"Post-doc position on permafrost/frozen ground at Westlake University"

Westlake University

Full Time

Location: China, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, Xihu, 龙山街云栖小镇石西湖大学 (Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province)

Date Posted: April 29, 2021

Category: Postdoc

Job Overview

Apply by: Open until filled

More Information

• Address: China, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, Xihu, 龙山街云栖小镇石西湖大学
• Qualification: PhD
• Discipline: Science & Engineering
• Majors Wanted: Geo-mechanical and/or hydrological experiences preferred

Introduction of The Lab/ Research Field

Dr. Lei’s research on porous media features temperature, pressure and stress control, pore-scale insights based on micro-CT technique integrated with conventional testing, multi-physics experiments and theoretical analysis. Targeted areas include: (1) particulate material and porous media under abnormal conditions and their interaction with pore constituents; (2) energy, marine, and resource geo-engineering; (3) permafrost and outer space sediments; (4) natural gas hydrates and their hosting sediments; (5) massive energy storage; and (6) multi-phase flow and crystallization in porous media.

Website of Digital Porous Media Laboratory: dpml.westlake.edu.cn

Dr. Lei’s webpage: https://en.westlake.edu.cn/academics/School_of_Engineering/About/Our_People/Faculty/202006/t20200611_3903.shtml

Job Description

Position: Postdoctoral fellow (1-2)

Requirements:

1. To work on mechanical and hydrological properties of permafrost and frozen ground, experimentalist preferred,
2. Have obtained or expect to obtain shortly the PhD degree in water resources, geotechnical engineering, earth science, geophysics, or related disciplines,
3. Age under 35,
4. Geo-mechanical and/or hydrological experiences preferred,
5. Good track academic record.

The joint permafrost project will collaborate with Ling Li’s lab and Sergio Andres Galindo Torres’s lab.

Professor Li’s principal research interests lie in mathematical modelling of complex environmental systems... [detailed bio]

Website of Eco-Environmental Research Laboratory: https://lll.westlake.edu.cn/

Professor Li’s webpage: https://en.westlake.edu.cn/academics/School_of_Engineering/About/Our_People/Faculty/201912/t20191215_2874.shtml

Dr. Galindo Torres’s webpage: https://en.westlake.edu.cn/academics/School_of_Engineering/About/Our_People/Faculty/201912/t20191206_2506.shtml

Compensation and Benefits

The research team offers a competitive compensation package commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience. Applications for relevant projects and programs will be encouraged and supported.

For post-doc(s) who selected for China Postdoctoral Science Foundation or Advanced Programs of Zhejiang Province will be entitled to receive the same amount funds from the Hangzhou government.

For post-doc(s) who full-time work in Hangzhou after completing their post-doc research will be eligible for applying allowance of 400,000RMB from the Hangzhou government.

How to Apply

To apply, please send resume, representative papers and any other relevant materials as PDF files to leiliang@westlake.edu.cn and cc liling@westlake.edu.cn and s.torres@westlake.edu.cn, and indicate the Post-doc application in the subject.