2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 From: "James, Michael" <m.james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 Dear Colleagues, An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced researcher to work on the radar signature of volcanic ash, and uncertainty in volcanic plume models. This post (starting April 2019, for 36 months, based in the Lancaster Environment Centre <https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lec/>) is the first of two openings within the recent NERC-funded Highlight Topic project *Radar-supported Next-Generation Forecasting of Volcanic Ash Hazard (R4AsH)*, led by Lancaster University, U.K.. R4AsH is a collaboration between the universities of Lancaster, Cambridge, Oxford, Reading and St Andrews (with additional partners in the UK Met Office, Italy, Switzerland and the USA), that will address one of the most pressing challenges in volcanic ash hazard forecasting: characterising the source term for volcanic ash transport and deposition models (VATDMs). The project will explore the potential of millimetre-wave radar for providing near real-time measurements of ash particle size and number density in volcanic plumes. It combines laboratory experiments on the radar characteristics of ash, with proximal and distal ash transport modelling, estimates of uncertainty, and constraints derived from the inversion of satellite data. This post focusses on (1) laboratory experiments to characterise the radar signature of falling ash particles and (2) characterisation of the uncertainties in volcanic plume dispersion models through numerical simulation. Applicants should hold a PhD in physical volcanology or a relevant quantitative science, and have research expertise in laboratory experimental approaches and computer modelling. For further information and applications, visit: https://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=A2537 *Application deadline: Monday, 21st January, 2019* Informal inquiries may be directed to Mike James, m.james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The Lancaster Environment Centre is committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis. The department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze Award, which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in Higher Education and research. All the best, Mike James ============================================================== Volcano Listserv is a collaborative venture among Arizona State University (ASU), Portland State University (PSU), the Global Volcanism Program (GVP) of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, and the International Association for Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI). ASU - http://www.asu.edu/ PSU - http://pdx.edu/ GVP - http://www.volcano.si.edu/ IAVCEI - http://www.iavcei.org/ To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxx. To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxx. Please do not send attachments. ============================================================== ------------------------------
