Job offer

Organisation/Company: University of Dundee

Department: Science and Engineering

Research Field: Engineering » Civil engineering, Engineering » Geological engineering

Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions: Postdoc Positions

Country: United Kingdom

Application Deadline: 1 Sep 2025 - 18:00 (Europe/London)

Type of Contract: Temporary

Job Status: Full-time

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - MSCA

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? Yes

Offer Description

We invite applications for the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship in the field of Geotechnical Engineering. Candidates with expertise and a strong research interest in the following areas are highly encouraged to apply:

• Offshore Geotechnics: Addressing challenges in foundation and anchor design for renewable energy infrastructures such as floating offshore wind turbines.
• Slope Stability and Analysis: Investigating the effects of spatial variability, rainfall, and external loading on slope stability through numerical modeling, physical testing, or probabilistic approaches.
• Machine Learning in Geotechnical Engineering: Utilising data-driven approaches to model and predict soil-structure interactions or other complex geotechnical problems.
• Reliability-Based/Probabilistic Geotechnical Analysis: Developing methods to incorporate uncertainty and variability in geotechnical design, ensuring safer and more economical solutions.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should contact Dr Pengpeng He via email at phe001@dundee.ac.uk for further details and to discuss potential research topics. Please include your CV and a brief description of your research background and interests.

Deadline: 1 September 2025

Join us in advancing cutting-edge research in geotechnical engineering!

Where to apply

E-mail: phe001@dundee.ac.uk

Requirements

Research Field: Engineering » Civil engineering

Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Languages: ENGLISH Level Good

Years of Research Experience: 1 - 4