Post-Doctoral Associate in the Center for Sand Hazards and Opportunities in Resilience, Energy, and Sustainability (SHORES) Drs. Tarek Abdoun and Waleed Elsekelly

The Center for Sand Hazards and Opportunities in Resilience Energy and Sustainability (SHORES) and the Division of Engineering (Civil & Urban Engineering) seeks to recruit a Post-doctoral Associate to work on a broader field of geotechnical engineering.

Required Qualifications:

A successful applicant must have a PhD in Geotechnical Engineering or a related field with a focus on one or more of the following:

• Centrifuge experimental testing (design execution and data interpretation)
• Numerical modeling and simulation to complement physical experiments
• Preferred) Proficiency in CAD and modeling tools such as SolidWorks for experimental design and apparatus development

Additional background in areas such as artificial intelligence applications in geotechnics geoenvironmental engineering geohazards risk assessment or energy geotechnics will be considered an asset.

Research Project:

The successful candidate will lead a research project focused on advancing the design testing and analysis of resilient and sustainable geotechnical systems using centrifuge modeling. The work will bridge advanced experimental testing with complementary numerical simulation to generate insights for infrastructure and energy applications.

The Post-doctoral Associate will be expected to:

• Design implement and analyze centrifuge experiments.
• Integrate findings with numerical models for validation and deeper interpretation.
• Develop innovative experimental apparatus (SolidWorks proficiency is a plus).
• Disseminate results through high-quality publications in reputable journals.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team of faculty postdocs and students

Post-Doctoral Associate Employment at NYUAD:

The terms of employment include highly competitive salary medical insurance housing allowance annual home-leave travel and educational subsidies for children as well as other benefits.

For consideration applicants need to submit a cover letter curriculum vitae with full publication list statement of research interests transcript atleast two recommendation letters and contact information for at least two references all in PDF format.

If you have any questions please email Dr. Tarek Abdoun at

About NYU Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and research campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. Times Higher Education ranks NYU among the top 30 universities in the world making NYU Abu Dhabi the highest-ranked university in the UAE and MENA region. NYU Abu Dhabi has integrated a highly selective undergraduate curriculum across the disciplines with a world center for advanced research and scholarship. The university enables its students in the sciences engineering social sciences humanities and arts to succeed in an increasingly interdependent world and advance cooperation and progress on humanitys shared challenges. NYU Abu Dhabis high-achieving students have come from over 120 countries and speak over 100 languages. Together NYUs campuses in New York Abu Dhabi and Shanghai form the backbone of a unique global university giving faculty and students opportunities to experience varied learning environments and immersion in other cultures at one or more of the numerous study-abroad sites NYU maintains on six continents.

NYUAD is committed to upholding a culture of non-discrimination anti-harassment dignity and mutual respect; providing equal access and opportunity; and fostering academic excellence in learning research and teaching.

UAE Nationals are encouraged to apply.