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August 21, 2025

**Job Description**
A three-year PhD scholarship is offered within the Geotechnics and Geology Section at DTU Sustain. The project explores using fungal mycelium to bind aggregates in pavement infrastructure, with the objective of modelling, coding, and field-validating a new mechanistic analysis tool for urban pavements subjected to moving, accelerating, braking, and turning wheel loads. The research is part of the LOOPER project, supported by the Danish Energy Agency.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Proven ability to work independently and in a group
• Excellent written and spoken English (Danish is an advantage)
• Professional communication skills
• Coding experience
• Experience with sensing technologies

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physics
• Applied Mathematics
• Or similar relevant academic background

**Experience**
Other:
• A two-year master’s degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master’s degree.
• MSc thesis report

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Experience
Other: • A two-year master's degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master's degree. • MSc thesis report
Work Level
Ph.D
Employment Type
Full-time, Scholarship
Salary
Position Classification: Based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Union Affiliation: Allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.
Valid Until
September 9, 2025
Details
Full-time Duration: 3 years Location Requirement: Relocation required to Denmark Brief location description: Campus-based, working with "DTU Smart Road" at DTU's main campus
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Geotechnics and Geology Section • DTU Sustain
Supervisor(s)
Eyal Levenberg
Supervisor Email
eyle@dtu.dk
Technical University of Denmark
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