Mälardalen University (MDU) is Sweden's newest university. With our vision to be a progressive and collaborative university where we together shape a sustainable future, we want to make a real difference.
Do you want to be part of our development?
Together we contribute to a more sustainable future through knowledge and innovation. We believe that new knowledge and new perspectives are best created and achieved in collaboration with others - colleagues, students, industry and the public sector both nationally and internationally.
Employment Information
Employment Type: Fixed-term position
Employment Period/Start Date: Desired start date is 2026-10-01
Scope: Part-time
Number of Positions: 1
Application Deadline: 2026-08-15
Location: Västerås
Institution/Unit/Department: Engineering Sciences
Research Program Area: Energy and Environmental Technology
Admission to doctoral studies is regulated by the university's admission regulations which compile national and local rules governing access to doctoral level education at Mälardalen University. Read more about doctoral studies at MDU, https://www.mdu.se/utbildning/forskarutbildning.
The educational position is associated with a full-time employment as a doctoral student during the study period, which corresponds to four years.
Work Tasks
As a doctoral student, you will conduct research focused on the development and application of AI-based methods for energy system analysis. The work includes integration of AI methods with energy system models and development of methods for transparency, explainability, and uncertainty management, with particular application in sustainable transformation.
The position also includes participation in teaching, for example through course modules and exercises. Supervision of project work may occur. Departmental work and teaching may together amount to a maximum of 20 percent of working time.
Qualification Requirements
To be admitted to doctoral level studies, the applicant must have general eligibility and the specific eligibility required by the subject, and must be assessed as having the ability otherwise needed to benefit from the education.
General eligibility for doctoral level studies (according to HF 7 chapter § 39) is held by those who:
have completed a degree at advanced level,
have completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits at advanced level, or
has in some other way within or outside the country acquired essentially equivalent knowledge.
Specific Eligibility
The applicant must have a degree in Civil Engineering or a Master's degree in Energy Technology, Engineering Physics, or a corresponding field.
Very good ability to express oneself in speech and writing in English is required.
Selection Criteria
Selection among applicants who have general and specific eligibility shall be made taking into account their ability to benefit from the education (HF 7 chapter 41 §).
In addition, selection among qualified applicants will be made according to the following assessment criteria:
- Ability to work independently and in collaboration with others
- Motivation and ability to communicate clearly
Meritorious are:
- Knowledge of LLM, deep learning, and Python programming
- Knowledge of power electronics
- Experience in modeling, simulation, and experimental work
In an overall assessment of suitability, personal qualities are also weighted. All employees at MDU are expected to cooperate and treat colleagues and students with respect, take responsibility for operations and their own work tasks, and contribute to a good work environment.
We value the qualities that an even age and gender distribution as well as ethnic and cultural diversity bring.
Application
You submit your application by clicking the "Apply" button below.
As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the job announcement and submitted to the university no later than the application deadline. The application must be accompanied by documents requested to support eligibility and provide documentation for merit evaluation. Degree certificates and/or transcripts must always be attached to the application and the documents must be officially issued by the educational institution.
Incoming materials may be written in Swedish or English. Documents regarding qualifications (certificates, grades, and degree certificates) in other languages must be translated by an authorized translator into Swedish or English. However, a copy of the original document (if in a language other than above) must always be attached.
If the admitted person needs a residence permit to stay in Sweden and pursue their studies, and the studies require physical attendance at Mälardalen University, the university reserves the right to revoke the admission decision if the admitted person cannot present a valid residence permit required for studies at the date of study start.
We welcome your application!
Union Representatives:
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Susanne Meijer ST-OFR/S, tel: 021-10 14 89
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#LI-AE1Mälardalen University (MDU) is Sweden's newest university. With our vision to be a progressive and collaborative university where we together shape a sustainable future, we want to make a real difference.
Do you want to be part of our development?
Together we contribute to a more sustainable future through knowledge and innovation. We believe that new knowledge and new perspectives are best created and achieved in collaboration with others - colleagues, students, industry and the public sector both nationally and internationally.
Employment Information
Employment Type: Fixed-term…