项目介绍

2026年4月22日

Job description

We invite applications for up to two Postdoc positions in the field of hybrid control for multi-robot systems. The successful candidates will join a research group that is focusing on new control methodologies for multi-robot systems.

It is expected that the successful candidates will conduct research in this area, interact with doctoral and master students, and be involved in collaborative work in national and international projects.

Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• Research expertise

Applicants should have a doctoral degree related to at least one of the following research areas:

• Multi-agent control systems
• Distributed control of networked systems
• Formal methods for robot control synthesis

The successful applicant should have research expertise and an outstanding research and publicationrecord. Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills are a requirement. We are looking for a motivated person, who can work independently, as well as within a research group.  Applicants also need to possess teaching abilities. Excellent command of English orally and in writing is required.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Experience implementing and validating experimentally control/planning strategies
• Experience in EU projects’ participation
• Teaching abilities
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
• Collaborative abilities
• Independence

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

Join us at KTH

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Learn more about our benefits and what it’s like to work and grow at KTH.

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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.

The application must include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximally two pages long.

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.

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