3 year position in the newly formed Westlake Institute for Advance Study in Hangzhou China. Competitive salary ranging from 250k to 350k RMB per year, depending on experience, as well as relocation expenses. The project is focused on creating advanced modelling techniques for the complex physics present in geomechanics problems. Researchers with PhD in Mathematics, Physics, Civil or Mechanical Engineering, or related fields are welcome to apply. Experience in computational methods such as Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics, Particle Finite Element Method, Material Point Method and related methods is also highly desirable.

The Westlake Institute for Advance Study is a newly formed university with great support from the local government as well as the private sector. For more information about the Institute please visit its website
https://www.wias.org.cn/english/.

For information regarding this position please see this link
https://www.wias.org.cn/english/JOINUS/PostDoctor/201907/t20190729_2391.shtml

Applications are invited for an Assistant Professor of Geotechnical Uncertainty (tenure track). The position is proposed to investigate soil mechanical material behaviour accounting for uncertainties relating to, for example, measurements, statistics, transformation from measured to derived properties, and external (including environmental) loadings. It takes into consideration the random, spatial and systematic components of uncertainty, as well as uncertainties relating to the cross-correlations of material properties and multi-physical couplings, and develops new solutions to better control and reduce the geotechnical uncertainty and risk in geotechnical assessments and construction processes.

The closing date for applications is 7 October 2019.

More information can be found in the attachment.

Applications are invited for an Assistant Professor of Geo-Monitoring and Data Analytics (tenure track). The position is proposed to develop advanced knowledge of the response of geostructures from data analytics, and improve current life-cycle design and assessment models. This requires an understanding of how climate change and increasing demographic pressure impact the life cycle of critical geostructures, and of how to extract relevant geotechnical information from multi-year and multiscale data streams.

The closing date for applications is 7 October 2019.

More information can be found in the attachment.

The Nottingham Centre for Geomechanics (NCG) will be undertaking a large multi-disciplinary project related to the investigation of the future use of made-ground consisting of coal-mining spoil with a focus on the geotechnical, sustainability, environmental, socio-economic and long-term management challenges. The project, named Sustainable Use of Mining Waste Dumps (SUMAD), is funded by the European Commission Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) and includes project partners from across Europe. The project will run until the end of June 2022. Note that this is a separate position from the recently advertised job at the NCG for the RAFF research project.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual with expertise in physical modelling and element scale testing to join our group. The main role of this appointee will involve performing small-scale physical modelling under increased gravity conditions (N-g) using the Nottingham geotechnical centrifuge. As such, the successful candidate should have a background in designing and conducting laboratory based experimental programmes. The research will also include involvement and input into the development of numerical models (performed by a separate researcher), therefore some background in the use of numerical modelling codes for geotechnical analysis would be beneficial.

Further details can be found at the link below.

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/ENG256219

Vacancy details

Closing date: 8 Aug 2019 23:00 (UK time)

Salary: £32,236–£36,261 (Grade 7)

Location: Edinburgh

Department: IPE (Lyell Centre)

Category: Research

Status: Full Time

Duration: 18 months fixed-term

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STRESS DISTRIBUTION ON A GAS PIPE BURIED INTO A SOIL

This PhD thesis will be conducted with GRT Gaz, the French company in charge of gas transportation. The aim of this poject is to better understand the stress distribution on a gas pipe buried into a soil as well as the stress distribution around the pipe. Different load configurations will be assumed (load in the soil surface, installation of a concrete diffusion slab, …).

Location : 3SR, Grenoble (some weeks at GRT Gaz in Paris are planned)

Gross salary : ≈ 2000 € / month

Start : October, 2019

Required documents : CV, master grades, motivation letter

More information in the attached document:

We are looking for outstanding candidates for a PhD project we have that is starting this October at Laboratoire 3SR, Grenoble. It’s to do with packing and deformation problems in granular materials varying shape and friction, and well as Level Set DEM.

The PhD is within a European grant which includes some industry contacts 
and a secondment in Germany.

See pdf file for further details and how to apply:

The Nottingham Centre for Geo-mechanics (NCG) will be undertaking a large multi-disciplinary project related to the rehabilitation of open pit mines by flooding to create ‘pit lakes’, with a focus on the geotechnical, environmental, and long-term management challenges. The project, named Risk Assessment of Final Pits During Flooding (RAFF), is funded by the European Commission Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) and includes project partners from across Europe. The project will run until the end of May 2022. We are seeking a highly motivated individual with expertise in numerical modelling and elements scale testing to join our group. The main role of this appointee will involve performing numerical modelling of pit lake slopes, incorporating the effects of unsaturated soil behaviour and considering the heterogeneous nature of the spoil material used in construction of the slopes. As such, the successful candidate should have a background with constitutive models relevant to geotechnical engineering and their application within numerical modelling packages. The researcher will also conduct element-scale testing of soils with support from NCG technical staff, hence some background in experimental geomechanics would be an asset. The project will also include physical model testing using a geotechnical centrifuge (performed by a separate researcher), hence some experience with physical modelling would be beneficial. Further details can be found at the link below.

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/ENG256119