Job Advertisement: Closing Date 29th September 2015
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Planetary Seismology:
NASA InSight Mission to Mars
Applications are invited for a two-year Post-doctoral Research Assistant in
Planetary Seismology, within Bristol University's School of Earth Sciences.
The post will focus on NASA's InSight geophysics mission, which lands on
Mars in late 2016.
NASA InSight aims to probe the detailed internal structure of Mars for the
first time by deploying two tripod-mounted seismometers onto the surface to
determine fundamental seismic properties. The post will help prepare for
science operations on Mars and help ensure the success of the mission. It
will require a combination of laboratory and field experiments, seismic
modelling, and seismic data analysis of analogue terrestrial events. There
will also be opportunity to analyse early seismic data from Mars. Specific
focus will be on the UK microseismometer (SEIS-SP) for the frequency range
0.1=E2=80=9410 Hz, but results will also be applicable to InSight's other
instruments.
The successful applicant should have a strong background in
geophysics/seismology to PhD level or beyond, ideally including field
instrument deployment and seismic data analysis. Expertise in scientific
programming is also essential, including analysis of time series data.
Applications should be made online and include a cover letter, academic CV
with a publication list, and contact details for two referees. Further
particulars, including application details, are available at:
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/details.html?nPostingID=3D3651&nPostingTargetID=3D13439
For informal queries, please contact Dr Nick Teanby ([log in to unmask])
or Dr James Wookey ([log in to unmask]).
Closing date for applications is 29th September 2015.
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