The Historical and Masonry Structures (HMS) group of the Institute of Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE), University of Minho (Portugal), plans to open a new PhD position within the STAND4HERITAGE project.

The research plan focuses on the stochastic analysis of the seismic signal and it is part of the first Work Package (WP1) The main aim is the investigation of the influence of ground motions on the seismic response of masonry structures.

Necessary qualification: MSc degree in Civil Engineering or Earthquake Engineering with some background in seismic engineering, stochastic analysis or geophysics.

If interested, please send a copy of the BSc and MSc certificate to Dr Shaghayegh Karimzadeh Naghshineh (shaghkn@gmail.com) until Sunday, April 11th (23:59 GMT). Students completing the MSc degree this summer are invited to participate and to provide together with the BSc Diploma, the current courses certificate and GPA.