Doctoral Student in Resource Recovery

The Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business has seen strong development in research into resource recovery in recent years. Today, our research and teaching environment comprises seven professors, 20 to 25 doctoral students and around 25 senior lecturers, researchers and post doctoral positions. Teaching is at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, to which our third-cycle education is also linked. We anticipate examining eight doctoral students in 2015

We have access to modern, well-equipped teaching and research laboratories. Research within resource recovery takes place primarily in energy, industrial bioengineering, polymer engineering, modelling, systems analysis and construction engineering. We have a large national and international network and well-established collaborations with trade, industry and public sector operators. We are currently looking for a doctoral student in resource recovery with a specialisation in combustion and ash recovery.

Job Description
The research project covers material flows connected to waste management and will be run in close collaboration with Borås Energi and Miljö AB. The goal is to find cost-effective methods of extracting valuable substances from combustion – primarily phosphorus – and to adapt the fuel to obtain an ash with a high concentration of, and accessibility to, the substance. The doctoral student must dedicate at least 80% of his or her time to research and thesis work. The remaining 20% involves participation in departmental duties comprising teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the relevant courses, the supervision of degree projects, participation in external projects and assignments and/or administration.

Doctoral students are employed under Chapter 5 of the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance. The programme is equivalent to a maximum of four years’ full-time study. The initial employment period is for one year and usually renewed in one-year increments. If departmental duties are included, the research programme will be extended to a maximum of five years.

Qualifications
Admission to the research programme in resource recovery requires a master’s degree in engineering/natural science or a degree in engineering with documented experience in thermodynamics, inorganic chemistry and combustion engineering. You must be able to communicate fluently in both spoken and written English corresponding to at least Swedish upper secondary level.

Laboratory experience and a good command of Swedish are useful merits.

Contact
Information about the post is available from Senior Lecturer Agnes Nagy via telephone +46 734-332206. The union representatives for Saco-S and ST can be reached via the university switchboard on +46 33-435 40 00. The best time to get in touch with our contacts is after 10 August.

Type of Employment Fixed term doctoral student position as per the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance
Employment Hours: Full time
Duties commence: As soon as possible
Location Borås.
Reg.no. PA 2015/172

Application
Apply for the position via our website by clicking on “Apply” at the bottom of the advertisement.

Clearly indicate the position you seek in your application and provide the reference number. The following documents must be attached to your application:

1. Personal letter
2. CV with reference details
3. Master’s Thesis
4. Certificates/qualifications and other such documents you wish to refer to

No supplementary information may be submitted digitally after the final application date.

Please submit your application no later than 31/08/2015

According to regulations in force at the National Archives of Sweden, we must archive application documents excluding publications for two years after a final appointment decision.

We will reject approaches from advertisers and employment agencies regarding this recruitment.