The Laboratory of Soil Mechanics (LMS) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, EPFL, Lausanne, is seeking a Ph.D. student to support the development of innovative tools for designing geotechnical engineered barriers for the isolation of waste from the environment. The focus of the project concerns both nuclear waste and municipal waste barriers.

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Please send an email with the subject line “Ph.D. application – SNSF project” including your motivation letter and your CV to recruitment.lms@epfl.ch and angelica.tuttolomondo@epfl.ch.
Applications will be evaluated as soon as received.

The EPFL School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC) invites applications for an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) of Geotechnical & Geosystems Engineering in the Institute of Civil Engineering.

Topics of interest cover fundamental research in mechanics of geomaterials and applications to sustainable design of geosystems and geotechnical structures. The use and development of novel experimental and/or theoretical methods is expected to advance understanding of the behaviour of soil-structure interactions, granular systems as well as vulnerability assessment of slope instabilities, among others.

The successful candidate will have a strong research background in Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics as well as the potential to develop an innovative and internationally recognized research program leading to an outstanding record of scientific accomplishments. 

EPFL, with its main campus located in Lausanne, on the shores of Lake Geneva, is a dynamically growing and well-funded institution fostering excellence and diversity. It is well equipped with experimental and computational infrastructure and offers a fertile environment for research collaboration between various disciplines. The EPFL environment is multilingual and multicultural, with English serving as a common interface. EPFL offers significant start-up resources and internationally competitive salaries and benefits, as well as excellent experimental and computational facilities.

More information, and details on how to apply can be found online at https://www.epfl.ch/about/working/faculty-position-in-geotechnical-geosystems-engineering/ 

2-year position in the newly formed Westlake University in Hangzhou China. Competitive salary ranges from 300k to 400k RMB per year, depending on experience, as well as relocation expenses and housing benefits. The project is focused on creating advanced modeling techniques combining different physics layers, such as fluids, soils, and solids. Researchers with PhD in Mathematics, Physics, Civil or Mechanical Engineering, or related fields are welcome to apply. Experience in computational methods such as Discrete Element Method, Lattice Boltzmann Method, Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics, Particle Finite Element Method, Material Point Method, and related methods is also highly desirable. We are also interested in persons with experience in Machine Learning applied to these problems.

Responsibilities will involve conducting independent research in the aforementioned areas, supervising Ph.D. students on related topics, and support in the formulation of research proposals. Excellent candidates will also enjoy support to apply for merit-based research fellowships offered in China.

For information on our research group, please visit our website  https://m3.westlake.edu.cn/

Westlake is a newly formed university with great support from the local government as well as the private sector. For more information about it please visit its website https://en.westlake.edu.cn/

For further information please send an email to A/Prof Galindo Torres s.torres@westlake.edu.cn.

Project Title: centrifuge modelling of geotechnical structures made with cement modified soils (CMS)

The overall aim of the project is to develop the use of CMS as construction materials for geotechnical structures. The post doctoral research fellow will sepcifically study the mechanical behaviour of geotechnical structures made with cement modified soils using centrifuge test on small-scale models.

More information on the website: https://mit.univ-gustave-eiffel.fr/toute-lactualite/actualites-details/offre-post-doc-modelisations-en-centrifugeuse-de-structures-geotechniques-faites-en-sols-traites-au-ciment or on this pdf file.

Engineering solutions for deep geological disposal of radioactive waste requires a
challenging combination of knowledge: on one hand, how structures such as tunnels and
caverns within a rock mass modify the local/regional stress state, and on the other hand,
how these structures respond to in-situ stresses over century to millennium timescales. In
all cases, pre-existing discontinuities (faults, fractures, interbedding and joints) and complex
lithology (e.g. clay-rich zones and/or mudstone-halite interbeds) may significantly modify
these responses which in turn are again modified by the presence of fluids and/or
temperature.

Applications are invited for a fully-funded (3 years, 8 months) PhD to commence in 1st February 2023, hosted in the Rock Mechanics Laboratory, School of Environment, Geosciences & Geography at the University of Portsmouth.

More information in the pdf file or on this website.