Overview
In this PhD role at ETH Zurich, you will investigate how local contact interactions in architected materials shape their macroscopic interface response. You will bridge cell-scale mechanics with multiscale and rough-surface contact concepts to develop effective descriptions. Through numerical modeling and theory, you’ll uncover principles guiding contact behavior in lattice materials and their scale-up. This position offers an international, collaborative environment focused on advancing failure mechanics and design principles for resilient materials.
Leistungen / Benefits
- public transport season tickets
- car sharing
- ASVZ sports program
- childcare
- pension benefits
- flexible start date
Verantwortungsbereiche
- Conduct computational and theoretical studies on how local contacts determine macroscopic interface response
- Link cell-scale mechanics to multiscale and rough-surface contact mechanics to develop descriptions for architected interfaces
- Develop and use numerical lattice-material models to study contact behavior
- Analyze how architecture, material properties, and length scales affect contact area, pressure, stiffness, and load transfer
- Derive homogenized descriptions connecting individual cell mechanics to large-scale interface behavior
- Collaborate within an international research group
- Support scientific rigor through validation and comparison with reference data
Zentrale Anforderungen
- MSc in mechanics, physics, engineering, material science, computational science or related field
- Background in mechanics, applied physics, computational mechanics or related discipline
- Foundation in solid mechanics, contact mechanics, or multiscale modeling
- Experience implementing scientific code and validating results
- Programming experience in Python and use of version control
- English fluency (spoken and written)
- Team player with proactive communication
- Interest in modeling and quantitative reasoning to address mechanics questions
- curiosity
- self-motivation
- teamwork
- Python programming
- computational modeling
- solid mechanics
Doctoral Position in contact mechanics of architected interfaces in Zürich Arbeitgeber: ETH Zürich
ETH Zürich ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der Ihnen die Möglichkeit bietet, aktiv an der Gestaltung der Zukunft des Forschungsdatenmanagements mitzuwirken. Mit einem interdisziplinären Arbeitsumfeld, attraktiven Beschäftigungsbedingungen und zahlreichen Vorteilen wie Kinderbetreuung und öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln fördert ETH Zürich nicht nur Ihre berufliche Entwicklung, sondern auch eine inklusive und nachhaltige Unternehmenskultur. Hier haben Sie die Chance, in einer sichtbaren Position mit hoher Verantwortung zu arbeiten und einen bleibenden Einfluss auf die Forschung zu nehmen.
