17 PhD and 5 Postdoc Research Fellowships (PhD-stipend og postdoktorstipend) in a Strategic Research Project (ISP) within Engineering Science Areas

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The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway, is launching a large three-year (2007-2009) National Strategic Research Programme (Institusjonsforank ret strategisk prosjekt (ISP)) within the area of Engineering Science.

The national programme comprises the following main areas:

Energy from the North
Renewable Energy
Sustainable Infrastructure

and will be carried out as a multidisciplinary cooperation between research groups at the Faculties of Engineering Science and Technology; Natural Sciences and Technology; Architecture and Fine Art; and Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering. The national programme is funded jointly by the Research
Council of Norway and NTNU, and represents a follow-up of the advices brought forward by an international evaluation of research activities in Engineering Science at Norwegian universities and colleges.

A main part of the national programme will be 17 PhD and 5 postdoc research fellowships.

The overall objective of the ISP project is to strengthen the basic research in engineering science and technology at NTNU within areas of national strategic importance, and bring this research up to a level of international excellence.

The project comprises research areas of strategic and long term importance in Norway as well as internationally. The large number of research fellowships will be the core of a valuable network, and the project will be an excellent opportunity to each of the fellows to get involved in important research areas and create individual
international contacts and networks.

Contact persons for the research fellowships are given below. This list also shows the departments involved in the project. The person linked to each of the three main areas is the co-ordinator of the area, respectively.

Area 1:
Energy Production from the North:
Professor Stig Berge (stig.berge@ntnu. no), Dept. of Marine Technology

Petroleum technology: (2 PhD, 1 postdoc)
Improved oil recovery from Norwegian oil fields:
Professor Jon Kleppe (kleppe@ipt.ntnu. no) and Professor Ole Torsæter (oletor@ipt.ntnu. no), Dept. of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics
Well control and well integrity in arctic areas:
Professor Sigbjørn Sangesland (sigbjorn@ipt. ntnu.no), Dept. of
Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics

Energy and process technology (3 PhD)
Multicomponent thermodynamics in multiphase flow models:
Professor Ole Jørgen Nydal (ole.j.nydal@ ntnu.no), Dept. of Energy and
Process Engineering
Modelling of turbulent combustion and chemical kinetics for LES:
Professor Ivar S. Ertesvåg (ivar.s.ertesvag@ ntnu.no), Dept. of Energy
and Process Engineering
Low temperature thermodynamics to improve production of liquid gas:
Professor Arne M. Bredesen (arne.m.bredesen@ ntnu.no) and professor II
Jostein Pettersen (jostein.pettersen@ ntnu.no), Dept. of Energy and
Process Engineering

Reliability and risk analysis (3 PhD)
Reliability qualification of subsea equipment for use in arctic
waters: Professor Marvin Rausand (marvin.rausand@ ntnu.no) and
professor Leif Sunde (leif.sunde@fks. fmcti.com), Dept. of Production
and Quality Engineering
Safety-related challenges to maintenance in Arctic waters:
Professor Jørn Vatn (jorn.vatn@ntnu. no) and associate professor Per
Schjølberg (per.schjolberg@ ntnu.no), Dept. of Production and Quality
Engineering
Arctic resilient global supply networks:
Professor II Jan Ola Strandhagen (ola.strandhagen@ ntnu.no) and
professor Heidi Dreyer (heidi.c.dreyer@ sintef.no), Dept. of
Production and Quality Engineering

Area 2:
Renewable Energy: Professor Johan Hustad (johan.e.hustad@ ntnu.no),
Dept. of Energy and Process Engineering

Silicon for solar cells; from metallurgical grade silicon to
characterized solar cell wafers (2 postdoc):
Professor Otto Lohne (otto.lohne@material .ntnu.no), Dept. of
Materials Science and Engineering. This position is already filled.

