Assistant professor position in Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Texas (USA)
The University of Texas at Austin (USA), Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Geotechnical Engineering. The Department seeks applicants in all areas of engineering relevant to the field of Geotechnical Engineering with representative examples including: In-situ soil and rock characterization, geotechnics of natural hazards, urban geotechnics, spatial geotechnical variability, deformation-based geotechnical analyses, underground development, energy geotechnics, and rock engineering for urban infrastructure. All candidates with advanced experience in experimental, field, computational, or a combination of these geotechnical capabilities will be considered.
Review of applications will begin on 15 November 2020 and continue until the position is filled.
See attached file for details.
PostDoc position in Computational Geomechanics and Multiscale Modelling at UFZ (Germany)
The Department of Environmental Informatics at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), whose main base is in Leipzig (Germany), is seeking at the earliest possible date a PostDoc in Computational Geomechanics and Multiscale Modelling.
Energy and environmental aspects of geoscience remain the greatest challenges that our society will face in the coming decades. To provide a numerical tool for environmental protection (e.g. sub-surface integrity) and energy transition (e.g. underground energy storage), Department of Environmental Informatics develops an open-source Finite Element platform, OpenGeoSys in C++. The tool enables us to simulate multi-physical processes in sub-surface such as fluid and heat transport, or rock deformation and failure. For simulation of discontinuous deformation or crack propagation in rock, a variational phase-field (VPF) model has been adapted and implemented in OpenGeoSys (OGS-6). Within the GeomInt2 project (www.ufz.de/geomint) the VPF method shall be further developed and applied to various applications such as field experiments in the Underground Research Laboratories and Mines in Mont Terri (Opalinus clay) and Springen (salt rock), respectively.
Closing date for applications: 22.11.2020
Place of work: Leipzig – More information here.
Post-doc position at the University of Warwick (UK)
Applications are invited for a full-time Post-Doctoral Researcher position in the area of applied geomechanics at the University of Warwick (UK). The successful applicant will join the Ground Engineering Research Group as a member of research staff and will conduct research on a large multi-disciplinary research project entitled “From Mining Waste to Valuable Resource: New Concepts for a Circular Economy” (MINRESCUE). The work will be conducted under the supervision of the project coordinator Dr Mohammad Rezania.
More details in the attached file: PostdocPosition-MINRESCUE
Postdoctoral position at GeoRessources laboratory, Nancy, France
The Multiscale-Hydro-Geomechanics group of the GeoRessources laborarory, Nancy, France, welcomes applications for a Postdoctoral Position for 12 months.
The research involves the study and modeling of hydromechanical couplings during gas migration in saturated clayey rocks at mesoscopic scales. The position is funded by a CNRS post-doctoral contract and is part of a larger EU project (EURAD) that aims to mobilize academic research on major nuclear-related issues.
Please find further details in the attached file:
CNRS_PostDoctoral_Position_EURAD
Post-Doc position at Ecole Centrale de Nantes (France)
Hydro-mechanical instabilities in low permeability geomaterials
The topic deals with the experimental identification of quantitative interactions between the micro-structure of low permeability geomaterials, the heterogeneous fluid flow through them and their deformation. In particular coupled hydro-mechanical instabilities, say couplings between fluid fingering and strain localization, will be quantitatively investigated. The study is developed within the framework of the ANR project called «STOWENG» underground STOrage of reneWable ENergies in low permeability Geomaterials.
Starting date: 2021-01-01
More information in the attached file: PostDoc_ECN_2021
Borsa di dottorato presso University of Strathclyde, Glasgow – UK
Title: Micromechanics of cracking of clay subjected to air drying and/or gas breakthrough
Duration: 3 years
Start date: from 01/10/2020 to 31/12/2020
Stipend: £1270/month
Eligibility: Applications from UK/EU applicants only, First Class Honours (or equivalent)
Where: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
Supervisors: Dr Matteo Pedrotti (https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/pedrottimatteomr/) and Professor Alessandro Tarantino (https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/tarantinoalessandroprof/)
Contact: matteo.pedrotti@strath.ac.uk
Project summary
This 3-year PhD at the University of Strathclyde will focus on investigating the mechanisms at the micro/particle scale underpinning the process of crack formation in clay associated with air drying and/or exposure of the clay interface to gas at high pressure.
The research will mainly be experimentally-based and the PhD candidate will make use of state of the art technologies for the investigation of the clay microstructure including X-Ray Computed Tomography, Environmental Scanning Microscopy, and Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry.
Despite 100 years of research on the macro-mechanical behaviour of clay, we are still largely ignoring underlying mechanisms at the particle scale. Clay micromechanics involves the understanding of the configuration of elements (particles) and the forces controlling the kinematics of such elements. Clay micromechanics (including the evolution of particle configuration in clays when subjected to mechanical loading) has rarely been investigated explicitly and is a young and rapidly growing discipline in the field of soil mechanics.
Besides joining a vibrant geotechnical community at Strathclyde, the candidate will join the International Research Centre For Clay Micromechanics (https://www.irccm.net ) which will provide the opportunity for international collaborations and to spend a period abroad in one of the partner universities (i.e. Chalmers University of Technology – Sweden, University of Twente – The Netherlands, Université Grenoble Alpes – France, University of Brasilia – Brazil, Politecnico di Bari – Italy, Technical University of Denmark – Denmark) .
