[Geoinfo] Fwd: Ph.D. position in glacioseismology at ETH Zurich

[Patricia Alvarado]

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The Swiss Seismological Service at ETH Zurich is seeking a motivated
student for a Ph.D. position in a cross-disciplinary project between
the Swiss Seismological Service and the glaciology group at the
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology at ETH Zurich,
Switzerland. The project aims at elucidating basal and englacial
processes of the Greenland Ice Sheet using seismic monitoring in
combination with borehole geophysical techniques. The successful
candidate will analyze a unique data set recorded by a high-density,
campaign seismic network installed during July and August of 2011 on
the Greenland ice sheet.

Specific tasks will include detection, location and characterization
of englacial seismic sources using innovative approaches, such as
non-linear probabilistic earthquake location, moment tensor inversions
and seismic noise analysis. Concurrent measurements of basal water
pressure, englacial deformation and ice sheet surface velocities will
facilitate interpretation of the seismic results in terms of
glaciological principles. For this reason we are looking for a student
who is open to exploring and combining different subjects, such as
seismic source theory, continuum mechanics and glacier hydraulics.
Ideally, he or she will have a degree in geophysics or a related field
as well as experiences with programming languages such as matlab,
python, perl, fortran, etc. Participation in future seismological
field work on glaciers in Switzerland or other regions is anticipated.
Hence, we are also looking for a student who enjoys the outdoors and
does not mind the cold. Working languages at the Swiss Seismological
Service are German and English.

The position is available immediately. Funding is available for three
years, which is the anticipated time to obtain a Ph.D. at ETH Zurich.
To apply, please send an extended curriculum vitae, including a brief
statement of research, and a list of two references to Dr. S. Husen -
husen en sed.ethz.ch - and to Dr. F. Walter - walter en vaw.baug.ethz.ch.
For more information please contact Dr. S. Husen - husen en sed.ethz.ch -
or Dr. F. Walter - walter en vaw.baug.ethz.ch.

Submitted by:  Stephan Husen, ETH Zurich

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