2 x PhD Scholarships (Geotechnical Engineering)

About the scholarship 

Swinburne has secured an Australian Research Council funded project to investigate the extraction of renewable energy from pavements constructed with low-carbon recycled demolition wastes. This research project will generate new knowledge on the thermo-geomechanical responses of pavements when harvesting heat energy under dynamic loads, using experimental and numerical approaches, including field trials. 
Two (2) PhD scholarships are available for 3 years, in the field of geotechnical engineering, under the supervision of Prof. Arul Arulrajah. The PhD students will conduct research in this project involving laboratory testing, physical modelling, theoretical modelling, computational geotechnics and field trials related to the topic: Harnessing renewable energy from low-carbon geothermal pavements. 

Skills and experience

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate the following:

• Bachelor of Civil Engineering in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering (with honours) or closely related discipline
• Meet all relevant criteria to gain entry to Swinburne’s PhD program
• Expertise in specialised geotechnical experimental works
• Expertise in geotechnical instrumentation and performance monitoring
• Expertise in computational and numerical modelling, including geotechnical and thermal modelling using FEM/DEM techniques

 
A full list of the selection criteria is available within the position description (click apply to take you to the Swinburne job page, where you can find the PD).

Further information, contacts and support

Applicants should send their CV, academic degrees, academic transcripts, English test results (IELTS or TOEFL) and copies of journal publications to: Prof Arul Arulrajah, Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, VIC 3122, email: aarulrajah@swin.edu.au, Phone: +61 3 9214 5741. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications close at 5pm on Friday the 27th of April 2018