Postdoctoral Position in Nuclear Engineering

Royal Institute of Technology

School: Engineering Sciences, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Department: Physics
Reference Number: PA-2025-3730
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Employment Type: Full-time, Temporary
Salary: According to KTH’s doctoral student salary agreement
Number of Positions: 1
Published: 04 Dec 2025
Application Deadline: 09 Jan 2026

Project Description

The project focuses on severe accident management in Nordic Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs). Key research goals include:

• Avoiding rapid containment failure during corium melt release from the reactor vessel
• Developing methods to address uncertainties in severe accident progression
• Using the ROAAM+ framework for risk assessment
• Investigating potential energetic interactions between corium melt and water coolant

The position offers opportunities to participate in international collaborative projects.

Preferred Knowledge: Nuclear power, fluid dynamics, thermohydraulics, severe accident phenomena, numerical simulations

Supervision

• Professor Pavel Kudinov
• Professor Pär Olsson (prefekt)

Admission Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent (240 higher education credits, including 60 second-cycle credits)
• English proficiency equivalent to English B/6

Selection Criteria:
Candidates will be evaluated on their ability to:

• Work independently
• Collaborate effectively
• Approach tasks professionally
• Analyze and solve complex issues
• Apply knowledge in nuclear engineering and numerical modeling

Personal skills are highly emphasized.

Target Degree

Doctoral Degree (PhD)

Employment Information

• Only admitted postgraduate students may be employed
• Maximum employment corresponds to four years of full-time doctoral study
• Up to 20% of time may be dedicated to teaching or administrative tasks
• Contracts renewed annually, up to two years at a time

Application Requirements

Applications must include:

• CV with relevant experience
• Application letter (max 2 pages) describing motivation, research interests, and career goals
• Diplomas, transcripts, and language certificates (certified translations if required)
• Representative publications or technical reports (with abstracts and links if documents are long)

Applications must be submitted via KTH recruitment system. Applicants are responsible for completeness.

Other Information

• Position may be security-sensitive; clearance may be required
• KTH does not accept contact from recruitment agencies or job ad salespersons
• In case of discrepancy, the Swedish version prevails

Contact Information

• Professor Pavel Kudinov: pkudinov@kth.se | +46 8 790 8391
• Professor Pär Olsson: polsson@kth.se | +46 73 765 0538

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