A post-doc position is opened at Grenoble-Alpes University. The goal of this project is to characterize the evolution of the microstructure in reinforced media in real time, when exposed to an aggressive environment. In particular, a focus will be made on the contact surface area and the crystal morphology evolution through time.

The application deadline is the 8th December 2022, but the applications will be treated as they arise. Applicants must be available to start around the begining of 2023.

Please find more information in the attached pdf file.

Contact : antoine.naillon@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

The James Watt School of Engineering (JWSE) at the University of Glasgow is an energetic and growing international centre of excellence for engineering research and teaching. We are seeking to appoint a professor who will provide leadership in research and research-led education in Geotechnics. More information in the following link: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CUH683/cormack-chair-of-civil-engineering

For more information, contact Professor Andrew McBride  Andrew.McBride@glasgow.ac.uk or visit www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/appointments/100348.

Apply online at: my.corehr.com/pls/uogrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=100348

The Chair of Alpine Mass Movements is part of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG) at ETH Zurich and the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF in Davos. In our group, we develop numerical models and experimental facilities to better understand the initiation and dynamics of alpine mass movements such as snow avalanches, debris flows and rockfalls. Our research contributes to improve risk assessment and management procedures related to gravitational mass movements in alpine regions and mitigate their impacts.

We offer two PhD and 1 PostDoc position in the field of modeling Alpine Mass Movements. The full description and application webpage is given in the links below:

• PostDoc position: “Experimental analysis and numerical modeling of geophysical mass flows”
• PhD position: “Multiphase Modeling of Alpine Mass Movements and Process Cascades”
• PhD position: “Modeling Entrainment Mechanisms in Alpine Mass Movements”

3^rd call for the EPFLeaders4impact programme (deadline 1 March 2023) providing grants to postdoctoral researchers working on innovative solutions to global challenges.

EPFLeaders4impactis a new postdoctoral fellowship programme funding talented researchers who have the ambition to provide innovative solutions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

EPFLeaders4impact fellows will be able to take steps towards starting a company based on their own research or to have their proposed innovative solution implemented through a technology transfer to an existing company/organisation.

EPFLeaders4impact has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101034260.

What: 12, 18, 24, or 36-month postdoctoral fellowships. The EPFLeaders4impact fellowship consists of a monthly contribution to the salary of the postdoctoral researcher of EUR 2’740. The remaining part of the salary as well as associated costs are covered by the EPFL hosting laboratory.

Where: research funded by the EPFLeaders4impact programme must be conducted at one of the EPFL campuses in Lausanne, Geneva, Neuchâtel, Valais, or Fribourg.

Eligibility:     

• Applicants must be Experienced Researchers (ER); they must hold a doctoral degree or have at least 4 years of full-time equivalent research experience by at the latest the date of recruitment.
• Applicants must fulfil the MSCA transnational mobility rules and must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Switzerland for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the call deadline.
• Applicants must be able to carry out full-time research during the fellowship period. Parental leave, sick leave, care leave, and military leave are nevertheless permitted.

Application deadline: 1 March 2023 (17:00 CEST)

Start of the fellowship: at the earliest: 1 July 2023, at the latest: 1 November 2023

Current fellows and their projects: here

More details: please, visit the EPFLeaders4impact website

Contact: research@epfl.ch

Dear colleagues,

The department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Duke is soliciting applications for two Assistant Professor positions. While all research areas will be considered, topics of particular interest for this search include (a) cyber-physical systems (CPS)-informed solutions for resilient infrastructure and (b) environmental biotechnology in the built environment. Please see attached for further details and use this link for applying: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/23516

I would appreciate if you could help us disseminate this information across your networks.

A 4-year PhD studentship is available for UK or international applicants: “Meeting future net-zero carbon energy needs: Improved borehole sealing using compacted bentonite and silica grout“. This project will investigate new technologies for borehole sealing to prevent the upward leakage of fluids and gases that are stored at-depth in the ground. Reliable borehole sealing is vital for global development of an energy industry that can meet net zero carbon by 2050 (2045 in Scotland).

Candidates can apply at: https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/postgraduateresearch/yourapplicationoffer/

The closing date for applications is Nov 21^st 2022. The PhD project can start at any time, ideally beginning as soon as possible. However, candidates MUST be able to start before March 31^st, 2023.

Further Information

More information are available on this pdf file.

For further information on the application process, please contact: Morag.McIntosh@strath.ac.uk

For further information regarding the project please contact Prof Rebecca Lunn or Dr Gea Pagano (rebecca.lunn@strath.ac.uk arianna.pagano@strath.ac.uk)

Group of Materials and Environment at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, TU Delft, is looking for a motivated researcher with experience/knowledge in solid/experimental mechanics (with e.g., civil, mechanical, aerospace engineering background) to join their group as a PhD candidate. The work will focus on experimental characterization and understanding of composite action in a new class of cementitious composites which are reinforced with 3D printed reinforcement with a negative Poisson’s ratio. The candidate will be embedded in an ongoing ERC Starting Grant project, working in a team with 2 PhD candidates, 2 postdocs, and the P.I. More info about the project and the application procedure can be found on the website of TU Delft.