development. Plus, you will have the opportunity to grow as a teacher.

Qualifications
In order to be eligible for the position you must have an MSc in Chemistry, Materials Science, physics, engineering or related degree. Previous experience in one or more of the following areas: Zeolite synthesis, Metal organic framework synthesis, Gas separation, Structured adsorbents is desirable.

For further information about a specific subject see; General curricula for the Board of the faculty of science and technology

Information
The position includes a fulltime fixed-term employment for four years (up to maximum five years). Department duties (such as teaching) up to 20 % of fulltime may be included.

Salary according to local guidelines. The position is located at the Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Division of Materials Science in Luleå.

For further information please contact: Associate Professor Farid Akhtar, farid.akhtar@ltu.se

Union representatives: SACO Christer Gardelli, christer.gardelli@ltu.se +46920-49 1809, OFR- Lars Frisk, lars.frisk@ltu.se +46920-49 1792

Luleå University of Technology is actively working on equality and diversity that contributes to a creative study- and work environment. The University’s core values ​​are based on respect, openness, cooperation, trust and responsibility.

In case of different interpretations of the English and Swedish versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

Application
We prefer that you apply for this position by clicking on the apply button below. The application should include a CV, personal letter and copies of verified diplomas from high school and universities and a one-page plan to execute the project. Your application, including diplomas, must be written in English or Swedish. Mark your application with the reference number below.

Final day to apply: September 27, 2019
Reference number: 3520-2019

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Post expires on Friday September 27th, 2019

Ref 3614-2019

Luleå University of Technology is the northernmost University of Technology in Scandinavia with its main campus in Luleå and education in a wide variety of academic subjects. The Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering hosts nine of these subjects, including the subject of Information systems. Current research in information systems focus on design and use of information technology in relation to individuals, organization and society. The research within Information systems takes place within the areas information security, digital service innovation and data science and in close collaboration with companies. To strengthen our research in the field of data science, we are looking for a post-doctoral position.

The research group of Information Systems https://www.ltu.se/research/subjects/information-systems?l=en at Luleå University of Technology www.ltu.se, Sweden, invites applications for a 2 years postdoctoral position in Data Science.

Topics considered as particularly relevant for this postdoctoral position are: big data, big data analytics, business intelligence, data mining, knowledge discovery in databases, enterprise data warehouse, text analytics, and data visualization.

Subject description
The research subject Information systems focuses on the design and use of information technology in relation to humans, organisations and societies.

Duties & responsibilities
The appointment is for 2 years full time starting from January 2020. This is an 80% research, 20% teaching position.

Duties and responsibilities mainly consist of three roles: research, teach (or prepare material for new courses), write funding applications within the data science domain. Also, working in data science projects and initiatives. The work will include, but not limited to, both data collection and data processing, where data science technologies will be applied in order to either explain phenomena or make predictions.

Requirements
The applicant must have a PhD degree in information systems, computer science or other relevant subject or discipline. Having a good track record in quality publications, teaching experience, and business intelligence, analytics and big data relevant state-of-the-art skills are all required. Good communication skills in English, both oral and written is required and speaking Swedish is an advantage. The doctoral degree should have been awarded no more than three years prior to the application deadline.

Assessment criteria 

• Assessment is based on the candidate’s research, teaching, and industrial projects’ potentials. However, emphasis shall be put to the qualities enabling the successful candidate to contribute to the future development of data science at LTU, pertain to both research and education.
• Applicants should also have good communication skills and the ability and willingness to learn new technologies.
• Successful candidate must have good statistical and mathematical skills.
• Applicants should have previous practical experience of working with state-of-the-art big data tools such as: Python, R, RapidMiner, SAS Institute, TensorFlow, Anaconda, H2O, SAP Leonardo, SAP HANA, etc.

Information
For additional information, please contact Prof. Ahmed Elragal: ahmed.elragal@ltu.se

Union representatives: SACO-S Christer Gardelli, 0920-49 18 09 christer.gardelli@ltu.se och OFR-S Lars Frisk, 0920-49 17 92 lars.frisk@ltu.se

Luleå University of Technology is actively working on equality and diversity that contributes to a creative study- and work environment. The University’s core values ​​are based on respect, openness, cooperation, trust and responsibility.

In case of different interpretations of the English and Swedish versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

ApplicationWe prefer that you apply for this position by clicking on the apply button below. Only documents written in Swedish & English can be reviewed.

The application should include:

• Covering letter (in Eng.) indicating how the candidate fits-in the existing research at LTU’s Information Systems group
• Complete CV (in Eng.)
• Research Statement (in Eng.)
• Teaching Statement (in Eng.)
• Copies Certificates and Diplomas
• Relevant Scientific publications (Exactly 3)

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Reference number: 3614-2019

Final day to apply: 13 October 2019

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Post expires on Sunday October 13th, 2019