The Micromechanics of Materials group in Groningen (the Netherlands) has an opening for a PostDoc to study the adhesion of polymers by meands of Molecular Dynamics simulations. The two-year position is part of a collaborative, multiscale modeling project in which other groups in the Netherlands focus on more macroscopic models. More info on http://micromechanics.phys.rug.nl/index.php?s=Openings or by contacting E.van.der.Giessen@rug.nl.

A four-year PhD position has recently been opened in a collaborative project on Multiscale Metallic Interface Modelling (MuMiM). The student will work on the implementation of the transmission of dislocations across (high-angle) grain boundaries within our Discrete Dislocation Dynamics framework. Parameter values will be provided by atomistic simulations carried out by another partner, and the results will be used to guide the development of a strain-gradient crystal plasticity theory. More details can be found in the attached short description (under workpackage WP1). Please contact E.van.der.Giessen@rug.nl for further info, or check http://micromechanics.phys.rug.nl/index.php?s=Openings.