Functionally graded materials for highly stressed components (1 PhD):
Professor Wolfgang H. Koch (wolfgang.h.koch@ ntnu.no) and professor
Terje K. Lien (terje.lien@ntnu. no), Dept. of Production and Quality
Engineering

Integration of solar cells in buildings (1 PhD):
Professor Anne Grete Hestnes (annegrete.hestnes@ ab.ntnu.no), Dept. of
Architectural Design, History and Technology

Wave energy converter for optimized energy extraction and utility
grid integration (1 postdoc):
Professor Tore M. Undeland (tore.undeland@ elkraft.ntnu. no), Dept. of
Electric Power Engineering

Area 3:
Sustainable Infrastructure: Professor Per Jostein Hovde
(per.hovde@ntnu. no), Dept. of Civil and Transport Engineering

Forecasting sustainable infrastructure; System behaviour, modelling
development, improvements (2 PhD):
Professor Helge Brattebø (helge.brattebo@ ntnu.no), Dept. of Hydraulic
and Environmental Engineering

Future materials and technology for construction and management (3
PhD)
Wood or insulation materials:
Professor Per Jostein Hovde (per.hovde@ntnu. no), Dept. of Civil and
Transport Engineering
Concrete:
Professor Stefan Jacobsen (stefan.jacobsen@ ntnu.no), Dept. of
Structural Engineering

Vulnerability and safety of critical infrastructure (2 PhD, 1 postdoc)
Develop prediction models for ageing and deterioration and time-
variant reliability methods that comprise deterioration models:
Professor Svein Remseth (svein.remseth@ ntnu.no), Dept. of Structural
Engineering
Investigate risk and vulnerability in water supply and transportation
systems: Professor Liv Fiksdal (liv.fiksdal@ ntnu.no), Dept. of
Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering
Dam safety and implications on power supply:
Professor Aanund Killingtveit (aanund.killingtveit @ntnu.no), Dept. of
Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering

Further information about the project may be found at
www.ivt.ntnu. no/adm/utvalg/ ISP/isp-ntnu- rev.pdf

Applicants for PhD fellowship should have an MSc or similar degree
within relevant engineering or technology areas. (Students completing
their MSc before 1 July 2007 are also encouraged to apply.)
Applicants must be qualified for PhD study at faculties involved in
the project, respectively. The application should comprise a 2-3
pages description of the research plans (including scope, objectives
and approach), based on discussions with the supervisor in charge. A
brief recommendation from the supervisor must be included.

The PhD research fellowships are awarded for a total of 3 or 4 years.
Fellowships for 4 years include 25 % of teaching assistance at
bachelor’s and master’s degree level. These duties are commonly
distributed over the 4 years, with a larger proportion in the first
two years.

Applicants for postdoc fellowship must indicate which position they
apply for (Indicated by the listed topics with postdoc). A 3 – 5
pages description of the proposed research must be included together
with a CV and a full publication list.

Salaries
PhD candidates are remunerated in code 1017, in the State salary
scale 41-46, gross NOK 310 500 to NOK 338 300 per annum (before tax).
Postdoc fellows are remunerated in code 1352, in the State salary
scale 54-77, gross NOK 389 400 to NOK 604 900 per annum (before tax).
PhD candidates are normally remunerated at wage level 41, whereas
postdoc fellows are normally remunerated at wage level 54. There will
be a 2 % deduction to The Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund from
gross salary.

The appointment of the PhD or postdoc fellow will be made according
to Norwegian guidelines for universities and university colleges.
Applicants for a PhD position are obliged to engage on an organized
research programme, and appointment requires approval of the
applicant’s plan for PhD study.

The position adheres to the Norwegian Government’s policy of balanced
ethnicity, age and gender. Persons with immigrant background are
encouraged to apply. NTNU’s objective is to increase the number of
females in scientific positions. Female applicants are therefore
encouraged to apply.

All applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English (in
speaking and writing). Some of the positions will also require good
skills in Norwegian. Applicants must indicate their level of language
skills in English and Norwegian.

An application inclusive CV, certified copies of transcripts and
reference letters and the description of the research plan should be
sent electronically through this page – see «Apply for this
position». IVT-17/07. Preferably, we want the attachments in one
file. Application deadline: 15 March 2007.

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