International project under the Weave - UNISONO competition is looking for a PhD student - scholar holder

• a student of doctoral studies or a doctoral school student within the meaning of the Act of July 20, 2018 – Law on Higher Education, Poland,
• very good results in studies at the master’s studies in the field of Civil Engineering or the discipline of Civil Engineering and Transport,
• research interests in the field of technology of road materials and pavements and the durability of road pavement structures,
• experience in carrying out tests in the physical and rheological properties of bitumens and asphalt mixtures (e.g. in MSc. thesis, professional experience, participation in projects, etc.),
• competencies and knowledge of the properties of bitumens and asphalt mixtures, test procedures for asphalt materials, principles of asphalt mixtures composition design, basics of the rheology of viscoelastic materials, statistical analysis and interpretation of laboratory test results,
• English level – minimum B2 + (preferably C1) – international project, work in English.

Aim of the project: definition and validation of an artificial neural network-based predictive model for fatigue-life of asphalt mix based on bitumen fatigue and empirical characteristics of asphalt mix. Moreover, it is assumed to provide easy to use and quick prediction tools of parameters that could indicate the performance of the mixture before using tests in a laboratory.

Tasks description:

• Select materials (bitumens, aggregates), determine material’s properties and design asphalt mixtures.
• Characterise bitumen fatigue and study functionality with fatigue parameters.
• Characterise fatigue and cross-section effects and crack propagation of asphalt mixes, assistance in FEM modelling.
• Involve in creating predictive models by the method of artificial neural networks.
• Experimental verification of predictive models.
• Manage and archive current data following the Data Management Plan (DMP) and draft reports by the assumptions of the DMP.
• Commitment to preparing manuscripts for scientific Journals based on the results of the research.

• Agreement for a research scholarship from April 1, 2022.
• The scholarship is awarded under the rules of granting scholarships in the regulations of research projects financed by the National Science Centre (NCN), introduced by the Resolution of the NCN Council No. 25/2019 of March 14, 2019.
• A scholarship of PLN 5 000 / month for 36 months.
• Work in a professional and friendly team.
• Opportunity to gain work experience in an international project team and carry out a doctoral thesis on the subject of the project.

Form of submitting offers: Applications containing a complete set of documents should be delivered by March 22, 2022, by 23.59, by e-mail to the following address: jan.krol@pw.edu.pl.

Required documents:

• a CV includes the list of achievements following § 3, point 12 “Regulations for awarding NCN scholarships in research projects funded by the National Science Centre” (Annex to the NCN Council Resolution No. 25/2019 of March 14, 2019), including following issues:
  • academic achievements,
  • achievements in scientific research, scholarships, awards and scientific experience gained in the country or abroad, workshops and scientific training, participation in research projects,
  • competence to carry out specific tasks in a research project.
• a scan of the MSc. diploma,
• a scan of the certificate confirming the language competencies,
• a certificate from the university confirming the status of a doctoral school student,
• a declaration of consent to the processing of personal data content: I consent to the processing of my data included in the scholarship offer for the needs of the recruitment process (following the Personal Data Protection Act, Journal of Laws 2002, No. 101, item 926, as amended. )

After collecting the application, the Competition Committee will select candidates based on the submitted documents, according to the NCN scholarship regulations. Candidates will be informed about the competition results by e-mail immediately after the competition has been resolved.

The Competition Committee reserves the right to:

• to interview selected candidates who, as a result of the qualification, received the highest scores (selected candidates will be informed by e-mail or phone about the date of the possible interview),
• to the possibility of not resolving the competition.