Fully Funded PhD in Coastal Infrastructure Durability and Service-Life Modeling
Fully funded PhD opportunity at Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), Canada.
The Infrastructure Durability and Multiphysics Modeling Lab (IDMML) is recruiting a PhD student for research on
coastal infrastructure durability
and
service-life modeling
.
The project will study how real coastal microclimates affect the deterioration of reinforced concrete infrastructure. The student will work on field monitoring, sensor systems, concrete durability experiments, data analysis, and physics/data-driven modeling to characterize atmospheric, splash, tidal, and submerged exposure conditions.
The research is closely connected to the development of
TransChlor Plus
, a multiphysics framework for predicting chloride ingress, carbonation, corrosion, and long-term service life of concrete infrastructure.
Relevant study areas and skills:
civil engineering, structural engineering, materials engineering, environmental/coastal engineering, Python, scientific computing, AI, machine learning, experimental research, and computational modeling.
Eligibility highlights:
applicants with backgrounds in civil, structural, materials, environmental, coastal, or computational engineering are welcome.
Location:
Rimouski, Québec, Canada.
Funding:
fully funded PhD.
Start date:
expected Fall 2026 or as soon as possible.
How to apply:
contact the supervisor with a CV, transcripts, and a brief description of your research interests.
