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UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR EARTH OBSERVATION
CENTRE FOR THE OBSERVATION AND MODELLING OF EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES AND
TECTONICS (COMET+)
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral researcher to work on the
integration of geodetic and seismological observations to determine
earthquake rupture mechanisms.
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.
COMET+ is a consortium of scientists in the Universities of Oxford,
Cambridge, Leeds, Reading and University College, London that forms the
Dynamic Earth and Geohazards research group of the National Centre for
Earth Observation funded by the Natural Environment Research Council.
The group’s aim is to bring the full suite of satellite observations,
together with theoretical analysis, to bear on scientific questions
about the earthquake cycle, volcanic processes, and continental
deformation, and to provide new constraints for seismic and volcanic
hazard assessment. The group collaborates in its research with
scientists in many parts of the world, including China, Ethiopia,
Greece, Iran, Japan, New Zealand, Turkey and the USA.
The post holder will be responsible for integrating the inversion of
geodetic and seismological observations currently used to determine
earthquake rupture mechanisms. He/she will coordinate the use of InSAR
by the group to investigate earthquake mechanisms and will contribute to
multidisciplinary forensic investigations of significant events. 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 post holder will be encouraged to develop their own
research interests.
The starting salary for the post will be on the University Scale 7,
£28,839 to £35,469 per annum. The appointment will start as soon as
possible, and will be for 2 years in the first instance.
Applications, with three copies of a full curriculum vitae and the names
and addresses of three referees, should reach Kyra Smith, Department of
Earth Sciences, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PR, [log in to unmask]
no later than Friday 22nd May. Further particulars are available on
request. Please quote reference DG/09/01. Informal enquiries about
scientific aspects of the post may be addressed to Prof. Barry Parsons
([log in to unmask] ).
The University operates an equal opportunities policy
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