The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Waterloo is seeking a self-motivated, highly committed graduate student to begin in Spring or Fall 2026, with a focus on compounding weather hazards, cascading failures, and the resilience of Interdependent Infrastructure system. The work will involve quantifying the cascading failure risk of interdependent infrastructure system under compounding weather hazards.
Students with a background in Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Infrastructure Management, or related fields are encouraged to apply. Strong systems thinking, network analysis, and quantitative skills are especially desirable. Students are expected to have a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for the core courses. International students are subject to the English proficiency requirement by the University of Waterloo, which includes the English tests (TOEFL, 80 & above; IELTS, 6.5 & above). Interested students are encouraged to contact Dr. Zhongming Lu (zhongming.lu@uwaterloo.ca) and Dr. Solomon Tesfamariam (solomon.tesfamariam@uwaterloo.ca) first with the following materials before completing the online application.
- A cover letter detailing the interests and motivation.
- A short resume covering the educational background, relevant experience, list of scholarly work, and major accomplishments.
- Undergraduate transcript (unofficial is acceptable) and graduate transcript if available.
- Contact information of two referees.
Potential applicants should have excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to work independently in a team setting. Review of applications will begin immediately. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.