PhD Student Position Scholarships Funding in Virtual Production Systems.

Overview

The Division of Production Systems within the Department of Product and Production Development announces a PhD position for the Virtual Production group. Our focus is on applied research in national and international projects. We cooperate closely with Industrial partners to validate and implement results for industrial benefits.

Job description

As a PhD candidate you will work on development of virtual tools for analysis of Ecologic and Economic Impact through the complete lifecycle of industrial products. Flows simulation and environmental measures will be combined in order to include dynamic aspects in sustainability analyses. The tool development will enable companies to increase competitiveness by jointly improving sustainability and productivity.

The main challenges are: Which are the system delimitations and what kind of data must be included in a combination of productivity and sustainability analyses? Is there a standard to conform to? How should user interfaces be designed to effectively support integration of life cycle information in a discrete event simulation context? Which are the relevant sources for production and sustainability data and how can this data be automatically extracted, processed and combined?

You will be responsible for development and validation of a demonstrator showing how to measure and evaluate the environmental impact for a product during its lifecycle.

Required qualifications

You should have:

• a M.Sc. degree (civilingenjörsexamen) related to production systems and/or sustainability analysis.




• good analytical skills and good ability to work independently towards the research goals.




• experience of programming including development of user interfaces and databases.




• good knowledge in the area of virtual tools for product and production evaluation, especially discrete event simulation.high social skills, the ability to create effective networks and potential to take on a technical responsibility role in the future.




• proficiency in English, which is our working language. You need good knowledge of Swedish for communication with the companies in the project and for teaching.

Additional desired skills and knowledge that will increase the applicant`s chances:
lifecycle assessment methods, discrete event simulation, data management, and visualization.

Chalmers` PhD student positions are limited to five years including 20% departmental work, which may be teaching duties. It is possible to submit an application prior to the completion of your MSc degree, but you are expected to have a degree when the position starts.

Application procedure

The application shall be written in English and include the following items:

1. An application of a maximum of one A4 page containing your specific qualifications for the position




2. Attested copies of education certificates, including grade reports and other documents




3. Curriculum Vitae




4. Letters of recommendation and name of reference persons (optional)

The application shall be sent electronically as pdf or zipped documents. Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form.

If any material is not available electronically or cannot be transferred to pdf format, the material can be sent as a hard copy to Registrar. The applicants name and the reference number (2011/48) must be written on the first page of the application.

Address:

Registrar

Chalmers University of Technology

SE-412 96 Göteborg

Sweden

Further information

Assistant Professor Björn Johansson, head of Virtual Production group
bjorn.johansson@chalmers.se




Professor Johan Stahre, head of Production Systems division
johan.stahre@chalmers.se




For more general information about the Department of Product and Production Development see www.chalmers.se/ppd/EN



Reference number 2011/48

Application deadline : March, 24th 2011