Year: 2016

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1) USGS Mendenhall Research Fellowship Opportunity: Cascadia Subduction Zone: Synthesis of Known Faults, Discovery of New Faults, and Links Between the Upper Plate and Megathrust

We would like to call your attention to a new USGS Mendenhall Post-Doctoral research opportunity: Cascadia Subduction Zone: Synthesis of Known Faults, Discovery of New Faults, and Links Between the Upper Plate and Megathrust (RO #16-17).  Details about the position are available at http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/opps/2016/round16/16-17%20Blakely.htm.  In summary, we are seeking a post-doctoral researcher to help identify and quantify causal interactions between major structures responsible for earthquake hazards in the Pacific Northwest, specifically the Cascadia megathrust and upper-plate faults, both onshore and offshore.  Applicants have latitude in the proposed research topic, geographic scale, and geophysical methods to be used.   Applicants are encouraged to contact any of the USGS Research Advisors (listed below) to discuss proposal ideas before developing a complete proposal.  The application deadline is May 2, 2016, and the proposed duty station is Menlo Park, California.  Application instructions are provided at http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/opps/basics.html.

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2) Visiting Faculty Position in Geology – Washington and Lee University, Department of Geology

The Geology Department at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA seeks applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor position in the discipline of environmental geology for the 2016-17 academic year. A PhD or ABD is required. Courses taught by the successful candidate at the majors level will include environmental field methods and possibly geochemistry, and water resources and physical geology at the introductory level. We seek a dynamic, creative teacher committed to high-quality undergraduate education and student-faculty research. W&L is a nationally ranked, highly selective liberal arts college. The Department (http://www.wlu.edu/geology-department) has excellent facilities and resources, makes great use of the Appalachians in field courses and labs, and is a member of the Keck Geology Consortium. Apply via email to wilsons@wlu.edu. Applications should include curriculum vitae, teaching statement including teaching interests/experience, research statement, and contact info for 3 referees. Please address to Search Committee, Geology Department, Washington and Lee University. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Washington and Lee and the Department of Geology are interested in candidates committed to high standards of scholarship and professional activities, and to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity among its faculty, staff, and students. The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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3) FY2017 Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) Postdoctoral Fellow Programme

JAMSTEC wants to help talented young researchers who have completed promising Ph.D. theses to develop their scientific excellence in the fields of ocean and earth sciences. For this purpose, JAMSTEC has established an international postdoctoral fellowship programme. It is intended that research grants will be provided to successful applicants which will facilitate smooth start-up of his/her research in JAMSTEC (\1,000,000 for the first fiscal year and \500,000 for each of the second and third years). The successful applicant will also have access to the necessary facilities and equipment at JAMSTEC during the contract period.

Successful applicants to this programme are expected to conduct scientific work independently on research topics of their own proposing or to proceed with research in collaboration with JAMSTEC staff. The successful applicant will also have access to the necessary facilities and equipment at JAMSTEC during the contract period. A mentor will be designated to each JAMSTEC Postdoctoral Fellow, who will facilitate his/her research activities and evaluate research progress each year. During the fellowship period, the administration section of JAMSTEC will provide support regarding personal issues (e.g., preparing immigration documents, finding an apartment, etc).

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1) Mendenhall Research Fellowship Opportunity 

2) Two-year postdoctoral position in subduction zone related seismology – GNS Science, New Zealand

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1) Mendenhall Research Fellowship Opportunity 16-11: Hydroacoustic detection and characterization of submarine volcanic activity in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, USA

Eruptions of submarine volcanoes constitute a poorly understood hazard and pose a significant risk to ocean-going vessels due to the formation of pumice rafts. Air traffic can also be affected when vigorous submarine eruption plumes pass through the water column and into the atmosphere. The two most recent volcanic eruptions in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), a commonwealth of the United States, have been submarine: South Sarigan Seamount (2010) and Ahyi (2014). We seek a talented, Ph.D. level scientist with a background in geophysics, physics, or acoustics to participate in a joint USGS-NOAA project aiming to improve our understanding of submarine volcanism through research in the CNMI on the following broad topics in naturally generated hydroacoustics:

-Processes related to submarine volcanic unrest

-Generation and propagation of hydroacoustic waves and their coupling into the solid Earth

-How hydroacoustic ambient noise affects signal detectability

Beyond the use of hydroacoustic and seismic T-phase data in the CNMI to investigate any of these topics, the detailed research plan is left to the Postdoctoral Fellow to formulate. The project is expected to involve the analysis of hydroacoustic data, numerical modeling of hydroacoustic propagation, and the deployment of hydrophones in the Mariana Arc region. Please contact any of the research advisors for information on the application process.

