项目介绍

2026年6月5日

This doctoral project will develop new methods for planning electrification systems that remain reliable under climate hazards such as floods, droughts, heat extremes, storms and wildfires. The goal of the project is to embed climate-risk and resilience considerations into energy planning models and apply them to policy and planning.

The project is based at the Division of Energy Systems and will involve collaboration with external partners, including the University of Oxford and stakeholders in national governments and energy organisations.

Supervision: Prof. Viktoria Martin and Dr. Daniel Adshead are proposed to supervise the doctoral student. Decisions are made on admission

Admission requirements

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

The candidate’s previous degree, or equivalent knowledge, should be in a relevant field such as energy systems, civil or environmental engineering, climate science, applied mathematics or economic geography.

Personal skills

Since the project involves international collaboration, stakeholder-oriented case studies and open-source research outputs, good communication skills, the ability to work independently, analytical problem-solving ability, and a collaborative approach are important personal qualities.

In addition to the above, there is also a mandatory requirement for English equivalent to English B/6.

Selection

In order to succeed as a doctoral student at KTH you need to be goal oriented and persevering in your work. During the selection process, candidates will be assessed upon their ability to:

• independently pursue his or her work
• collaborate with others,
• have a professional approach and
• analyze and work with complex issues.
• demonstrated knowledge or experience with climate modelling and hazard datasets;
• experience with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) modelling and spatial data handling, including with tools such as QGIS or ArcGIS;
• knowledge or experience with network analysis, system-level risk analysis, or infrastructure interdependency analysis;
• competence with programming and reproducible analysis, especially in Python;
• experience in climate adaptation assessment and investment appraisal.

After the qualification requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal skills. 

Target degree: Doctoral degree

Information regarding admission and employment

Only those admitted to postgraduate education may be employed as a doctoral student. The total length of employment may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time doctoral education in four years’ time. An employed doctoral student can, to a limited extent (maximum 20%), perform certain tasks within their role, e.g. training and administration. A new position as a doctoral student is for a maximum of one year, and then the employment may be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time. 

As a doctoral student, you are entitled to a workplace with many employee benefits and monthly salary according to KTH’s Doctoral student salary agreement. Read more about Doctoral studies (PhD) | KTH | Sweden.

Union representatives

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Doctoral Student’s network (Students’ union on KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

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To apply for the 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 include the following elements:

• 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.
• 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).