Free gas can significantly alter the hydro-mechanical properties of marine sediment, leading to increased compressibility, reduced shear strength, and disrupted permeability. However, its potential role as a hazard to the foundations and structures of offshore wind turbines is often overlooked in calculation standards and foundation design protocols. The degradation caused by the presence of free gas may occur during the installation phase as well as throughout the operational lifespan of a wind turbine.
The PhD will be focusing on:
-characterising the effect of gas on the static and cyclic behaviour of fine clayey and coarser silty sediment.
-evaluate the impact of gas on the installation and operational stability of a pile and suction anchor foundation in clayey and coarser silty sediment.
-develop practical design guidelines that integrate the influence of gas into engineering practices for offshore wind turbine foundations, thereby enhancing their reliability and performance

For further information, see the attached [PDF].

Applications are welcome for 15 fully funded PhD positions as a part of the Doctoral Network on Energy Geostructures Integration: Buildings, Infrastructure and Underground Storage (GENIUS).

The overarching aim of GENIUS is to train 15 Doctoral Candidates (DCs) to become creative, innovative and proactive individuals in designing, integrating and implementing energy geostructures at different urban scales (from a single building to a set of connected infrastructures), and for a variety of uses (from production to storage) contributing to Europe’s climate-neutral future.

GENIUS is funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (Agreement number 101226708) and welcomes applicants from all nationalities.

Please visit our website to see the DC positions, application details, eligibility, and deadlines: www.genius-dn.eu

Contact us at genius-dn@ed.ac.uk if you have questions!

Interested candidates should submit their applications by November 30th, 2025.

In the context of the ANR (French National Research Agency) Project LOCCO, we are seeking for a candidate for an internship (master thesis), with opportunities to pursue as PhD student, funding being already secured.

The internship project title is: “Pore scale finite element modelling of calcite dissolution in caprock formation”.

Location: 3SR in Grenoble (France)
Team : Geomechanics group

For further informations about work program and application, see the attached PDF.

For further information, see the attached [PDF].

The Geotechnics Section in the Department of Civil Engineering at Imperial College is hiring an Assistant Professor in Geotechnical Engineering. While we welcome applications from any area of geotechnical engineering, we are particularly interested in applicants with an expertise in field testing / in-situ monitoring and testing, geo-environmental engineering including brownfield development, underground infrastructure, earthworks, or sustainable geotechnics. Informal inquiries can be made to Catherine O’Sullivan (cath.osullivan@imperial.ac.uk).

Further details at https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-jobs/description/index.php?jobId=25823&jobTitle=Assistant+Professor+in+Geotechnical+Engineering

Closing date for applications is Nov 10 2025. Detai

LEMTA invites applications for a fully funded 3-year PhD in Geotechnical Engineering, starting no later than December 2025.

The project will focus on the characterization and modelling of the thermo–hydro–mechanical behaviour of frozen soils in the context of Artificial Ground Freezing (AGF), a technique increasingly used for deep excavations, tunnelling, and temporary groundwater control.

The successful candidate will perform laboratory investigations to quantify swelling and settlement during freeze–thaw cycles, analyse microstructural evolutions using porosimetry and X-ray tomography, and develop coupled THM numerical models to predict field-scale behaviour. The work will take place at LEMTA (Université de Lorraine, France), benefiting from state-of-the-art experimental and computational facilities, and collaborations within the EU-funded project UPGRADE.

For further information, see the attached [PDF].

A PhD scholarship on “Modelling the impact of rock fractures, alteration, and mineral composition on rock properties in deep geothermal context” is now open at University of Lyon (ENTPE). For further information, see the attached PDF.

For further information, see the attached [PDF].

University College Dublin invites applications for a fully funded 4-year PhD in Geotechnical Engineering, starting January 2026. The project will investigate the behaviour and design of rock-socketed anchors for floating offshore renewables, combining laboratory experiments with advanced numerical modelling to improve prediction of long-term performance under cyclic and multi-directional loading. The outcomes will support the cost-effective deployment of floating wind and wave energy on Ireland’s Atlantic coast and beyond.

How to apply: Email a single PDF containing CV, academic transcripts & contact details for two referees to budi.zhao@ucd.ie

Application deadline: 15 October 2025

Informal enquiries welcome at the same address

For further information, see the attached [PDF].

The School of Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join Associate Professor Pierre Rognon’s research team, focusing on the mechanics of granular materials.

The research project aims at reducing energy use while excavating granular materials. It will involve laboratory experiments with a programable robotic arm, X-ray imaging and/or simulations to find out the trajectories of the ground engaging tool that minimise energy dissipation.

To find out the details of the position, contact and how to apply here:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/399043/postdoctoral-research-associate-in-mechanics-of-granular-materials/

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated candidate to work on the numerical modeling of landslides as part of a collaborative research program aiming at assessing the contribution of slow moving landslides to erosion in the Himalayas. The program is funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR) and involves 20 researchers from 3 research institutes (CRPG, ISTerre, ECGS in Luxembourg).

The postdoc will be supervised by Dr Jérôme Lavé (CRPG, Nancy) and Dr Luc Scholtès (LMV, Clermont-Ferrand) and will focus on developing discrete numerical models to better understand the response of slow moving landslides to hydrological forcing.

Further information on eligibility criteria and application procedure can be found on the attached document.

For further information, see the attached [PDF].

Join our Geo2AQUA research group in the MUSSED project to study sediment production and erosion in the Pyrenees. Research topics include soil production and erosion in humid badlands and sediment, production and fluxes driven by torrential flows and shallow landslides.

Why join us?
✅ Be part of a well-established, international research group
✅ Work with long-term field datasets in natural laboratory sites
✅ 4-year full-time contracts
✅ Barcelona as your research base 🌍

📅 Deadline: October 5, 2025
🔗 More info regarding the application here: https://engeomodels.upc.edu/en/news/news-sample

We welcome applications from motivated candidates with backgrounds in civil/environmental/geological engineering or applied geomorphology, and with a strong interest in fieldwork, modelling, and collaborative science.

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