Dreaming of pursuing a PhD in Europe with full funding? Here’s a golden opportunity you don’t want to miss.
🎓 KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, is now inviting online applications for multiple Fully Funded PhD positions across various departments. If you meet the eligibility criteria, you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Description
The Department of Engineering Mechanics pursues basic and applied research in biomechanics, composite mechanics, fluid mechanics, contact mechanics, fracture mechanics and fatigue, material mechanics, and paper mechanics. FLOW is a strong community of researchers engaged in fundamental and applied research in fluid mechanics within the department.
We are currently seeking a PhD student in fluid mechanics to join the Fluid Mechanics Division at KTH. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to a research program focused on multi-scale urban turbulence and gust dynamics.
The project aims to uncover the fundamental mechanisms governing fine-scale, intermittent turbulence in urban environments, which is crucial for applications such as drone safety, pedestrian comfort, and urban wind energy. By integrating artificial intelligence with advanced wind tunnel experiments, the PhD student will work to understand and predict urban turbulence patterns. The goal is to develop frameworks that can inform urban planning, renewable energy strategies, and drone operations, addressing critical challenges in sustainable city design.
Supervision: Ingrid Neunaber is proposed to supervise the doctoral student. Decisions are made on admission
Admission Requirement
To be admitted to postgraduate education (Chapter 7, 39 § Swedish Higher Education Ordinance), the applicant must have basic eligibility in accordance with either of the following:
- passed a second cycle degree (for example a master's degree), or
- completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 second-cycle higher education credits, or
- acquired, in some other way within or outside the country, substantially equivalent knowledge
Apply This Position
Apply for the position and admission through KTH's recruitment system. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the advertisement.
Applications must be received at the last closing date at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).
Applications must include the following elements:
Applications must be received at the last closing date at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).
Applications must include the following elements:
- CV including your 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)
- Copies of diplomas and grades from previous university studies and certificates of fulfilled language requirements (see above). Translations into English or Swedish if the original document is not issued in one of these languages.Copies of originals must be certified.
- Representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please provide a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.