The School of Petroleum Engineering (SCOPE) is amongst the top Petroleum Engineering departments around the world with substantial research funding from both government and private sectors. As a part of UNSW’s strategic initiative in unconventional energy and mineral resources, SCOPE is seeking a highly motivated academic researcher in the area of Theoretical and Applied Geomechanics. Applicants with exceptional research record in the very early stages of their academic career (up to 3 years post-PhD) are particularly encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will hold a PhD in the field of in Geomechanics, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics or Applied Mathematics, with demonstrated expertise in all three disciplines.

This is a full-time, fixed term appointment for three years. Application close: 19 June 2015. Further details and the online application form can be found at: http://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/research-fellow-14

A Postdoctoral position is available at LTDS of Ecole centrale de Lyon (France). The research project concerns the modelling of filtration phenomena in geomaterials and in particular the design of a filtration criterion valid for gravels and ballast. More details in the PDF file.

A PhD position is available at GeoRessources Lab of the Université de Lorraine (France) in the “Multi-scale Hydro-Geomechanics group”. The research project concerns the modelling of crack initiation and propagation in anisotropic media accounting for Hydro-Mechanical couplings. More details in the PDF file.

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A PhD position is available at 3SR Lab of the university of Grenoble (France) in partnership with National Building Research Institute of Technion university in Israel. The research project concerns the discrete element modelling of reinforced concrete structures under impact loading. Further details are given in the PDF file.

The Universite catholique de Louvain is looking for a full-time Research and Teaching Assistant in Geotechnical Engineering, starting September/October 2015 towards a PhD. The applications should reach UCL by midnight friday 22nd May 2015, at the latest. For details, see the webpage or the pdf file.

This PhD thesis will study the impact of cementation type and degree on the micro-processes induced during deformation of artificially cemented granular materials.
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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.