Industrial contacts will be mainly focused, but not only, towards the Carbon Storage and Sequestration sector.
Post-doc position at University of Porto (Portugal)
The Department of Civil Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (Portugal) has opened a post-doc position. It is opened to all civil engineering areas provided that they are aligned with the research lines specified in the call. It would be appreciated if a geotechnical person could apply.
The application will close in less than two weeks.
The call notice is in attachment (PostDoc_Porto) and also available in the following link:
http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=global&jobId=126310
VQR 2015-2019
Novembre 2019
È stato pubblicato il Decreto del Ministro dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca contenente le linee guida per la Valutazione della Qualità della Ricerca (VQR) 2015-2019.
Documento allegato: DM n.1110_29.11.2019
Gennaio 2020 (a)
È stato pubblicato il Bando per la Valutazione della Qualità della Ricerca (VQR) 2015-2019, recante il cronoprogramma dell’intera procedura.
Documento allegato: Bando-VQR-2015-2019_3_1_2020_formato-accessibile
Link utili (sito ANVUR)
VQR: https://www.anvur.it/attivita/vqr/
VQR 2015-2019: https://www.anvur.it/attivita/vqr/vqr-2015-2019/
riferimenti normativi VQR 2015-2019: https://www.anvur.it/attivita/vqr/vqr-2015-2019/riferimenti-normativi-e-regolamentari/
Gennaio 2020 (b)
È stato pubblicato il Bando per la formazione dei GEV (Gruppo di Esperti della Valutazione) per la VQR 2015-2019.
Scadenza: 2 marzo 2020, ore 12.00
Link: https://www.anvur.it/attivita/vqr/vqr-2015-2019/gev/
Marzo 2020
È stato pubblicato il nuovo cronoprogramma della procedura per la Valutazione della Qualità della Ricerca (VQR) 2015-2019.
Link: https://www.anvur.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/NUOVO-CRONOPROGRAMMA-VQR-2015-19.pdf
Agosto 2020
È stato pubblicato un decreto di integrazione delle Linee Guida per la Valutazione della Qualità della Ricerca (VQR) 2015-2019 che differisce il termine di pubblicazione dei risultati al 15 marzo 2022.
Link: DM 11082020 – Integrazione Linee Guida VQR 2015 – 2019
Settembre 2020
– Elenco dei docenti che sono stati ammessi al sorteggio per la formazione dei Gruppi di Esperti della Valutazione per la VQR 15-19 (avviso pubblicato sul sito ufficiale dell’ANVUR, link1)
– Estratto con i docenti ICAR/07 ammessi al sorteggio (link2)
– Documento sulle modalità con cui sarà effettuato il sorteggio (link3)
– Esito del sorteggio del GEV disciplinare 8b – Ingegneria Civile (link4)
Febbraio – Marzo 2021
– Documento Modalità di conferimento dei prodotti della ricerca (link1)
– Documento Modalità di conferimento dei casi studio (link2)
Presentazioni: “I criteri di valutazione dei prodotti nella VQR 2015-19 – 2 marzo 2021”
– VQR: procedure e criteri – Alessandra Celletti (link3)
– Il conferimento dei prodotti e le prossime fasi del cronoprogramma secondo il Bando VQR 2015-2019 – Marco Malgarini (link4)
VQR 2015-2019: decreto integrativo
È stato pubblicato un decreto di integrazione delle Linee Guida per la Valutazione della Qualità della Ricerca (VQR) 2015-2019. Vi segnaliamo che il termine di pubblicazione dei risultati della VQR 2015-2019 è differito al 15 marzo 2022, fatte salve eventuali ulteriori proroghe disposte in relazione all’emergenza epidemiologica, tenuto in ogni caso conto dell’esigenza di assicurare l’utilizzo dei predetti risultati ai fini del finanziamento delle università e degli enti di ricerca entro il 2022.
Link: DM 11082020 – Integrazione Linee Guida VQR 2015 – 2019
Postdoc position at Delft University of Technology – Optimisation of offshore monopile installation
Applications are welcome for a 21-month postdoc position to investigate the optimisation of the monopiles installation process and to study the dynamic behaviour of soil during pile installation using the physical modelling facilities at TU Delft. The work will include design and implementation of advanced instrumentation for physical modelling studies. Test planning and data interpretation will be carried out in close collaboration with industry experts in the framework of BLUE piling project. Candidates should possess a PhD degree in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering or related areas, proven experience in geotechnical centrifuge testing, preferably including soil-structure interaction problems and dynamic loading, and excellent knowledge of soil mechanics and foundation engineering. Acquaintance with offshore wind geotechnics is also appreciated (but not mandatory).
Full description of the position along with the details on how to apply can be found in the following link: https://www.tudelft.nl/over-tu-delft/werken-bij-tu-delft/vacatures/details/?nPostingId=598&nPostingTargetId=632&id=QEZFK026203F3VBQBLO6G68W9&LG=UK&mask=external
For more information about this vacancy please contact Dr. Amin Askarinejad: A.Askarinejad@tudelft.nl.
The closing date for the applications is August 9th, 2020.
