{"id":379,"date":"2018-09-22T14:02:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T21:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechanicslab\/?page_id=379"},"modified":"2026-09-09T14:25:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T21:25:58","slug":"joinus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechanicslab\/joinus\/","title":{"rendered":"Openings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have an opening (as of 9 September 2026) for a PhD position on the topic of\u00a0 fiber networks and their poro-elastic properties. Interested candidates with strong coding skills (Python, C++, HPC threading)\u00a0 will be considered for a fully funded position starting as soon as possible, subject to funding.<\/p>\n<p>PhD candidates with excellent academic preparation are welcome to apply.\u00a0 I\u00a0 welcome students with creativity\u00a0 and a demonstrated research experience. Please submit your application through UBC online portal and send me your file reference number. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Please do not email me with large cv and file attachments, please use the ubc application portal.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> I try my best to respond, but can not promise to respond to all queries, given other demands on my time and attention<\/span>. Where I notice a specific background match I will reach out to you. You can contact me with a brief description of why you want to work in my group and how that training will help your goals. (updated 9 Sept 2026)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">NSERC USRA and MITACS internships<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">For 2027 summer<\/span>: Qualified and eligible undergraduate students from Canada are encouraged to apply for<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/students.ubc.ca\/career\/campus-experiences\/nserc-undergraduate-student-research-awards\"> NSERC USRA<\/a>.<\/span> International students can join us through <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitacs.ca\/en\/programs\/globalink\">MITACS internship program<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/prospective-students\/tuition-fees-cost-living\/cost-living#calctable\">Living on campus cost of living calculator<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last updated: 09\/09\/2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have an opening (as of 9 September 2026) for a PhD position on the topic of\u00a0 fiber networks and their poro-elastic properties. Interested candidates with strong coding skills (Python, C++, HPC threading)\u00a0 will be considered for a fully funded position starting as soon as possible, subject to funding. PhD candidates with excellent academic preparation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9827,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-379","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechanicslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechanicslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechanicslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechanicslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9827"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechanicslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechanicslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":920,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechanicslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/379\/revisions\/920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/mechanicslab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}