Applications are being accepted from graduate students, postdocs and community college mechanics and materials instructors associated with US institutions to attend the upcoming McMat2015 conference (June 29-July 1, Seattle). The support is made possible by the NSF CMMI Mechanics of Materials program and will be at the level of $500 per applicant. To apply, please go to

http://www.jotform.us/form/50837070838157

and upload the following documents by Friday, April 3, 2015:

http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/jap/117/11/10.1063/1.49159…

Mechanical characterization of soft hydrated materials

By Yuhang Hu, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Importance

Submit Abstract
Abstract submission deadline: 26th June 2015
http://www.mechanicsofbiomaterials.com/submit-abstract.asp

Themes are:

1. Biological Materials

A PhD scholarship is available at Paris Institute of Technology (ParisTech) to work on the computational mechanics of crystalline polymers.

See the file attached for description.

This project is conducted in collaboration with the Centre for Molecular and Macromolecular Studies / Polish Academy of Sciences in Lodz, Poland.

Multiscale material design group  in SUNY at StonyBrook is looking for two qualified candidates pursuing PhD degree starting in Fall 2015.

One position is on multi-scale simulations ( use MD, FEA) and conducting experiments on progressive failure on compoistes materials

Applicants should have a strong background in mechanics and good programming skills. A keen interest in  pursuing knowledge on science is essential.

Characterisation of Energy Absorbing Materials for Helmet Liner Applications

Level: PhD, Funded €40-70k, 3 years

Description: 

Applications are invited for one PhD position (4 years) in the area of atomistic-based modelling of polymer composite degradation at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.

The successful applicant will work with Dr. Angelo Simone (Computational Mechanics of Materials Group) and Prof. Barend Thijsse (Virtual Materials and Mechanics Group) on a project funded by the Technology Foundation STW through the High Tech Materials program. The position is to commence in spring/summer 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter.

   2015年华中科技大学力学系“青年千人计划”

招聘启事

华中科技大学是教育部直属的全国重点大学，是首批列入国家“211工程”重点建设和“985工程”建设的高校之一。华中科技大学力学系经过30多年的发展，已拥有较强的办学实力。目前，力学系拥有力学一级学科博士学位授予权，工程力学国家级特色专业，力学博士后流动站，湖北省重点学科，工程结构分析与安全评定湖北省重点实验室等学科平台。承办中文核心期刊《固体力学学报》、国际期刊《Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica》（被SCI收录并由Elsevier公司向全球发行）。

学校还拥有光电国家实验室、国家强磁场中心等大型高水平跨学科平台，为了大力支持跨学科研究，学校组建了面向全校的创新研究院，实施灵活的人事、科研等管理政策。

为了推动我校力学学科的快速发展，现面向海内外诚聘力学学科优秀人才。

一、招聘岗位

国家“青年千人计划”学者

二、招聘学科

力学及其交叉学科。