2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 From: Felipe Aguilera Barraza <feaguilera@xxxxxx> *Millennium Institute on Volcanic Risk Research - Ckelar Volcanoes* *Master/doctoral theses and scholarships for women from low- and middle-income countries* *Target audience* | Master/doctoral theses and scholarships for professionals related to Earth Sciences or similar from countries classified by the World Bank as upper-middle-income, lower-middle-income, and low-income (click on the underlined phrase to access the official list of countries). â?¢ The Millennium Institute on Volcanic Risk Research - Ckelar Volcanoes is an institution that promotes the inclusion of women in STEM disciplines through the gender equality plan, and promotes respect for sexual diversities and the inclusiveness of people with disabilities. *A. Masterâ??s thesis (2023_01)* *Title* Probabilistic analysis of the automatic detection of seismic signal in volcanic systems *Description* One of the major problems in the study of volcanic seismicity is the handling of a large amount of data, which includes not only the data acquisition, but also the processing of seismic signals, a process that is especially complex during volcanic crises. The automatic detection and classification of seismic signals is a highly necessary process, which is widely used in several volcano observatories around the world. This masterâ??s thesis will focus on the probabilistic analysis of the automatic detection of seismic signals at northern Chile volcanoes, where it has already been recently implemented for some of the most active systems in this region. *Advisor:* Dr. Pablo Salazar *Co-advisor:* Dr. Susana Layana *University:* Universidad Católica del Norte *Program:* Master in Geological Sciences *City/Country:* Antofagasta, Chile *Program starts:* March 2023 *End of program:* March 2025 *Funding* - Maintenance scholarship awarded by the Millennium Institute on Volcanic Risk Research - Ckelar Volcanoes (ICN2021_038), through the Millennium Initiative Program of the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID), belonging to the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Research of the Chilean Government. - Inscription costs will be paid by Ckelar Volcanoes. - The expenses related to the research will be fully paid by Ckelar Volcanoes. Monthly maintenance amount: $542,000 CLP (~USD$580). *Requirements* - Copy of the bachelor's degree and/or degree in geology or geophysics, or any of its equivalents in disciplines of Earth Sciences. The undergraduate study program cannot be less than 8 semesters. - Certificate(s) of grades, certifying a grade average greater than or equal to 5.0 (on a rating scale of 1 to 7) or belonging to the top 30% of the graduation cohort of the degree (must present a graduation ranking certificate). If it is a different rating scale, indicate the average and the minimum and maximum range of the rating scale. - Copy of passport or identification document. - Curriculum Vitae, preferably indicating disciplinary training, previous research experience and demonstrable scientific productivity, previous scientific training, teaching experience. - Two letters of recommendation from professionals with whom you carried out academic, research or professional work activities. - Motivation letter indicating the reasons for applying to the thesis. - Certificate indicating level of English proficiency (desirable). - Only for non-Spanish speaking countries, applicants must present a certificate of proficiency in Spanish. *Obligations* The person who is awarded the scholarship must start the studies in person during March 2023. The award of the scholarship implies exclusive dedication to masterâ??s studies. *Application and deadlines* - The application must be sent to the e-mail comunicaciones@xxxxxxxxxx, indicating in the subject Master thesis (2023_01), attaching all the required documents, which must be sent in PDF format. - Deadline for sending documentation: December 18, 2022. *Questions?* Any query should be sent to comunicaciones@xxxxxxxxxx. - The Millennium Institute for Volcanic Risk Research - Ckelar Volcanes may request a virtual interview with the applicants as part of the selection process. - The Millennium Institute on Volcanic Risk Research - Ckelar Volcanoes reserves the right to declare the contest void. *B. Doctoral thesis (2023_01)* *Title* Dynamics of magmatic processes in active volcanic systems and their effects on surface emissions *Description* This thesis focuses on understanding the processes that occur inside of active volcanic systems at level of magma chamber, conduit and edifice, and how these processes affect surface emissions such as fumaroles, gas plumes and thermal emissions. To carry out this research, a combination of geophysical and geochemical methodologies will be applied. *Advisor:* Dr. Felipe Aguilera *Co-advisor 1:* Dr. Pablo Salazar *Co-advisor 2:* Dr. Daniel DÃaz *University:* Universidad Católica del Norte *Program:* Doctorate in Geological Sciences *City/Country:* Antofagasta, Chile *Program starts:* March 2023 *End of program:* March 2027 *Funding* - Maintenance scholarship awarded by the Millennium Institute on Volcanic Risk Research - Ckelar Volcanoes (ICN2021_038), through the Millennium Initiative Program of the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID), belonging to the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Research of the Chilean Government. - Inscription costs will be paid by Ckelar Volcanoes. - The expenses related to the research will be fully paid by Ckelar Volcanoes. Monthly maintenance amount: $680,000 CLP (~USD$750). *Requirements* - Copy of the masterâ??s and/or bachelor's degree in geology or geophysics, or any of its equivalents in disciplines of Earth