KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, is searching for a doctoral student to the Division of Soil and Rock Mechanics. The work tasks are related to doctoral studies leading to a Licentiate degree, if the study plan is followed. (Opportunity to continue working to a PhD degree is very likely to be offered, but cannot be completely guaranteed at this point. Licentiate is an intermediate degree.) The studies are connected to the research project “Safe Dams – Description of pore pressure and alarm thresholds for probabilistic assessment of sliding stability for concrete dams”. In sliding stability assessment of concrete dams, the uplift constitutes an important parameter. However, this parameter is associated with significant uncertainties. Existing methods for evaluation of sliding stability are simplified and need to be further developed. The objective of the project is to identify how uplift under dams should be described for different geological conditions and to develop methods for improved assessment of the sliding stability for concrete dams.

The work tasks include case studies of existing dams, evaluation of measurement data, analytical, numerical and probabilistic calculations, writing scientific articles, taking postgraduate courses, and teaching. The employment comes with a competitive salary in line with what is offered to newly graduated engineers working in the Swedish construction industry and there is no tuition fee. The vacancy ad and further details about the project and the employment can be found here: https://www.kth.se/en/om/work-at-kth/lediga-jobb/what:job/jobID:600914/where:4/ Last application date is 31 March 2023.

Fixed term (3 years)
Transport Research Centre (UTS-TRC);
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology

The UTS Transport Research Centre (UTS TRC) is one of the global leaders in smart transportation systems – enhancing the design, performance and management of critical transportation infrastructure in modern complex environments. We are Australia’s leading transportation geotechnics research centre, with a worldwide reputation for fundamental and applied research. Currently, under Distinguished Professor Indraratna’s leadership, the UTS TRC now has Australia’s leading researchers in the field of rail infrastructure design, ground improvement, transportation data analytics, structural health monitoring of transportation corridors as well as service engineering. The Centre has an outstanding record of research achievements, currently employing close to a dozen academics and about 30 PhD students, supported by significant grants from the Australian Research Council.

The Centre is seeking a high-calibre candidate to work on a three-year geotechnical project funded by the Australian Research Council to investigate the causative factors of undrained instability of soft soil under transport embankments and to assess the effectiveness of vertical drains in stabilising subgrade soil subjected to train (cyclic) loading. The Research Associate will be collaborating closely with investigators to solve the problems of rail track instability using subsurface drainage. The incumbent will also be involved in the supervision of HDR students.

The appointment will be based on merit and the candidate’s experience and qualification. The prospective candidate must have a first degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline. A research degree such as PhD in Geotechnical engineering is essential. For further information about this role, please contact Distinguished Prof Buddhima Indraratna (61 2) 9514 8000, e-mail: Buddhima.Indraratna@uts.edu.au.

As women are under-represented in academic positions, suitably qualified women are encouraged to apply.

Please apply via: https://recruitment.uts.edu.au/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?OAFunc=IRC_VIS_VAC_DISPLAY&p_svid=236301&p_spid=8712790

Application close: 5 March 2023

Optimized and Reliable Seabed Anchor Systems for Floating Wind

Position description: Applications are invited for a fully funded 3-year PhD position in Geotechnical Engineering. The position starting date is Sep 2023.

Research project: The PhD position will involve laboratory testing and numerical simulations of seabed anchors to advance floating wind technologies. The west coast of Ireland, with its strong winds in waters deeper than 50 metres, provides an ideal location for testing floating wind. Additionally, Ireland aims to achieve 30 GW of floating wind capacity by 2050. The research will mainly focus on the Atlantic Marine Energy Testing Site (AMETS), located 16 km northwest of Belderra Strand. As part of this project, the successful candidate will participate in ongoing geological and geotechnical site investigations, perform centrifuge tests on anchor capacity using the facilities at ATU Sligo, and integrate seabed characterization and centrifuge testing data with machine-learning-enhanced numerical simulations to optimize the anchor systems. The candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with a team of experts in geotechnical engineering, marine geology, and relevant industrial stakeholders.

Supervisors: Dr Budi Zhao, Dr Mike Long (Co-supervisor)

Collaborators: Dr Mark Coughlan & Dr Jennifer Keenahan (UCD), Dr Pat Naughton (ATU)

Location:  University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

Application procedure: Applicants should submit their CV, transcript, and recommendation letters from two referees as a single .pdf document to budi.zhao@ucd.ie.

Application deadline: 14th April 2023

See the attached pdf for more details.

Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science a short-term PostDoctoral position is available within the geotechnical group of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at CIMNE-UPC, in Barcelona, Spain.

The contract duration is of 12 months starting May 2023 or shortly thereafter.

Candidates interested in the position should send a CV, with two references, to Dr. Marcos Arroyo, marcos.arroyo@upc.edu. The closing date for applications is 31/03/2023.

More details in the attached pdf.

A call is open to award one researcher/PhD student grant within the I&D Project INTENT – Intelligent health monitoring of road infrastructures using bender elements embedded in pavements, reference 2022.06879.PTDC, funded by the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation (FCT). The recipient is expected to conduct research in the field of Computational Geomechanics at the Lusófona University of Lisbon.

Job:  Research grant for MSc graduates, with an option to undertake a PhD

Research field: Computational Geomechanics

Stating date: 01.06.2023

Salary: €16,135.68 per annum (€13,735.68 net annual salary)

Duration: 30 months

Application deadline: April, 20, 2023

Applications must be made through an application letter together with the following documents: Curriculum Vitae, certificates of graduation degrees, and any other documents considered relevant by the candidate. The documents should be sent to Professor Ionut Dragos Moldovan,  dragos.moldovan@ulusofona.pt (or dragos.moldovan@gmail.com).

A “Maître de Conférences” position in Geomechanics at Ecole centrale de
Nantes GeM (Institut de recherche en Génie Civil et Mécanique) is open.
More information on the attached pdf file.

A lecturer (« Maître de Conférences ») position in Geomechanics at University of Poitiers and IC2MP (interdisciplinary chemistry-geoscience laboratory of Poitiers) is open. More information on the enclosed pdf file.