Position Description

Postdoc in Mathematics with specialization in Numerical Analysis

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Engineering Sciences

Job description

The department of Mathematics at KTH is offering a two-year postdoc position. The research project will focus on the continued development and extension of a numerical method based on an integral equation formulation for the simulation of viscous drops in microfluidic flows. Surfactants that are soluble in the bulk fluid(s) play a key role in the drop dynamics. The project will extend the method in the commonly encountered, yet challenging, low-diffusion regime. A formulation involving a time convolution integral will be explored, together with a computational acceleration using a fast multipole type method. Depending on the candidate’s interests and background, the project may also include components of machine learning. The project spans theory, algorithms, software, and applications.

Up to 20% of the position may include teaching or supervision duties.

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 Numerical Analysis is the most important selection criteria, and should be shown through scientific publications/doctoral dissertation.
• Excellent programming skills and excellent oral and written communications skills in English, as this will be required in day-to-day work.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Ability to work both independently and with colleagues in different constellations.
• It is also of merit with shown pedagogical ability, as well as
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
  
  Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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To apply for the position

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The application must include:

• CV including publication list.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals (maximum two pages).
• 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.
• Up to three letters of recommendation, sent directly by the letter writer to jobs@math.kth.se.
• Contact information for at least two references. We reserve the right to contact references only for candidates who are being interviewed.

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.

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