{"id":684,"date":"2025-09-29T07:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/?p=684"},"modified":"2025-09-29T07:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:04:10","slug":"phd-position-in-digital-subsurface-characterization-within-the-center-for-underground-at-colorado-school-of-mines-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/?p=684","title":{"rendered":"PhD position in digital subsurface characterization within the Center for Underground at Colorado School of Mines (USA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Colorado-School-of-Mines-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Colorado-School-of-Mines-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Colorado-School-of-Mines-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Colorado-School-of-Mines-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Colorado-School-of-Mines-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Colorado-School-of-Mines-1320x743.webp 1320w, https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Colorado-School-of-Mines.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A fully funded PhD position in digital subsurface characterization within the Center for Underground at Colorado School of Mines. The position is set to begin in January 2026 in Golden, Colorado.<br><br>The PhD research involves: (1) digital 3D ground model development (geotechnical\/geological) from sparse data (desktop study, site reconnaissance, boreholes &amp; associated lab\/in-situ test results, and geophysics\/remote sensing) using advances in data science, spatial statistics and AI; (2) the application of uncertainty analysis with value of information and other methodologies to optimally drive site investigation design; (3) the integration of surface geological data with subsurface borehole and geophysics data to develop uncertainty-quantifiable 3D ground models; (4) advancing quantifiable risk models for geotechnical construction, e.g., tunnels, dams, caverns and excavations both apriori and during construction. Current and upcoming geoconstruction project sites will be integral to the research.<br><br>Qualified applicants should have:<br>Undergraduate and\/or MSc-level background in civil-geotechnical engineering or related, e.g., geological engineering, geophysics; basic understanding of and interest in data science, statistics and AI; experience with and interest in Python and Python-related programming; willingness and interest in real tunnel, dam, cavern and excavation projects including examining project data and interacting with project personnel; and the ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, plus the motivation and discipline to carry out self-directed research.<br><br>To be considered for this position, please send a detailed CV, a cover email detailing your background and how it will qualifies you for this opportunity, and contact information for two professional references to Professor Mike Mooney (<a href=\"mailto:mmooney@mines.edu\">mmooney@mines.edu<\/a>). The review of applications will begin Oct 15, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fully funded PhD position in digital subsurface characterization within the Center for Underground at Colorado School of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[12,11,203,202],"class_list":["post-684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-scholarship","tag-civil-engineering","tag-geotechnical-engineering","tag-mines","tag-underground"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=684"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":686,"href":"https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684\/revisions\/686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scholarshipidea.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}