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Registration for the ALERT Workshop and School 2024 is OPEN!

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Dear ALERT community,

I am pleased to inform you that the registration for the ALERT Geomaterials Workshop and School 2024 is now open! The preliminary programme of the Doctoral School is available here, the programme of the Workshop should be posted soon.

In the continuity of last year edition, a remote access to the doctoral school is proposed at the same price as the on-site option. However, this remote option only gives access to the passive attending of the presentations, and no questions could be asked.

This year, the ALERT Bureau has once again decided to offer one day of accomodation to:

  • all PhD students attending the doctoral school and belonging to an ALERT member institution (in a double room only);
  • all retired researchers attending the workshop.

Please read the hints in the registration form! After filling the form and pressing the button “Register”, a window will open to prompt you to save the invoice as a .pdf file. Please save it for your records! You will also get an email with the registration data afterwards. If you are an ALERT member, the corresponding representative of your ALERT institution will receive the registration data too.

Click here to register for the ALERT Workshop and School 2024.

The deadline for the registration is September 01st! The accommodation in Aussois will be processed in the order of the registrations (see the hints in the registration form). Please note that the number of rooms in the CNRS “Centre Paul Langevin” is limited.
See also hints on how to get to Aussois.

If you need to modify or cancel your registration, please send an email to director@alertgeomaterials.eu, mentioning your invoice number, at least one week before the meeting. Individuals who fail to honor their registration will be required to pay a fee to the hotel covering the cost of both the room reservation and the food services.

Looking forward to meeting you in Aussois!

Postdoctoral Position in Machine Learning and Numerical Algorithms with Applications

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We encourage applicants with experience in applying machine learning to optimize numerical algorithms, such as FEM. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including geosciences.

The Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Machine Learning and Applications at the Department of Applied Mathematics of Shenzhen University and the KAUST Innovation Hub in Shenzhen invite applications for a postdoctoral position in Machine Learning and Numerical Algorithms with Applications.

Position Details:
Duration: Full-time for two years
Salary: 338,000 RMB – 420,000 RMB per year (approximately 47,000 – 58,000 USD)
Number of Position: 3 Positions
Teaching Duties: None
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will engage in both theoretical research and practical implementation of machine learning methods, with a focus on: training algorithms, numerical algorithms, signal processing, image processing and related areas.

Additional Opportunities:
The successful candidate can choose to enroll in the Visiting Scholar Program sponsored by the KAUST-SZU Joint Lab for Mathematics, Data, and Application (MDA). The candidate can visit King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and conduct research co-supervised by KAUST researchers.This program lasts for 3-6 months and includes an additional stipend during the visit, along with free housing provided by KAUST.

Interested applicants should send their C.V. to: Dr. Xinliang Liu: xinliang.liu@kaust.edu.sa and Dr. Jian Lu: jianlu@szu.edu.cn; jianlu1979@163.com.
We look forward to your application.

Advanced course on Modeling of Localized Inelastic Deformation (LID 2024)

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Advanced course on Modeling of Localized Inelastic Deformation (LID 2024),
taught by Milan Jirásek in Prague, Czech Republic, 2-6 September 2024.

This course provides an overview of modeling approaches used in the mechanics of inelastic materials and structures, with special attention to objective description of highly localized deformation modes such as cracks or shear bands. It is one of the RILEM educational courses. The course is intended for graduate students at the doctoral level, but it can be equally useful to motivated master students, post-doctoral researchers, or senior researchers who are not specialists in this field.

For details see http://mech.fsv.cvut.cz/~milan/course2024.html

 For registration please contact Milan.Jirasek@cvut.cz

Newsletter 2024

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Dear ALERT members,

Please find attached our Spring 2024 Newsletter. This newsletter sums up the activities of ALERT Geomaterials in the past year, and presents the new activities taking place in Aussois in the end of September.

The registration to this year’s workshop and doctoral school should open on next Monday, 24th June 2024.

The newsletters of recent years can be found in the archive.

See you soon in Aussois !

ALERT Doctoral School 2024

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The programme of the 35th ALERT Doctoral School 2024 on “Numerical methods in geomechanics” is now available.

