Fed up with polluted skies? Looking forward to sunny days? Contribute with your research to address one of the major challenges of the XXI century: achieving zero emissions to enjoy the blue sky again. We offer a 3-year PhD position for modeling induced post-injection seismicity as a result of fluid injection/extraction related to geothermal energy, geologic carbon storage and subsurface energy storage. The position is related to the ERC-StG project GEoREST (predictinG EaRthquakES induced by fluid injecTion) (www.georest.eu), funded by the European Research Council (ERC, https://erc.europa.eu/). The candidate will perform her/his research at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in a collaborative and enthusiastic environment.

A new PhD position on soil and structural mechanics is open at the BAM in Berlin. The project will study the buckling phenomena and soil-structure interaction of large-diameter offshore piles during installation and service, with a special focus on the critical conditions for pile-tip buckling, buckle propagation during driving and general buckling limits of the embedded pile during service.

Further information on this position can be found at:

https://www.bam.de/umantis/EN/383.html

and in the attached PDF document.

Multi-scale behaviour and damage of heterogeneous rocks around underground excavations.

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The goal of this project is to investigate the multi-scale behaviour of clay rock, going from microscopic to macroscopic scale. The research will be based on multi-scale approach and numerical method allowing to model microstructure media in a double-scale framework (FEMxFEM).

Applications are welcome from PhDs graduated in the areas of civil, mechanical, and materials engineering, or geosciences. PhDs in geomechanics / geotechnics are mostly welcome.

Applications should be submitted before the end of April 2020

Contact: Benoît Pardoen (benoit.pardoen@entpe.fr)

Two Research Scientist/Senior Scientist positions are open at the Drilling and Well Department, SINTEF Industry, Trondheim, Norway.

The deadline for the positions is 15 February 2020. The links for the positions are (also in English) :

• Modeling and algorithm development

https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx/?cid=1131&departmentId=20102&ProjectId=144475&MediaId=5&SkipAdvertisement=false

• Drilling mud and material characterization

https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=1131&ProjectId=144474&DepartmentId=20102&MediaId=5

A new Postdoctoral Research Associate/Fellow Position in Continuum Mechanics at the University of Sydney:

https://sydney.nga.net.au

Closing date: 11:30pm, 26 February 2020.

Project will involve the development on a physically based continuum model for the long-term deterioration of brittle rocks in chemically active environments – should be fun science, and will include interaction with smart PhD students a strong group in granular physics and theoretical geomechanics.

An additional PhD position in experimental geomechanics is open at Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic).

Topic: Effects of thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling on slope deformation in expansive clays: advanced experiments and hypoplastic modelling

Supervisor: Dr. Gianvito ScaringiFurther information about this project can be found at: https://stars-natur.cz/phd-positions/geology/effects-of-thermo-hydro-mechanical-coupling-on-slope-deformation-in-expansive-clays-advanced-experiments-and-hypoplastic-modelling?back=hgen1

A new PhD position on solid and structural mechanics is open at Chalmers University of Technology. The project will study transition zones in railway lines with a focus on including the accumulated deformations of the ballast and subgrade in the analyses. The work will build upon an extensive measurement campaign that will be part of the project.

For more information see:

https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/Working-at-Chalmers/Vacancies/Pages/default.aspx?rmpage=job&rmjob=8323

A new PhD position in experimental soil mechanics is open at Charles University.

Starting date October 2020, topic: Evaluation of hydromechanical properties of bentonite subjected to thermal loading.

Further information on this position can be found at: https://stars-natur.cz/phd-positions/geology/evaluation-of-hydromechanical-properties-of-bentonite-subjected-to-thermal-loading?back=nibtu

The Geotechnical Engineering Group at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NTNU, has a vacancy for a 3-year PhD scholarship for research on thermo-mechanical study of geothermal energy pile foundations installed in soft clays subjected to freezing and thawing.

Further information on this position can be found at:
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/180873/phd-position-in-thermo-mechanical-studies-of-geothermal-energy-pile-foundations

The Mechanics and Energy Laboratory (MEL) of Northwestern University is welcoming applications for a post-doctoral research position.

The MEL develops research activities addressing fundamental and applied problems centered on the mechanics of geomaterials and structural systems. The ultimate goal of these activities is to develop competence serving the achievement of efficient energy harvesting and storage applications, the development of resilient structures and infrastructures, the prevention or mitigation of natural hazards, and the establishment of built environments that can adapt their features to meet human activity needs.

The selected post-doctoral researcher will push the current knowledge boundaries about the multiphysical properties and behavior of geomaterials subjected to electrical current flows, by means of experimental laboratory investigations and coupled theoretical analyses, from the microscopic to the macroscopic scales.

Further information on this position can be found in the attached document.