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

For further information, see the attached [PDF].

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].