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
A Post-doctoral opportunity and a PhD position are available at Division „Buildings & Structures“ at Federal Institute for Materials Research in Berlin, Germany. Both projects are concerned with the long-term prediction of plastic strains of cyclically loaded pile and bucket foundations for Offshore Wind Energy Converters.
Applications are invited for a 24 months Post Doc contract or for a 3 year contract to work on a PhD thesis. More details in the pdf-files (1 , 2).
A PhD position in Geomechanics is available at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland (4 years funding as part of the UK government NERC CDT funding scheme). The project entitled Bots in Rocks: Intelligent Rock Deformation for Fault Rock Petrophysical Properties is about using sensors to detect actual deformation states in lab deformed rock samples.
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Colorado School of Mines invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in geotechnical and/or civil-construction materials engineering related to underground construction and tunneling. Exceptional candidates may be considered at the Associate Professor level.
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