***************************************************************************************************************** Research Assistant in Database Development for Global Volcanic hazard and risk identification. Department of Earth Sciences, Bristol University, UK From: Stephen Sparks <Steve.Sparks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ***************************************************************************************************************** A four-year Research Assistant post (vacancy ref. 14450) is available to manage and develop the VOGRIPA database on global volcanic hazard and risk. VOGRIPA is an international project aimed at developing a global database on volcanic hazards and risks. VOGRIPA is part of the Global Risk Identification Programme (GRIP) under the auspices of the United Nations and World Bank. GRIP is a five-year programme aiming at improving global knowledge about risk from natural hazards. VOGRIPA has been officially endorsed as a project of GRIP and by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI). VOGRIPA is also an activity of the Commission for Explosive Volcanism of IAVCEI. Professor Stephen Sparks is leading the VOGRIPA project at Bristol University (UK). Partners in VOGRIPA currently include the Smithsonian Institution, Munich Re, the Geological Survey of Japan, Université Blaise Pascal, France and the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. The project is supported by grant from the European Research Council. The position is available full-time and is located at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, UK. The post is both within the Volcanology Research Group and the newly formed Bristol Environmental Risk Research Centre (BRISK). The duties will include: design, management and development of the VOGRIPA database; design and development of a WEB site for the database; liaison with partners in the VOGRIPA project, including co-coordinating data acquisition and database design; dissemination of the database; responding to enquiries about the database; research to develop consistent and robust parameters that reflect hazard, vulnerability and risk; data analysis support for research in collaboration with members of the Bristol Volcanology Group and VOGRIPA partners; and providing assistance to wider activities within the Bristol Risk Research Centre Closing Date: 19 December 2008 Interviews will be held in January 2009 Timescale of Appointment(s) - Contract : Fixed Term Contract with four years from start Further details and an application form can be found at https://www.bris.ac.uk/boris/jobs/ads?ID=76006 Alternatively you can telephone (0117) 954 6947, minicom (0117) 928 8894 or E-Mail Recruitment@xxxxxxxxxx (stating postal address ONLY), quoting reference number 14450. Contact: ( Department of Earth Sciences): Prof RSJ Sparks E-mail: Steve.Sparks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Tel: 0117 954 5419 The closing date for applications is 9.00am, 19 December 2008 An Equal Opportunities Employer. ============================================================== 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. ==============================================================
