The Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering is announcing a PhD research fellowship position, affiliated to the Hydraulic Engineering group, for a period of appointment of three years.

Description

The project "Sustainable design and operation of hydropower plants exposed to high
sediment yield - SEDIPASS" is a part of the Norwegian Hydropower Center (www.nvks.no). Within workpackage 1 out of 4, the objective is to develop knowledge towards a less cost and time intensive as well as towards a more reliable method to measure sediment concentration and grain sizes as well as bed load transport in rivers and at hydraulic structures. Herein, for the measurement of suspended sediments concentration a dual frequency two dimensional horizontal aDcp device will be tested in river upstream a hydropower plant. The preferable test site will be in Devoll River, at Gramsh, in Albania.

The task of the phd position will be the quantification of quantify bed load in a river by acoustic measurement technique. This method will be developed and tested in the laboratories of NTNU and of the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM) of the University of Bologna, Italy. The appropriate candidate is willing to be at least one year of the study period in Bologna.

Nr of positions available : 1

Research Fields

Engineering - Civil engineering

Career Stage

Early stage researcher or 0-4 yrs (Post graduate) 

Research Profiles

First Stage Researcher (R1) 

Benefits

Conditions of appointment:
PhD Candidates are remunerated in code 1017, and are normally remunerated at wage level 50, gross NOK 429 400 before tax. The salary is adjusted according to the recent wage negotiations, and given subject to the final approval of the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament). There will be a 2 % deduction to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund from gross wage.

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The period of appointment is up to three years without duties but can be extended to four years including 25 % duties. Engagement as a PhD Candidate is done in accordance with “Regulation concerning terms and conditions of employment for the posts of post-doctoral research fellow, research fellow, research assistant and resident”, given by the Ministry of Education and Research of 19.07.2010.

The goal of each of the announced positions is to obtain a PhD degree. Applicants will engage in an organized PhD training program, and appointment requires approval of the applicants plan for a PhD study within three months from the date of commencement. See www.ntnu.edu/ivt/phd for more information. The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants. The positions adhere to the Norwegian Government's policy of balanced ethnicity, age and gender. Persons with immigrant background and women are encouraged to apply. According to the new Freedom of Information Act, information concerning the applicant may be made public even if the applicant has requested not to be included in the list of applicants.

An application inclusive CV, grade transcripts and other enclosures should be sent electronically via www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/113521/ . Mark your application with ref.no. IVT-76/15

Application deadline: 19th of May, 2015.

The phd candiadate is expected to work under the cotutelle of NTNU and DICAM to achieve a joint degree.

The position requires a master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering with a focus on hydraulic engineering, but other similar and relevant backgrounds will be considered. The position further requires a good background in river hydraulics and sediment transport. It will be an advantage with knowledge in fields like soil mechanics, acoustic signal processing, data analysis and statistics. Good knowledge of English is also required. Inclination for exchange and travel, and knowledge of Norwegian or/and Italian are considered important due to the need to communicate with local staff and other interest groups worldwide. The project will involve mainly laboratory work so laboratory experience will be an advantage.

For further information, please contact: Associate Professor Nils Rüther, NTNU, nils.ruther@ntnu.no, +4773594756, or Assistant Professor Massimo Guerrero, DICAM, University of Bologna, massimo.guerrero@unibo.it, +39512090519