We attached on this pdf file a postdoc offer on an experimental project starting this spring 2022 at INRAE, Aix-en-Provence.

The work will be devoted to investigating the changes in mechanical behavior of granular materials after injecting fine grains in the pore space under the action of internal fluid flows. The project is founded by the Carnot Institute on Water and Environment and will be supervised by Nadia Benahmed and Antoine Wautier. The starting date is flexible but preferentially during spring 2022. To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter to antoine.wautier@inrae.fr and nadia.benahmed@inrae.fr

In the framework of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action COFUND, the Doctoral Programme UNIPhD offers the most talented Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) coming from all over the world a brand new International, Inter-sectoral, Inter-disciplinary and Innovative “training through research” programme https://www.unipd.it/en/uniphd.

Within this call, we are looking for a PhD student to collaborate with us on ” Multiphysics modelling of thermal cracks in multiphase heterogenous porous materials”. This research project aims to develop a numerical model able to study the nucleation and propagation of cracks induced by thermal effects in multiphase porous materials. The developed numerical model (UNIPD & ETH) and the experimental measurements (EPFL) will allow a step forward on the interpretation of the multiphysics nature of the fracture in multiphase porous materials.

More information on this pdf file (UNIPhD_Scheda_Research_Option_V2-SanaviaLorenzo(1).pdf), the web site (https://www.unipd.it/en/uniphd) and the supervisors.

Eligibility check: https://www.unipd.it/en/uniphd-who-can-applye-eligibility-check

How to apply: https://www.unipd.it/en/uniphd-apply-now

Call deadline: 8 March 2022, at 1 p.m. CET

Lorenzo Sanavia (UNIPD Padova), lorenzo.sanavia@unipd.it – Laura De Lorenzis (ETH Zurich), ldelorenzis@ethz.ch

We’re looking for a PhD student to collaborate with us on a project on “Optimization of particle transport in polydisperse dense granular flows: towards sustainable processes”.

The project will be supervised by Patrick Richard and Riccardo Artoni at the MAST/GPEM laboratory of the Gustave Eiffel University, campus of Nantes, and by Michele Larcher at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Bolzano in Italy, within the framework of the MSCA-COFUND Clear-Doc project.

The deadline for applications is March 21st, 2022. Applicants are invited to contact us before applying online.

Full details are available on the following webpage: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/716908

Riccardo Artoni, Patrick Richard, Michele Larcher

Monash Computational Geomechanics (MCG) Lab at Monash University is seeking an outstanding PhD candidate to develop a next generation of computational approach that combines our in-house SPH platform, advanced constitutive models and Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) to provide realistic simulations of block caving process at the field scale.

More information on this pdf file.

The Geotechnical Research Group at Chalmers University of Technology is looking for a highly motivated and talented individual to fill a PhD student position linked with a research project funded by Formas (Swedish research council). The project will focus on the development of calcined clays as supplementary cementitious material for ground improvement (mass stabilisation, deep mixing). The project is conceived as an experimental PhD in which the fundamental response at the material science scale and engineering scale will be probed. There is already a sister project in place that looks more closely into the creation of calcined clays and their role as SCM in concrete. Hence, in the advertised project we truly look into geomechanics, i.e. starting with the physico-chemical processes and linking those to the emerging mechanical response of the improved natural clay.

More information can be found on the following link:

https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/Working-at-Chalmers/Vacancies/Pages/default.aspx?rmpage=job&rmjob=10179&rmlang=UK

Please reach out to Jelke Dijkstra (jelke.dijkstra@chalmers.se) if you have any questions about the project or the process.

The University of Glasgow is seeking an ambitious academic to join the Division of Infrastructure & Environment in the area of Geotechnical Engineering. We are particularly interested in those working on geotechnical challenges related to energy, the environment and the impact of climate change. This includes geotechnics of offshore and onshore renewables, ground source heating and thermo-active foundations, geological disposal of nuclear waste, sustainable and low-carbon construction techniques and the impact of climate change on geohazards and geotechnical infrastructure.

Please see link for full details: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CMN137/lecturer-senior-lecturer-reader-in-geotechnical-engineering

The post is permanent and full-time.

Closing date for applications: 22 February 2022

Our lab, Multi-physics and Multi-scale Modelling Lab (M3 Lab), is now seeking highly motivated PhD students to conduct advanced research topics associated with geo-energy, geoenvironmental and geohazards in Westlake University (a brandnew high-level research institution in China).
The leader of M3 Lab, Dr. Sergio, has the expertise and in-house codes, in several areas of computational, physical and theoretical modelling of complex processes commonly found in Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering.

Research Topic

The PhD project will focus on creating advanced modelling techniques for the complex physics present in geoenvironmental problems. Excellent applicants coming from Mathematics, Physics, Civil or Mechanical Engineering, or related fields are welcome to apply. Experiences in computational methods such as Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics, Particle Finite Element Method, Material Point Method , Discrete Element Method, Lattice Boltzmann Method or other related methods are also highly desirable. 

About the position

School of Civil Engineering of Shandong University invites applications for a postdoctoral position at Shandong University, China. The research project will focus on developing advanced detection technologies for geohazard prevention based on drones (UAVs). New monitoring and early warning systems for geohazards (slope failure, rock fall, dam deterioration, etc) will be established based on UAV digital photogrammetry and other UAV-mounted devices such as magnetic survey device, LiDAR, thermal infrared radar, etc. This research project is funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and two leading industrial partners.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at NTNU has an open position for a PhD candidate in smart soil stabilisation. The focus is on evaluating non-destructive monitoring techniques for soil stabilisation using laboratory and field trials and utilising industry by-products for soil stabilisation. The fully-funded PhD position has a duration of 3 years. The application deadline is February 15, 2022. Find more information about this PhD opportunity at https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/218434/phd-candidate-in-smart-soil-stabilisation.

The Soil Mechanics group led by David Mašín at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, is seeking three motivated PhD students with experience in modelling and/or experiments to work on the following projects:

1) Calibration of advanced constitutive models (supervisor: Tomáš Kadlíček)
2) Evaluation of soil behaviour including creep and numerical modelling of slow-moving landslides in Central Bohemian Uplands (supervisor: Jan Jerman)
3) Thermal effects on the residual shear strength and creep behaviour of clays (supervisor: Gianvito Scaringi)

Details on the projects can be found here: https://stars-natur.cz/phd-positions/geology

The “STARS” programme of the Faculty of Science aims at attracting excellent local and international students by offering a competitive scholarship for a 4-year study period.
Each candidate can apply to up to three different projects by uploading their CV and motivation letter.

Deadline for application: 13 March 2022.