Research Advisors: Matthew Haney (Alaska Volcano Observatory, mhaney at usgs.gov), Robert Dziak (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, robert.p.dziak at noaa.gov), William Chadwick (Oregon State University, bill.chadwick at oregonstate.edu), John Lyons (Alaska Volcano Observatory, jlyons at usgs.gov), and Del Bohnenstiehl (North Carolina State University, delwayne_bohnenstiehl at ncsu.edu)

Project Website: http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/opps/2016/round16/16-11%20Haney.htm

Application Website: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/433085900

Duty Station: Anchorage, AK

Application Deadline: May 2, 2016

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2) Two-year postdoctoral position in subduction zone related seismology – GNS Science, New Zealand

GNS Science, a crown research institute of New Zealand that provides Earth, geoscience and isotope research, invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral position to conduct research on recently acquired ocean bottom seismometer and absolute pressure gauge data from the Hikurangi Margin. The data capture one of the largest shallow Slow Slip Episodes to date and provide an enticing opportunity to search for temporal changes in physical properties associated with deformation on a megathrust fault. The postdoctoral project is a multinational collaboration with colleagues from the University of Tokyo and Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and provides opportunities for close interaction with these institutes.

Candidates with strong physics, computing, and writing skills are encouraged to submit a Curriculum Vitae, brief statement of research interests via our careers page https://careers.sciencenewzealand.org/gns-science/gns-science-jobs.For further information, please contact Bill Fry at: b.fry@gns.cri.nz.

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1) Researcher in Fracture Mechanics – French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer, France) French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea

French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea, Ifremer, through its research work and expert advice, contributes to knowledge of the oceans and their resources, to monitoring of marine and coastal environments and to the sustainable development of marine activities. To these ends, Ifremer conceives and operates tools for observation, experimentation and monitoring, and manage the oceanographic databases.

Created in 1984, Ifremer is a French public institute of an industrial and commercial nature. It is supervised jointly by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy.

Ifremer undertakes research missions, offers expert advice and acts as a funding agency.

Ifremer performs targeted applied research to address the questions posed by society (climate change effects, marine biodiversity, pollution prevention, seafood quality etc.). Results include scientific knowledge, technological innovations, and systems for ocean observation and exploration. Partnerships may be public, private or a combination of the two.

Ifremer works in a network with the French scientific community, also collaborating with international partner organizations, in the frame of several national and international projects, including contractual activities.

The «Marine Geosciences» (GM) Research Unit at Ifremer is one of the oldest of the institute. Since its creation, GM has improved its performances in fundamental and applied scientific research at an international level in nearly all domains of marine geosciences. The Laboratory of “Sediment Dynamics and Geohazards” (LAD), is one of the 3 research laboratories of GM. LAD is a multidisciplinary laboratory which conducts applied and fundamental research in the fields of geotechnics, geophysics (including seismology), geology and sedimentology in order to characterize the intensity, the distribution in time and space of marine geological hazards and their association to a variety of external key factors (earthquakes, fluid migration, gas hydrates…).

General areas of responsibility (principal missions)

In recent years, LAD has led research on geohazards by initiating theoretical, technical and methodological development. These developments were often made by decoupling deep geological processes from the more shallow ones. The LAD laboratory aims to develop an integrated approach, coupling surface processes (in relation to fluid circulation, sediment deformation, near-surface creeping, etc) and deep processes (fault rupture, deep crustal creeping, etc) using field observations, laboratory experiments and numerical modelling techniques.

The successful candidate will be working in the LAD laboratory and will develop numerical modelling techniques in the domain of fracture mechanics. He/she will analyze the interactions between deep mechanical processes and shallow sedimentary deformations.

Principal activities

He/She

• will develop theoretical methods necessary for the understanding of the relationship between mechanical loading, fluid migration, thermicity and seismicity in the marine environment.
• will conduct theoretical and numerical analysis of rock fracture analysis and will compare theoretical data with observations and laboratory experiments.
• will have completed a Ph. D. in the field of rock mechanics and will have detailed knowledge in the field of seismology.
• will work on the optimization of new instruments (seismometers, deep towed seismics) as well as existing ones (penetrometer, piezometer).

Collaborative work environment

The position requires close collaboration with researchers in the field of geology and sedimentology from the other laboratories of the “Marine Geoscience” Research unit as well as researchers from the technical research units at Ifremer.

The successful candidate will deepen and develop national and international collaborations with research institutes as well as with industrial partners.

