Thread: Fwd: seismic tomography post-doc required

Started: 2014-09-09 17:32:59
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Andrew Frassetto
2014-09-09 17:32:59
Sounds fun!


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Subject: seismic tomography post-doc required
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 05:12:11 +0000
From: FOULGER G.R. <g.r.foulger<at>durham.ac.uk>
To: FOULGER G.R. <g.r.foulger<at>durham.ac.uk>



Dear colleagues,

Please bring this opportunity to the attention of your graduate students
and other colleagues who might be interested.

Many thanks,

Gillian

*Postdoctoral Research Assistant required, Durham University, U.K.*

*Seismic tomography*

Grade 7, Full Time

Salary (£) 31,342 - 35,256

Closing Date: 5 October 2014

*Job Description*

_Applicants are invited to apply for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant
position, to work with Prof. Gillian R. Foulger and Dr. Bruce R.
Julian_ as part of the EC funded Project “MED-SUV - MEDiterranean
SUpersite Volcanoes http://med-suv.eu/”. The Durham University
contribution to MED-SUV will investigate the structure and time-varying
structure of Mt. Etna. The project will use earthquake- and explosion
data gathered in recent years to conduct seismic tomography and
time-varying tomography, with the aim of creating a time-dependent
structural model of Mt. Etna. 

The MED-SUV project involves a
consortium of scientific and industrial partners as well as public
agencies with long experience covering the entire volcanic risk
management cycle, from observations to public communication. The
partners bring critical infrastructure, world-class monitoring networks,
laboratories, computer facilities and diverse expertise. Full details of
the project can be found on the website http://www.med-suv.eu. 

In
Durham the research focus will be assembling existing data, combining
data of diverse kinds, reformatting, quality controlling, and rejecting
outliers. Tomography inversions will be performed, using existing
programs, and the results will be plotted and assessed. We will liaise
closely with other members of the MED-SUV consortium, including close
collaboration with scientists specialising on Mt. Etna. We will prepare
joint papers for publication. 

The post requires a PDRA with prior
experience in seismic tomography, familiarity with the UNIX or LINUX
operating systems, and an ability to program in C, AWK and the Generic
Mapping Tools (GMT) package. The appointment will be for up to 1 year.

*Requirements*

Candidates should have a Ph.D. in geophysics, preferably seismology, or
a related subject, and research experience in seismic tomography.
Familiarity with the UNIX or LINUX operating systems, and an ability to
program in C is required. Knowledge of AWK and the Generic Mapping Tools
(GMT) package are desirable.

*Responsibilities*

The successful candidate will work both independently and
collaboratively under the supervision of Prof. G. R. Foulger and Prof.
B. R. Julian, liaising with other PDRAs and students in the Department.
The successful candidate will also work as part of the MED-SUV research
team, producing original research within the project work packages.


The appointee will i) establish a working structure of computer files;
ii) gather and refine existing data, rendering them in suitable format
for input into earthquake tomography inversion programs; iii) invert
data using the seismic tomography programs provided; iv) display the
results, v) participate in interpretation of the results; vi) liaise
with MED-SUV collaborators to bring to fruition the results, and vii)
prepare the results for publication. 

The successful candidate will
also present the results at informal project meetings involving internal
and external collaborators and present papers at national and
international conferences.

*Person Specification*

*Essential Criteria:*


• First degree in Earth Sciences, Physics, or other relevant
discipline. 

• PhD in seismology or a related field with significant
mathematical content. 

• Experience in seismic tomography.

•
Experience with C, UNIX or LINUX, AWK and the Generic Mapping Tools
(GMT) package or other computer scripting, programming and visualisation
tools.

• Good oral and written communication skills in English,
including the ability to write and present research findings to
academics and other colleagues and present papers at national and
international conferences.

Desirable Criteria:

• Interpersonal skills
and ability to work with a diverse, international research team.

•
Ability to work independently, in terms of designing/conceptualising
research objectives, undertaking data analysis and modelling and
preparing manuscripts.

• Knowledge of volcanology.


*Additional Information*

Durham University is committed to the Concordat to support the career
development of researchers. For further information please visit the
Research Staff web pages on http://www.dur.ac.uk/hr/researchstaff/


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Prof. G. R. Foulger,
Durham University,
Dept. Earth Sciences (Room 319), Science Labs, South Rd.,
Durham, DH1 3LE, U.K.

Editor, /Earth-Science Reviews/

tel: (0191) 334 2314 or (0191) 386 4533
fax: (0191) 334 2301
email: g.r.foulger<at>durham.ac.uk <g.r.foulger<at>durham.ac.uk>
http://www.dur.ac.uk/g.r.foulger

Do plumes exist? Please visit: http://www.mantleplumes.org/


Plates vs Plumes: A Geological Controversy
http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1405161485.html
by Gillian R. Foulger
ISBN: 978-1-4051-6148-0, 352 pages,
2010, Wiley-Blackwell
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Prof. G. R. Foulger,

Durham University,

Dept. Earth Sciences (Room 319), Science Labs, South Rd.,

Durham, DH1 3LE, U.K.


Editor,/Earth-Science Reviews/


tel: (0191) 334 2314 or (0191) 386 4533

fax: (0191) 334 2301

email: g.r.foulger<at>durham.ac.uk <g.r.foulger<at>durham.ac.uk>

http://www.dur.ac.uk/g.r.foulger


Do plumes exist? Please visit: http://www.mantleplumes.org/



Plates vs Plumes: A Geological Controversy
http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1405161485.html
by Gillian R. Foulger
ISBN: 978-1-4051-6148-0, 352 pages,
2010, Wiley-Blackwell
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