IST-ID, University of Lisbon, Portugal, is seeking for candidates for one post-doctorate fixed-term contract in project BIOSOIL, focused on Biocementation as soil improvement technique. This is a up to 30 months fixed-term contract, monthly remuneration 2128.34 Euros, starting in September 2019. The call ends at 24 July 2019.

We are selecting candidates having a PhD in Science and Engineering of Materials, Bioengineering/Biosensors, Physics/Nanotechnology or Civil/Geotechnics/Hydraulics. The work to be developed is numerical simulation combined with experimental work in soil samples (porous media and textured surfaces) treated by biocementation. The candidate will define the key parameters related with biocementation mechanisms to be monitored with integrated sensors. Will also contribute to the dissemination of the project (PTDC/ECI-EGC/32590/2017).

Application: https://dot.ist-id.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/admissions/contest/290485818097699
Generic information: http://ist-id.pt/concursos/emprego-cientifico/

For further information, please contact Prof. Rafaela Cardoso, rafaela.cardoso@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Applications are invited for a Professor of Experimental Soil Mechanics for Sustainability. The position is proposed to improve our understanding of the fundamental mechanical behaviour of soils undergoing ageing and cyclic environmental loads, and to provide new solutions to the present and future challenges of the built environment. The focus is on developing new experimental techniques and strategies to better understand and tune the response of soils to increasingly high (time-dependent and dynamic) loadings. Emerging sensor and imaging technologies offer the opportunity to develop a new generation of experimental techniques for soil testing in the laboratory and in the field.

The closing date for applications is 1 September 2019.

More information in the attachment:

DURATION: 4 (2+2) years
START DATE: 2019, after September 2019.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 16th August 2019
SALARY: 2500+€ /month , increases in line with achievements up to 3300+€ /month in the final stage of doctorate
WHERE: Department of Civil  Engineering, Aalto University, Helsinki (Espoo)
SUPERVISOR: A. Prof. Wojciech Sołowski
CONTACT: wojciech.solowski [at] aalto.fi

The full details are on the Aalto website:
https://www.aalto.fi/en/open-positions/open-applications-for-doctoral-candidate-in-finite-element-method-simulation-of

In the field of civil engineering, physical engineering, computational science or a comparable field of study

Salary group 13 TVöD
Temporary contract for 36 months 
Full-time / suitable as part-time employment

The Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) is a materials research organization in Germany. Our mission is to ensure safety in technology and chemistry. We conduct research and testing in materials science, materials engineering and chemistry to improve the safety of products and processes. At BAM we do research that matters. Our work covers a broad array of topics in the focus areas of energy, infrastructure, environment, materials, and analytical sciences. We offer an excellent work environment, located in Berlin, with state of the art research infrastructure and special laboratories.

We are looking for talented people to join us.

Your responsibilities include:
Scientific contribution to the binational research project COMET (Coupled micromechanical mod-elling for the analysis and prevention of erosion in hydraulic and offshore infrastructures) funded by the DFG research agency.
This will involve:

See the HTML version:

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BSP458/research-associate-in-computational-mechanics

A two-year EPSRC funded Research Associate position is available within the Glasgow Computation Engineering Centre at the University of Glasgow. The ambitious project aims to apply the multiscale quasicontinuum (QC) method to granular systems using the discrete element modelling (DEM). A granular QC method would allow fully resolved discrete simulations in areas of interest (e.g. at localisations) but a more efficient coarse-grained continuum simulation to be carried out away from these areas. The Research Associate will develop an open-source granular QC method with the aim of significantly accelerating DEM simulations for problems with localisations and with multiphysical challenges (e.g. mechanical and thermal coupling).  You will become a member of the Glasgow Computation Engineering Centre (www.gla.ac.uk/gcec), a research group consisting of 10 academics with a wide range of interests in computational mechanics.

Essential Requirements:

• Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent in engineering, applied mathematics or a related discipline.
• Applicants must have a strong background in the computational modelling of granular systems.
• Applications must have a strong background in the development of scientific/engineering software.
• Applicants must have experience in engineering programming languages.
• Applicants should have excellent communication and organizational skills and should be highly motivated.

Informal enquiries can be made to the Glasgow Computation Engineering Centre (eng-gcec@glasgow.ac.uk)

It is anticipated that interviews will take place in August 2019, with the anticipated start as soon as possible thereafter.

Applications are invited for a one year full-time postdoctoral research position at the University of Pau & Pays Adour, France, on an “Experimental and numerical study of reactive transport in porous media under deep geothermal conditions”. 

The project will be conducted in the framework of a collaboration between the Laboratoire de Thermique, Energétique et Procédés (LaTEP) and IFP Énergies nouvelles (IFPEN), supported by CARNOT ISIFoR and IFPEN, and aims to improve the prediction of barite precipitation under geothermal conditions. In that prospect, the approach proposed in this project will combine laboratory experiments and reactive transport modeling.

The deadline for application is June 24^th 2019. More details can be found in the attached file. 

TITLE: A pioneering investigation into the particle-scale origin of strength and stiffness of clayey geomaterials

DURATION: 3 years

START DATE: ASAP but no later than 30/09/2019

STIPEND: £1230/month

ELIGIBILITY: Applications from UK/EU applicants only. First Class Honours (or equivalent)

WHERE: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland and Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology , Sweden

SUPERVISORS: Professor Alessandro Tarantino (https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/tarantinoalessandroprof/) and Prof Jelke Djikstra (https://www.chalmers.se/en/staff/Pages/jelke-dijkstra.aspx)

CONTACT: Alessandro Tarantino alessandro.tarantino@strath.ac.uk

We are looking for a candidate to apply for a PhD opportunity about “Soil surface erosion: local law and influence of soil and flow properties on the erosion resistance of hydraulic structures”.

This PhD will take place in collaboration between UMR RECOVER, Irstea, Aix Marseille Univ, Equipe G2DR, Aix-en-Provence and Université Paris Est, ESTP Paris, Institut de Recherche en Constructibilité, Cachan.

The deadline for application is 15^th June 2019.

More details are available in the attached file.

TOPIC: This project will exploit state-of-the-art experimental techniques to examine the evolution of water-repellent soil hydro-mechanical behaviour on the microstructural and macrostructural scale. It is well understood that microscopic interactions between water menisci and soil particles govern the macroscopic mechanical behaviour of unsaturated soils. However, how water repellency affects those interactions is largely unknown. Successfully accounting for the effect of repellency on soil hydro-mechanical behaviour could yield significant benefits to geotechnical design.

UNI: University of Edinburgh – supervised by Dr C. Beckett (in collaboration with Heriot-Watt university among others)

FUNDING: EU-UK students will receive a monthly stipend

WHEN: We are happy to start asap.

For more information contact Zeynep Karatza: zkaratza@ed.ac.uk

I would like to draw your attention to the post of research Assistant/Research Associate, in the School of Engineering at Newcastle University in the area of computational geotechnics. The successful applicant will carry out high-quality research on infrastructure embankments and the impacts of climate change. This project is part ACHILLES consortium which comprises the Universities of Newcastle, Durham, Loughborough, Southampton, Bath and Leeds and the British Geological Survey.

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BRV878/research-assistant-associate-d174412r2

The closing date for applications is 26th May 2019.