PhD Research Fellow in Ultrasound Acoustics

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There is a vacancy for a PhD Research Fellow in ultrasound acoustics at University of Bergen, Department of Physics and Technology . The position is for a fixed-term period of 3 years with the possibility of a 4th year with compulsory other work (e.g. teaching duties at the Department). The position is funded by the University of Bergen and is part of SFI Smart Ocean , a centre for research-based innovation.e position...

The PhD project has work title Wideband Methods for Complex Acoustic Waveguides. The work will be carried out with main supervisor at University of Bergen in planned collaboration with external partners. This is an excellent opportunity to work with ultrasound acoustics and signal analysis in the scientific forefront, in short distance to industrial applications.

Several acoustic methods are used for non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and structural health monitoring (SHM) of mechanical constructions. One family of such methods monitor the integrity of bar-, plate-, and pipe-like elastic structures by means of guided ultrasonic waves (GUW). Transmitting ultrasound transducers excite GUW propagation modes in the structure. Receiving transducers are used to detect changes in scattering, signal amplitudes, or phase (travel time). Such signal changes carry information about events and processes such as, e.g., crack formation, dimensional changes, delamination, marine growth, scale and wax formation, corrosion, and erosion.

The PhD project will review the current scientific state of the art of relevant wideband signal analysis methods. This will be a starting point for studying methods for NDE and SHM on real-world mechanical structures. Analytical, numerical, and experimental methods will be combined in the study. Application cases found in the SFI Smart Ocean centre consortium will receive particular attention as ultimate technological goals following the PhD work.

Requirements:

• Applicants must hold a master’s degree or equivalent in physics, or equivalent discipline with relevance to the project, or must have submitted their master’s thesis for assessment prior to the application deadline. It is a condition of employment that the master's degree has been awarded.
• Documented education or work experience in all the following topics is required:
  • ultrasound
  • experimental work including acquisition and processing of electronic signals
  • programming, preferably in Python and/or MATLAB
• Applicants must be able to work independently and in a structured manner and demonstrate good collaborative skills.
• Applicants must be proficient in both written and oral English.

Advantages:
Documented education or work experience in the following topics are advantages in the ranking of candidates:

• acoustic waves in solids
• acoustic guided waves
• numerical modelling, preferably in acoustics
• acoustic transducers
• signal analysis, digital signal processing
• measurement science
• scientific writing and publication

Personal and relational qualities will be emphasized. Ambitions and potential will also count when the candidates are evaluated.

Special requirements for the position
The University of Bergen is subject to the Norwegian export control legislation. These regulations will be applied in the processing of the applications.

SFI Smart Ocean is a centre for research-based innovation, hosted by the University of Bergen and partly funded by The Research Council of Norway . The centre aims to create a wireless observation system for multi-parameter monitoring of underwater environments and installations. The system, based on autonomous smart sensors, will serve as an enabling fundament to realize flexible, distributed, robust, energy efficient, cost-effective, and safe marine measurements and big-data handling, to solve societal and industrial challenges. Acoustic technologies are central to both sensor development and underwater communication and are therefore included in several of the centre's activities.

About the PhD Research Fellowship
The fellowship will be for a period of 3 years, with the possibility for a 4th year, consisting of 25 % compulsory work (e.g. teaching responsibilities at the department) distributed over the employment period. The 4th year is contingent on the qualifications of the candidate and the teaching needs of the department and will be decided by the head of department upon appointment.

The employment period may be reduced if you have previously been employed in a qualifying post (e.g. research fellow, research assistant).

About the research training
As a PhD Research Fellow, you must participate in an approved educational programme for a PhD degree within a period of 3 years. The deadline for applying for admission to the PhD programme at The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences is 2 months after you start your position or after the start of the research project that will lead to the PhD degree. It is a condition that you satisfy the enrolment requirements for the PhD programme at the University of Bergen.

• a good and professionally stimulating working environment
• salary as PhD research fellow (code 1017) in the state salary scale. This constitutes a gross annual salary of NOK 532 200 (equivalent to pay grade 54). Further increases in salary are made according to length of service in the position.
• enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• Good welfare benefits

• a brief account of the applicant's research interests and motivation for applying for the position
• the names and contact information for two referees. One of these should be the main advisor for the master's thesis or equivalent thesis
• CV
• transcripts and diplomas showing completion of the bachelor's and master's degrees. If you have not yet completed your master's degree, please submit a statement from your institution confirming that the master's thesis has been submitted
• relevant certificates and references
• approved documentation of proficiency in English (if required, cf. English language requirements for PhD admission )
• a list of any works of a scientific nature (publication list)
• any publications in your name

The application and appendices with certified translations into English or a Scandinavian language must be uploaded at Jobbnorge.

For further details about the position, please contact Associate Professor Audun Oppedal Pedersen (main supervisor), UiB, Department of Physics and Technology, tel. +47 5558 2785, email [email protected] , or Professor Per Lunde , UiB, Department of Physics and Technology, tel. +47 5558 2786, email [email protected] .

For HR related questions contact Thea Thingnes, email [email protected] .

The state labour force shall reflect the diversity of Norwegian society to the greatest extent possible. Age and gender balance among employees is therefore a goal. It is also a goal to recruit people with immigrant backgrounds. People with immigrant backgrounds and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply for the position.

We encourage women to apply. If multiple applicants have approximately equivalent qualifications, the rules pertaining to moderate gender quotas shall apply.

The University of Bergen applies the principle of public access to information when recruiting staff for academic positions.

Information about applicants may be made public even if the applicant has asked not to be named on the list of persons who have applied. The applicant must be notified if the request to be omitted is not met.

The successful applicant must comply with the guidelines that apply to the position at all times.

For further information about the recruitment process, click here .

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7th May 2024

University of Bergen

Bergen

Scope

Fulltime (1 positions) Fulltime (%)

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