The First International Conference on the Material Point Method for “Modelling Large Deformation and Soil-Water-Structure Interaction”, organised by the MPM Research Community, will take place in January 2017 in Delft. More details in the flyer.
Course “Fundamentals of Hypoplasticity“, hold at Kiel University, 08-10 March 2016, by David Masin / Charles University Prague. Course content: Theory of hypoplasticity / Modelling of small strain stiffness in hypoplasticity / Determination of material parameters / Advanced modelling approaches. Further information on: http://www.geotechnics.ifg.uni-kiel.de/
Chalmers is advertising for a permanent Faculty position (Associate Professor) in Applied Geology, and looking for someone interested in numerical modelling of rock engineering problems, ideally someone who is developing novel numerical tools for solving complex problems, rather than just using existing software. More details can be found in: http://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/vacancies/?rmpage=job&rmjob=3612
Please note that applications need to be submitted via Chalmers applications systems before the deadline of 28 February, 2016.
A minisymposium entitled Mechanics of unsaturated porous media: the interplay of phases and interfaces in various phenomena (MS 1.10) will be held in InterPore 2016 conference (May 9 – 12, 2016, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA). For further information and abstract submission instructions, please click here.
A post-doctoral position in GeoMechanics is open at GeoRessources laboratory (France) on “Discrete modeling of deformation and failure processes in transversely isotropic rocks”. More details can be found in the attached file.
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.