We are seeking a doctoral student to join the Division of Soil and Rock Mechanics and contribute to the climate adaptation of society’s infrastructure. This fully funded 4 year position is part of a novel interdisciplinary research project focused on developing sustainable solutions for climate adaptation strategies.

The project has high practical relevance and is expected to make an important impact on society’s climate transition. As a doctoral student, you will work closely with both geotechnical engineers and risk philosophers to study how deep uncertainties in climate change predictions influence the reliability of geotechnical structures.

In this role, you will:

• Explore how uncertainties in climate related parameters affect the suitability of various climate adaptation strategies and geotechnical solutions.
• Conduct geotechnical analyses to create cost-effective and sustainable engineering solutions, and to develop and test models for decision under deep uncertainty.
• Work on case studies that connect the research to real-world geotechnical structures.

The employment comes with a competitive salary in line with what is offered to newly graduated engineers working in the Swedish construction industry and there is no tuition fee. The vacancy ad and further details about the project and the employment can be found here: https://www.kth.se/lediga-jobb/767425?l=en

Last day of application is 6 December.