PhD in Architected Interfaces & Contact Mechanics

Immigration Policy Lab; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 50.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

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Childcare benefits

Attractive pension benefits

Zusammenfassung

ETH Zurich seeks a motivated doctoral student to study how local contact interactions in architected materials shape macroscopic interface response. The project blends physics-based modeling with theory and data to uncover design principles for advanced materials at ETH Zurich.

Working in a highly interdisciplinary team, you will develop and test lattice-material models, validate results, and contribute to cutting-edge research in failure mechanics and materials design, with a clear emphasis on

Qualifikationen

• MSc degree in a mechanics or related field is required.
• Strong background in solid/ contact mechanics and multiscale modeling.
• Experience implementing scientific code and validating results.

Aufgaben

• Conduct computational and theoretical investigation of local contact interactions.
• Connect cell-scale mechanics with multiscale/rough-surface contact concepts.
• Develop numerical models of lattice materials to study contact behavior.
• Analyze how architecture and material properties influence contact area and stiffness.
• Seek homogenized descriptions linking single-cell mechanics to large interfaces.
• Contribute to a collaborative, innovative research environment.

Kenntnisse

Python programming

Version control

Computational modeling

Ausbildung

MSc in mechanics

MSc in physics

Tools

Python

Git

Jobbeschreibung

ETH Zurich seeks a motivated doctoral student to study how local contact interactions in architected materials shape macroscopic interface response. The project blends physics-based modeling with theory and data to uncover design principles for advanced materials at ETH Zurich.

Working in a highly interdisciplinary team, you will develop and test lattice-material models, validate results, and contribute to cutting-edge research in failure mechanics and materials design, with a clear emphasis on