PhD in Computational Methods for Wear, Damage and Crack Propagation in Friction Stir Welding Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Spain

PhD opportunity at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) with Narges Dialami, Associate Professor and affiliated scientist at CIMNE, in the Research and Technical Development (RTD) Group in Solid and Fluid Simulation for Industrial Processes.

The doctoral project is part of the European RFCS project ORBISTIR and focuses on computational mechanics, solid and fluid simulation, friction stir welding (FSW), steel pipelines, wear prediction, damage evolution, crack initiation, and crack propagation. The research aims to develop advanced computational methodologies for predicting tool degradation and fracture-related phenomena in tools used for welding advanced steel pipelines under extreme operating conditions.

This is a strong fit for candidates with a background in mechanical engineering, materials science, computer science, or related computational/industrial engineering areas. The post specifically says it is looking for a highly motivated Master's student about to graduate or a recent graduate to join as a PhD candidate.

No deadline, stipend amount, or detailed funding package is provided in the post. Interested applicants should review the LinkedIn announcement and follow the application/contact instructions shared by the announcer.