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 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.

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/

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/

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

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/

The geotechnical group in Nantes University (GeM Laboratory) is recruiting one intern for a master degree research project entitled “Behavior of a Wind Turbine Situated in a Seismic Area and Subjected to Environmental Loads”. This project starts on February 12^th 2024 for a period of 5 months (see attached file).

We have a vacancy for a 3-year PhD fellowship at the Department of Geoscience and Petroleum (IGP). The position is within the area of mechanics of chalk for hydrocarbon production for wellbore stability, chalk influx and solids production, and methods of failure mitigation. The study can be experimental, analytical, or numerical depending on the background, qualifications, and interests of the candidate.

It is expected that the candidate will interact closely with AkerBP in analyzing field data and operational practices with goal to integrate new research and technology in AkerBP field operations. The successful completion of the PhD may lead to future employment opportunities. There will be interaction with the current project “Chalk influx and solids production mitigation in the North Sea fields” for transfer and application of technology developed in both projects. The research is relevant to several fields in energy, civil, and mechanical engineering, and engineering physics that involve coupled problems and failure.

The PhD student will be assigned to the Department of Geoscience and Petroleum (IGP) and will be supervised by Prof. Alexandre Lavrov and co-supervised by Dr. Euripides Papamichos.

More information: PhD position in Chalk mechanics for hydrocarbon production – IV-139/23 (253912) | NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology (jobbnorge.no)

Deadline: 15 January 2024

A 6-month master project focusing on “Thermal disorders and ultraconfined water dynamics in C-S-H at high temperatures” at the University of Grenoble Alpes/ 3SR lab, is starting in February 2024. This internship is closely aligned with a Ph.D. program starting in the fall of 2024. Attached are two documents (Msc project & Ph.D. project) with detailed information on both the internship and the Ph.D. positions, project objectives, application procedure, and contact details.

A master student position and PhD position are now available on “Multi-Scale hydromechanical numerical analysis of damage in heterogeneous rocks
applied to underground works” at ENTPE-LTDS in Lyon.

More information on the attached pdf file.