Stillingstittel:
PhD Stipendiat within RAMS at department of Production and Quality Engineering (IVT -04/16)

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Jobbnorge ID: 123496

The Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology (http://www.ntnu.edu/ivt) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has a vacancy for one PhD candidate position at the Department of Production and Quality Engineering (http://www.ntnu.no/ipk).

Information about the department

The Department of Production and Quality Engineering (IPK) works on the point of intersection between technology and management, with issues tied to operations, industrialization and production, along with quality and safety. The Department is organized in four research groups. The PhD candidate will be affiliated with the RAMS group (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety) (http://www.ntnu.edu/ipk/rams). Further information can be found at the Department's and the group's web pages.

Work description

The primary objective of the PhD candidate will be to study, develop and demonstrate quantitative models for assessment of safety of complex technological systems. The research project involves theoretical and methodological developments, with a focus on stochastic modeling and simulations for risk and reliability analysis.

The candidate will focus on real cases from safety-critical industrial sectors. Priority will be given to systems handling hazardous materials, from transport to process. Impact of safety barriers reliability on the overall system safety will represent the foundation of such modelling study.

The position is awarded for a period of 3 years.

Qualifications

A master's degree with an average grade B or better as measured in ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) grades, or an education at the equivalent level is required. Masters in RAMS, Systems Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences are welcome. A research-oriented master thesis within one of these areas is expected. Programming and modeling skills are welcome.

Applicants who do not master a Scandinavian language must provide evidence of good English language skills, written and spoken. The following tests can be used as such documentation: TOEFL, IELTS or Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). Minimum scores are:

• TOEFL: 600 (paper-based test), 92 (Internet-based test),

• IELTS: 6.5, with no section lower than 5.5 (only Academic IELTS test accepted),

• CAE/CPE: grade B or A.

In extraordinary circumstances, formal documentation of language skills can be relinquished. In such cases the candidate's language skills will be assessed in a personal interview.

Conditions of appointment:

PhD Candidates are remunerated in code 1017, and are normally remunerated at wage level 50, gross NOK 430 200 before tax. There will be a 2 % deduction to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund from gross wage.

Engagement as a PhD Candidate is done in accordance with "Regulation concerning terms and conditions of employment for the posts of post-doctoral research fellow, research fellow, research assistant and resident", given by the Ministry of Education and Research of

19.07.2010. The goal of the positions is to obtain a PhD degree. Applicants will engage in an organized PhD training program, and appointment requires approval of the applicants plan for a PhD study within three months from the dat

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelig

Arbeidsgiver adresse: 7491 TRONDHEIM

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Sør-Trøndelag

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år