Postdoctoral Research Associate on Space Geodesy and Seismology at Oxford-UK

Ahmet Sengul

21.04.2009 10:22

Dear ISPRS Student Consortium Members,

Please find below an opportunities that could be of interest to you.

Kindly Regards,

Ahmet Sengul
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Department Of Earth Sciences

Grade 7: Salary £28,839 - £35,469 p.a.

National Centre for Earth Observation, Centre for the Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics.

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral researcher to work on the integration of geodetic and seismological observations to determine earthquake rupture mechanisms.

The post is for a period of 24 months in the first instance.

The research will be carried out under the direction of Professor Barry Parsons in collaboration with Dr David Robinson in the Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford University. The objectives are to combine all available geodetic measurements (InSAR, GPS and satellite photogrammetry) of earthquake deformation with seismological recordings of the earthquake to increase the spatial and temporal resolution of earthquake rupture histories.

The work will take place within the context of the Dynamic Earth and Geohazards Research Group in the National Centre for Earth Observation, funded by NERC. The project also involves collaboration with scientists at the universities of Kyoto and Tsukuba, and there will be the opportunity to visit Japan to further the research.

Candidates should have a background in seismology, geodesy or related fields of geophysics, and experience with the application of geophysical inverse theory. The postholder will be encouraged to develop their own research interests.

The appointment will start as soon as possible, and will be a fixed-term contract for two years in the first instance.

Applications, with three copies of a full curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three referees, should reach Miss Kyra Smith, Department of Earth Sciences, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PR (kyra.smith@earth.ox.ac.uk), no later than Friday 22 May 2009. Further particulars are available on request.

Please quote reference DG/09/01 in all correspondence

Ahmet Sengul

21.04.2009 10:24

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

School Of Geography And The Environment, Environmental Change Institute

Grade 7: Salary in the range of £28,839 - £32,458 p.a.

Applications are invited for a fixed-term three-year postdoctoral research associate position to conduct a detailed evaluation of the spatial and temporal dynamics of fire at the Andean treeline, and a quantification of their carbon emissions.

This work is funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council, NERC, and will be part of a large on-going multi-partner research project working on the impacts of climate change in the eastern Andean slopes and nearby lowland Amazon.

The position will be based in the Ecosystems Group of the Environmental Change Institute (http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/research/ecodynamics/index.php), School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY. It will involve close collaboration with partners in the Andean project (Wake Forest University (USA), University of Edinburgh (UK), Universidad San Antonio Abad del Cusco (Peru)).

The research position is from June 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter, and will involve focusing on an intensive study region in the southern Peruvian Andes where the project will determine the environmental controls on fire ignition and spread, quantify the carbon emissions and recovery times associated with specific fires, and evaluate the potential of remote sensing data to scale up fire emissions to the wider Andean region.

The successful candidate will have a PhD in a quantitative environmental science, remote sensing and GIS skills, availability and enthusiasm to spend three to five months each year in Peru, proficiency in Spanish or a clear ability to rapidly become proficient, and excellent field leadership. You will also be required to have communication and mentoring skills, and a high level of organisation and self-discipline to manage a complex and varied field programme, and to organise and maintain data collected. The successful candidate will employ a number of skills ranging from satellite detection of fires and fire scars, to field studies of the impact of fires on vegetation and carbon stocks.

For further information please see our website on http://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/news/jobs/, or by contacting the HR Office on 01865 285082.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Professor Yadvinder Malhi (yadvinder.malhi@ouce.ox.ac.uk).

The closing date is noon on 15 May 2009