Job Responsibilities
Do you want to build the scientific foundation for Swedish nitrocellulose? We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow for the Svenskt Krut competence center at KTH, where academia, government agencies, and industry work together to strengthen Sweden's capabilities in nitrocellulose (NC).
In the project, we are establishing a reliable analytical package for nitrocellulose. Your role is to develop and validate methods for NC's most important properties – including degree of substitution, molecular weight and molecular weight distribution, moisture and residual acid content, as well as stability and energy content – and to manage a comparative measurement study (round-robin) between KTH, FOI, and industry.
You will characterize ongoing NC batches for a shared sample bank, build a reference database, and use AI-supported data analysis to compare quality and identify deviations. The work takes place at the Department of Fiber and Polymer Technology and in close collaboration with FOI, with at least one extended work visit there.
Qualifications
Requirements
Completed doctoral degree or foreign degree assessed as equivalent to a doctoral degree. This qualification requirement must be fulfilled by the time the employment decision is made.
Documented scientific competence in cellulose, fiber, or polymer chemistry, demonstrated through publications.
Experience with analytical methods such as elemental analysis, spectroscopy (e.g., FTIR), chromatography, or thermal analysis (e.g., DSC or calorimetry).
Very good knowledge of English in speech and writing, as required for daily work.
As a person, you are independent, initiative-taking, and have good collaborative skills in an interdisciplinary environment.
Swedish citizenship.
Meritorious
At the application deadline, no more than three years since completion of the doctoral degree or a foreign degree assessed as equivalent to a doctoral degree.
Experience with statistics-based analysis of measurement data.
Pedagogical ability.
Awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with particular focus on gender equality.
We will place great emphasis on personal qualities.
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Application
You apply through KTH's recruitment system. As an applicant, you have primary responsibility for ensuring that your application is complete when submitted.
The application must include:
CV including relevant work experience and knowledge.
Copy of your degree certificate and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents are not issued in one of these languages.
A brief statement of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests, and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximum 2 pages.
The application must be received by KTH no later than the application deadline at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).
About the Employment
The employment is permanent, but for a maximum of two years.
A postdoctoral position is a time-limited merit-based position with a primary focus on research intended as a first career step after doctoral defense.
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