Position Description :

Mechanical Engineering graduate program Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Applications are invited for PhD and MSc studentships in Applied Mechanics, and Petroleum and Energy. Studentships are funded by the CNPq/CAPES research councils in Brazil.

Potential topics include:

• Sensing and instrumentation

• Elastic wave propagation and elastodynamics

• Signal processing

• Inspection and non-destructive testing

• Structural health monitoring

The activities will involve numerical, analytical and/or experimental approaches. Numerical simulation tools and experimental facilities are available, including several generating and acquisition equipment and prototyping tools.

This is an exciting opportunity for candidates with (or expecting) a BSc, an MEng or an MSc in Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Engineering or related areas. The successful candidates will be based at the PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

For more information, applicants should contact Dr. Alan C. Kubrusly ( http://www.cpti.cetuc.puc-rio.br/~kubrusly/ ), e-mail: alancpti.cetuc.puc-rio.br. Information about the application procedure can be found at the Department of Electrical Engineering website: https://mec.puc-rio.br/en/presentation/ and at PUC-Rio website: http://www.puc-rio.br/english/departaments/ccpg/ .