********************************************************************** From: Falk Amelung <famelung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ********************************************************************** Hello, In our space geodesy group at University of Miami, Florida, there are several PhD opportunities, two of them in physical volcanology. Please see the advertisement below. regards Falk Amelung PhD opportunities in Space Geodesy/Seismology The Division of Marine Geology and Geophysics(MGG) and the Center of Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS) at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) at the University of Miami, Florida, invites applications for 4 PhD positions. #### Active volcanic processes in the Galapagos Islands #### The western Galapagos volcanoes are among the most active and dynamic volcanoes in the world and a natural laboratory for magmatic plumbing systems. The appointee will participate in the installation of a seismic network at Sierra Negra and Cerro Azul volcanoes. He/she will use multi-satellite InSAR and continuous GPS data to characterize the time-dependent surface deformation, and to develop numerical models to reconcile the geodetic models with information derived from the seismic observations such as the earthquake locations and crustal structure. This is a collaborative project with the Universities of Rochester and Idaho and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). #### Flank Instabilities of basaltic volcanoes #### The flanks of active basaltic volcanoes are unstable and some are slowly moving driven by gravity or magmatic intrusions into the volcanic edifice. The appointee will assemble comprehensive geodetic and seismic data (InSAR, GPS, earthquake relocations of Mt Etna, Kilauea, and other basaltic volcanoes and use 3-D numerical modeling methods for a comparative study of the mechanics of flank instabilities. This project is supported by data of the Supersite Initiative of the European Space Agency (ESA). #### Geodynamics of the Basin and Range Province #### About 25% of the relative plate motion between the North-American and the Pacific plates ocurrs in the Western Basin and Range, yet the driving forces of this deformation are only poorly understood. The appointee will use multi-satellite Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar data (InSAR) of the GeoEarthscope project and continuous GPS data of the Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) to precisely characterize the present-day crustal deformation, and to develop 3-D numerical models to explain the observations. This project is funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). #### Space-based wetland hydrology #### Wetland InSAR is a unique application of the InSAR technology providing high spatial resolution hydrological observations of wetland that cannot be obtained by any terrestrial-based method. The appointee will use SAR and InSAR data acquired over the Everglades (south Florida) and Sian Ka'an (Yucatan, Mexico) wetlands to monitor the hydrology of both wetland systems as part of a large hydro-ecology study. This project is funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on RSMAS and our research activities, please visit http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/ and http://www.geodesy.miami.edu. Starting date is fall 2009 or earlier. For the formal application procedure please visit the RSMAS Graduate Studies website. International applicants are encouraged to take the GRE and TOEFL tests at their earliest convenience. Applications from students with a MSc. and research interests in both, geodesy and seismology are particularly welcome. Review of applications will start in March 2009 and continue until the positions are filled. For more information please contact Profs. Falk Amelung (famelung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx), Shimon Wdowinski (shimon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) or Tim Dixon (tdixon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx). ============================================================== 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. ==============================================================
