Assistant Professor in Steel Structures

Application deadline: April 23, 2015

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering works with every aspect of construction in the community – houses to live in, roads to travel on, and water to drink – from planning to maintenance, taking into account the environment, energy and economics.

Analysis and problem-solving focus on the ways in which technology, humans and nature interact in society. The department has around 160 employees, divided between seven research divisions and an administrative team, and is based at the Johanneberg Campus.

Information about the Division of Structural Engineering and the research group Steel and Timber Structures
The division of Structural Engineering is one of the seven divisions within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and consists of two research groups: Concrete Structures, and Steel and Timber Structures. The announced position will have the main base within the research group Steel and Timber Structures. The focus of the research group in the field of steel structures covers two main areas: Fatigue and Stability. The group has a strong position in both advanced finite element analyses and laboratory testing. Many of our research projects involve strong collaboration, both nationally with various industrial partners and stakeholders, and internationally through research collaboration and EU-funded projects.

Major responsibilities
As assistant professor in Steel Structures, you are expected to participate in ongoing research projects and contribute to new research initiatives, particularly in the field of fatigue of steel structures. You will have the possibility to work both independently and as member of the research team and participate in supervising masters and PhD students. You are also expected to contribute to teaching and development of the educational portfolio, both on the level of undergraduate education as well as masters and PhD level. The position is thus meritorious for future research duties within academia as well as industry/the public sector.

Position summary
The research group Steel and Timber Structures is seeking an assistant professor, to start as soon as possible. The position is a full-time employment for a maximum of four years, which is typically the period required to achieve associate professor expertise. Progress will be assessed after two years.

Qualifications
At Chalmers, the non-tenured position as assistant professor requires a doctoral degree in a relevant field; the degree should generally not be older than five years. You are also expected to have teaching experience, and to demonstrate good potential within research and education.

For this particular assistant professorship, the successful applicant should have an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering or a related topic, and a PhD degree in a research field connected to steel structures. Specifically, documented research experience in one or several of the following fields is judged as valuable:


• Fatigue of welded steel structures.
• Numerical modeling of welding and weld residual stresses.
• Advanced design and analysis of steel bridges.

Furthermore, the applicant is expected to have research experience on modeling of steel structures, and in planning and conducting laboratory experiments.

The position requires good verbal and written communication skills in English.

Chalmers continuously strives to be an attractive employer. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20150115 and written in English. The application should be sent via Chalmers website, where you also will find detailed instructions for what to include and how to do it.

For questions, please contact:
Associate professor Mohammad Al-Emrani, mohammad.al-emrani@chalmers.se, +46 31 772 2258
Head of division, Associate professor Mario Plos, mario.plos@chalmers.se, +46 31 772 2244
Head of department, Professor Karin Lundgren, karin.lundgren@chalmers.se, +46 31 772 2256
HR Specialist Mark Wennerström, mark.wennerstrom@chalmers.se, +46 31 772 2166


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