Dear all,

The Structure Tectonics Team at the Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University (ANU), is seeking applicants for 1 PhD and 1 MSc position, as summarised below. For detailed information on how to apply, please see http://tectonics.anu.edu.au/new-projects/

best wishes,

Jon Pownall

PhD/MSc projects in the Structure Tectonics Team @ ANU

Applications are now sought for PhD and MSc positions as part of the Structure Tectonics Team @ ANU. Eligible (and successful) applicants will need to be able to commence either immediately during 2015 or in early 2016.

Applicants for the MSc position

Australian residents are eligible for Commonwealth scholarships. Domestic honours students will be given one year credit. Non-residents require IELTS or TOEFL. All applicants need an undergraduate GPA that once it is re-ranked on the ANU-scale must exceed 70%. Successful applicants for the MSc position will be guaranteed project support, and a scholarship of $12,000 AUD.

Applicants for the PhD position

Successful applicants for the PhD position will be guaranteed funding, but must also apply in the 2015 scholarship round at ANU. Non-residents require IELTS or TOEFL. All applicants need a GPA that once it is re-ranked on the ANU-scale must exceed 80%. Successful applicants for the PhD position will be guaranteed project support, and a top-up scholarship.

Porphyry and epithermal deposits of SE Asia and South America

ANU was awarded funds by the Australian Research Council to conduct research on “Where to find giant porphyry and epithermal gold and copper deposits”. The research involves interaction with Australian mining companies and universities in Indonesia, in the United Kingdom, and in The Netherlands.

Timing and duration of movement during Himalayan orogenesis

Large-scale ductile shear zones play a critical role in determining how the Earth works because such structures define dominating mechanical weaknesses at depth and thus control the development and evolution of tectonic architecture. Determining how and when movement in large-scale shear zones takes place helps understand phenomena as diverse as the accumulation and release of stress in giant earthquakes, or fluid migration and magmatic events that localise and thus determine when and where mineral and/or hydrocarbon accumulations eventually form.

For detailed information on how to apply, please see http://tectonics.anu.edu.au/new-projects/