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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Hello from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sydney</st1:City></st1:place>,<br>
<br>
My name is Abel Orellana and I work for the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sydney</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.
I sit in our research team within the recruitment division and I am partnering
with the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Civil Engineering</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> in
the effort to locate suitable candidates for the appointment of a Postdoctoral
Research Associate – Computational Mechanics.<br>
<br>
When doing some preliminary research I found this listserv and thought it would
be a great place to ask for assistance from some professionals already in the
field. <br>
<br>
Given the focus of the role will be around research of quasi-brittle fractures
in computational mechanics using MPI, I wanted to get in contact with members
of this list to see if you were able to point me in the right direction and
possibly provide some advice on the best avenues through which to get a
communication out to individuals who may be interested in a new challenge (and
a move to the sunny shores of Sydney!).<br>
<br>
I am really looking for some advice on potential advertising mediums, such as
journals, forums and associations and potentially any other listserv/mailing
list which may be helpful in spreading the word…<br>
<br>
A little more about the position:<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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</span></font><i><font size=2 color=gray face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:gray;font-style:italic'>As Postdoctoral
Research Associate you will be working in a project funded by the Australian
Research Council on the study of quasi-brittle fracture. The project aims at
understanding fracture and fragmentation processes in quasi-brittle materials,
which is critical to improved mining operations and the prediction of natural
catastrophes and structural failures.</span></font></i><i><font size=1
color=gray face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:gray;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 color=gray face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:gray;font-style:italic'>You
will contribute to the goals of the project by developing constitutive models
and computational algorithms for the analysis of quasi-brittle fracture across
the scales. The formulation of constitutive models at continuum scale will be
supported by meso-mechanical analysis to quantify the nonlocal effects due to
microcrack interactions. The Material Point Method will be employed for the
numerical analyses of quasi-brittle fracture at both macro and meso scales.</span></font></i><i><font
size=1 color=gray face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 color=gray face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:gray;font-style:italic'>This
project is an integrated activity of the newly established Particles and Grains
Lab within the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Civil Engineering</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. To
succeed, you will have a strong background in computational mechanics along
with experiences in nonlinear numerical analysis and computer programming.
Experience in constitutive modelling, large strain finite elements and parallel
programming/computing using MPI will be viewed favourably.</span></font></i><i><font
size=1 color=gray face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:gray;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><i><font size=2 color=gray
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:gray;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Remuneration package:</span></font></i></b></span><span
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:gray;font-weight:bold;
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class=apple-style-span><i><font size=2 color=gray face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:gray;font-style:italic'>$83k
- $90k p.a. (which includes a base salary $70k - $76k p.a., leave loading and
17% employer’s contribution to superannuation).</span></span></font></i></span><i><font
size=1 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:#333333;font-style:italic'><br>
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font-family:Arial'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>More specific information relating to the role can be found
here: <a
href="http://usyd.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs.checkJobDetailsNewApplication&returnToEvent=jobs.processJobSearch&jobid=198bfabc-7673-7880-26db-5b23c1173970&jobsListKey=a68e0fa1-c599-48a1-9c3e-fe181982d9c5&persistVariables=jobsListKey">Postdoctoral
Research Associate</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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I appreciate you assistance and I look forward to hearing from you shortly<br>
<br>
Kind regards,</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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