Postdoc in vehicle dynamics and teleoperated road vehicles

Job description

Teleoperation or Remote control of vehicles is a current active research topic and is seen as a way to support the self-driving vehicles of the future, both the transition to fully self-driving and as a support system to handle fault cases or situations that the self-driving vehicle cannot handle.

The research work on teleoperated vehicles with a focus on vehicle dynamics is about research on human and machine interaction. The work also deals with control engineering aspects as well as filtering and signal processing. The work is linked to a series of VINNOVA funded projects, REDO, REDO2 and CORD. The purpose of the research is to understand how different technical solutions affect an operator's ability to drive a vehicle safely in different driving cases and to develop support for the operator to increase its ability to drive the vehicle efficiently and safely.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Established research platforms built for remote control such as vehicles and control towers with motion platform.
• Interdisciplinary research environment with committed employees and close links to advanced teaching.
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Guidance on relocating and settling in KTH and in Sweden 

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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.
• Previous experience in research on remote-controlled vehicles.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Previous experience in research on human and vehicle interaction.
• Research expertise
• Teaching abilities
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
• Collaborative abilities
• Independence

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH's recruitment system to apply for this position. You are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete according to the instructions in the ad.

The application must include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• 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.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximally two pages long.

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.

Others

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