I am pleased to announce the opening of a new PhD position with a focus on the thermo-hydro-mechanical characterisation of the residual shear strength of clays within a recently funded project aimed at understanding the direct role of temperature in controlling slope stability and landslide kinematics.

The PhD scholarship is funded for up to four years within the STARS programme of the Faculty of Science of Charles University and is based at the Institute of Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology and Applied Geophysics. The successful candidate will receive a state-guaranteed scholarship plus a STARS scholarship subject to obtaining a grade “A” (excellent) during each-year evaluations.

The candidate is expected to perform an extensive experimental study which will be complemented by multi-scale constitutive and numerical modelling, scientific writing, attendance to selected university courses, and participation in conferences and seminars. The candidate will join a young and stimulating environment and will be expected to provide critical and creative thinking and, with time, propose spin-off research activities and collaborations.

Applications are open until 11^th March and can only be submitted online on the STARS website: https://stars-natur.cz/. The candidate can apply to up to three positions. The expected starting date is 1^st October 2021 but an earlier start is encouraged.

Further information on the position can be found at the following link. Feel free to contact me for informal discussion by email at gianvito.scaringi(at)natur.cuni.cz.