Bridge Health Research Postdoc - Real-Time Damage Detection

EURAXESS Ireland; Dublin; Remote; EUR 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

University College Dublin invites applications for a postdoctoral PD1 position in the SYN-Bridge project. The role focuses on developing and validating methods for assessing bridge condition using measurements from instrumented vehicles and stationary sensors.

The successful candidate will advance damage detection, vehicle-bridge interaction analysis, and probabilistic assessments, contributing to publications and project datasets over a 36-month period.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field and strong research record.
• Experience in structural dynamics and structural health monitoring.
• Demonstrated ability to publish and present research.
• Good understanding of operational requirements for research projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test and validate methods for assessing bridge condition.
• Move from numerical simulations to laboratory validation and field trials.
• Contribute to shared datasets and peer-reviewed publications.
• Lead work-package activities according to expertise.

Skills

Numerical modelling

MATLAB

Python

Bridge dynamics

Data analysis

Machine learning

Finite element modelling

Signal processing

Bayesian methods

Education

PhD in civil/structural engineering, applied mathematics or statistics

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Finite element software

Job description

University College Dublin invites applications for a postdoctoral PD1 position in the SYN-Bridge project. The role focuses on developing and validating methods for assessing bridge condition using measurements from instrumented vehicles and stationary sensors.

The successful candidate will advance damage detection, vehicle-bridge interaction analysis, and probabilistic assessments, contributing to publications and project datasets over a 36-month period.