The Laboratory of Soil Mechanics (LMS) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne, is seeking a motivated phd candidate and a postdoctoral researcher to support the development of innovative tools for improving representative multi-physical modeling of geological CO₂ storage (GCS).

LMS is a research lab directed by Prof. Lyesse Laloui that targets real-world challenges related to climate change, global energy demand, sustainable urban design and construction and safe and environmentally friendly waste disposal systems, through the development of unique analytical tools and innovative technologies.

The objective of this project is to develop a novel methodology through data-driven Machine Learning (ML) approaches for improving successful upscaling of subsurface engineering. A unique dataset from a metre-scale demonstrator of GCS in EPFL will enable fine training of the ML algorithms and the results will be compared to more conventional constitutive modeling approaches. Implementation of physical laws and multi-physics constrains may be considered for evaluating their impact on the accuracy of the results and computational cost. The methodology aims to significantly improve computational time and reliability of multi-scale modeling for the prediction of the macroscopic mechanical behavior of the involved geomaterials in GCS (caprock and reservoir).

The overall approach of the project aims to bridge lab- to field-scales in the context of a wider range of geotechnical/geomechanical subsurface applications (e.g. radioactive waste storage, hydrogen storage, hydrocarbon extraction etc.).

Colleagues,

Utah State University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) invites applications to fill a tenure-track faculty position in Geotechnical Engineering. It is expected that this position will be filled at the Assistant or Associate Professor level; however, outstanding candidates will be considered at all levels. Candidates with research, teaching and/or industry experience in all areas of geotechnical engineering are encouraged to apply. Some notable areas of interest include: bio-geotechnics, dams and levees, deep excavations, geotechnical earthquake engineering, energy geotechnics, environmental geotechnics, foundation engineering, ground improvement, transportation geotechnics, and underground construction. Applicants who leverage a combination of analytical, computational (including machine learning), experimental (lab or field) and/or numerical methods in their research will be preferred. Professional registration and prior academic or industry experience are also desirable.

The search committee will begin considering applications on October 30, 2024, and continue until the position is filled. For full consideration, applications should be submitted prior to that date. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin their appointment on August 1, 2025.

Full position announcement and application information are provided at the link below:

https://careers-usu.icims.com/jobs/8359/associate-or-assistant-professor-in-geotechnical-engineering/job

Candidates can contact brady.cox@usu.edu for additional information if needed. 

We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position at the School of Marine Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology (SCUT), ranked #187 in the US News 2024 rankings. The successful candidate will contribute to an innovative research project titled: “Seismic Analysis of Offshore Wind Turbines Considering Soil-Foundation Interaction: Deterministic and Probabilistic Approaches.” This project is in collaboration with Grenoble Alpes University (UGA) and Nantes University (NU) in France. The position is full-time and offered for two years. Further details are provided in the attached PDF.

Postdoc-Position-at-SCUT-in-collaboration-with-UGA-and-NU-20241014-2.pdf

This PhD project aims to address the effectiveness of GI systems, particularly vegetated rain gardens and their functioning under multiple urban stressors, such as floods and droughts. This project will involve extensive real-time environmental monitoring (laboratory- and field-based) coupled with advanced modelling techniques, to understand soil-water-plant dynamics in rain gardens situated within the City of Edinburgh and will provide the student with multidisciplinary skills and expertise in the fields of environmental monitoring, modelling and nature-based solutions.

Find the full description of the position here.

We are hiring a Research Associate to develop models for the thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical behaviour of bentonite barriers in nuclear waste disposal, through conventional and Machine Learning approaches. This is an opportunity to work on a topic of great environmental importance,  in close collaboration with our research partners in the UK (British Geological Survey, BGS) and in the USA (Texas A&M University, TAMU, and Sandia National Laboratories, SNL).

For more information and to apply (by the 10^th of October) follow the link:

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