A full professor position in geomechanics is available at EC Nantes (France), see pdf.
Full Professor Position in Geomechanics at EC Nantes
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PhD position at the Ecole des Ponts ParisTech
A PhD position is available at the Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, see pdf. The application is due by 15th of March 2016.
ALERT Workshop 2016 – Call for abstracts
As announced already in October 2015, the ALERT Workshop 2016 (27th Edition) will be held in Aussois from October 3 to October 5, 2016. 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.
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).
The deadline for the abstract submission is April 30, 2016. For any communication about your participation to the workshops, please contact the coordinators of the workshop sessions directly.
5 PhD Positions at Belgian Nuclear Research Centre
5 PhD Positions are available at Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN) in Collaboration with Major Universities starting September 2016 (2016-2020). The topics cover research on experimental and numerical modeling of cementitious materials and bentonite. The PhD degree will be awarded by different universities listed below, with a major part of the work being planned to be carried out at the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre. Note that for the first round the candidates will be interviewed by a small team of scientists and university promoters. The selected candidates will then be asked to appear in front of a scientific committee, who will be the ultimate deciding authority. For both these interviews, web conferencing facility will be offered for foreign candidates.
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Fourth International Workshop on Modern Trends in Geomechanics
Following the series of successful International Workshops held in Vienna in 2005, Stanford in 2010 and Nottingham in 2012, the fourth Workshop on Modern Trends in Geomechanics (IW-MTG4) will be held in Assisi, Italy, May 16 to 18, 2016. More details in the pdf flyer and at the webpage http://mtig.uniroma2.it/.
“3XV” International Workshop in Napoli
International Workshop “3XV” will take place from Monday February 29 to Wednesday March 2, 2016, at the Università di Napoli Federico II. More details in the pdf flyer.
Post-doct position at Institut GeM, Saint-Nazaire, France
A post-doct position is available at Institut GeM, (UMR CNRS 6183 – Saint-Nazaire, France) in partnership with the society EDF-CIH. The project deals with experimental methodology for internal erosion characterization and its consequences on soil mechanical behavior. More details in the PDF file.
Post-doctoral researcher position at the University of Nantes, France
At the University of Nantes, France, a post-doctoral researcher position is open in modeling suffusion in a large structure (a dam). For more details see the attached pdf file.
Full professor in geomechanics at the University of Poitiers (France)
A permanent position as full professor in geomechanics is open at the University of Poitiers (France). For more details see the attached pdf file.
RockMech 2016
International Workshop on ‘Mechanics and transport properties of fractured/intact rocks’ (RockMech 2016) will take place in Krakow, Poland, August 31- September 2, 2016 (co-organizers: Stan Pietruszczak, Gyan Pande and Andrzej Truty). The scope will include the numerical/analytical as well as experimental research related to the main theme with applications in the areas of geological disposal of nuclear waste, carbon sequestration, petroleum engineering, etc. The workshop will comprise a series of feature lectures and regular presentations. The number of participants will be restricted in order to preserve a high technical standard as well as to provide opportunities for discussion in an informal style. Contributions will be selected on the basis of two-page abstracts, which should be sent in MS Word (.docx) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format to Stan Pietruszczak. Full papers may also be submitted and will be considered for publication in a special issue of a reputed International Journal. For further information, see http://rockmech-krakow.com.
Key dates:
Abstract submission: before January 31, 2016
Notification of acceptance: March 1, 2016
Full papers (optional): August 15, 2016