Scholarship Coverage: The scholarship includes full tuition (available for both local and international students) and an annual living stipend of £19,237 (tax free), for a funding period of 4 years.

Research Topic: Optimising Trenching Techniques for Subsea Cable Installation

Main Research Focus: The research will focus on optimising trenching techniques for the installation of subsea cables, utilising the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM) within the existing research group.

Industrial Collaboration: UK Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) Ltd

Suitable Fields: This scholarship is suitable for graduate students with backgrounds in mechanics, geotechnical engineering, geological engineering, mechanical engineering, or related fields with experience in computer simulation.

Application Deadline: May 20, 2024 (British time)

Application Link: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/studentships/optimising-trenching-techniques-for-subsea-cable-installation/

Additional Information: This scholarship is part of the UKRI EPSRC CDT – Net Zero Maritime Energy Solutions (N0MES). The centre has 33 partners in the maritime energy sector, and N0MES doctoral researchers will conduct interdisciplinary research related to maritime energy.

Collaborating Supervisor: Dr. Xue Zhang (https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/engineering/staff/xue-zhang/) Contact Email: xue.zhang2@liverpool.ac.uk

EDF R&D Lab Paris-Saclay in collaboration with the LMPS laboratory of CentraleSupélec is seeking a candidate for a doctoral position on the following topic: “An integrated methodology for source-to-structure seismic safety assessment including uncertainty propagation by surrogate modeling”.

The position has a duration of 3 years and the PhD is expected to start on autumn 2024.

The PhD offer can be found in the attached pdf.

Post-doctoral Fellowship positions of Machine Learning in Geotechnical Engineering are currently open at the Geotechnical Engineering Research Group, Shandong University, Jinan, China. Candidates should have graduated with a Ph.D. within the last three years and have experience in the field of machine learning in geotechnical engineering. Successful candidates will engage in interdisciplinary research in the application of machine learning in transportation geotechnics or offshore geotechnical engineering. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Prof. Kai Yao by emailing yaokai@sdu.edu.cn

The salary package could be referred to https://www.en.sdu.edu.cn/info/1169/7271.htm

In collaboration with ESTP-ENPC, we are proposing two thesis topics for the new academic year, on the subject of clay shrinkage and swelling.

One is aimed at assessing the effectiveness of a treatment solution in inhibiting the phenomenon, while the second is aimed at assessing the development of the risk of shrink-swell in the context of an increase in extreme weather events linked to climate change. The two descriptions are attached:

• Development of an in-situ soil treatment solution for clay shrink-swell inhibition.
• Modeling soil-atmosphere interactions to study the clay shrink-swell hazard in a context of climate change.

NGI is seeking candidates for a post-doctoral position related to “Anchors for floating offshore wind turbines”. The position has a duration of two years and is attached to the European Project TAILWIND. Candidates are expected to start in September 2024.

Link: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=388&ProjectId=175802&DepartmentId=17357&MediaId=5&IsAdPreviewRequest=true&AdvertisementId=132848

The research group at the National University of Singapore (NUS) is seeking two PhD students and two Postdocs in Spring/Fall 2025. The topics are mainly focused on but not limited to the following four topics:

The position is open at the Université de Lorraine / Laboratoire GeoRessources (Nancy, France), in collaboration with the Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans (Clermont-Ferrand, France) and will focus on “Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical modeling of fault-valve behavior using a DEM approach”. The Phd is expected to start on October 2024.

More information on this pdf file.

A postdoctoral position is open at 3SR lab, Grenoble, France on “Study of the early-age behavior of earth masonry structures”.

More information on this pdf file. To apply, send the required documents to F. Vieux Champagne (florent.vieux-champagne@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr).

A possibly funded PhD project is open for student candidates at the RECOVER research unit (INRAE, Aix-Marseille University), south of France. The project will be co-supervised by Jérôme Duriez and Stéphane Bonelli and will focus on either the Level Set-Discrete Element Method or the Material Point Method, at the candidate’s discretion.

More details and the application procedure can be found at https://nextcloud.inrae.fr/s/5CLfjpbeZ27ZzNa

Are you interested to contribute to a more circular society in terms developing methods for evaluating circularity and sustainability of handling of excavated materials in roads and railways? Do you have an interest in developing your analytical, writing , and pedagogical skills in an academic environment? Are you willing to communicate with various stakeholders to understand society’s needs and to present new ideas that can improve current practices?

We have a fully funded PhD-position at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden in the topic of management of excavated soil masses. Deadline for application is 31^st of March, 2024. For more information, please see: Vacancies (chalmers.se)