Dear colleagues,
I am writing to invite your contirbution to the mini-symposium on failure and instability in soft materials and geomaterials co-organized by myself, Joshua White, Pencheng Fu, Nikolaos Bouklas, and Christian Linder for the upcoming ICCM conference at Berkeley. The deadline for submission has extended to April 15th. More information can be found in the URL listed below.
The International Research Training Group IRTG 1627/2 – ViVaCE “Virtual Materials and their Validation”: German-French School of Computational Engineering at Leibniz Universität Hannover invites applications for
10 PhD Positions in Virtual Testing of Materials and Structures (Salary Scale 13 TV-L, 100%)
The positions are funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and are available from October 2016 on. The funding period is 3 years.
Description
(1) Computational mechanics and multiphysics modelling of relevant areas, e.g. smart soft matter, bio-fluid and cell in microfluidics
(2) Supervision of undergraduate students
(3) Technical support to the team
Requirements
1) Bachelor/ Master degree in Mechanical/Material Engineering or related fields (2nd upper and above)
(2) Strong background in physics and solid/fluid mechanics
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Venue: University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697
Fee: Free to attend
Applications are sought for multiple Post-Doctoral Research Associates at University of California, San Diego (USA) and Cardiff University (UK) and two PhDs (Cardiff) to join a very active cross-continental M2DO research lab. The primary research focus is to develop topology optimization for multiscale and multiphysics problems optimizing materials and structures. The research members are required to travel between US and UK regardless of their bases.
Research experience in the following areas are required.
Post Doctoral Researcher
Department: SIMCenter
Department Location: Columbus
Requisition Number: 415463
Summary of Duties:
This position conducts applied and fundamental research in computational mechanics; develops and maintains competency in commercial computational packages; trains students and staff on the appropriate usage of simulation packages; assists in the development of sponsor reports, research articles, and presentations; assists in the development of research proposals and problem-solving tasks.
Pre Employment Screening:
Computational Biomechanics for Medicine XI (http://www.cbm.mech.uwa.edu.au/CBM2016/ will be held in Athens, Greece, on 17 October 2016, in conjunction with MICCAI 2016 (http://www.miccai2016.org/).
Paper submission deadline extended till June 24th
Eindhoven University of Technology is looking for a PhD-student on Finite element modelling of deterioration behavior of sewer pipe systems.
Position: PhD-student
Department: Department of the Built Environment
FTE: 1,0
Date off: 31/05/2016
Reference number: V38.2544
Job description
We are seeking a self-motivated postdoctoral research fellow with a strong background and hands-on experience in conducting machining experiments, material characterisation, and machining process modelling with finite element method and/or molecular dynamics simulation.
Qualifications:
The candidate will have a good first degree and a PhD in mechanical engineering, materials, mechanics, or a related discipline and also meet the essential requirements:
Description
(1) Computational mechanics and multiphysics modelling of relevant areas, e.g. smart soft matter, bio-fluid and cell in microfluidics
(2) Supervision of undergraduate/postgraduate students
(3) Technical support to the team
Job requirements
1) PhD degree in Mechanical/Material Engineering or related fields
(2) Strong background in physics and solid/fluid mechanics
