About the position
Job description
The project develops interoperable digital and control solutions for positive energy buildings and energy communities. The postdoctoral researcher will integrate building management systems (BMS), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), HVAC components, sensors, thermal storage and renewable technologies, including photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) systems. Research includes model-based and predictive control, hardware and software onboarding, and experimental validation in real buildings. A central contribution is a reusable digital infrastructure using semantic models and standardised interfaces to connect design, product, installation, commissioning and operational data across the building lifecycle. The researcher will also assess whole-system sustainability through energy, carbon and life-cycle performance analysis, considering operational benefits, embodied impacts and circularity. Work combines technical modelling, data integration and collaboration with building owners and technology providers. The postdoc reasearcher will contribute to 20% of teaching and department duties.
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.
PhD in building automation, control engineering, building energy systems, energy informatics or a related field.
Knowledge of BMS, PLCs, HVAC components, sensors and energy system modelling.
Experience in control algorithm development, simulation, software integration or automation research.
Strong scientific communication skills in English, as this will be required in day-to-day work.
Preferred qualifications
A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
Hands-on BMS commissioning, sensor deployment, embedded control and BACnet/Modbus integration.
Experience with PVT, heat pumps, thermal storage and renewable system control.
Semantic modelling, ontologies, BIM, digital twins and lifecycle data interoperability.
Experience with LCA, EPDs, embodied carbon or sustainability assessment of integrated systems.
Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality
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.
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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