Doctoral student (licentiate) in Digital Metallurgy

Role: Doctoral student (licentiate) in Digital Metallurgy
Organization: KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Contract Type: Temporary, Full-time
Application Deadline: 13 Jun 2026 - 21:59 (UTC)

Job Overview
The steel industry is undergoing a major transition toward more sustainable, resource-efficient, and low-emission production. Digitalization and advanced process technologies are becoming increasingly important for improving efficiency, product quality, and environmental performance across modern steelmaking operations. This project will investigate how data-driven methods and digital technologies can support the optimization of steelmaking processes. The research combines metallurgical knowledge with approaches in data analysis, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and process optimization to improve process understanding, operational performance, resource efficiency, and sustainability. The project will be carried out in close collaboration with European industrial partners and research institutions. It includes interdisciplinary research, industrial cooperation, and international collaboration, with opportunities for research exchanges and work connected to industrial applications.

Supervision: Björn Glaser is proposed to supervise the doctoral student. Decisions are made on admission.

Responsibilities
As a doctoral student, you will conduct research in Engineering materials science, focusing on digital metallurgy. You are expected to:
- Independently pursue your work.
- Collaborate with others.
- Maintain a professional approach.
- Analyze and work with complex issues.
- Perform certain tasks within your role, such as training and administration, to a limited extent (maximum 20% of time).

Requirements and Qualifications
Admission Requirements:
To be admitted to postgraduate education, the applicant must have basic eligibility in accordance with either of the following:
- Passed a second cycle degree (for example a master's degree).
- Completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 second-cycle higher education credits.
- Acquired, in some other way within or outside the country, substantially equivalent knowledge.

Specific Academic Requirements:
- Master's degree in materials science or metallurgy.
- Mandatory requirement for English equivalent to English B/6.

Selection Criteria:
Candidates will be assessed upon their ability to:
- Independently pursue his or her work.
- Collaborate with others.
- Have a professional approach.
- Analyze and work with complex issues.

Specific Skills and Knowledge:
- Knowledge of material science and metallurgy.
- Python programming and computational skills.
- Goal-oriented and persevering work ethic.
- Personal skills are given great emphasis after qualification requirements are met.

Target Degree: Licentiate degree.

What They Offer
- Employment as a doctoral student at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
- Monthly salary according to KTH’s Doctoral student salary agreement.
- A workplace with many employee benefits.
- Opportunity to grow and develop in a creative and dynamic environment.
- Good working conditions and attractive benefits.
- An environment that values equality, diversity, and equal opportunities.

Employment Terms:
- The total length of employment may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time doctoral education in four years' time.
- For studies completed with a licentiate degree, the total period of employment may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time doctoral education for two years.
- A new position as a doctoral student is for a maximum of one year, and then the employment may be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time.
- Only those admitted to postgraduate education may be employed as a doctoral student.

Application Instructions
Apply for the position and admission through KTH's recruitment system. Applications must include:
- Copies of diplomas and grades from previous university studies and certificates of fulfilled language requirements. Translations into English or Swedish if the original document is not issued in one of these languages. Copies of originals must be certified.
- CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
- Application letter with a brief description of why you want to pursue research studies, about what your academic interests are and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals (Maximum 2 pages long).
- Representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please provide a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.

Contact
Bjoern Glaser, bjoerng@kth.se