The PhD candidate will be coached by prof. Ruben Snellings and will be part of the Applied Mineralogy research group of the Division of Geology at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the Department of Materials Engineering at the KU Leuven.
The PhD position will take place in an internationally reputed scientific environment with a competitive 48 month full-time grant. The position implies the following responsibilities and tasks:
The candidate holds or will obtain in the near future a MSc in Geoscience; MSc in Engineering: Materials Engineering, Civil Engineering; or equivalent, preferably with background in construction materials. We are looking for a candidate with very good study results and a strong quantitative background, familiar with material characterisation and modelling techniques. The candidate is communicative and proficient in written and spoken English (complying to the KU Leuven language requirements, see: https://set.kuleuven.be/phd/applicants/languagerequirements).
The successful applicant will receive a full-time scholarship for four years to do research to obtain a PhD-degree in Science.
For more information please contact Prof. dr. Ruben Snellings, mail: ruben.snellings@kuleuven.be.
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