We are looking for a PhD Student to collaborate with us on a project combining discrete element simulation and centrifuge modeling of cyclic loading of granular materials entitled:

“Study of the behavior of granular materials under cyclic loading“

under the supervision of  Riccardo Artoni, Patrick Richard, Bogdan Cazacliu, Luc Thorel, Matthieu Blanc a the Gustave Eiffel University (campus of Nantes)

Here’s the thesis offer: https://gpem.univ-gustave-eiffel.fr/fileadmin/redaction/GPEM/jobs/PhD_offer_granular_cyclic.pdf 

The application (available here: https://www.ifsttar.fr/offres-theses/sujet.php?num=2474&num_session=1 ) is open until the 23rd april 2021.

Please contact us before applying online.

The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS) invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions in Geotechnical Engineering, on areas related to Urban Sustainable Development and Climate Change. The candidate should hold a doctorate in civil engineering, preferably with background and experience in, but not limited to, one or more of the following geotechnical domain expertise: underground space, land creation, sustainable geo-materials and coastal resilience. Additional skills and knowledge in data analytics and machine learning will be highly advantageous. Relevant industry experience and professional qualifications (e.g. professional engineer) will be considered favorably. The opening is at the Assistant Professor or Lecturer level. Exceptionally well qualified applicants may be considered at the Associate Professor level.

More information in this attachment.

Ref: ENGI21-51

The Department of Engineering at Durham University is currently undergoing a period of strategic growth and is looking to fill nine new academic posts across a range of specialisations at various academic levels. We welcome applications from outstanding individuals with research and teaching interests in the following areas:

• Offshore Geotechnics – Assistant Professor grade 7/8

This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding, unified Engineering Department which is recognised as being one of the very best in the UK, with a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and employability of our students. In the REF2014 exercise, 90% of the Engineering outputs were graded 3* or 4*, and Durham was ranked 4th in the UK for impact in the General Engineering unit of assessment. The Department is committed to an ethos of research-led teaching at all levels of our taught programmes. Durham University was ranked 4th in The Guardian University Guide 2021, 6th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021 and 7th in The Complete University Guide 2021 for General Engineering. We were ranked 2nd in Engineering behind only Cambridge, in a recent Institute for Fiscal Studies report on the difference in graduate earnings by UK university choice.

Positions open until filled. Students can start immediately. Recruitment process deadline is August 2021.

If you are interested please submit a complete academic CV, transcripts, proof of English Language, contact details of three references, expected graduation date and a motivation letter in a single pdf.

PhD 1: Soil-structure interaction framework for monopiles in sand under cyclic loading (approx. 3 years at KU Leuven, 1 year at University of Melbourne) Contact: Dr George Anoyatis, KU Leuven  george.anoyatis@kuleuven.be

For more information: https://melkul.research.unimelb.edu.au/2020/10/16/soil-structure-interaction-framework-for-monopiles-in-sand-under-cyclic-loading/

PhD 2. Soil-structure interaction framework for plate anchors in sand under cyclic loading (approx. 3 years at University of Melbourne, 1 year at KU Leuven) Contact: Dr Shiaohuey Chow, University of Melbourne  shiaohuey.chow@unimelb.edu.au 

For more information: https://melkul.research.unimelb.edu.au/2020/10/16/soil-structure-interaction-framework-for-plate-anchors-in-sand-under-cyclic-loading-2/  

We are looking for a PhD Student to collaborate with us on a project entitled:

“Soil reinforcement by rigid inclusions: effect of complex surface loading – centrifuge and numerical modelling“

supervised by Thibault Badinier, Luc Thorel and Matthieu Blanc at the Gustave Eiffel University (Nantes campus).

The application is open until the 23rd april 2021.

More details and application at the link below
https://www.ifsttar.fr/offres-theses/sujet.php?num=2425&num_session=1&ver=an

The compaction of particulate materials is one of the most important industrial processes. It is used to manufacture net or near-net shape components with complex geometries and high tolerance, and with souhaitable strength. The compaction process transforms a loose particulate material into a compacted product with a higher density.

The PhD thesis will take place at the Laboratoire de Mécanique et Génie Civil (LMGC)-CNRSUniversité de Montpellier-France in collaboration with the INRAE Montpellier and the University of Leeds. Highly motivated candidates with a master’s degree in physics or mechanics, or graduated from an engineering school, and interested in numerical modelling are encouraged to apply.

More information in this attachment.

We are looking for a PhD Student to collaborate with us on a project entitled:

“Towards neutral carbon building materials: Chemo-hydro-mechanical response of cement paste carbonation through coupled X-ray and neutron high resolution imaging and modelling in recycled concrete aggregates”

supervised by Matthieu Briffaut, Alessandro Tengattini, and Stefano dal Pont, to be carried out at project at the Institut Laue Langevin/Laboratoire 3SR, at the Université Grenoble Alpes.

More details about this at the link below
https://esrf.gestmax.eu/1486/1/phd-position-towards-neutral-carbon-building-materials/en_US

Agricultural and forestry plant residues are available sources of carbon, but require fragmentation/ separation operations to extract ultrafine powders with targeted properties. This plant-based dry biorefinery is a promising alternative to oil, particularly for energy and materials applications. IATE laboratory hosts the INRAE national plant fractionation platform and is developing, in collaboration with LMGC laboratory, unique numerical models for granular materials composed of breakable particles. A major challenge is to understand how the microstructure and interactions in plant tissues influence the size, composition and shapes of the fragments. In this thesis, we will associate a massively parallel peridynamic model for the propagation of the fracture across the histological structures of plants (μm scale), and a Discrete Element approach for grain fragmentation (process scale). The ultimate goal is to elucidate the deconstruction mechanisms and develop bottom-up models accounting for both mechanical and physicochemical interactions.

See attached file for more information.

The Spanish National Research Council (IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona) invites applications for a PhD position to develop a novel multi-scale approach to predict the hydro-chemo-mechanical behavior of cementitious materials from the aggregate to the continuum scale. The position is part of the MAGIC WP on Chemo-Mechanical AGIng of Cementitious materials (European Joint programme on Radioactive Waste Management, EJP-EURAD). The research team at IDAEA-CSIC is formed by Dr. Víctor Vilarrasa, Dr. Marco Dentz, Dr. Josep Soler and Dr. Jordi Cama.

We offer a 3-year PhD position for developing a novel multi-scale method and its subsequent application to numerical simulations of multi-scale hydro-chemomechanical behavior of cementitious materials (concrete) under repository conditions. The candidate will perform her/his research at the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, Spanish National Research Council (IDAEA-CSIC) in an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment.

See attached file for more information

One position of “PhD Studentship – Predicting Heave in Mudstone Excavations for High Speed Rail” is available at the University of Bath, UK.

The application is open until the 25th April 2021 (https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CEG713/phd-studentship-predicting-heave-in-mudstone-excavations-for-high-speed-rail).

The funding is for UK and EU Students.