Post-Doctoral Associate - Computational Geomechanics

Post-Doctoral Associate - Computational Geomechanics

Location:

Abu Dhabi, UAEIndustry: Higher Education Function:
Research

Experience:

Within the first 5 years since receiving a PhDJob Type: Full Time

New York University Abu Dhabi is seeking a Post-Doctoral Associate to join the Center for Sand Hazards and Opportunities in Resilience, Energy, and Sustainability (SHORES) and the Division of Engineering in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The position focuses on advanced computational geomechanics for energy applications, including coupled fracture and damage modeling under hydraulic, thermal, and chemical loading. Working under the supervision of Professor Mostafa Mobasher, the researcher will contribute to modeling technologies relevant to hydraulic fracturing, carbon sequestration, and multiphysics behavior of geomechanical materials.

Country: UAE City:
Abu Dhabi Industry: Higher Education Function:
Research Salary:
Not disclosed Gender: No Preference Candidate Nationality:
Not specified Job Type: Full Time Work Arrangement:
On-site

The project investigates advanced modeling of coupled fracture and damage processes in geomechanical materials subjected to multiphysical loading regimes. These include hydraulic, thermal, and chemical processes relevant to subsurface engineering and energy applications. Research activities will combine theoretical development with implementation of advanced mechanics and numerical models. Constitutive models will also be calibrated and validated using physical experimental data, creating a direct connection between computational modeling and experimental geomechanics.

The resulting methods are intended to advance the modeling of hydraulic fracturing and carbon sequestration.

• Conduct research in computational mechanics and computational geomechanics.
• Develop models for coupled fracture and damage behavior in geomechanical materials.
• Investigate material response under hydraulic, thermal, chemical, and other multiphysical loading conditions.
• Develop theoretical formulations for advanced mechanics and numerical models.
• Implement computational methods for geomechanical simulations.
• Perform constitutive model calibration and validation using physical experimental data.
• Contribute to modeling approaches for hydraulic fracturing.
• Investigate geomechanical modeling relevant to carbon sequestration.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary researchers within the SHORES research teams.

Candidates must hold a PhD in one of the following disciplines:

• Engineering Mechanics.
• Civil Engineering.
• Mechanical Engineering.

Applicants must be within the first five years since receiving their PhD and should demonstrate research experience in computational mechanics and computational geomechanics.

Relevant experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred:

• Modeling of geomechanical systems.
• Hydraulic fracturing modeling.
• Carbon sequestration modeling.
• Multiphysics modeling within a solid mechanics framework.
• Nonlinear solid material response.
• Fracture modeling.
• Machine learning for solid mechanics applications.
• Development and coupling of numerical methods for solid mechanics.
• Digital rock technology.
• Advanced imaging and associated analysis.
• High-pressure and high-temperature triaxial testing.
• Experimental rock mechanics.

The Post-Doctoral Associate will work directly with Professor Mostafa Mobasher and collaborate extensively with multidisciplinary teams within the SHORES center. The position combines theoretical mechanics, computational methods, constitutive modeling, numerical implementation, and experimental validation, providing a research environment connecting fundamental geomechanics with practical challenges in energy and subsurface engineering.

NYU Abu Dhabi states that the employment package includes:

• Competitive salary.
• Medical insurance.
• Housing allowance.
• Annual home-leave travel.
• Educational subsidies for children.
• Other employment benefits.

New York University Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with an integrated liberal arts and sciences undergraduate program spanning the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. Together with NYU New York and NYU Shanghai, NYU Abu Dhabi forms part of NYU's global university network connecting campuses and academic centers across six continents. The Abu Dhabi campus supports advanced research,…