PhD in Experimental BEP Modelling for Dike Safety

Delft University of Technology via AcademicTransfer; Nederland; Presencial; EUR 34.000 - 43.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) invites applications for a PhD position focused on predicting backward erosion piping under dikes within the Digital Dikes project.

The home base is the Geoscience and Engineering department; the position is a 4-year fixed-term contract. Salary ranges from €3,059 to €3,881 gross per month for a 38-hour week, with 8% holiday allowance and end-of-year bonus.

Formación

• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Soil Mechanics or closely related field.
• Strong interest in experimental research and physical modelling.
• Proficiency in English (spoken and written).
• Programming experience with Python and MATLAB; interest in image analysis and data processing.

Responsabilidades

• Develop experimental BEP modelling by creating new experimental setups and applying novel measurement techniques.
• Investigate 3D meandering behaviour of pipe networks and grain-scale interactions.
• Analyse data with image analysis and spatial statistics to improve predictive models.

Conocimientos

Python

MATLAB

English proficiency

Educación

Master’s degree in Civil/Geotechnical/Geotechnical Engineering or closely related field

Herramientas

None

Descripción del empleo

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) invites applications for a PhD position focused on predicting backward erosion piping under dikes within the Digital Dikes project.

The home base is the Geoscience and Engineering department; the position is a 4-year fixed-term contract. Salary ranges from €3,059 to €3,881 gross per month for a 38-hour week, with 8% holiday allowance and end-of-year bonus.