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Open Post-Doc positions at Ecole Centrale de Nantes (GeM Laboratory)
Post-doc offers at Ecole Centrale de Nantes (GeM Laboratory), ERC-StG Project “Controlling earthQuakes (CoQuake)”:
1 Post-Doc position in “MULTISCALE NUMERICAL MODELING OF EARTHQUAKE FAULTS” (duration 1 to 2 years). Attached pdf
1 Post-Doc position in “LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS OF EARTHQUAKE CONTROL” (duration 1 to 2 years). Attached pdf
The positions are open and will start upon agreement. Suitable, highly‐motivated candidates should send an application (including a CV, a cover letter describing interests and qualifications related to the offered position and contact details of two reference Professors, all compiled in a single pdf file) to ioannis.stefanou@ec-nantes.fr .
For more details see attached pdfs and http://coquake.eu/index.php/recruitment/ .
Academia during the COVID-19 pandemic (survey results)
Vi trasmettiamo un lavoro, a cura del Prof. C. Santamarina e di G. Abelskamp, che esamina le implicazioni del periodo di emergenza COVID-19 sulla didattica e la ricerca del nostro settore.
Dear Colleagues,
the coronavirus pandemic and associated isolation periods have affected all academic activities in every corner of the globe.
The attached essay reports the results of an early study that examines the implications of this period on education and research within the geotechnical and earth science academic communities in four distinct geographical locations. It also includes the results of complementary surveys conducted to explore faculty choices for online education and student preferences.
Do not hesitate to contact us with any comments and feedback.
With best wishes to you all,
Carlos Santamarina
Attachment: Abelskamp_and_Santamarina_2020_Academia_During_COVID19Pandemic
Winter School “From research to practise in geotechnical engineering” – 12–17 January 2020, Ascona (Switzerland)
The Winter School “From research to practise in geotechnical engineering”, coordinated by Prof. I. Anastasopoulos, will take place in Ascona (Switzerland) from 12 to 17 January 2020.
With the ultimate goal of developing innovative mitigation techniques, the international geotechnical engineering community has made substantial efforts to gain deeper insights on geotechnical hazards. For the state of practice to advance, academics need to join forces with practitioners.
The Winter School aims to bring these two groups together, to question the status quo, and to propose out‐of‐the‐box solutions. The program will combine:
a) Keynote lectures by international experts from the academia and the industry;
b) Seminars on state‐of‐the‐art numerical and physical modelling techniques;
c) Presentations by the participants;
d) Panel sessions, where the participants will have a “debate” with industry and academia experts on the applicability of their ideas;
e) Special session on start‐ups, on the process of product development, from initial conception to founding of a new company.
More information in the attachment: WS-2020-Flyer
Registration deadline: 15 November 2019
Researcher position at CEREMA (France)
The Centre for Studies CEREMA, in France, is looking for a researcher in geotechnical earthquake engineering for a project on the measure and analysis of dynamic soil parameters and characterization of the associated uncertainties. The candidate must have an expertise on dynamic soil behavior and laboratory measurement. A knowledge in seismic site response will be much appreciated. The selected candidate will be based in either Nice or Aix en Provence.
CEREMA (Centre for Studies and Expertise on Risks, Mobility, Land Planning and the Environment) is a State agency of scientific and technical expertise, in support of the definition, implementation and evaluation of public policies, on both national and local levels. It is placed under the supervision of the French ministries in charge of sustainable development, town planning and transportation.
Deadline: 15/06/2019
More information in the attached announcement: CDD-Cerema-SIGMA2-english
Researcher position at École des Ponts ParisTech
Researcher position open at École des Ponts ParisTech, Paris, France.
The successful candidate will develop research in numerical modelling of soil-structure interaction under complex loadings including dynamics. Fundamental and numerical studies will be developed in relation with experimental studies performed in Laboratoire Navier and by outside partners. In addition to the development of classical techniques for numerical modelling of materials and structures (FEM, BEM, FFT, …), the valorization of big data gathered from the monitoring of geotechnical structures will be a priority area of research. This includes the development of new tools based on artificial intelligence systems for modelling and design in geotechnics.
Deadline: 18 April 2019
More information at: http://www.enpc.fr/lecole-recrute-offres-demploi?intuition_id=112368
Faculty position at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg – USA
The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Virginia Tech invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Geotechnical Engineering effective January 2020.
The successful candidate will contribute to the Department’s Geotechnical Engineering Program and demonstrate enthusiasm for collaborative and interdisciplinary research. Candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment to undergraduate instruction, specialized graduate education, sponsored research, and scholarly work. The CEE Department is comprised of 59 faculty members, with approximately 350 full-time graduate students and 630 undergraduate students. State of the art geotechnical research facilities are available, including the W.C. English Geotechnical Laboratory, field test sites, full-scale test facilities, and both on-shore and off-shore site characterization equipment.
The position is anticipated to be filled at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, but exceptional candidates will be given consideration for the Full Professor rank.
Review of applications will begin March 1, 2019.
More information at: https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/postings/92776
Postdoctoral research positions at the University of Technology, Chengdu – China
The State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection (SKLGP), Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, is seeking several full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellows to join the laboratory research groups on experimental soil mechanics and rock mechanics. The posts are fixed-term for 24 months, with possibility of renewal up to three years, starting as soon as possible thereafter. The interviews of the selected candidate will be held around 1st of March, 2019.
More information at: www.earthworks-jobs.com/geoscience/chengdu19011.html
Two Lecturer/Senior Lecturer positions, Imperial College, London
There are currently two open positions for academic staff at the lecturer/senior lecturer level within the Geotechnics Section of the Department of Civil Engineering at Imperial College, London. The first position has an emphasis on experimental soil mechanics, while the second position is for someone with an expertise in ground investigation and / or engineering geology.
Closing date: 31 January 2019
More information at:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/description/ENG00640/lecturersenior-lecturer-geotechnics
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/description/ENG00641/lecturersenior-lecturer-geotechnics
Two faculty positions at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Dear Colleagues,
please find attached announcements for two faculty positions in the Department of Civil & Materials Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago: (1) tenure-track faculty position in Water Engineering; and (2) senior-level faculty position (Associate or Full Professor) in Structural Engineering (large-scale structural testing).
UIC – Water Engineering – Faculty Position
UIC – Large Scale Structural Engineering – Associate or Full Professor Position
