Postdoctoral research position in reliability and risk assessment of civil engineering structures considering sustainability principles

12 May 2023
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Czech Technical University in Prague

Research Field

Engineering

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)
Leading Researcher (R4)

Country

Czech Republic

Application Deadline

15 Jun 2023 - 23:59 (Europe/Prague)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

1 Jul 2023

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Reference Number

#9-1

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) now offers a new fellowship program, the CTU Global Postdoc Fellowship. This new and attractive two-year fellowship-program offers excellent researchers who have recently completed their PhD the chance to continue their research career at CTU. Fellows receive a two year fellowship and become members of a team led by a mentor. The fellowship aims at external international scientists who are currently conducting research abroad. Applicants must have completed their PhD within the last seven years (eg. 2016 or later). The fellowship aims at authors (co-authors) of three or more publications in a journal with IF. 

Current methods used to design and assess civil engineering structures lead to their unbalanced reliability and often conservative approaches compromise the principles of sustainability in construction. This is why it is important to systematically develop the methods of probabilistic reliability assessment and optimisation that make it possible to adequately describe uncertainties in structural resistance and load effects. Adequate treatment of uncertainty is particularly important when assessing reliability of structures from novel materials such as ultra-high-performance concrete or 3D-printed materials. Further, societally acceptable risk criteria need to be updated to account for the sustainability principles.

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

A researcher experienced in the field of reliability and risk assessment of civil engineering structures (e.g. applications of the partial factor method; probabilistic modelling of material and geometrical properties, load effects, model uncertainties, system behaviour). Having good knowledge of English, communicative. Keen to be involved in both fundamental and applied research projects, willing to disseminate results through scientific publications and participation at conferences. A candidate’s experience should match with one or more research topics developed in the Klokner Institute and mainly in the Department of Structural Reliability – see https://www.klok.cvut.cz/en/about-the-institute/departments-of-the-institute/department-of-structural-reliability/

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

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Benefits

Salary: CZK 70 000 per month

Selection process

Applications will be assessed by a committee, based on documents sent by applicants. The mentor has a strong vote in the selection process.

To apply for the CTU Global Postdoc Fellowship you need the following documents in English:

• CV, including list of publications (max. 4 pages). At least three IF (Impact Factor. We follow the Web of Science Journal Citation Reports )  journal publications are expected. Papers accepted for publication yet waiting to be printed do count if a proof of acceptance is provided.
• Motivation letter (max. 2 pages).
• PhD certificate (copy).
• A cover letter (See Application for CTU Global Postdoc Fellowship form)

You may attach other documents supporting your application such as recommendation letters etc

Additional comments

Mentor, Miroslav Sýkora, Klokner Institute, miroslav.sykora@cvut.cz

 

Website for additional job details

https://www.klok.cvut.cz/en/about-the-institute/departments-of-the-institute/de…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Czech Technical University in Prague / Klokner Institute

Country

Czech Republic

City

Prague

Postal Code

16608

Street

Šolínova 1903/7

Where to apply

E-mail

miroslav.sykora@cvut.cz

Contact

State/Province

Czech Republic

City

Prague

Website

https://www.cvut.cz/en

Street

Jugoslávských partyzánů 1580/3

Postal Code

16000

E-Mail

miroslav.sykora@cvut.cz

STATUS: EXPIRED