The Computing Center for Geotechnical Engineering (COMEGE) of Zhejiang University has openings for postdoctoral fellows in computational geomechanics. Successful candidates should demonstrate a good publication record on geomechanics, engineering mechanics, and/or numerical methods (e.g. FEM, DEM, MPM, SPH, peridynamics), and are expected to conduct independent research on these areas. A good knowledge of high-performance computing and code developing will be a plus.

About the institute: Zhejiang University is among the top universities in China (one of the C9 League) and is located in the historical and beautiful city of Hangzhou. It ranks 53 according to the QS World University Rankings 2020.

Qualification: The candidates should have a recent PhD in the related areas.

Availability: There are 2-3 positions open for application currently. The ad is long-term effective until all positions are filled.

Starting date and contract duration: The positions are expected to start as soon as possible (the reviewing process takes around 1 month). A typical contract duration is 2 years, but extensions are possible depending on the performance and the funding.

Salary: 300,000~350,000 CNY/year (38,000~45,000 EUR/year), based on the demonstrated publication record or research potential.

Contact: The potential applicants should send a CV enclosed with representative publications to Dr. Mei Dong (mdong@zju.edu.cn).

Those who interested in the positions are welcome to contact the following core members of the COMEGE:

Prof. Zhongxuan Yang (zxyang@zju.edu.cn) https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=S3tur04AAAAJ&hl=en

Prof. Rongqiao Xu (xurongqiao@zju.edu.cn)

Dr. Ning Guo (nguo@zju.edu.cn) https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ytLAS7cAAAAJ&hl=en

Dr. Fushen Liu (fushenliu@zju.edu.cn)