FULL-TIME ACADEMIC POSITION IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING (M/F)

Job description
The School of Engineering (EPB) of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) offers a full-time academic position in Geotechnical Engineering.
1. Context
Increasing urbanization associated with the rapid development of renewable energy require innovative geotechnical solutions for a sustainable use of the subsurface. This context raises new challenges, calling for cutting-edge research in the field of geotechnical engineering.
The successful applicant (M/F) will develop research and education in the domain of geotechnical engineering, in the widest sense.
2. Area of Research
Research activities aiming at the development of novel experimental techniques and strategies, or cutting-edge numerical tools applied to geotechnical engineering are expected. Research areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Geotechnical engineering under climatic changes
- Offshore geotechnics
- Experimental soil mechanics
- Data assimilation and machine-learning applied to geotechnical engineering
- Monitoring of geotechnical infrastructures
- Image-based analysis applied to geotechnical engineering
- Geomechanics associated with the production/storage of energy
The successful applicant will benefit from existing research and experimental equipment of the Laboratory of GeoMechanics (LGM) at BATir (Building, Architecture and Town Planning) department, which could be enriched by their own expertise. The laboratory is able to conduct soil identification tests, as well as triaxial, oedometer, and direct shear tests, with specific additional equipment for testing of unsaturated soils and indurated, cemented or stabilized soils.