phd position in Micro-to-Macro Behaviour and Constitutive Modelling of Fissured High-Plasticity Stiff Clays for Landslides and Climate-Resilient Infrastructur

Qualifications and specific competences: Applicants to the PhD position must hold a BSc degree (180 ECTS) in civil engineering (or a closely related engineering discipline) and an MSc degree (minimum 90 ECTS) with a specialisation in geotechnical engineering, including advanced coursework in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. Further requirements: • Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English are required. • Applicants are expected to have experience with advanced laboratory testing of geomaterials and constitutive modelling. • Demonstrated programming skills (e.g. Python, MATLAB, or similar scientific programming language) are required. Place of employment and place of work: The place of employment is Aarhus University, and the place of work is Navitas, Inge Lehmanns Gade 10, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. Contacts: Applicants seeking further information regarding the PhD position are invited to contact: • Kenny Kataoka Sørensen, kks@cae.au.dk (main supervisor) • Felipe Prada, felipe.prada@cae.au,dk (co-supervisor) For information about application requirements and mandatory attachments, please see our application guide. If answers cannot be found there, please contact: • admission.gradschool.tech@au.dk