Sciences. - Certificate(s) of grades, certifying a grade average greater than or equal to 5.0 (on a rating scale of 1 to 7) or belonging to the top 30% of the graduation cohort of the degree (must present a graduation ranking certificate). If it is a different rating scale, indicate the average and the minimum and maximum range of the rating scale. - Copy of passport or identification document. - Curriculum Vitae, preferably indicating disciplinary training, previous research experience and demonstrable scientific productivity, previous scientific training, teaching experience. - Two letters of recommendation from professionals with whom you carried out academic, research or professional work activities. - Motivation letter indicating the reasons for applying to the thesis. - Certificate indicating level of English proficiency (desirable). - Only for non-Spanish speaking countries, applicants must present a certificate of proficiency in Spanish. *Obligations* The person who is awarded the scholarship must start the studies in person during March 2023. The award of the scholarship implies exclusive dedication to doctoral studies. *Application and deadlines* - The application must be sent to the e-mail comunicaciones@xxxxxxxxxx, indicating in the subject Doctoral thesis (2023_01), attaching all the required documents, which must be sent in PDF format. - Deadline for sending documentation: December 18, 2022. *Questions?* Any query should be sent to comunicaciones@xxxxxxxxxx. - The Millennium Institute for Volcanic Risk Research - Ckelar Volcanes may request a virtual interview with the applicants as part of the selection process. - The Millennium Institute on Volcanic Risk Research - Ckelar Volcanoes reserves the right to declare the contest void. *C. Doctoral thesis (2023_02)* *Title* Bayesian inference in the evaluation of hazards for northern Chile volcanoes *Description* The variety of physical factors that control volcanic activity, and the boundary conditions of variables that govern these processes, are not well known. Deterministic approaches to assessing volcanic hazards, whilst helpful, lack consideration of uncertainties for processes which appear to exhibit somewhat random behavior. To avoid the bias that expert criteria could have, this work intends to model volcanic hazards from a Bayesian perspective, which takes into account that the process is stochastic and that in most cases a lack of information makes the range of parameter values poorly known. Theoretically, Bayesian inference provides a better evaluation than a deterministic one when the a priori information of the phenomenon is not completely covered by a mathematical model in which all of its variables and boundary conditions are fully represented. This thesis topic therefore seeks to implement this methodology in the evaluation of volcanic hazards at northern Chile volcanoes. It will subsequently compare Bayesian inference with deterministic studies, to identify which provides better performance in the absence of certain monitoring information. *Advisor:* Dr. Pablo Salazar *Co-advisor 1:* Dr. Felipe Aguilera *University:* Universidad Católica del Norte *Program:* Doctorate in Geological Sciences *City/Country:* Antofagasta, Chile *Program starts:* March 2023 *End of program:* March 2027 *Funding* - Maintenance scholarship awarded by the Millennium Institute on Volcanic Risk Research - Ckelar Volcanoes (ICN2021_038), through the Millennium Initiative Program of the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID), belonging to the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Research of the Chilean Government. - Inscription costs will be paid by Ckelar Volcanoes. - The expenses related to the research will be fully paid by Ckelar Volcanoes. Monthly maintenance amount: $680,000 CLP (~USD$750). *Requirements* - Copy of the masterâ??s and/or bachelor's degree in geology or geophysics, or any of its equivalents in disciplines of Earth Sciences. - Certificate(s) of grades, certifying a grade average greater than or equal to 5.0 (on a rating scale of 1 to 7) or belonging to the top 30% of the graduation cohort of the degree (must present a graduation ranking certificate). If it is a different rating scale, indicate the average and the minimum and maximum range of the rating scale. - Copy of passport or identification document. - Curriculum Vitae, preferably indicating disciplinary training, previous research experience and demonstrable scientific productivity, previous scientific training, teaching experience. - Two letters of recommendation from professionals with whom you carried out academic, research or professional work activities. - Motivation letter indicating the reasons for applying to the thesis. - Certificate indicating level of English proficiency (desirable). - Only for non-Spanish speaking countries, applicants must present a certificate of proficiency in Spanish. *Obligations* The person who is awarded the scholarship must start the studies in person during March 2023. The award of the scholarship implies exclusive dedication to doctoral studies. *Application and deadlines* - The application must be sent to the e-mail comunicaciones@xxxxxxxxxx, indicating in the subject Doctoral thesis (2023_01), attaching all the required documents, which must be sent in PDF format. - Deadline for sending documentation: December 18, 2022. *Questions?* Any query should be sent to comunicaciones@xxxxxxxxxx. - The Millennium Institute for Volcanic Risk Research - Ckelar Volcanes may request a virtual interview with the applicants as part of the selection process. - The Millennium Institute on Volcanic Risk Research - Ckelar Volcanoes reserves the right to declare the contest void. 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 ------------------------------
