Faculty Research Associate in Low-Damage Seismic Systems (Civil/Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering) National Institute of Standards and Technology in United States

George Washington University, via the NIST Professional Research Experience Program (PREP), is recruiting a Post-Doctoral Fellow for Seismic Steel Design for Functional Recovery at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. The project sits at the intersection of civil engineering , structural engineering , earthquake engineering , mechanical engineering , materials science , and computational mechanics . The successful candidate will work with l...

EPFL is advertising 2 PhD positions in Earthquake Engineering and Structural Engineering within ENAC/EESD . This is a doctoral opportunity for candidates interested in seismic response, structural safety, and related civil engineering research topics. The announcement links to the official EPFL careers page for the full job details and application process. The deadline shown in the post is 30/09/2026 . Research areas likely include earthquake engineering, structural engineering, and broader civi...

Research Degree Opportunity: PhD in Improving the Seismic Performance of Traditional Masonry Construction in the Himalayan Mountain Region . This is an International Joint PhD project offered by the University of Melbourne in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur . The project is primarily based at Melbourne, with a required minimum 12-month stay at IIT Kanpur. The research focuses on civil engineering , earthquake engineering , seismic performance , and traditional masonry co...

PhD opportunity in Earthquake Engineering at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Montréal , with international co-supervision involving Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori (IUSS) Pavia and EUCENTRE . The project topic is seismic rocking response of anchored and unanchored nonstructural components under near-fault ground motions . The research will focus on numerical modeling and seismic performance assessment , making it a strong fit for candidates interested in structural dynamics, ear...

EPFL is hiring two PhD researchers in Earthquake Engineering / Structural Engineering for the ZAGGREGATE project, a Swiss–Croatian collaboration between École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne and the University of Zagreb . The research focuses on the seismic behaviour, assessment, and retrofit of historic masonry building aggregates in Zagreb. The projects combine large-scale experimental testing , numerical modelling , seismic assessment , and the development of retrofit strategies for histor...