PhD Position in Structural Engineering

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At the Department of Structural Engineering , Circular City is seeking a PhD candidate to complete a doctoral education and obtain a doctoral degree in the PhD Programme in Engineering . The goal of this PhD is to participate in a trans- and interdisciplinary group that will inform circular economy strategies for the built environment. The PhD student will, in cooperation with other project partners, develop novel approaches to circular resource management of the building stock with a higher granularity, including bottom-up data gathering, remote sensing, building information modelling (BIM), structural engineering modelling, and systematic knowledge about architecture and construction technology. The project will be developed using Trondheim and Trøndelag county as case studies, while the approach developed will be generic. 

Additionally, the PhD candidate will explore possibilities for the reutilisation of retrieved structural elements and structural material as load-bearing parts in new construction. This will require new developments in material testing and quality control but also the investigation of new pathways in conceptual design with used elements and materials. The PhD student will also facilitate efficient data gathering by developing tools for back-calculating the expected constellation and dimension of structural elements in existing buildings based on scarce information. This is a particularly innovative task that aims for the maximization of information utilization based on structural engineering understanding.

Master's students in the final phase of the programme are encouraged to apply.

The position will report to the head of department.