A PhD position is available at Irstea, Aix-en-Provence, France, within the Geomechanics group on the Experimental investigation of the impact of the erosion by suffusion on the physical and mechanical properties of soils. Details are in the pdf file. The application deadline is May 13th and the candidate should be aged less than 30. The contract period is 3 years and the gross salary of about 1.852 €.

MINES ParisTech opens two assistant professor positions (tenure tracks) in Geomechanics and in Hydrogeology. More information is available in the attached file.

Aalto University (Finland), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering invites applications for Postdoctoral Researcher Position in THMC modelling of bentonite, see PDF.

A PhD postion is available at laboratoire Navier, École des Ponts ParisTech, France, on the Modelling of fractures in the Excavation Damage Zone around deep underground galleries. More details in the pdf file. The application deadline is March 15th. The candidate should be a European citizen, aged less than 26.

A post-doc position is available at ULB, Brussels, Belgium on the “Micro-Macro study of the capillary effects on mechanical behaviour of granular materials”. More details in the pdf file.

A PostDoc/PhD position at NTNU, Trondheim, Norway is available on effective countermeasures related to debris- and mudflow hazards:
http://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/110089/a-postdoc-phd-position-on-effective-countermeasures-for-the-debris-and-flow-hazards-along-the-e39-highway-ivt-17-15
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There are 2 open PhD positions at Delft University of Technology (Section of Hydraulic Engineering) in the field of dike safety and reliability (see PDF). Especially the second position on back-analysis of dike failures would require a sound geotechnical background and would be co-supervised by the Section of Geo-engineering. The application deadline is March 15th, 2015.

A Post-Doc position is open at Politecnico di Torino. The research activity will focus on the mechanical behavior of reservoir sands. A good background competences on constitutive modelling are expected. More details in pdf.

The position is for 3 years and is aimed at finishing PhDs and new postdocs. See http://www.iccr.org.uk/
Anyone interested is very welcome to contact Dr. Helen Lewis (helen.lewis@pet.hw.ac.uk, phone: +44 131 451 3691) for informal discussions.
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Candidates are sought for an upcoming PhD position (start: Sep 2015) in the field of experimental and numerical investigation of multiscale transport behaviour of concrete subjected to combined calcium leaching and carbonation. Continue reading →