Doctoral studentship in Energy and Environmental Engineering

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The Faculty of Technology strives to ensure that Linnaeus University’s vision permeates all activities, with a focus on the keywords: Attractive knowledge environment, Excellent research, Social drive, and Global values. The Faculty of Technology has broad operations spanning ten different departments through which Linnaeus University provides education and conducts research.

The Department of Built Environment and Energy Technology provides education and conducts research in energy systems and built environment to support our society’s transition to a sustainable development and a low carbon economy.

Subject area for the position: Energy and Environmental Engineering
Location until further notice: Växjö
Terms and hours: The doctoral studentship is limited in time in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance (Chapter 5, Section 7). The studentship is full-time.
Starting date: Starting date as agreed upon, latest by 01 September 2024

Job description
The Higher Education Ordinance states that a person who is employed, as a PhD student should primarily devote himself/herself to his/her own studies. However, an employee may to a limited extent work with education, research and administration. Such work may, before the doctoral degree has completed, not cover more than 20% of a full-time work.

The construction sector has a significant role to play in the transition to a circular and resource-efficient economy. In the European Union, this sector accounts for 50% of all extracted materials, 35% of the waste generation, and up to 12% of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. Greater material efficiency and circularity can substantially reduce these emissions, waste, and the amount of extracted materials. However, there are several barriers to the transition to a circular building economy.

The PhD candidate will investigate the conditions and preparedness of the Swedish building sector in the transition towards a circular economy. The PhD candidate will (i) map out and estimate the potential for circularity of various materials coming out of from the renovation of a building, (ii) apply the sociotechnical transition theory to analyse the role of various actors, institution and contextual factors in the transition; and (iii) develop strategies and business models for transition to a circular building sector.

Eligibility
A person meets the general entry requirements for third-cycle studies if they:

• Have been awarded a degree at the second-cycle level
• Have at least 240 credits of passed courses, of which at least 60 credits are at the second-cycle level; or
• Have acquired essentially equivalent knowledge in some other way, in or outside Sweden.

A person meets the specific requirements for third-cycle studies if they:

• At least 90 credits in the subject Energy and Environmental Engineering or subjects relating to the proposed research subject or equivalent knowledge acquired in any other manner within or outside of Sweden.
• A good language skill in English and preferably Swedish as well.

Desirable qualifications

• Working experience relevant for research studies
• Experience of social surveys and statistical tools
• Knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning 

Assessment criteria
Applications to graduate studies are governed by rules in the admission regulations.

The selection of candidates is made with regard to the applicant’s ability to successfully complete and benefit from their studies at the graduate level. The assessment takes into account academic skills documented in scientific works, especially focused on the quality of the essays at the undergraduate level, any advanced work and other scientific or scholarly works. The assessment also takes into account breadth and composition of the undergraduate degree as well as the picture which the intended principal academic supervisor, examiner, and other colleagues in the research group and the subject obtained of the applicant’s potential.

The applicants are ranked by a review group appointed by the subject.  

Contact
Head of department Prof. Michael Strand, [email protected] ; +46 470 708981
Main supervisor Prof. Krushna Mahapatra, [email protected] ; +46 470 767813
HR partner Jesper Pettersson, [email protected]

Welcome to apply according to instructions, last day to apply is 19 March 2024. 

Linnaeus University has the ambition to utilize the qualities that an even gender distribution and diversity brings to the organization.

Please apply by clicking on the Apply button at the bottom of the ad. Applicants are requested to the application resolving CV, cover letter , a copy of a relevant essay , grades and certificates and other relevant documents. The applicant also requested to submit with their application a proposed research plan within the current area of research. All documents must be attached to digital in the application. The application and other documents shall be marked with the reference number. All documents cited must be received by the University no later than 24.00 (Local time in Sweden) on the closing day.

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