Ground Engineering starts search for early career contributors

This new scheme is open to a broader range of individuals, including undergraduates, master’s students, PhD candidates, (degree) apprentices, recent graduates, and early career professionals with less than five years of work experience (or less than three years if they have completed their PhD).

Anyone studying or working within geotechnics, civil engineering, construction, engineering geology or other geoscience-related disciplines – and with a keen interest in ground engineering – is welcome to apply.

Selected contributors will have the opportunity to write for GE’s Early Career blog - currently still known as the Student Editor blog - with posts published regularly on the GE website.

Topics can range from personal experiences and technical insights to reflections on industry challenges and early career development. Contributors are encouraged to share their unique perspectives on navigating the transition from education to the workforce and their views on the future of ground engineering.

This role is an excellent opportunity for early career engineers and technicians to develop their (non-academic) writing skills, express their ideas and engage with a broader audience in the ground engineering sector.

While this is an unpaid position, selected contributors will receive free entry to GE conferences and the GE Awards in 2025, as well as a year’s free print and digital subscription to the magazine.

The initiative is primarily aimed at UK-based applicants to ensure they can fully benefit from these opportunities.

We expect contributors to write one minimum 500-word blog post every two to four months – depending on the number of contributors selected. The position is entirely remote and will run from January 2025 until December 2025. For any further questions, please contact GE editor Nia Kajastie at [email protected].

To apply for the early career contributor initiative, please fill out this survey form.

The deadline for applications is midnight on 8 November 2024.