Job Description

The Center for Sand Hazards and Opportunities in Resilience, Energy, and Sustainability (SHORES) and the Division of Engineering (Civil & Urban Engineering) seeks to recruit a Post-doctoral Associate to work on a broader field of geotechnical engineering.

Required Qualifications:

A successful applicant must have a PhD, and is still within their first 5 years since receiving their PhD, in Geotechnical Engineering, or a related field with a focus on one or more of the following:


+ Centrifuge experimental testing (design, execution, and data interpretation)

+ Numerical modeling and simulation to complement physical experiments

+ Preferred) Proficiency in CAD and modeling tools such as SolidWorks for experimental design and apparatus development


Additional background in areas such as artificial intelligence applications in geotechnics, geoenvironmental engineering, geohazards risk assessment, or energy geotechnics will be conside...

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Job Details

  • Location United States, ABU DHABI
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category other-general
  • Posted Date February 28, 2026
  • Application Deadline March 06, 2026