Development of Simplified Approaches for Risk Classification and Safety Assessment of Earth-Retaining Structures

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research; Italy; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata – Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Ingegneria Informatica invites applications for a Researcher position focused on developing simplified methods for risk classification and safety assessment of existing earth-retaining structures along the Italian motorway network.

The project will be organized into four phases: identify structure types, develop simplified risk methodologies, plan site investigations, and validate approaches through selected case

Job description

Organisation/Company Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata - Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Ingegneria Informatica Research Field Engineering Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 31 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Development of simplified methods for
risk classification and safety assessment of existing earth-retaining structures along the Italian motorway network.
The research project will be structured into four main phases: (1) identification and analysis of the different types of
earth-retaining structures currently in service along the Italian motorway network; (2) development of simplified
methodologies for risk assessment of both older and recently constructed structures; (3) design and implementation
of a site investigation campaign aimed at validating the assumptions underlying the proposed methodologies; and
(4) application and validation of the developed approaches through selected case studies

• Italy

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