We are recruiting postdoctoral researchers to join the Geotechnical Engineering Research Group at Shandong University, working with Prof. Kai Yao on smart operation, maintenance, and climate adaptation of transportation infrastructure, with particular emphasis on highways and expressways.
The research will integrate artificial intelligence, robotics, advanced sensing, numerical modelling, and climate risk assessment to improve the safety, reliability, and resilience of pavements, embankments, slopes, bridges, tunnels, and associated foundations.

For further information, see the attached [PDF].

We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student for a fully funded 4-year position at Uppsala University, working on flow and transport in fractured rocks.

The PhD project will focus on uncertainty quantification in modelling flow and transport in fractured rocks, combining numerical modelling, statistical methods, and uncertainty analysis, with applications to the long-term safety assessment of geological repositories for radioactive waste.

🔹 Starting date: 1 February 2027 or as agreed
🔹 Application deadline: 1 October 2026

For details and application:
https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/jobs-and-vacancies/job-details?query=960428

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The Department of Environment and Biodiversity at the University of Salzburg (Austria) is inviting applications for a fully funded 3-year PhD position (Prae-Doc, 75% / 30h) within the Doctorate School “Dynamic Mountain Environments & Society” (DynamitE Vol. 2).

Project Title: CRAG – Critical Infrastructure Risk from Alpine Geohazards (Landslide Hazard Detection through Coupled 3D Stress Modeling and Multiscale Monitoring)

About the Project:
With climate change accelerating slope instability across mountain regions, this project investigates failure thresholds of rock slopes threatening critical infrastructure. The successful candidate will bridge high-performance numerical 3D stress modeling (Finite Cell Method) with multiscale empirical field monitoring.

For detailed information and to apply, please visit: https://karriere.plus.ac.at/en/jobs/81ada7ce-9436-49cb-913b-23e5682a95c7?preview=true

Questions? Drop an email to Jörg Robl (joerg.robl@plus.ac.at)

Founded 3 years PhD position in the field of Dynamic Mountain Environments & SociEty, Critical Infrastructure Risk from Alpine Geohazards
Find all information here:
https://karriere.plus.ac.at/en/jobs/81ada7ce-9436-49cb-913b-23e5682a95c7?preview=true

Closing date for applications: 09.09.2026

I am part of the supervisor team. Looking forward to many interesting applications.

Kind regards,
Barbara Schneider-Muntau (University of Innsbruck)

We are looking for a motivated PhD candidate to join us at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (@IMEDEA, CSIC-UIB) in Mallorca, Spain.
The 4-year PhD will focus on coupled geochemical and geomechanical processes in fractured rock, with applications to geothermal energy, geologic carbon storage, and subsurface energy storage.
Application deadline: 31 October 2026

For further information, see the attached [PDF].

A PhD scholarship on multi-physics modelling in geomechanics and underground constructions is now open at University of Lyon (ENTPE-LTDS), in collaboration with the French national agency for radioactive waste management (ANDRA). The research topic is entitled:

“Modelling the hydromechanical-gas behaviour of fractured clayey rocks”

For further information, see the attached PDF.

For further information, see the attached [PDF].

Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD position at Aarhus University, Denmark, on the mechanical behaviour of fissured high-plasticity stiff clays. The project aims to improve our understanding of how fissures, anisotropy and soil structure govern stiffness, strength and progressive failure in natural clays. The research combines advanced laboratory testing with constitutive modelling to establish a micro-to-macro understanding of soil behaviour and develop physics-based constitutive models for improved prediction of landslides and climate-induced ground movements. We welcome applicants with a strong background in geotechnical engineering, advanced soil mechanics and geomaterial testing. Application deadline: 20 August 2026.

For further information, see the attached [PDF].

The Department of Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Kassel offers a PhD position.
The aim of the project is to expand an existing comprehensive database on the load-bearing behaviour of piled rafts to develop approximate approaches for estimating average settlement, the piled raft coefficient, and position-dependent pile spring stiffnesses, which can be used in the preliminary design. The database contains results of extensive 3D Finite Element Analysis and field measurements on real foundations. Methods of machine learning will be used to develop these approximate approaches.

For further information, see the attached [PDF].

The LTDS/ENTPE (CNRS UMR 5513) and the French Centre for Tunnel Studies (CETU) are offering a postdoctoral position in geotechnical engineering and underground construction on the following topic:
“Impact of Pore Pressure Variations Induced by Pressurised Tunnel Boring Machines on Neighbouring Structures: Field Data Analysis and Numerical Modelling With Artificial Intelligence Tools.”

For further information, see the attached [PDF].

Dear Colleagues,

We are seeking highly motivated PhD candidates to join the Laboratory for Multiscale Geomechanics in the Department of Civil Engineering at McMaster University, Canada. Two fully funded PhD positions are available, with preferred start dates in January or September 2027.

Potential research topics include large-deformation modeling of geostructures, thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling of geomaterials across spatial scales, and small-scale simulations of porous multiphase materials.

Applications are encouraged from outstanding students with backgrounds in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related fields who have strong preparation in mechanics, numerical methods, or computational modelling. Prior geomechanics experience is welcome but not required. Experience implementing numerical methods such as FEM, DEM, MPM, SPH, or molecular dynamics (MD) is beneficial but not required.

For further information, see the attached PDF.

For further information, see the attached [PDF].