3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 From: Alex Nichols <alex.nichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Fully-funded PhD opportunity in volcanology, igneous petrology, and geochemistry at the University Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand Volatiles in melt inclusions from the volcanoes of Melanesia, southwest Pacific Rim A fully-funded PhD scholarship is available involving field volcanology, igneous petrology, and geochemistry. This is through a collaboration between Dr. Alex Nichols at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and Dr. Ian Schipper at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Your responsibility will be to quantify the volatile flux from the sources of volcanoes in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu by analysing melt inclusions hosted in crystals within rocks collected on land and underwater from these volcanoes. You will use a variety of in-situ micro-analytical techniques, including electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy. Your results will help quantify degassing and the volatile budget of the volcanoes studied, as well as infer their source compositions, source melting processes and conditions of melt extraction. You will be a highly motivated candidate with a keen interest in volcanic processes and geochemistry. Previous experience in the field and analytical skills with a desire to learn new ones is required. Experience in any of the aforementioned techniques, data handling, and geochemical modelling would be desirable but is not essential. You must have completed a Masters degree or BS/BSc degree with a significant research component at the time of appointment. You will be based in Christchurch, New Zealand, at the University of Canterbury under the supervision of Nichols, within the active and diverse volcanology research group there. You will also work closely with Schipper at the Victoria University of Wellington and your work will be an integral part of a project investigating gas emissions and volatile fluxes from the same volcanoes led by Schipper (https://www.volcano-waka-lab.com/). As a result, you will make several research visits to Wellington throughout the duration of the project. The scholarship will cover the tuition fees of a domestic or international student and offers a stipend of NZD 25,000 per annum for three years. Please email alex.nichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx if you require further information. To apply email alex.nichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with your CV and cover letter. Candidates from underrepresented and diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 ============================================================== 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 - https://www.iavceivolcano.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. ============================================================== ------------------------------
