The University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland includes nine schools. We are looking for you to join the School of Engineering, Institute of Thermal and Fluid Engineering, in Windisch, Switzerland, at the earliest possible date:

A postdoctoral position is available to conduct research in
the multi-physics modeling and analysis of DNA-based nanostructures. The
research is conducted jointly with Professors Mark Bathe and Klaus-Jürgen Bathe
at MIT. The candidate should be familiar with nonlinear finite element methods.

Please email your application to:

"Prof. KJ Bathe" <kjb@mit.edu> with the subject heading "Modeling DNA-based Nanostructures".

We have opportunities for PhD students to join Qatar University. The candidate should have the Master's degree with a specific interest in Composite materials. Experience in experimental and numerical simulation is valuable. The project is three years within which the student should finish his/her degree.The candidate should have at least one publication. Non native English speakers should have the ILETS (6.5). The salary is high and more benefits (including flight tickets and international schools for the children) are applicable.
For more information please contact me sepaey@qu.edu.qa

Please see the attached files.

The Institute for General Material Properties of the Friedrich-Alexander-
Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg is seeking outstanding candidates for a
collaborative research project with the Ruhr-Universität Bochum
(SFB/Transregio 103 ) on high-temperature deformation of superalloys.

We have a new position for posdoc in Qatar University. The main topic is using natural fibers in composite materials for particular structural applications. The job requires a previous experience in natural fiber composites. In addition, experimental and numeriacl tools are desirable. The salary is high (better than any other place). In addition, there are more benifits regarding schools of your children and the plane tickits. For more information, please contact me sepaey@hotmail.com. 

The School of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Ningbo University, is looking for cadidates for all subjects in the broad field of mechanical engineering and mechanics.  In addition to traditional field of impact and shock waves, piezoelectric devices, material durability, and metal forming, the school are also initiating new directions like vechicle engineering, fluid mechanics, occean engineering, and other related subjects.

Positions in ALL ranks are available.  Currently we are taking applications for 2014 school year.

We are looking for candidates with good publication record and potential for independent research.

The University provides competitive benefit packages for qualified applicants.

The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) seeks candidates for tenured and tenure-track positions to begin Fall 2013 or thereafter. Skoltech is an innovative, new, private university located just outside of Moscow, Russia.

Call for postdoctoral applications in solid mechanics
"Electro-Mechanical modeling of electrical contacts"

Subject: Electro-Mechanical modeling of electrical contacts
Period: 12 months
Laboratories:
    1. Laboratory of Electrical Engineering (LGEP) of Engineering School of Electricity (SUPELEC) (see [wiki])

2 post-docs are available in our ERC starting grant project aiming at the interactive simulation of cutting:

- advanced discretisation (XFEM, meshless, immersed boundaries etc.)

- multiscale methods for fracture/cutting

- model reduction techniques (POD, reduced basis, morphing)

Please contact stephane . bordas @ alum. northwestern. edu

bordasS @ cardiff . ac. uk

Skin, the largest organ of the human body, acts as a
multi-functional biophysical interface to the external environment. The serial
interfacial phenomena along the skin/environment conjunction, particularly when
interacting with cosmetic and consumer goods (e.g. razor and shave preparation)
is determined by the interplay between the chemical structure and arrangement
of stratum corneum lipids,
environmental factors (e.g. hydration level) and also the physical
characteristics of skin surface relief. Therefore, the chemical and biophysical
properties of the stratum corneum
need to be considered jointly to approach the complexity of skin tribo-physics.
These technical challenges present outstanding opportunities for high quality

Mechanical losses account for 15% of total energy loss in an
IC engine where 45% of these losses result from friction of piston-ring
assembly. An increase in mechanical efficiency of 10% could lead to improved
fuel consumption of 1.5%. Taking into account the large number of vehicles on
road (30 million in the UK in 2010 according to the Society of Motor
Manufacturers and Traders) and fuel
consumption of 12.5 miles/litre, the potential fuel saving would accrue to
approximated £647 million/annum, which is substantial to the country's economy.
Therefore, the advantage in improving mechanical efficiency of IC engines and
also other machines is self-evident.

There is an open position for a predoc-level part-time research and teaching assistant at the Institute of Lightweight Design and Strucutral Biomechanics, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria.

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One postdoctoral research associate position is available (dates negotiable). The successful candidate will work on one or multiples of the following topics: mechanics of morphogenesis in plants and embryos, fast motion of plants (e.g., the Venus flytrap's rapid closure), mechanical self-assembly and instability of thin structures (e.g., DNA, plant tendrils, self-assembly of nanostructures, etc.), and bioinspired structures. The candidate should have received (or expect to receive very soon) a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or any related field. The salary and benefits are competitive, and commensurate with experiences.

We will soon be looking for a tandem of 2 faculty members: one senior, with management, leadership and funding track-record, another more junior (assistant/associate professor level) to work in tandem with the first. Adverts should come out soon, but feel free to get in touch with me should you require more information. Stéphane  - stephane dot bordas at alum dot northwestern dot edu

A Ph.D. position will be available in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics at Ecole des Mines de Paris. The position will start in October, 2013. The candidate will join the research group: Advanced Computational Mechanics based at Sophia Antipolis in the south of France. The project is funded by an industrial consortium such as Snecma and Areva leaders in aerospace engineering.

Job

A full-time post-doctoral position is available within the ERC Starting Grant Project MuSIC -- Modeling and Simulation of Cancer Growth, which is led by Prof. Hector Gomez. The general goal of the project is to develop biophysical models to predict cancer growth.

Requirements

The successful applicant will have a strong background on Medical Image Processing and the Finite Element Method or, preferably Isogeometric Analysis. Knowledge about the biology of cancer, and cancer modeling is desirable.

Benefits

The position is for at least two years. High compensation for strong candidates.

To apply

We would like to highlight to all the interested students that is now opened the competition for the academic year 2013-2014 (starting from November 1, 2013) for 5 positions in PhD program in "Computational Mechanics and Advanced Materials" hosted by the The Institute for Advanced Study of Pavia, in cooperation with the University of Pavia. The program chairman is Prof. F. Auricchio.