Professor Nasser Khalili's research group at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Australia (https://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/civil-engineering/staff/nasser-khal…), is looking for several PhD students on the following topics:
1) Computational Mechanics of Multiphase Porous Materials
2) Geo-structure Health Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance
3) Computational Fracture Mechanics
4) Experimental investigation of Unsaturated Soils
Ideal Candidate:
Have a four-year Bachelor's and MSc degrees with high WAMs (GPAs) or equivalent research qualification experience from top institutions in the field of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or closely related areas;
Have a track record of publications in top ranked scholarly journals and presentations in the peer-reviewed conferences; and,
Have good interpersonal, communication, presentation and writing skills in English.
Offer
Three years and half of stipend ($28,597 per annum, tax free) and tution fee waiver (TFS Scholarship);
Funds to attend international/national conferences and workshops;
Casual contracts available for demonstration/marking at $53 (horly rate); and,
Health insurance for the whole period of study and flight tickets (for exceptional applicants who could secure RTP Scholarships).
Note 1: Top applicants who are elligible for RTP scholarships are considered for top-ups based on their performance.
Note 2: Local students are strongly recommended to apply for RTP scholarships due to higher success rates.
Contact
Interested applicants are invited to submit their EOI to Dr Mohammad Vahab (m.vahab [at] unsw.edu.au).