• Great opportunities to work with excellent researchers to advance theoretical and technical methods for future road-vehicle-traffic infrastructure.
• Academic competence development and professional training for future career.
• Close collaborations and communications with internationally renowned institutions and industrial partners.
• Reciprocal and supportive working environment.
• High social welfare (e.g. salary and social benefits) in Sweden.

QUALIFICATIONS

You must have a master’s level degree to be qualified for the PhD position in one of the following relevant fields: Transport engineering; Road and traffic engineering; Environmental engineering; Mathematical and analytical modeling relating to road infrastructure and traffic flow; automotive engineering or other subjects that fit the requirements of the position.

Required competence and skills including:

• Knowledge about road infrastructure (e.g., pavement and roadside infrastrucutre)
• Knowledge about traffic flow theories, driving behavior and modeling
• Programming and traffic simulation skills using simulation tools or numerical methods
• Excellent oral and writing and communication skills in English. Swedish is a merit but not mandatory
• Strong professional/educational background in the mentioned relevant fields.
• Commitment and self-motivation to academic work/career

Your major responsibility as a PhD student is to pursue your own doctoral studies under the strategic themes of the research area. The major responsibilities include:

• You are expected to take the PhD level courses in Chalmers and learn other knowledge to enhance your research ability and competence in general.
• You will develop your own scientific concepts and communicate the results of your research, both orally and in writing such as scientific articles and reports.
• Actively collecting researchers and practitioners within academia and with society at large.
• The position will normally include 5 - 20% departmental work, mostly teaching duties and supervising undergraduate students.

Read more about doctoral studies at Chalmers here.