[ Sweden Scholarship ]: PhD scholarship in Soil and Rock Mechanics at KTH, Sweden

Deadline for application 2010-12-08

Dept. Civil and Architectural Engineering is looking for PhD student in Soil and Rock Mechanics
KTH, School of Architecture and the Built Environment is looking for a PhD student to the Department of Soil and Rock Mechanics.

Place of work
KTH is the largest technical university in Sweden. Education and research cover a broad spectrum within natural sciences and engineering, as well as architecture, industrial engineering and management, urban planning, work science and environmental engineering. KTH has 13.344 full-time equivalent students of whom 6.955 at Bachelor (first) level and 5.545 at Master (second) level. In addition 1.314 full-time equivalent students at doctoral studies (third) level and 3.900 employees.

The School of Architecture and built environment focuses on future of our societies, on how our cities, buildings and infrastructure should be designed. We study growth, technology and environment, as well as ethical considerations and risks. Our curriculum and our research are based on several academic disciplines: engineering and the technical sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences.


Job assignment
The aim of the research is to develop methods for calculation of the probability of failure for concrete dams founded on rock. The work will mainly focus on how different types of model uncertainties should be considered in the calculations, partly due to the calculation-model itself and partly due to performed investigations, in order to be able to calculate the probability of failure correct.

Qualifications
The applicant should have a master degree in civil engineering or a corresponding degree. The applicant should also have well developed analytical skills in order to formulate and solve problems independently. Good social competence and a positive attitude are qualities which are considered important. Good skills in writing and speaking English are required.

Employment
Form of employment: Position as Phd Student
Start date: To be agreed


Application
Applications via e-mail are to be sent to: registrator.byv@abe.kth.se
(enclose your CV as attachment in the e-mail application)


Please refer to the reference number A-2010-0860 in your application


Contact(s)
Stefan Larsson, professor
Phone: + 46 8-790 60 16


Stefan Larsson
Fredrik Johansson, researcher
Phone: + 46 8-790 79 91
stefan.larsson@byv.kth.se


Link: http://www.kth.se/om/work-at-kth/vacancies/dept-civil-and-architectural-engineering-is-looking-for-phd-student-in-soil-and-rock-mechanics-1.70988?l=en_UK