Please find below a job advertisement for two post-doctoral positions at
Queen's University Belfast.  Note that Geotechnics is one of the targeted
areas of research.
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Post-Doctoral Research Assistant (Two Posts)

School of Civil Engineering
The Queen’s University of Belfast

(Ref:  00/F507A)


Two exciting opportunities have arisen due to expansion within the School of
Civil Engineering which was graded 4A in the 1996 Research Assessment
Exercise.  The posts are suited to people who have obtained a PhD and want
to develop their own research within one of the successful groups at Queen’
s.  Excellent laboratory facilities and support are available.

Applicants with a strong research motivation are invited to apply for these
posts tenable from 1 June 2000 or as soon as possible thereafter, for 3
years.  The successful applicants will join one of the dynamic research
teams operating within the School which has an established reputation for
quality research and has excellent laboratory and computing facilities.

Applicants must have an honours degree in civil engineering or a related
discipline and have at least three years’ relevant postgraduate research
experience, i.e. any field relevant to the School’s research teams in
Structures, Geotechnics, and Hydraulics.  Details of the current research
activities may be obtained from our website www.qub.ac.uk/civeng.

Applicants must also have produced high quality research publications.  The
full criteria will be available in the applicant pack.  Informal enquiries
may be made, in the first instance, to Beryl Graham, telephone 028 9027
4008.

Salary Scale:  Research Grade 1A:  £16,286 - £22,579 per annum.  Initial
placing will depend on age, qualifications and experience.

Closing Date:  5.00 pm, Friday 5 May 2000.

Applicants, quoting appropriate reference number(s), may obtain further
particulars from the Personnel Office, The Queen’s University of Belfast,
BT7 1NN.  Telephone (028 90) 273044 or (028 90) 273854 (answering machine).
FAX: (028 90) 324944 or e-mail on [log in to unmask]

The University if committed to equal opportunities and to selection on
merit.  It therefore welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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David

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David Hughes
School of Civil Engineering
Queen's University of Belfast
Belfast BT7 1NN
Northern Ireland

Tel: (028) 90 274006  Direct Line (028) 90 274014
Fax: (028) 90 663754
E-mail: [log in to unmask]






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