2016 EMI International Conference at Metz

International Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI,www.asce.org/emi) Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE www.asce.org) will be held on October 25-27, 2016 in Metz in partnership with the Université de Lorraine. The EMI annual conferences are held each year, usually in the United Stated, and are organized in partnership with the host university. As instance, this year’s the conference was held at Stanford University: www.emi2015.info. The announcement of the conference can be found in the attached pdf flyer.

Ph.D. Research Assistant Position in Geotechnical Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville/ Carbondale

A research assistant position for supporting a PhD degree applicant is available in the geotechnical engineering program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. There are several main research fields for the assistantships in geotechnical engineering in the areas of underground construction/mining, resilient infrastructures and soil/rock erosion characteristics.
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PhD position at BAM, Berlin

A PhD position is available at Division “Buildings & Structures” at Federal Institute for Materials Research in Berlin, Germany. The research project is concerned with the modeling of plastic strains of cyclically loaded pile and bucket foundations for Offshore Wind Energy Converters. Applications are invited for a 3 year contract to work on a PhD thesis. More details in the pdf-file.