A PhD project is available within the Geomechanics Group of the Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University (Australia) in partnership with The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The project deals with landslide issues – SPH simulation and/or laboratory tests. Applications are invited for the next round of PhD scholarship at Monash University with deadline May 31st 2015. More details in the pdf file.

The Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) invites applications for a research position in the area of Geomechanics. We look for expertise in geomechanical numerical modeling and soil/rock mechanics, and experience modeling fluid flow in conjunction with large deformations. For more details, please see attached pdf.

A PhD position is available at Irstea Grenoble (France) in partnership with the School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney. The project deals with jump patterns formed in granular flows down inclines – Laboratory tests and/or DEM simulations. More details in the PDF file.

A post-doc position is available in the 3sr lab, UJF, Grenoble, France. The subject concerns the characterization of water distribution evolution within a specimen of sapphire spheres with x-ray tomography during hydraulic loading – Experiment and comparison with DEM modeling. More details in pdf file.

A Ph-D position is available at IRSTEA (Grenoble) on Discrete-element modelling of the mechanical behaviour of non-woven geotextiles subjected to puncturing loading. More details in the pdf file.

Two PhD position are available at Mines ParisTech in soil mechanics, entitled Impacts of shallow tunneling in urban zones. More details in the pdf file.

MINES ParisTech opens 3 PhD positions in Rock Mechanics. More details in the PDF file.

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.