Casual Teaching Positions

The Faculty of Engineering has ongoing opportunities for casual teaching across all undergraduate and postgraduate engineering disciplines. We would welcome expressions of interest from interest applicants.

You should email your contact details, along with a brief resume and details of your areas of expertise and availability, to CasualAcademics@eng.uts.edu.au.

We will then add your details to our database of potential casual academic staff (we will keep this on file for at least 2 years unless we hear otherwise from you - you should contact us again if any of the details change). This information will then be available to our Program Heads and subject coordinators, who will contact you directly if a possible opportunity arises for you to teach in relevant subjects.

Postgraduate Research Scholarship

?Debonding Failure of CFRP Strengthened Concrete Structures?

The repair of damaged structures and strengthening of existing structures has become a research priority due to the billions of dollars of aging Australian infrastructure. In the last 10 years or so, the use of lightweight fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) and, in particular, carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) as an alternative to steel plates has been investigated for repair and strengthening applications. A number of research studies in the field of repair using CFRP have been undertaken. However, attempts at developing rational models for the various modes of failure have not correlated well with the experimental data. Another challenge of designing for CFRP strengthening is to ensure adequate ductility of the repaired member, as CFRPs are elastic-brittle.

The general aims of this research project are to provide the analytical tools and baseline experimental data for engineers to safely design carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) reinforced concrete (RC) beams. Specifically the study will investigate CFRP debonding. The project will:

·        Experimentally determine the ultimate strength, ductility and softening characteristics of large RC beams strengthened in shear with CFRPs failing due to debonding of the CFRP from the parent concrete. The CFRP strengthening is applied to undamaged or damaged RC beams with the strengthened beam being subjected to either monotonic or cyclic loading.

·        Formulate models and guidelines for the use of CFRPs in design practice.

Applications are invited for a project-specific scholarship (stipend) leading towards a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree, on the subject ?Debonding Failure of CFRP Strengthened Concrete Structures? to start in 2004. The project is offered by the Infrastructure and the Environment Group, Faculty of Engineering, at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), and will be jointly supervised by Dr. S.T. Smith (UTS) and Associate Professor S.J. Foster (The University of New South Wales) and will be funded by an ARC Discovery Grant.

Bright, enthusiastic applicants are encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will receive an annual stipend of AUS$20,000 tax free, for three years for the PhD. Only one scholarship is available to an Australian citizen or a permanent resident. The applicant must possess an appropriate Honours 1 or high 2/1 (or equivalent) undergraduate degree or have completed a research masters degree.

Prospective applicants should make contact with Dr. Smith.

Contact Details:         Dr. Scott T. Smith

Address:                      

Infrastructure and the Environment Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney
PO Box 123 Broadway NSW 2007 Australia
Telephone:        02 9514 2632
Facsimile:                     02 9514 2633
Email:               scott.smith@uts.edu.au
Homepage:       http://www.eng.uts.edu.au/~stsmith/

For additional employment opportunities please visit the 'Staff Vacancy Notice' in the Staff Notices of the UTS website.