RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - CIVIL ENGINEERING

Department: SCHOOL OF CIVIL AND RESOURCE ENGINEERING/COFS
Closing Date: 1 October 2010

(REF: 3211)


Want to join an enthusiastic, productive research group working on numerical analysis and/or centrifuge modelling of offshore foundations?

• 2 year appointment
• Salary range: Level A A$53,542 - A$72,537 p.a. - minimum starting salary for appointee with PhD will be A$70,058 p.a.
• Salary range: Level B A$76,356 - A$90,674 p.a.
• Closing date: Friday, 1 October 2010

The School of Civil and Resource Engineering and Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (COFS) at The University of Western Australia has a friendly and vibrant research environment and an internationally-leading research reputation in offshore geotechnics. Applications are invited from suitably qualified postdoctoral researchers to work on an ARC funded project on the analysis of offshore foundations with large penetration into multilayered soils.

The focus of this project is to (i) develop a numerical tool for large deformation finite element (LDFE) analysis of foundations on multilayered soils, including sand layers, by extending the existing LDFE model that can deal with multilayered clays, (ii) use this tool to analysis and explore the behaviour of deeply penetrating foundations such as jack-up spudcans, (iii) calibrate and validate the numerical modelling using centrifuge testing and (iv) derive new procedures for practical design. The project will involve experimental and numerical work. and will draw together researchers with strong track records in computational geomechanics and geotechnical centrifuge modelling. It will be supervised by Professor Yuxia Hu, Professor Mark Cassidy and Professor David White. A PhD in Geotechnical Engineering or a related discipline is essential. This position is available immediately. Some assistance with relocation expenses (if applicable) may be negotiated.

For further information regarding the position please contact Professor Yuxia Hu on +61 8 6488 8182 or email hu@civil.uwa.edu.au.

APPLICATION DETAILS: For copies of the position description please access the website http://jobs.uwa.edu.au/. Written applications quoting the reference number, personal contact details, qualifications and experience, along with contact details of three referees should be sent to Director, Human Resources, The University of Western Australia, M350, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia or emailed to jobs@uwa.edu.au by the closing date.