Postdoc in AI for multiscale modeling of fuel cells

Job description

The Departments of Engineering Mechanics and Chemical Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join a new interdisciplinary project funded by Digital Futures, titled “AI for Clean Energy Conversion: Learning Multiscale Dynamics in Fuel Cell Systems”.

The project aims to develop a multiscale modeling framework that combines computational fluid dynamics (CFD), electrochemical experiments, and machine learning (ML) to understand and predict multiscale transport phenomena in fuel cell systems. In particular, the postdoc will bridge pore-scale simulations and macroscale performance models using advanced operator learning and physics-informed AI techniques, leveraging high-resolution X-ray imaging data and high-performance computing (HPC) resources.

The position offers a unique opportunity to work at the interface of AI, computational physics, and electrochemistry, within two vibrant research environments (FLOW and Applied Electrochemistry) and to contribute to the development of next-generation tools for sustainable energy conversion.

As this is a joint project, the postdoc is expected to work with both Dr. Shahab Mirjalili (Engineering Mechanics, FLOW) and Dr. Björn Eriksson (Chemical Engineering, Applied Electrochemistry).

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.
• Expertise or significant experience in scientific AI/ML
• Research expertise
• Teaching abilities
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
• Collaborative abilities
• Independence

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Experience in computational fluid dynamic simulations
• Experience in modeling and testing fuel cells
• Motivation to collaborate with other international research groups

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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• 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.
• List of 2-3 references with their contact information

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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