Two PhD Research Positions in Rock and Tunnel Engineering for the “NORHED II PROJECT 70141 6: Capacity Enhancement in Rock and Tunnel Engineering at Paschimanchal Campus (WRC), Institute of Engineering (IoE), Tribhuvan University (TU), Nepal” - IV-184/21

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Department of Geoscience and Petroleum (IGP) has two vacant PhD research positions with focus on 1) Stability Assessment of Underground Excavations and 2) Selection of Tunnel Construction Methods in Himalayan Rock Mass Conditions. The PhD positions are funded by NORAD under the NORHED II PROJECT 70141 6 Capacity Enhancement in Rock and Tunnel Engineering at Paschimanchal Campus (WRC), Institute of Engineering (IoE) of Tribhuvan University (TU) in Nepal. These positions are only relevant to the permanent faculties of Paschimanchal Campus (WRC) of Institute of Engineering (IoE), Trubhuvan University (TU) in Nepal.

The two PhD positions are for a four years period and will be run at the Department of Geoscience and Petroleum (IGP) of NTNU. The PhD fellows will be a part of a team “NORHED II PROJECT 70141 6 Capacity Enhancement in Rock and Tunnel Engineering” at Paschimanchal Campus (WRC), Institute of Engineering (IoE) of Tribhuvan University (TU) in Nepal.

The candidates will closely work and report to Professor Krishna Kanta Panthi who is the Project manager and supervisor for both PhD research positions.