********************************************************************************** USGS Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunities From: Shaul Hurwitz <shaulh@xxxxxxxx> ********************************************************************************** Dear colleagues, The next cycle of the USGS Mendenhall Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program provides several opportunities to study volcanic processes and associated impacts. Candidates must have completed their PhD between December 30, 2005 and March, 2012. Non-citizens may be considered under certain circumstances, but they face a stiffer (but not insurmountable) challenge in submitting a successful application. More details on the program can be found at http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/ APPLICATION DEADLINE IS December 30, 2010. Relevant opportunities 9. Title - Geophysical Monitoring of Volcanic Processes Duty station - Denver, CO Research advisors - Paul Bedrosian, Jim Kauahikaua, Matt Haney (Boise State University), Burke Minsley, and Shaul Hurwitz Project description - http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/2012/opps/opp9.html ************************* 15. Title - Formation and Eruption of Large Silicic Magma Chambers and Their Potential Genetic Relationship to Carlin-Type Gold Deposits in the Northern Great Basin Duty station –Menlo Park, CA Research advisors - Joseph Colgan, David John, Jorge Vazquez, Christopher Henry (Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology), John Muntean (Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology), and Joseph Wooden (Stanford University) Project description – http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/2012/opps/opp15.html ************************** 26. Title - Quantifying Time Scales of Magma Evolution at Caldera Volcanoes Duty station - Menlo Park, CA Research advisors - Jorge Vazquez, Chuck Hitzman (Stanford University), Jacob Lowenstern, and Charles Bacon Project description - http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/2012/opps/opp26.html ************************** 27. Title - Dynamics of Magma Migration, Magma Storage, and Stress Triggering at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii Duty station - Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, HI Research advisors - Michael Poland, Asta Miklius, Paul Okubo, Jessica Murray-Moraleda, and Tim Masterlark (University of Alabama) Project description – http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/2012/opps/opp27.html ************************* 28. Title - High-Resolution Computational Modeling of Floods, Avalanches, Debris Flows, and Ash Clouds Duty station - Vancouver, WA Research advisors - Roger Denlinger, Richard Iverson, and Randy LeVeque (University of Washington) Project description – http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/2012/opps/opp28.html ************************* 43. Title - Vulnerability of Coupled Human-Environmental Systems to Natural Hazards Duty station - Vancouver, WA; Menlo Park, CA Research advisors - Nathan Wood Project description – http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/2012/opps/opp43.html ************************** ============================================================== 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. ==============================================================
