see attached announcement.

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The Institute of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (IGG) at TU Braunschweig, Germany, and the Mechanics and Civil Engineering Lab (LMGC), a French laboratory in University of Montpellier, France, are each searching for one PhD student to investigate the hydro-mechanical behaviour of partially saturated granular media experimentally and numerically within the collaborative project “Micromechanics-Integrated Capillary Analysis and Physics with High Resolution 4D CT and LBM-DEM Computations (MICAP-4D)”.

The project is funded for three years in the joint research programme by the French National Agency for Research (Agence Nationale de la Recherche, ANR) and the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG). The tentative starting date of the project is January 2027.

For further information, see the attached [PDF].

The PhD project will generate knowledge to address the challenges of maintaining and extending the lifetime of embankment dams while increasing the flexibility of hydropower technology. In doing so, the PhD project will contribute to enabling flexible hydropower to support the energy transition and reach national energy, climate and nature targets.

The main objective of PhD research is to develop knowledge that supports the hydropower industry in the safe design of future dams and management of existing embankment dams, including those subjected to flexible hydropower operation. Emphasis will be placed on the performance of filters protecting moraine (glacial till) cores against internal erosion. The research will combine studies of existing embankment dams in Norway with extensive laboratory testing of core and filter materials, providing a unique opportunity to contribute to the future safety and sustainability of hydropower infrastructure.

As part of a one-year collaborative research project, the GEOMAS laboratory at INSA Lyon, in partnership with BRGM, proposes an innovative numerical approach to study the Grand-Ilet landslide on Réunion Island. The main objective is to assess site stabilization methods through drainage using a coupled hydro-mechanical finite element numerical model.
The project aims to simulate several drainage strategies to support decision-making regarding the best solution to implement in the field, while accounting for geological and hydrogeological uncertainties and assessing the potential effects of climate change on landslide dynamics.

For further information, see the attached [PDF].

Dr. Gabriel Walton will be recruiting graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to work on projects related to Slope Geohazards at Queen’s University (Fall 2027 start). Please refer to the flyer for further details about the opportunities and a link to the job postings.

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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].