PhD Opportunity: Innovating Safety Evaluation for High-Severity Collisions

Publiceringsdatum: 2024-12-11

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Jobbannons

Do you aspire to save lives and help shape the future of safer transportation? Are you passionate about creating innovative safety solutions that benefit everyone on the road? We invite you to join us as a PhD student and lead the development of a new Euro NCAP test procedure aimed at enhancing safety for both car and truck occupants. This role calls for creativity, analytical thinking, and a commitment to making a meaningful impact.

About us

The Department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2) is committed to advancing sustainable, safe, and equitable transport solutions. We conduct both fundamental and applied research across all modes of transportation and contribute to undergraduate, master’s, and lifelong learning programs in fields such as Automotive, Shipping, and Mechanical Engineering.

Our department values collaboration with academia, industry, and society to ensure that our work leads to real-world impact. We pride ourselves on fostering a supportive, inclusive, and international environment where students and employees from diverse backgrounds thrive, contributing to outstanding research and world-class education.

About the research project

This project, a collaboration between Chalmers, industry partners, and the Swedish Transportation Administration (Trafikverket), focuses on improving vehicle safety standards through the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP). While Euro NCAP has driven significant advancements in passenger car safety, this project seeks to extend those benefits to larger vehicles.

You will develop innovative methods—both physical and numerical—to assess how truck designs protect passenger car occupants in severe collisions. By addressing the unique challenges posed by high-energy crash events, your work will contribute to creating safer vehicles for all.

Your Role and Responsibilities

As part of this project, you will:

• Analyze experimental crash data to identify patterns and insights.
• Design and develop new test and evaluation methods.
• Create a test surrogate representing a passenger car for physical testing and computer simulations.
• Simulate various crash scenarios to evaluate safety measures.
• Estimate the potential safety benefits of the proposed assessment methods.
• Share your findings with project stakeholders, academic peers, and the broader community through teaching, presentations, and publications.

Your major responsibilities are to pursue your own doctoral studies. You are expected to develop your own scientific concepts and communicate the results of your research verbally and in writing. The position also includes teaching on Chalmers' undergraduate level or performing other duties up to 20 per cent of working hours.

Read more about doctoral studies at Chalmers here.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications:

• A master’s degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering, or related technical field (corresponding to at least 240 higher education credits)
• Foundational knowledge of structural analysis, mechanics of materials, and introductory Finite Element Method (FEM) principles.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with LS-Dyna software and related tools (e.g., ANSA, LS-PrePost, METAPost).
• Familiarity with the automotive industry.
• Basic understanding of statistical methods and data interpretation.

We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. If you meet most but not all of the qualifications, we still invite you to apply and share your unique skills and vision with us.

If Swedish is not your native language, Chalmers offers Swedish courses.

Contract terms

Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of five years.

We offer

Chalmers offers a cultivating and inspiring working environment in the coastal city of Gothenburg. 

Read more about working at Chalmers and our benefits for employees.

Chalmers aims to actively improve our gender balance. We work broadly with equality projects, for example the GENIE Initiative on gender equality for excellence. Equality and diversity are central to all activities at Chalmers.

Application procedure

The application should be written in English. The application should be sent electronically and any supporting documents (listed below) attached as PDF-files. The maximum size for each file is 40 MB. Please note that the system does not support Zip files.

CV: (Please name the document: CV, Family name)

• Education history including any academic achievements
• Other merits, for example previous employments or leadership qualifications and positions of trust.
• Two references that we can contact.

Personal letter: (Please name the document as: Personal letter, Family name)

1-3 pages where you:

• Introduce yourself
• Describe your previous experience of relevance for the position (e.g. education, thesis work and, if applicable, any other research activities)
• Describe your future goals and future research focus

Other documents:

• Copies of bachelor and/or master’s thesis.
• Attested copies and transcripts of completed education, grades and other certificates, e.g. TOEFL test results.

Use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form. 

Please note: The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete. Incomplete applications and applications sent by email will not be considered.

Application deadline: January 12, 2025

For questions, please contact:

For questions about the research project, contact:

Robert Thomson, Professor at Vehicle Safety, robert.thomson@chalmers.se

Jim Brouzoulis, Senior Lecturer at Dynamics,  jim.brouzoulis@chalmers.se

For questions about the recruitment process contact:

Katrin Axelsson, HR-partner, katrin.axelsson@chalmers.se