PhD student position in vehicle safety

Information about the research/the project/the division
The scientists in the group Accident Prevention in the Vehicle Safety division (Department of Applied Mechanics) conduct world-leading research on topics ranging from normal driving to the antecedents of vehicle crashes and incidents, to the safety impact of in-vehicle active safety systems. Much of our research involves the design, collection, and analysis of data collected naturalistically, that is, data collected in vehicles that are driven by people in their daily lives. The data range from videos of the driver and her surroundings to GPS and in-vehicle time-history records of steering angles, brake pedal positions, accelerations etc. 

We have strong ties to the Swedish automotive industry and are participating in national and international projects (EU, US and Japan). A recent research focus has been the development of methods for collecting, storing and accessing the naturalistic data, in addition to more basic analysis methodological issues for this type of data. This effort has generated terabytes of data ready for unique in-depth analyses.

We teach courses in the masters program in Automotive Engineering at Chalmers University on both the technical and behavioral aspects of traffic safety and active safety systems.   
The division is physically located at SAFER (http://www.chalmers.se/safer) in Göteborg on the west coast of Sweden, with a view of the river and harbor. The research environment is international. Candidates of any nationality are welcome to apply. 

Major responsibilities
- Carrying on research activities
- Attending secondments and meetings 
- Being awareded at least 67.5 education credits (typically from PhD and Master courses)
- Teaching (or equivalent) 20%

Your major responsibilities as PhD student is to pursue your own doctoral studies. You are expected to develop your own scientific concepts and communicate the results of your research verbally and in writing, both in Swedish and in English. The position generally also includes teaching on Chalmers' undergraduate level or performing other duties corresponding to 20 per cent of working hours.

Qualifications
Requirements and eligibility criteria: 

1. English language: It is a requirement that fellows will be able to express themselves in English at a high level. 
2. An early stage researcher (ESR) means a researcher who, at the time of recruitment by the beneficiary, has not yet been awarded the doctorate degree and is in the first 4 years (full-time equivalent) of his/her research career (measured from the date when they obtained the (Master) degree which formally entitles them to embark on a doctorate). 
3. Fellows are required to undertake transnational (i.e. move from one country to another) mobility (3 to 4 secondments of 2 to 3 months each, workshops at universities). 
4. At the time of recruitment, the researcher must not have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc…) in the country of the host institution for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to his/her recruitment under the project. 

To qualify as a PhD student, you must have a master's level degree corresponding to at least 240 higher education credits in a relevant field.

The position requires sound verbal and written communication skills in Swedish and English. If Swedish is not your native language, you should be able to teach in Swedish after two years. Chalmers offers Swedish courses.

Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20130415 and written in English. The application should be sent electronically and be attached as pdf-files, as below:

• Application: (Please name the appendix: APPLICATION, Family name, reference number)
- CV, include complete list of publications,
- Previous teaching and pedagogical experiences,
- Other, for example previous employments or leadership qualifications and positions of trust.
- Two references that we can contact.

• Personal letter/Qualifications: (Please name the appendix as: QUALIFICATIONS, family name, ref. number) 1-3 pages where you introduce yourself present your qualifications and describe your future research plans.
- Previous research fields and main research results.
- Future goals and research focus. Is there any specific projects and research issues you are primarily interested in?

• Other:
- Copies of bachelor or master’s thesis.
- Attested copies of completed education, grades and other certificates.
Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form. The files may be compressed (zipped).

Application deadline: 2014-01-30

For questions, please contact:
PhD Marco Dozza
marco.dozza@chalmers.se

Jonas Bärgman
jonas.bargman@chalmers.se




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