The coordinators of the school are:
Claudio Tamagnini (University of Perugia, Italy)
Lorenzo Sanavia (University of Padua, Italy)
Manuel Pastor (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain)

The main goal of this school is to provide PhD students with a sound knowledge of computational Geomechanics. The School will include lectures on:

  1. Basic: providing the fundamentals of the numerical techniques used
  2. Advanced and research: the students will learn special techniques to deal with non linear problems, dynamics, integration of constitutive equations.
  3. Practical. We believe that practise is fundamental when learning a computational technique. Therefore, we will provide a group of sessions where the students, with the help of instructors, will practise with the finite element code GeHoMadrid.

The detailed programme is available on this .pdf file (subject to change).

The registration to both the workshop and the doctoral school should open in the next week.

PhD Full Scholarship Available at the University of Liverpool!

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Research Topic: Dynamic modelling of submarine landslides and induced tsunami propagation

Scholarship Coverage: Full tuition and an annual stipend of £39,855.60 (before tax) for 3 years, open to both local and international students.

Suitable Fields: Ideal for graduate students with backgrounds in mechanics, geotechnical engineering, geological engineering, mechanical engineering, or relevant engineering fields with experience in computer simulation.

Application Deadline: July 15, 2024 (British time)

Application Link: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/studentships/induced-tsunami-propagation/

Additional Information: This scholarship is funded by UKRI. It is also a part of the EU project: Poseidon – Doctoral Network.

Supervisors:
Dr. Xue Zhang (https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/engineering/staff/xue-zhang/)
Prof. John Bridgeman
Dr. Yan Zhou

Contact Email: xue.zhang2@liverpool.ac.uk

Suart B. Savage Award

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A new international Award was just founded in the field of mechanics and
physics of granular media. This Award is definitely independent of any
association or national organism and was created with the help of
Elsevier and of MRC journal.

All infos can be obtained by clicking on “Stuart B. Savage Award” at the
full top of the home page of MRC, which is reached directly by the
following link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/mechanics-research-communications

or through this link directly: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/mechanics-research-communications/about/awards.

Do not hesitate to postulate.

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Bath

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The University of Bath (United Kingdom) is looking for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Assistant/Associate Professor) in Geotechnical Engineering to conduct world leading research and help facilitate the education of our students.

We are specifically looking for someone to conduct research and teach in one or more of the following fields:

  • Remote sensing in geotechnics
  • Big data and/or AI for geotechnics

More information can be found in the advert (https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?id=25546&forced=2, job reference FM11758). The closing date for applications is Tuesday 25 June 2024.

PhD Position (Thèse CIFRE) – Helical pile: physical and numerical modeling for marine geotechnical applications

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Exciting Opportunities Available! Are you passionate about renewable energy and eager to contribute to cutting-edge research? The Geotechnical Centrifuge laboratory at Gustave Eiffel University is now hiring a motivated PhD student to delve into the fascinating world of anchors for floating wind turbines.

Join our dynamic team and be part of the only geotechnical centrifuge group in France dedicated to pushing the boundaries of research in renewable energy development.

Role Description:

This is a full-time on-site role for a PHD at the geotechnical centrifuge at CG lab – Gustave Eiffel University located in Nantes. As a PHD, you will be responsible for conducting research and experiments using the geotechnical centrifuge and numerical modelling. This includes performing parametric studies, analyzing experimental data, comparing results with design rules and analytical models, and contributing to the advancement of geotechnical engineering numerical models. You will work closely with a team of researchers, engineers, and technicians.

Fully funded from October 2024 to October 2027.

Contacts: 

Dr. Christelle Abadie: christelle.abadie(at)univ-eiffel.fr
Dr. Zheng Li: zheng.li(at)univ-eiffel.fr 
Dr. Matthieu Blanc: matthieu.blanc(at)univ-eiffel.fr 
Dr. Luc Thorel: luc.thorel(at)univ-eiffel.fr 

For more details, click here: https://cg.univ-gustave-eiffel.fr/opportunites/phd-offers and see the attached PDF file.

Application closing date: June 30, 2024

GEOLAB Blind Prediction Contest:  Submission Open & Prize

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The submission period for the GEOLAB Blind Prediction Contest (BPC) is now officially open until September 15, 2024.  

The BPC results will be presented during a dedicated session at the 5th International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics (ISFOG) in Nantes, France (June 9-13, 2025). A representative from each winning team will be invited to attend the conference, receive public recognition during the session, and benefit from a covered registration fee and substantial contribution to travel expenses.

For instructions on submitting your prediction and detailed participation rules, please visit the event webpage [https://www.geotechnik.tu-darmstadt.de/forschung_ivg/blind/_blind_prediction_contest_1.en.jsp ].

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