About the Workplace
University of Gävle is one of Sweden's most popular universities. We offer some 60 degree programs and 330 independent courses in humanities, health and medicine, social and natural sciences, and engineering. We have 19,000 students, 750 employees, and a unified campus in beautiful surroundings.
The University has four strategic research areas that focus on societal challenges: Sustainable urban development, health-promoting work, innovative learning, and intelligent industry.
Job Duties
The Department of Building Technology, Energy Systems and Environmental Science at University of Gävle is seeking a PhD candidate to conduct scientific research on sustainable concrete for construction. In Sweden today, the construction industry accounts for a very large portion of energy consumption. Energy is used in three phases during a building's lifetime: the construction phase, the use phase, and the end-of-life phase. The overall objective of the project is to improve the competitive advantages of sustainable concrete through technical methods and reduced carbon dioxide emissions during the lifecycle, thereby contributing to a greener and more sustainable society.
Research Education Subject: Energy Systems
Project Description
The project will focus on construction and environmental aspects of sustainable concrete. The research will be conducted through experimental and analytical studies. The PhD candidate is expected to write a doctoral dissertation equivalent to 180 higher education credits and publish high-quality articles in international journals. The total duration of the doctoral position is five years, with 20% of the time allocated to teaching.
The doctoral position includes:
carrying out the scientific project
completing courses equivalent to at least 60 credits
teaching and carrying out administrative work
regularly participating in academic activities such as seminars and meetings
The job duties include some teaching in courses at basic and advanced levels. Some administrative tasks may also occur. The employment is full-time for up to five years and the workplace is Gävle.
Qualifications
To be admitted to doctoral education, the applicant must meet both general and specific eligibility requirements (Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 7, § 35).
General eligibility is held by those who have completed a degree at the advanced level, fulfilled course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 credits are at the advanced level, or who have acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in or outside the country in another way.
Specific eligibility for admission to doctoral education in Energy Systems (the research education subject) is held by those who have completed a degree at the advanced level in energy systems, building technology, or another field that the employer considers equivalent. Eligibility is also held by those who have another degree at the advanced level with at least 60 credits in a relevant area for the doctoral education.
To succeed in your doctoral studies at University of Gävle, we want you to have the ability to:
be goal-oriented in your work,
independently drive your work forward,
be able to collaborate with others,
have a professional approach,
analyze and work with complex issues,
be able to discuss and explain research to people not working within your own field.
Furthermore, it is a requirement that you have good ability to express yourself in both Swedish and English, both orally and in writing.
For the position, it is meritorious if you have experience with laboratory work, analytical methods, and writing scientific publications.
Admission and Assessment Criteria
To be admitted to doctoral education, the applicant must be assessed to have the ability to benefit from the education (Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 7, § 35). Admission is made after individual assessment. Read more about doctoral-level education and our admission and assessment criteria at: www.hig.se/forskning/forskarutbildning
Terms
Following admission to doctoral-level education, employment as a PhD candidate will be offered (Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 5, § 3). The employment is a limited-term full-time position (first one year, which can then be extended by a maximum of two years at a time).
The total employment period may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time doctoral-level education for four years. An employed PhD candidate may, to a limited extent (maximum 20%), perform certain work tasks such as teaching and administration.
Application
As an applicant, you bear the main responsibility for ensuring that your application is complete when submitted.
The application should have the following content:
CV with relevant professional experience and knowledge.
Cover letter with a brief account of why you want to pursue doctoral studies, your academic interests, and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Max 2 pages)
Copies of diplomas and transcripts from previous university studies and certification of fulfilled language requirements (see above). Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents are not issued in one of these languages.
Representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please attach a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.
Contact
Alireza Bahrami
Supervisor and Project Manager
Tel: +4670-8436158
[email protected]
Mathias Cehlin
Department Head
Tel: +4626-648481
[email protected]
Other
University of Gävle strives for an even gender distribution and active work on equal conditions in all parts of the organization.
In connection with this recruitment, University of Gävle has taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore politely decline contact from media sales representatives and similar.About the Workplace
University of Gävle is one of Sweden's most popular universities. We offer some 60 degree programs and 330 independent courses in humanities, health and medicine, social and natural sciences, and engineering. We have 19,000 students, 750 employees, and a unified campus in beautiful surroundings.
The University has four strategic research areas that focus on societal challenges: Sustainable urban development, health-promoting work, innovative learning, and intelligent industry.
Job Duties
The Department of Building Technology, Energy Systems and Environmental Science at…