Subject: [Depfis] postdoctoral fellow

From: Pablo Balenzuela <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:36:04 -0300

Job Title:
Post-Doctoral Fellow

Application Deadline:
The deadline for applications is April 15, 2009 but applicants will be
considered until the position is filled.

Position Start Date:
Flexible (Flexible around Fall 2009)

Academic Field:
Computational Mechanics: Modeling and Simulation of Glacier and Earth
crust Mechanics and Granular Flows

Duration:
Two years

Job Requirements and Description:

The successful applicant must have completed a Ph.D. in geophysics,
civil engineering, mechanical engineering, applied mathematics, or a
related discipline, with a proven capacity for world-class research
that is reflected in a publication record. In particular, good
technical writing skills are fundamental.

Experience in some of the following areas is desirable: large
deformation solid mechanics, computational fluid dynamics,
geomechanics, elasto-plasticity, continuum mechanics (Lagrangian,
Eulerian and arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) descriptions of
motion), high-performance computing, computational geometry, numerical
analysis.

The successful applicant will be involved in the publication of the
research results including journal publications and conference
presentations. Furthermore, the successful applicant may be expected
to assist in the supervision of any graduate research assistants.

Affiliation:
The postdoctoral fellow will be associated with either the Division of
Earth and Environmental Science or the Division of Applied Mathematics
and Computational Science of the  King Abdullah University of Science
and Technology (KAUST). Further details and opportunities may be found
at http://www.kaust.edu.sa/.

Location:
On the Red Sea coastal area of Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.

Salary and Benefits:
Remuneration will be competitive, and commensurate with the
applicant's qualifications and experience. In addition, the
appointment includes the following benefits:
(i) Fully-furnished housing (including utilities) is provided at no
cost to the postdoctoral fellow,
(ii) Annual travel allowance is provided, (iii) Relocation allowances
are provided at the beginning of contract,
(iv) health insurance is provided,  and
(v) one month per year of paid vacation leave.

Application Material :
Interested candidates should e-mail Victor Manuel Calo
([email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]>)

1- A complete professional CV, including educational background,
experience, and a list of publications.

2- Names, affiliation, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of
three individuals who could provide letters of reference, if
requested.

3- A brief statement of research interests/plans (no more than two pages).

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Victor M. Calo
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Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Science and Engineering,
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Assistant Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Science,
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Visiting Fellow, Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences
(ICES), University of Texas at Austin
201 East 24th Street, ACES 4.102
1 University Station, C0200
Austin, TX 78712-0027

Office : (512) 232-7771              Room ACES 5.420
Webpage: http://www.ices.utexas.edu/~victor 
<http://www.ices.utexas.edu/%7Evictor>

-- 
	Dr. Pablo Balenzuela
	Departamento de Fisica, FCEyN, 
	Universidad de Buenos Aires,
	(1428) Ciudad Universitaria, 
	Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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	Fax +54 11 4576 3357
	email: [email-masked] 
	Webpage: http://www.df.uba.ar/users/balen