The 2nd International Workshop on Mechanics of Energy Materials (IWMEM 2017) will be hosted in Suzhou, China from 8th to 11th November 2017.
PhD position at the University Grenoble Alpes, France
A PhD position is available at the University Grenoble Alpes (France) in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA) on the “Roots-soil interactions: effects on soil micro-structure”
Please see the attachment for further details.
Junior chairs in Energy & Environment (including Geotechnics & Soil Mechanics)
The Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour (France) opens two tenure-track junior chair positions in the framework of a substantial multi-year growth plan (https://e2s-isite.fr/). The two junior chairs are in the broad area of Energy and Environment, which includes Geotechnics and Soil Mechanics. The start-up package to support each junior chair consists in the allocation of two PhD scholarships and reduced teaching duties (1/3 of the regular charge).
Further details about the posts including eligibility criteria and application procedure are given in the attachment.
PhD Position at TU Delft
Applications are invited for a PhD position in Computational Soil Mechanics (CITG17-09) at the Technical University Delft, the Netherlands.
See the attachment for details.
Abstract of the ALERT Special Lecture 2017
The invited ALERT Special Lecture during the ALERT Workshop 2017 will be presented by Prof. William G. Gray from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and University of Vermont, Burlington. The envisaged title of his talk is Systematic Description of Multiphase Flow in Porous Media. Find the abstract below. Continue reading
Fully financed PhD position available in the Geotechnical Group at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) on “Geohazards – Early Warning Systems for Rainfall Induced Soil Slides“
The PhD position is part of Klima 2050, a Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI) financed by the Research Council of Norway and 20 consortium partners, hosted by SINTEF. Klima 2050 aims to reduce the societal risks associated with climate changes and increased precipitation and floodwater exposure within the built environment. Read more about the SFI at www.klima2050.no
Full announcement and information on how to apply: https://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/136600/phd-position-on-early-warning-systems-for-rainfall-induced-soil-slides-iv-97-17
Application deadline is 14 May 2017.
ALERT Olek Zienkiewicz Summerschool 2017
The ALERT Olek Zienkiewicz Summerschool 2017 on Geotechnics of soft and organic soils will be held from 26th to 30th of June 2017 in Assisi, Italy. The school is organised by Cristina Jommi (Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands) and Claudio Tamagnini (University of Perugia, Italy). Continue reading
PhD position at the University of Adelaide, South Australia
A PhD position is available at the University of Adelaide in Australia.
See the attachment for details.
PhD position at University of Lorraine, France
A PhD position is available at the University of Lorraine in France on the “Thermo-Hydro-Bio-Chemo-Mechanical impact of underground geological storage of Hydrogen”.
Please see the attachment for further details..
ALERT Workshop 2017 – extended deadline
The deadline for the submission of abstracts for the ALERT Geomaterials Workshop 2017 (28th Edition) has been extended up to May 31, 2017!
Please submit your abstracts by email directly to the coordinators using the Workshop abstract form (doc, odt, pdf). Since time for the presentations is limited, only a part of the submitted abstracts can be chosen for the oral presentations. Therefore, we invite you to submit your abstract as soon as possible. The presentation can also be submitted as a poster. The abstracts of the posters will be published in a separate booklet (ISSN registered).