***************************** New Zealand PhD opportunity ***************************** From: Jeff Mauk <J.Mauk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> New Zealand sits on the boundary of the Australian and Pacific plates, and therefore provides an ideal natural laboratory for learning about active earth processes such as earthquakes, volcanism, and geothermal activity. Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand, sits on an active intraplate basalt volcanic field, and is close to the active Taupo Volcanic Zone, as well as the extinct volcanic field of the Coromandel Peninsula. During its life from 18 to 2 Ma, the Coromandel Volcanic Zone recorded major regional scale, magmatic events related to the changing tectonic plate configuration of New Zealand and the southwest Pacific, notably the opening of the South Fiji Basin and the migration of the Australia-Pacific plate boundary, the creation of the Colville Ridge, the generation of voluminous silicic crustal melts, and the emplacement of world class epithermal gold deposits. Indeed, the Coromandel Volcanic Zone preserves more of the tectonic history of the southwest Pacific than any other landmass. The Geology Department at the University of Auckland currently has funding for a PhD project in volcanic systems studies in the Coromandel Peninsula, and we are looking for a high quality student who would like to work on challenging topics in a multidisciplinary environment. Students who are interested in applying should send a CV, transcripts, a list of at least 2 referees, description of motivation and experience relevant to the research project to Jeff Mauk, at J.Mauk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================== To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxxx To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxxx Please do not send attachments. ==============================================================
