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.
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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”.
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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).
PhD position at University Savoie Mont Blanc
A PhD position is available at the University Savoie Mont Blanc in France on the “Influence of hydric sollicitation on earth structure damage”.
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PhD positions at UPC Barcelona
The EU funded SLATE ITN project is now calling for 15 Early Stage researchers (PhD students) http://itn-slate.eu/jobs/ Continue reading
ALERT Workshop 2017 – 2nd call for abstracts
The ALERT Workshop 2017 (28th Edition) will be held in Aussois from 2nd October to 4th October, 2017. Abstracts can only be submitted to the first and third session (Monday and Wednesday, respectively), because the second half-day session on Tuesday will be held by invited speakers only. Please submit your abstracts by email directly to the coordinators using the Workshop abstract form (doc, odt, pdf). If you wish to publish your presentation after the Workshop on the ALERT website, do not forget to agree by ticking the corresponding box in the abstract form. Continue reading
PhD candidate position at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
A four-year PhD candidate position is available at the Division of Soil and rock mechanics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Continue reading