Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Mid Sweden University has more than 17,000 students and has campuses in Härnösand, Sundsvall and Östersund.We offer 50 general programmes, 30 Master?s programmes and 750 courses in a wide range of fields; we are also a major player in distance and net-based education.Mid Sweden University has an annual turnover of SEK 845 million and has more than 900 employees, of which 70 are professors and 200 are research students.Research profiles are forestry and mountain regions, within the two thematic areas of Business and Growth and Quality of Life and Welfare. Mid Sweden University welcomes applications for the post of Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Natural Sciences, Engineering, and Mathematics Ref.no.MIUN 2010/1252 Subject area: Strength of materials often fluctuates statistically, and depends on the size of the specimens and also the time during which mechanical and environmental loads are applied.The particular subject area of this opening is the statistical aspects of the materials strength, especially the failure of wet paper on papermachine and the failure of corrugated board box under creep conditions.In the first area the web break phenomena are rare, but we try to predict such rare break events by determining scaling behaviour of wet strength experimentally and by developing probabilistic models.In the second area, the creep life of the corrugated containers also fluctuates, and the challenge is to describe and predict the stochastic failure phenomena, particularly the lower tail of the creep life distributions, in terms of experimentally measurable material parameters.Depending on the background and competency areas of the candidate, we may define one of the above subject areas accordingly.Job description: The candidate is expected to perform both experimental and theoretical work in the above subject areas, analyse the results, and disseminate the conclusions to both academic and industrial communities. Eligibility: PhD in physical sciences and engineering.Proficiency in programming languages and experimental work background are necessary.Place of work: The post is based in Sundsvall.Scope: 100% Start date: Immediate.Application: Please append the following to your application: CV, one-page summary statement of your research interests and career goal, and a maximum of three publications.Four identical copies are to be sent to: Registrar, Mid Sweden University, 851 70 Sundsvall.State ref.no.MIUN 2010/1252.Applications must be received by Mid Sweden University no later than the 13th of September 2010.