KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, is searching for a doctoral student to the Division of Soil and Rock Mechanics. The work tasks are related to doctoral studies leading to a Licentiate degree, if the study plan is followed. (Opportunity to continue working to a PhD degree is very likely to be offered, but cannot be completely guaranteed at this point. Licentiate is an intermediate degree.) The studies are connected to the research project “Safe Dams – Description of pore pressure and alarm thresholds for probabilistic assessment of sliding stability for concrete dams”. In sliding stability assessment of concrete dams, the uplift constitutes an important parameter. However, this parameter is associated with significant uncertainties. Existing methods for evaluation of sliding stability are simplified and need to be further developed. The objective of the project is to identify how uplift under dams should be described for different geological conditions and to develop methods for improved assessment of the sliding stability for concrete dams.

The work tasks include case studies of existing dams, evaluation of measurement data, analytical, numerical and probabilistic calculations, writing scientific articles, taking postgraduate courses, and teaching. The employment comes with a competitive salary in line with what is offered to newly graduated engineers working in the Swedish construction industry. The vacancy ad and further details about the project and the employment can be found here: KTH Vacancies.

Applications are welcome for a PhD position at University of Genoa (Italy). The main objective of this doctoral project is to devise sustainable and bio-based soil stabilisation methods to replace conventional and energy intensive alternatives (e.g. cement and/or lime stabilisation). The PhD candidate will work on both the experimental characterisation and modelling of the hydromechanical and hygrothermal behaviour of the stabilised soils. The PhD candidate will also spend a period of six months during the 2^nd Year of the project at the company Envirosoil, based in the United Kingdom. The opportunity to apply a selected stabilisation method in the field is envisaged.

We are looking forward to receiving applications from highly-motivated and curious candidates with a First Class Master’s degree (or equivalent) in civil engineering with a specialisation in geomechanics or other relevant fields obtained before 31/10/2021.

The position is funded for 3 years commencing from January 2022 (starting date cannot be postponed).

Applications should consist of a CV and a research proposal of about 4-5 pages including short description of research interests, context of the proposed project, general overview, plan of research activities.

Applications must be submitted at the following weblink:

http://dottorato.dicca.unige.it/eng/index.html

The successful applicant will work under the joint supervision of Pr Domenico Gallipoli and Dr Agostino Walter Bruno.

Deadline for applications: Mid-October

Contact details for further information:

domenico.gallipoli@unige.it

agostinowalter.bruno@unige.it

The Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry (DICATECh) of Politecnico di Bari invites public applications for a 3-years scholarship for the PhD programme in Risk, Environmental, Territorial and Building Development (DRSATE) to carry out a doctoral research on landslide risk mitigation.

The deadline for application is at 15:00 (Italian time) of 18 October 2021.

Further details in the attached file.