Career opportunities at LMS
Current job openings
Ph.D. position in Geomechanics
Mission: The Laboratory of Soil Mechanics (LMS) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne, is seeking a Ph.D. candidate to support the development of innovative tools for improving representative multi-physical modeling of geological CO2 storage (GCS).LMS is a research lab directed by Prof. Lyesse Laloui that targets real-world challenges related to climate (…)
Internship in Mechanics for Geo-Energy applications
Your Mission:Join our cutting-edge project at the Laboratory of Soil Mechanics (LMS) at the School of Architecture, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, EPFL Switzerland. We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual with a strong background in mechanics to contribute to the InSituStreTech geo-energy project. You will play a key role in developing and applying (…)
Civil or Mechanical Engineer – Accelerate Geo-Energy Innovation
Join the Laboratory of Soil Mechanics (LMS) at EPFL, a globally recognized engineering leader, and make a tangible impact on the energy transition. This 6-month fixed-term (CDD) position offers a unique chance to pioneer innovative geo-energy storage solutions.What You’ll Do:Drive Innovation: Conduct cutting-edge research to advance underground thermal energy storage and other geo-energy applications.Develop Expertise: (…)
PhD positions
Our lab is always open to potential new PhD positions.If you have a proposal or would like to discuss any opportunities within our lab, submit your resume, cover letter (highlighting geo-energy experience), and relevant work samples to [email protected] with “PhD position” in the subject line. We will respond to your queries as soon as possible.
Masters Projects
All current Master’s project proposals offered by our lab can be found at:https://www.epfl.ch/labs/lms/master-thesis-at-lms/
Join Us!
Our laboratory is involved in the latest cutting-edge research into solving some of the greatest challenges of this century, including climate change, alternative energy sources and energy efficiency, and environmental waste storage and disposal systems. Learn more about our lab activities here.
Our diverse team comes from all over the world to live and work on the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Working for the Ecole Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) means being part of a prestigious school that consistently ranks among the top 20 universities worldwide, with the School of Civil Engineering ranking in the top ten!
If you think LMS is the place to take your next step in your career or if you have any questions, would like to propose a research topic or would like to know more, please contact us at: [email protected]
Meet the team
If you would like to know what it is like to work in this unique lab, meet some of our Ph.D. students, graduates and post-doctoral researchers, meet some of team below.
Interview with Dr. Jinwoo Kim
“I see LMS as a very diverse group with many talented people from different backgrounds”
Interview with Sofie Ten Bosch
“What I enjoy most are the discussions with everyone and the variety of topics to work on where I can go into detail and see the impact of the different innovations our lab is working on. I really like that.”
Interview with Qazim Llabjani
“I like how deep into a topic we can go to understand it in every possible way, and we can do this with a lot of freedom from our supervisors, but they always remain there to have those very precious discussions and feedback when needed.”