Required knowledge, skills, and characteristics

• Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Human qualities:

• Required education and experience

Specific working conditions

How to apply for this position

Deadline for applications: April 4, 2016

All applications are processed exclusively via our website. For more information about this position, pleaseemail us at grh@ifremer.fr

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2) Two Lecturer Position in Natural Hazards and Physics – The University of East Anglia, UK

The University of East Anglia is seeking applicants for two positions that will be suitable for recipients of this list.

 Lecturer in Natural Hazards

The University of East Anglia will soon invite applications for a Lectureship in Natural Hazards in the School of Environmental Sciences.  Candidates will have developed strong expertise in a field of geophysical hazards research and will feel excited by the opportunity to develop their research interests in the rich interdisciplinary environment the School offers. They are expected to develop an innovative and internationally recognised research programme, making an important contribution to the physical understanding of natural hazards. They will also have a keen interest in deploying this knowledge in an applied context and the societal impacts associated with hazardous events.  The further particulars outline areas of research focus particularly attractive to the School.

In addition, skills in mathematical modelling and/or spatial information systems and the analysis of spatial data are desirable.  With a keen interest in developing excellent teaching the post holder will contribute to advanced level teaching in geophysics. This will include field teaching and support the School’s BSc programmes in Environmental Geophysics, Environmental Earth Sciences, Geography, Environmental Sciences, and Meteorology and Oceanography.

You must have a PhD in Geophysics, Earth Sciences or a closely allied and appropriate subject and fulfil all essential elements of the person specification.

This position will be posted soon and is available from 1 August 2016, on a full-time indefinite basis.

Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 8th April 2016 (GMT).

Lecturer in Physics

In 2017 the Science Faculty will launch a Physics degree with a range of subjects that will make the course unique in the region and in the UK. The combination of strengths in chemical, environmental and computational physics at UEA will introduce a multidisciplinary modern degree that will meet the needs of graduates in today’s society.

This is an exciting time to be joining UEA in this new faculty appointment. While initially focussed on assisting with the development of the new course, the successful candidate will aspire to develop an independent research group. Current research interests in physics across the Faculty range from theoretical physics to environmental physics, including geophysics, meteorology and oceanography, alongside ultrafast spectroscopy, optics and computational physics. Candidates from any of these areas or others are invited to apply. Candidates should have a PhD (or equivalent qualification) in Physics or other relevant discipline, evidence of successful research activity in the field of Physics, an active interest and potential to grow and attain a senior position, and will be able to meet all the essential criteria set out in the Person Specification.

The post is available on a full time, indefinite basis from 1 July 2016.

Closing date: 12.00 noon on Friday 18 March 2016 (GMT).

Further particulars and an application form are available on our website: http://www.uea.ac.uk/hr/vacancies/ or Tel. +44 1603 593493.

The University is a Bronze Athena Swan Award holder, currently working towards Silver

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3) Vacancy – Senior Research Fellow in Computational Geosciences – Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford

The Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford, is looking to appoint a Senior Research Fellow in Computational Geosciences. This is a full time, open ended position at a senior grade.

We are looking for a postholder to support computational geoscience across the department by bringing modern standards of software engineering, distributed development, code maintenance/documentation, interoperability, and open-source distribution to the research groups. The postholder will be expected to collaborate with faculty, postdoctoral researchers and students to develop new software that is efficient, accurate, and scalable on evolving computer architectures.

The postholder will lead research in geophysical computing in the department, and will be responsible for co-supervising and supporting research in this field for graduate students and postdoctoral scientists. S/he will also contribute to development and grant preparation for new computational projects in collaboration with members of the department, the University, or more broadly, and be responsible for managing a small network of Linux workstations, including 2-3 shared, multi-core machines.

For more details see the full job advert, and further particulars – https://goo.gl/kVYwtX

Closing date – 21 March 2016

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4) 1 PhD and 1 PostDoc position in Rock Physics – University of Oslo, Norway

Dear colleagues,

Please, forward among your colleagues and students these propositions

for 1 PhD position and 1 Post-doctoral position at the University of Oslo, with collaborations with the Universities of Grenoble Alpes, Copenhagen, and Maryland.

These positions are in the framework of the research project “Unravelling the spatio-temporal nature of rock deformation using 4D X-ray tomography” funded by the Norwegian Research Council. This project will bring together a collection of junior and senior investigators who are at the forefront of their field, in the domains of rock physics, flow in porous media, geophysics, and mechanics.

See the two web links below for both job descriptions, from which candidates can apply. The deadline for application is May, 31st, 2016, and the successful candidates will be recruited no later than September, 30th, 2016.

Best regards,

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