Postdoc in process efficiency for nitrocellulose

Job description

Would you like to make nitrocellulose production more resource-efficient and sustainable? We are looking for a postdoc at the competence centre Svenskt Krut at KTH, where academia, government agencies and industry jointly strengthen Sweden's capability in nitrocellulose (NC).

I projektet analyserar vi nitreringsprocessen och delprocesserna för att återvinna och återanvända syror, tvättvatten och lösningsmedel

In the project we analyse the nitration process and sub-processes for rthe ecovery and reuse of acids, washing water and solvents. Your role is to map and quantify process and residual streams, establish mass balances and evaluate recovery techniques such as distillation, membrane processes and sorption.

You will carry out laboratory and smaller pilot trials on the most promising solutions, perform a techno-economic analysis and propose a greener NC process. Flow simulation and AI-supported data analysis are central tools. The work is carried out at the Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology and in collaboration with FOI and industrial partners.

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.
• Documented scientific expertise in chemical engineering, process engineering or a closely related field, demonstrated through publications.
• Experience of mass balances, flow simulation or separation and recovery techniques (e.g. distillation, membranes or sorption).
• Very good command of English, spoken and written, as it is required in the daily work.
• As a person you are independent, take initiative and have a strong ability to collaborate in an interdisciplinary environment.
• Swedish citizenship.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Experience of techno-economic analysis or sustainability assessment of processes.
• Experience of AI- or data-driven process analysis.
• Experience of working in an industry-related process environment, preferably with acids or residual streams.
• Teaching abilities.
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

Join us at KTH

KTH shapes the future through education, research and innovation. As a leading international technical university, we play an active role in advancing the transition towards a sustainable society. At KTH, you have the opportunity to grow and develop in a creative and dynamic environment, with good working conditions and attractive benefits. Equality, diversity and equal opportunities are essential to quality and form an integral part of KTH’s core values as a university and public authority.

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To apply for the position

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The application must include:

• 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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Anställningsform: tidsbegränsad anställning | Anställningens omfattning: heltid | Antal lediga befattningar: 1 | Sysselsättningsgrad: 100 % | Ort: Stockholm | Län: Stockholms län | Land: Sweden | Referensnummer: PA-2026-3073 | Kontakt: Daniel Söderberg , Daniel Söderberg , | Publicerat: 2026-09-10 | Sista ansökningsdag: 2026-09-19