Post-doctoral Fellowships of Machine Learning in Geotechnical Engineering at Shandong University

Post-doctoral Fellowship positions of Machine Learning in Geotechnical Engineering are currently open at the Geotechnical Engineering Research Group, Shandong University, Jinan, China. Candidates should have graduated with a Ph.D. within the last three years and have experience in the field of machine learning in geotechnical engineering. Successful candidates will engage in interdisciplinary research in the application of machine learning in transportation geotechnics or offshore geotechnical engineering. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Prof. Kai Yao by emailing yaokai@sdu.edu.cn


The salary package could be referred to https://www.en.sdu.edu.cn/info/1169/7271.htm

Prague Geotechnical Days 2024 “Geotechnical monitoring” and 30th jubilee Prague Geotechnical Lecture by prof. Eduardo Alonso

The 30th Prague Geotechnical Days international conference focused on Geotechnical Monitoring, including 30th Prague geotechnical Lecture by prof. Eduardo Alonso, will be held on May 13–14, 2024.

Registration: free for students, 80 EUR otherwise

Registration and more details (schedule,…) available here, as well as on this attached file.

Two PhD Positions at ESTP-ENPC, France

In collaboration with ESTP-ENPC, we are proposing two thesis topics for the new academic year, on the subject of clay shrinkage and swelling.

One is aimed at assessing the effectiveness of a treatment solution in inhibiting the phenomenon, while the second is aimed at assessing the development of the risk of shrink-swell in the context of an increase in extreme weather events linked to climate change. The two descriptions are attached:

Post-doctoral position at NGI – Anchors for floating offshore wind turbines

NGI is seeking candidates for a post-doctoral position related to “Anchors for floating offshore wind turbines”. The position has a duration of two years and is attached to the European Project TAILWIND. Candidates are expected to start in September 2024.

Link: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=388&ProjectId=175802&DepartmentId=17357&MediaId=5&IsAdPreviewRequest=true&AdvertisementId=132848

Announcement Workshop Exploring Dynamic Properties of Earth and Planetary Materials Using Neutron and X-Ray Methods

Dear all,

The registrations are now open for the Workshop “Exploring Dynamic Properties of Earth and Planetary Materials Using Neutrons and X-Ray Methods” which will take place on the ILL/ESRF campus from May 21-23, 2024. Additional details and the provisional program can be found in the attached document.

The registration is open and completely free, as it is supported by the sponsors of the program. You can register before April the 15th at this link https://workshops.ill.fr/event/432/ .

Kind Regards and Happy Easter Holidays.
Alessandro Tengattini,
On behalf of the organising committee 

Call for Abstracts – Geology for a sustainable management of our planet – 3-5 Sept. 2024, Bari, Italy

Dear colleagues,

We would like to draw your attention to the forthcoming SIMP-SGI Congress (Bari, Italy, 3-5 September 2024) and to submit your abstracts to the following session:

T30. The science of clays and zeolites: from genesis to sustainable applications

Clay and zeolites minerals can contribute to achieve the ambitious goals of the European Green Deal, representing a clear response to global challenges related to broad fields of applications for industry, environment, hydrogeological risk and more. These minerals are of great interest for geosciences. Clays are the most diffuse sediments on the Earth crust, and they have a fundamental role in understanding paleoclimate, sedimentary environments, and diagenetic processes. Moreover, as zeolites, they represent a useful tool providing information on hydrothermal system and very low-grade metamorphism. Thanks to their extreme sensitivity, clays and zeolites find application in high-value technological uses by exploiting ion exchange and selective adsorption of organic molecules such as the sequestration of undesirable substances (included that of emerging concern) from aqueous, solid, and gaseous phases. Furthermore, they represent important sources of raw materials in several industrial productions as ceramic and construction materials. This session is open to studies highlighting the important contribution of these minerals in geoscience, their crystal chemistry and genesis, as well as their applications in wastewater treatment, environmental remediation and soil reclamation, landslides studies, hydrogeological risk, in the production of ceramic and more.

Sharehttps://www.geoscienze.org/bari2024/

The deadline for abstract submission is 26 April 2024, 19:00 CET.

Hoping to see you in Bari!

More information on the pdf file.

PhD position at Aix-Marseille University

A possibly funded PhD project is open for student candidates at the RECOVER research unit (INRAE, Aix-Marseille University), south of France. The project will be co-supervised by Jérôme Duriez and Stéphane Bonelli and will focus on either the Level Set-Discrete Element Method or the Material Point Method, at the candidate’s discretion.

More details and the application procedure can be found at https://nextcloud.inrae.fr/s/5CLfjpbeZ27ZzNa