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KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Postdoc in networked control systems

2025-05-11 (Europe/Stockholm)
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Job description

The Division of Decision and Control Systems is currently looking for 1-3 postdocs with a very strong background and interest in networked control systems, mathematics, and modeling. The successful candidates will join a project on developing novel mathematical and computational tools for the fundamental understanding and engineering design of emerging networked control systems, focusing partly on learning and resilient cyber-physical systems. Professors Henrik Sandberg and Karl Henrik Johansson supervise the work.

The Division of Decision and Control Systems conducts fundamental research in networked control systems, cyber-physical systems, system identification, and transport systems. Industrial projects involve partners such as ABB, Ericsson, and Scania. A large part of the research is funded by the Swedish Research Council, WASP, Digital Futures or the EU. We have an extensive academic network and collaborate with researchers at Imperial College, Oxford, ETH, Caltech, MIT, and UC Berkeley, among others.

For more information, see www.kth.se/dcs 

What we offer

  • A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
  • Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
  • Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
  •  Guidance on relocating and settling in KTH and in Sweden 

Read more about what it's like to work at KTH and our benefits.

Qualifications

Requirements

  • A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
  • Significant, documented research expertise in networked control systems, cyber-physical security, machine learning theory or applied mathematics.
  • Strongly motivated, able to work independently, and with very good collaborative abilities.

Preferred qualifications

  • A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
  • Teaching abilities and documented supervision of student work is commendable.
  • Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality is commendable.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH's recruitment system to apply for this position. You are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete according to the instructions in the ad.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

Others

Striving towards gender equality, diversity and equal conditions is both a question of quality for KTH and a given part of our values.

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Disclaimer: In case of discrepancy between the Swedish original and the English translation of the job announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

About KTH

KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world. Our research and education covers a wide area including natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as architecture, industrial management, urban planning, history and philosophy. Read more here

Type of employment: Temporary position
Contract type: Full time
First day of employment: According to agreement
Salary: Monthly salary
Number of positions: 1
Full-time equivalent: 100%
City: Stockholm
County: Stockholms län
Country: Sweden
Reference number: PA-2025-1216
Contact:
  1. Henrik Sandberg, [email protected]
  2. Karl Henrik Johansson, [email protected]
Published: 2025-04-15
Last application date: 2025-05-11

Job details

Title
Postdoc in networked control systems
Location
Brinellvägen 8 Stockholm, Sweden
Published
2025-04-15
Application deadline
2025-05-11 23:59 (Europe/Stockholm)
2025-05-11 23:59 (CET)
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