The Department of
Automatic Control at KTH conducts fundamental and applied research
in system identification, control, machine learning and
optimization of dynamical systems, with applications in autonomous
systems, process control, systems biology, wireless networks and
secure systems. The department is internationally well
established, has many research collaborations with excellent
partners worldwide, and is involved in several European and
national projects. Industrial projects involve partners such as
ABB Corporate Research, ABB Process Automation, BillerudKorsnäs,
Ericsson Research, and Scania. We have a large academic network
and collaborate with researchers at MIT, Harvard University, UC
Berkeley, Stanford, TU Eindhoven, and Université de Lyon among
others. Automation and Control at KTH was ranked 12 in the world
in the latest Shanghai ranking.
We now have an open
postdoc position within model based optimization and control of
continuous bioprocesses based on mammalian cells. The position
is associated with the newly established Center for Advanced
Bioproduction AdBioPro. It
involves developing methodologies for mechanistic macroscopic
metabolic modeling, parameter estimation and experiment design,
and optimization and control of cell metabolism in perfusion
processes. The project will be run in close collaboration with
the School of Biotechnology at KTH, hosting extensive laboratory
facilities, and our industrial partners, with the ultimate
objective to verify methodologies in an industrial setting. We
primarily seek candidates with a background in modeling of
reaction networks, parameter estimation, off- and on-line
optimization (MPC), and preferably with experience of
applications in bioproduction.
Candidates should have a Ph.D. or be near Ph.D. defense, in
Control Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Biotechnology. The
candidate should have a strong background from at least one of the
areas bioprocess modeling, system identification or Model
Predictive Control, and experience from at least one more of these
areas.
The successful applicant should have an outstanding research and
publication record. Well-developed analytical and problem solving
skills are a requirement. We are looking for a strongly motivated
person, who is able to work independently. Good command of English
orally and in writing is required to present and publish research
results.
Please contact Prof Elling W. Jacobsen, [log in to unmask],
or Prof Håkan Hjalmarsson, [log in to unmask] if you are
interested.
Deadline for applications is Jan 15 2018.
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Elling
W. Jacobsen
Professor of Automatic
Control
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
School of Electrical Engineering, Department of
Automatic Control
Osquldas väg 10, floor 6, SE-100 44 Stockholm,
Sweden
Phone: +46 8 790 7325, email: [log in to unmask]