There is a vacancy for a PhD position in Geotechnical Engineering at the Hamburg University of Technology (Germany), see the attachment in German (Stellenausschreibung) and English (Job-Position).
The abstract submission for EGU 2016 is now open! A new session Emerging technologies and challenges in the development of deep geothermal energy has been announced. In this session, novel contributions are invited on laboratory experiments, numerical modeling and field work (or a combination of these) covering the following aspects of deep geothermal energy:
– New developments in hot reservoir characterization (measurements, interpretation techniques etc.)
– Transfer of technologies from oil and gas (completion systems, stimulation techniques etc.)
– Characterization and control of the induced seismicity risk
– Long term processes (chemistry, fluids & mechanics) and their importance for the economics of deep geothermal reservoirs production
The deadline for support applications is 01 December 2015, and the abstract deadline is 13 January 2016. More details from marie.violay@epfl.ch.
There is a vacancy for a PhD in Geo-Engineering at the University of Luxembourg, see the attachment.
This Postdoc/PhD study is aiming to provide improved knowledge for a safer E39 highway in western Norway. Focus is to be on effective countermeasures for debris and mudflow hazards. This Postdoc/PhD study shall look for innovative solutions and explore possibilities. The study shall improve the understanding of the dynamic forces from and the behaviour of the fluidized soil/water mass in the flow path, in narrow spaces and structure underpasses. For some specific sections of the E39 highway, the parameters that are important for debris flows shall be established and/or measured. In the physical model, various countermeasures shall be applied and studied with respect to forces, efficiency and functionality. This Postdoc/PhD study needs to consider effects of the changing climate. The application deadline is 22nd November 2015. More details at http://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/118790/a-postdoc-phd-position-on-coastal-highway-route-e39-ivt-134-15
Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, offers a position of senior researcher in soil mechanics and related disciplines. More details in the pdf file.
Attached is an announcement for faculty positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Geotechnical Engineering and Smart Infrastructure. Faculty rank is open.
Following the previous W(H)YDOC workshops organised in Paris (2002, 2005, 2008, 2012), the scope of W(H)YDOC 15 is to bring together young doctors in geomechanics within an informal three days invited Workshop to allow for the presentation of the researches carried out during their PhD thesis.
The workshop is aimed at favouring informal and constructive exchanges about recent research results and ideas. No specific research topics are suggested, in order to highlight the variety of the researches presently carried out in the invited universities. The number of contributions has been limited so as to allow for individual presentations and discussions of all contributions.
In 2015, 18 selected PhD students from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, UK and USA will present their work.
The W(H)YDOC 2015 Prize will be given to the best presentation made during the workshop.
Any interested person is warmly encouraged to attend the Workshop. Participation to the workshop is free but registration is mandatory.
Further information are provided on the website of W(H)YDOC 2015.
The presentations of the ALERT workshop 2015 are now available online.
The University of California at Davis (UC Davis) has opened a search for a new tenure-track position in Geotechnical Engineering at the Assistant Professor level. A detailed position description is attached. The position is open until filled, but to ensure full consideration, applications must be received by January 15, 2016.
The invited ALERT Special Lecture during the ALERT Workshop 2016 will be presented by Prof. Takashi Matsushima from University of Tsukuba, Japan. The envisaged title of his talk is Planetary geomechanics.