Ghent University is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher or research engineer to join a newly funded research infrastructure project focused on the development and scientific use of a miniature thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) triaxial device for in situ 4D X-ray CT imaging of porous materials.
The project will enable direct observation of microstructural changes, phase transitions, fluid redistribution, cracking, and degradation processes under controlled thermal, hydraulic, and mechanical conditions. The first applications will focus on geomaterials, frozen soils, and other climate-sensitive porous materials, while the platform will also be relevant to rocks, concrete, wood, asphalt binders, and related material systems.
The position is mainly hosted at the UGent Geotechnical Institute and will be closely connected to the Centre for X-ray Tomography at Ghent University (UGCT). It will be a shared collaborative position with RWTH Aachen University, where the selected cand

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