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Asunto: 	PhD position in Anatolian Tectonics
Fecha: 	Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:42:12 +0200
De: 	Douwe van Hinsbergen <douwework en GMAIL.COM>
Responder-a:: 	Tectonics & structural geology discussion list
<GEO-TECTONICS en JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
A: 	GEO-TECTONICS en JISCMAIL.AC.UK

/Dear all/,

Could you please forward this message to potential candidates?

Thanks a lot!
Douwe

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We are currently seeking a highly motivated applicant for the following
position at the Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, the
Netherlands:

4-year PhD project on the Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic tectonic evolution of
the Taurides fold-thrust belt, Turkey/Cyprus

Project description

The geology of Turkey cmprises an intensely deformed, folded, thrusted
and in places extended fold-thrust belt that resulted from accretion of
the upper parts of a continental and oceanic lithosphere in the western
portions of the Neotethyan realm. The configuration of subduction zones
responsible for this complex evolution is matter of great debate. In
particular, quantitative kinematic data on the deformation history of
Anatolia are sparse, significantly hampering kinematic restorations of
this segment that is key to understand the plate tectonic evolution of
the western end of the Neotethys.â€¨The geology of Turkey is roughly
subdivided into the Pontides fold-thrust belt in the North that since
mid-Mesozoic time was part of Eurasia, and the Anatolide-Tauride
fold-thrust belt in the south that is derived from now largely subducted
lithosphere. Structurally below the Pontides and above the Taurides is
an oceanic lithosphere that is preserved in numerous ophiolites
scattered across Turkey. The highest structural unit of the Taurides is
represented by these Cretaceous ophiolites. These are underlain by upper
Cretaceous high-pressure metamorphic rocks that in turn overlie a
Cenozoic fold-thrust belt of essentially non-metamorphosed thrust
duplexes of continent-derived carbonate units. South of the Taurides
lies the island of Cyprus, exposing the famous Troodos ophiolite in the
south â€“ with an age similar to the Tauride ophiolites â€“ and a belt of
thrusted non- to low-grade metamorphic carbonates in the north (Kyrenia
ranges). The relationship between these two belts of Cyprus, as well as
the geology of Cyprus with the Taurides remains poorly known. A program
at Utrecht University, funded through an ERC Starting Grant and an Dutch
Science Council VIDI grant involving several PhDâ€™s and Post-Docs, aims
to reconstruct these subduction zones at their time of subduction
initiation. Within this context, a 4-year PhD project is available that
aims to construct balanced cross-sections across the Tauride fold-thrust
belt of southern Anatolia and Cyprus. This research aims at quantifying
the timing, amount and rate of shortening and uplift of the geological
units that were accreted below the ophiolites. The results will be
incorporated in kinematic plate restorations of the Tethyan realm, and
will be used to constrain the long-term evolution of the Anatolian
plateau, starting at the beginning of subduction in Cretaceous time. In
addition, the project aims to assess whether the geology of Cyprus
represents the southern promontory of the Tauride fold-thrust belt, or
represents a separate thrust belt instead that formed along the northern
African margin well before collision with the Taurides. The project will
involve three field seasons of largely individual field work in the
fantastically exposed geology of southern Turkey and Cyprus, including
mapping, structural geology and stratigraphy, with options to involve
e.g. paleomagnetism and low-temperature thermochronology into the
analyses. The project will be hosted in the Mantle Dynamics, and
Tectonics groups of the Earth Science department of Utrecht University,
and will closely collaborate with colleagues involved in the project
that focus on petrology, metamorphism and kinematics of the Anatolian
ophiolites, evolution of basins overlying the Anatolian ophiolites,
paleomagnetic research on the Cenozoic Anatolian tectonics, and
numerical modeling of Mediterranean subduction zone dynamics.

Qualification

The successful candidate is ambitious, has a MSc (or equivalent) in
Earth Sciences, with a strong background in structural geology and field
geology. Requirements are a broad interest in geosciences, and a
willingness to interact in a multidisciplinary team. While students work
on their own PhD projects, good interaction with others in the group
will be key to success.

The application deadline is October 15, 2013. Interviews with selected
candidates will be held in November 2013 and the expected starting date
of the project is February 1^st , 2014.

Applicants are asked to send their applications (motivation letter, CV,
names and email addresses of 2-3 references) to Dr. Douwe van Hinsbergen
(d.j.j.vanhinsbergen en uu.nl <mailto:d.v.hinsbergen en uu.nl>). For more
information on the general research themes of the group, see
www.geologist.nl <http://www.geologist.nl/>.

/Utrecht University's Faculty of Geosciences offers education and
research concerning the geosphere, biosphere, atmosphere and
anthroposphere. With a population of 2,600 students (BSc and MSc) and
600 staff, the faculty is a strong and challenging organization. The
faculty is organized in four departments: Earth Sciences, Physical
Geography, Innovation, Environmental & Energy Sciences, and Human
Geography & Urban & Regional Planning. The Utrecht Department of Earth
Sciences is the largest academic Earth Sciences institute in The
Netherlands. The department conducts teaching and research across the
full range of the solid Earth and environmental Earth sciences, with
activities in almost all areas of geology, geochemistry, geophysics,
biogeology and hydrogeology. The department hosts an international
tenured staff of over 40 scientists and more than 100 PhD students and
postdoctoral researchers. The research programs in Earth Sciences
contribute strongly to Utrecht University's sustainability focus areas
of Energy & (Geo-)resources, Water, Climate & Ecosystems, and Smart
Materials./

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*Dr. Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen *| Associate Professor| Department of
Earth Sciences|Utrecht University| Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht|Room
Z.202|tel. (030)253 6712 | D.J.J.vanHinsbergen en uu.nl
<mailto:D.J.J.vanHinsbergen en uu.nl>|http://www.geologist.nl
<http://www.geologist.nl>|

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C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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