PhD position at Lulea Sweden

The research group soil mechanics has an open PhD position about stabilization of sulfide soil.
Soil Mechanics includes soil mechanics, soil materials engineering and foundation engineering). The research addresses e.g. dams and dam construction in the short and long term (hydroelectric and mine dams), environmental geoengineering (use of residual products, dredging, handling of dredged sediments, landfill design, sedimentation and erosion), cold climate engineering (freeze and thaw, frost heave, permafrost and snow mechanics), advanced soil mechanics (mechanical properties of sulfide soil, organic soil and tailings, etc.) as well as road and railway geotechnology. Environmental geotechniques e.g. stabilization and use of acid sulfate soil in construction, is a growing issue in connection to the construction of large infrastructure in Northern Sweden.

More information on this website:

https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I003/583/job?site=6&lang=UK&validator=e4575239eb8c0828707e2b716f86c5f8&job_id=7536&notrack=true

Postdoctoral positions at Nanchang University, China

Postdoctoral positions in computational geomechanics are currently open at the Geotechnical Engineering Research Group, Nanchang University, Jiangxi, China. Candidates should have graduated with a Ph.D. within the last three years and have experience in developing advanced numerical methods such as MPM, FEM and DEM, for addressing geomechanics problems. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Jingjing Meng and send your one-page CV to mengjing120@126.com.

We provide:

1.    Joining an outstanding research group led by the distinguished Prof Chuangbing Zhou,
2.    Comprehensive earnings ranging from 34k USD to 70k USD annually, including subsidies from the Jiangxi province and Nanchang city, salary from the university, and financial support from the research group,
3.    Flexibility for pursuing your own research excellence,
4.    Brand-new, world-class research facilities within our expanding research team, dedicated to helping you reach your full potential.

Georest workshop on induced seismicity

Victor Vilarrasa and his team at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies in Mallorca, Spain, are happy to announce the GEoREST workshop on induced seismicity from 11-13 March 2024. They are accepting abstracts until the 20th of January.

This workshop aims at fostering debate on the latest advances in process understanding, subsurface characterization and forecasting of induced seismicity. They welcome contributions from the academia and industry alike in topics ranging from, but not limited to numerical modeling, laboratory experiments, field studies, application of AI in induced seismicity, etc. They welcome contributions in the form of both posters and oral presentations that broadly fit into the following sessions:

Session 1: Understanding of the causes of induced seismicity

Session 2: Post-injection seismicity: Can we forecast it?

Session 3: Subsurface characterization 

Session 4: Forecasting induced seismicity

Session 5: Case studies of induced seismicity

Webpage of the workshop- 

https://workshop.georest.eu

Abstract submission to IS-Grenoble 2024

We are pleased to inform you that it still possible to submit your abstract for the forthcoming IS-Grenoble 2024 — we have extended the deadline to January 15, 2024.

This event will be the fifth quadrennial international symposium organized under the auspices of Technical Committee 105 (Geomechanics from Micro to Macro) of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE).Please visit the website to register and submit an abstract: https://is-grenoble2024.sciencesconf.org/

3 postdoctoral researchers in synchrotron X-ray microtomography for 3D/4D material analysis

The Division of Solid Mechanics at Lund University is looking for 3 postdoctoral researchers in X-ray microtomography for 3D/4D material analysis in connection to the MAXIV synchrotron

The postdoctoral positions are with the STIMULI project supporting and developing the exploitation of tomography at the MAXIV synchrotron. You will carry out research and development activities relating to x-ray micro tomography, 3D/4D image analysis, in-situ experiments and material investigations. You will also collaborate with scientists and users of tomography at MAXIV to explore the microstructure and processes of a variety of materials for research in areas including food science, materials science, geoscience, environmental science and energy research.

For more information: https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:678779/

PhD position in Granular mechanics and dynamics

The Division of Solid Mechanics at Lund University is expanding and is looking for 4 new students for PhD projects, one in the area of granular mechanics and dynamics.

The PhD project focuses on developing and exploiting advanced x-ray characterisation methods to study the mechanics of granular material including ultrafast dynamic processes. The project will explore inter- and intra-granular kinematics, strains and stresses using x-ray tomography and 3D x-ray diffraction, as well as dynamic processes at very high strain/propagation rates using advanced high-speed 2D and 3D x-ray imaging. Experiments will be developed and performed at our in-house x-ray tomography facility as well as at the nearby MAXIV synchrotron and at international synchrotron facilities such as the ESRF in Grenoble, France.

For more information: https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:671914/

Master degree internship on piping erosion in earth dams

This year for Christmas, gift an internship proposal entitled:

“Piping erosion in earth dams: a review of related issues and existing models”

This Master degree internship will be dedicated to the micromechanical modeling of the piping erosion mechanism in earth dams.

This will be part of a collaborative project involving EDF CIH (Bourget-du-Lac, France), INRAE (RECOVER, Aix-en-Provence, France), and University Savoie Mont Blanc (Lab ISTerre, Bourget-du-Lac, France).

In this respect, it will benefit from a multidisciplinary and dynamic environment. According to the outcomes achieved at the end of the internship, a PhD thesis grant will be offered to the applicant to pursue this research work as a PhD candidate.

More information can be found in the enclosed document, including email addresses to contact the supervision team. Happy festive season for all of you

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Dear ALERT community,

On behalf of the ALERT Bureau and the Board of directors, we would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2024.

This year, one new member joined us. Despite the landslide, the annual meeting in Aussois was once again a great success, with more than 200 participants at the Centre Paul Langevin. We may only hope to increase this number next year!

May you enjoy this holiday season with your family and friends. We wish you all the best for 2024, for you and your loved ones.

See you all in Aussois next year,
Arthur and Frédéric.

Postdoc position opening at University College Cork, Ireland.

The Postdoc will work on a large-scale EU geothermal infrastructure project “ ‘LEG-DHC’ – Large-scale climate neutral Energy Geostructures in District Heating & Cooling systems/networks” in a consortium of 15 partners, with a balanced participation of Universities and public institutions (8 partners) and private companies (7 partners).

The candidate should have a PhD degree in Civil / Geotechnical / Geological / Energy Engineering. Experience in deep / shallow geothermal energy, district heating, energy management would be an advantage.

More information on the flyer.

Contact person: Dr. Zili Li zili.li@ucc.ie

http://www.zililigroup.com/