A position of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering is available at the University of Edinburgh with closing date of 30 August 2016. Further details at: https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=036787. An interest in Geotechnical Design would be particularly welcome.
A PhD position is available at the University of Sydney, see pdf.
Centre of Tay-GENE (Tayside Centre for Geotechnical Engineering in Natural Environments), a joint initiative between Abertay University (AU) and University of Dundee (UoD), is currently looking for three 12-month MSc (by research) positions to study the negative impacts caused by climate change on managed non-urban land, particularly for sloping ground, and to develop novel adaption strategies. Each position provides a stipend of £14,057 and tuition fees paid up to £4,036 to fully cover the tuition fees for students for Home/EU applicants.
Project 1 (Hosted at AU): Utilising crushed dolerite columns to stabilise unstable substrates using microbial induced calcite precipitation (MICP): coupling ground improvement and climate mitigation – laboratory approach
Project 2 (Hosted at AU):: Utilising crushed dolerite columns to stabilise unstable substrates using microbial induced calcite precipitation (MICP): coupling ground improvement and climate mitigation – numerical modelling approach
Project 3 (Hosted at UoD): Centrifuge modelling of natural geotechnical systems
A Post-Doc position on micromechanical modelling of multiphase granular materials is open at 3SR lab., Univ. Grenoble-Alpes. More details in pdf.
A PhD position in Soil Dynamics is open at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden. More details at http://www.ltu.se/ltu/Lediga-jobb?l=en&rmpage=job&rmjob=1960&rmlang=UK.
L’Université de Pau et des Pays de L’Adour (http://www.univ-pau.fr/), in collaboration with Ifremer (www.ifremer.fr) and Total (www.total.com), invite applications for a fully funded PhD scholarship. The proposed research will focus on the interaction between gas compressibility and exsolution and the mechanical behavior of host sediment in geological conditions.
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A position for a qualified postdoctoral researcher is available in the geotechnical engineering team at Mississippi State University (MSU).
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The University of Trento (Italy) invites applications for a PhD position funded by the EU wihtin an ITN scheme in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, Geomechanics group. The proposed research will focus on the development and validation of novel constitutive and numerical models for analysing soil-structure interaction under extreme loading conditions.
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The University of Dundee (UoD) is looking for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate with centrifuge modelling experience to work on the EPSRC-funded project “Climate-change effects on the performance of bioengineered clay fill embankments”. The project is in association with Network Rail and Highways England, the two government agencies who manage transport assets and infrastructure in most of the UK.
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The University of Sydney (Australia) invites applications for the appointment of a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Level B) in the School of Civil Engineering. The position will support the research and leadership of the Sydney Centre in Geomechanics and Mining Materials (SciGEM). More details at the webpage.