1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 From: Virginie Pinel <virginie.pinel@xxxxxxxxxxx> PhD position *on data assimilation of geodetic data to forecast eruptive vents location and timing*, ISTerre-LISTIC, Chambéry, France. *The main objective of this thesis is to improve the integration of geodetic data provided by remote sensing and dynamical mechanical models for magma transport. *The PhD position is partly funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR). It is related to two projects: â??Application of Artificial Intelligence for understanding and prediction of human and volcanic activity » and "MagmaPropagator: A forecasting tool for location and time of volcanic eruptions due to off-conduit magma propagationâ??. The work will be carried out at University Savoie-Mont Blanc at ISTerre, in the Volcano Team located at Chambéry and supervised jointly by Virginie Pinel and Yajing Yan. Responsibilities: The PhD will focus on the development of an efficient data assimilation strategy based on the particle filter allowing to use timely available geodetic deformation data to predict the location and timing of eruptive vents resulting from magmatic intrusions propagation. This work will build on our experience in applying sequential data assimilation techniques (i.e. Ensemble Kalman Filter) to volcanological problems (Bato et al, 2017, Bato et al., 2018) and in modeling magma propagation. The work will be performed in collaboration with our partners from the MagmaPropagator project: Dr. Eleonora Rivalta at GFZ, Germany and Dr. Francesco Maccaferri at INGV Osservatorio Vesuviano, Italy. Developments will be applied, tested and validated using observations available at test volcanoes in collaboration with the local observatories involved. Qualification: The Ph.D candidate should have a strong background in mathematics / statistics and/or geophysics. Knowledge in volcanology or computational skills are appreciated. Contact: The position may start in October 2020. Further information can be obtained from Dr. Virginie Pinel. Please send your application in English by email to Virginie.Pinel@xxxxxxxxxxx. The application should comprise a cover letter with a brief statement of research experience and motivation, a CV as well as copies of undergraduate and graduate certificates and be sent to *Virginie.Pinel@xxxxxxxxxxx <Virginie.Pinel@xxxxxxxxxxx>*. Examination of applications will start in June and last until the position is filled. 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 ============================================================== 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. ============================================================== ------------------------------ End of Volcano Digest - 15 May 2020 to 18 May 2020 (#2020-51) *************************************************************
