PhD Candidate in Water and Environmental Engineering, Norway

We have a vacancy for a PhD candidate at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The appointment has a duration of 3 years, and the goal is a completed doctoral education and to obtain a doctoral degree.

The topic of this specific PhD project is to explore the impact of information gain achieved from autonomous robots as a data source on sewer asset management. This research will be part of the Horizon Europe Project PIPEON – Robotics and AI for Sewer Pipe Inspection and Maintenance.

Duties of the position

The following duties and responsibilities are associated with the position:

• Complete a PhD project within 3 years, with scope as described in this announcement
• Complete the PhD training consisting of courses (minimum 30 ECTS credits)
• Prepare scientific journal articles and conference papers under supervision
• Present results from research at international conferences and in a dissertation
• Collaborate closely with the other partner in the PIPEON project

Required selection criteria

• You must have a professionally relevant background in Hydraulic/Environmental/Sanitary engineering or equivalent
• Your education must correspond to a five-year Norwegian degree program, where 120 credits are obtained at master’s level
• You must have a strong academic background from your previous studies and an average grade from the master’s degree program, or equivalent education, which is equal to B or better compared with NTNU’s grading scale. If you do not have letter grades from previous studies, you must have an equally good academic basis. If you have a weaker grade background, you may be assessed if you can document that you are particularly suitable for a PhD education.
• Must meet the requirements for admission to the faculty’s doctoral program (https://www.ntnu.edu/iv/doctoral-programme)
• Strong capabilities in analytical thinking, mathematical and physics-based modelling
• Strong knowledge about urban water systems and their management
• Experience in mathematical modelling (e.g., hydraulic simulations etc.)
• Knowing at least one programming language (e.g., Python, R, Matlab or similar) with strong programming skills
• Excellent written and oral English language skills

Benefits 

• Exciting and stimulating tasks in a strong international academic environment
• An open and inclusive work environment with dedicated colleagues
• Favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• employee benefits
• As a PhD candidate (code 1017) you are normally paid from gross NOK 532 200 per annum before tax, depending on qualifications and seniority. From the salary, 2% is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.
• The period of employment is 3 years.

Organisation/Company –NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – NTNU

Research Field – Engineering, Environmental science, Geosciences

Researcher Profile -First Stage Researcher (R1), Recognised Researcher (R2), Established Researcher (R3)

Country – Norway

Application Deadline –5 Nov 2024 – 00:00 (UTC)