[Geoinfo] Fwd: PHD AND POST DOC OPPORTUNITIES ANNOUNCEMENT (source
mechanisms
of volcanic eruptions and landslides in the Kivu rift basin, Central Africa)
Victor Hugo Garcia
vgarcia en unrn.edu.ar
Mar Jun 17 11:09:00 ART 2014
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From: DELVAUX DE FENFFE Damien <damien.delvaux.de.fenffe en africamuseum.be>
Date: 2014-06-17 10:41 GMT-03:00
Subject: PHD AND POST DOC OPPORTUNITIES ANNOUNCEMENT (source mechanisms of
volcanic eruptions and landslides in the Kivu rift basin, Central Africa)
To: GEO-TECTONICS en jiscmail.ac.uk
Dear Colleague,
May I kindly ask you to circulate the following Job announcement?
I thank you in advance
Best regards,
François Kervyn
Royal Museum for Central Africa
*Department of Earth Sciences*
*Head of Natural Hazards Unit*
*Email:* francois.kervyn en africamuseum.be
*Tél:* +32 2 769 5433
*WWW :* http://www.africamuseum.be
*PHD AND POST DOC OPPORTUNITIES ANNOUNCEMENT (source mechanisms of volcanic
eruptions and landslides in the Kivu rift basin, Central Africa) *
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*The European Center For Geodynamics and Seismology (ECGS - Luxemburg)*
*The Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA - Belgium)*
*The Spatial Centre of Liège (CSL - Belgium)*
*are seeking candidates for:*
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*2 POST DOC FOR 2 YEARS*
*2 PHD FOR 3 TO 4 YEARS*
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*These 4 successful candidates will strongly interact between each other
and with the scientific institutes involved in the “RESIST†project (see
below).*
*******THE CONTEXT*******
The Kivu rift area is part of the East African rift system. It is also the
most-populated region of Central Africa and exposed at the same time to one
of the highest level of geohazards on the continent. This studied region
includes the Virunga Volcanic Province (VVP) in eastern Democratic Republic
of the Congo (DRC), western Rwanda and Burundi, as well as southwest
Uganda. That area cumulates a rare combination of seismic, volcanic and
landslide hazards (with highly variable recurrence rates and potential
impact) in conjunction with increased demographic pressure which makes Kivu
particularly threatened by natural disasters.
*******THE PROJECT*******
The RESIST project is the continuation of a long-standing research lead by
the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), the National Museum for Natural
History (NMNH) and the European Centre of Geodynamic and Seismology (ECGS).
RESIST partners are RMCA, NMNH, the Spatial Centre of Liège (CSL), the
Belgium Institute of Spatial Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB) and the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). RESIST is targeting the
understanding of the source mechanisms driving volcanic eruptions and
landslides in the region by 1) filling the gap of knowledge on ground-based
level through the installation of the densest seismic and infrasound
network ever deployed in the region and first UV camera for SO2 monitoring
and 2) combining this information with innovative Earth Observation
approaches, using both archived data and new spaceborne data in radar,
optic, gas and precipitation monitoring. RESIST will exploit ground-based
instrument networks, field surveys and modern EO techniques (Split Band and
MSBAS InSAR time-series, SO2 flux, TRMM) to study and characterize the
changes in the monitored parameters that could/should be considered as
significant in terms of volcanic and landslide (LS) processes.
The project that will start on 1st December 2014 and last 4 years is funded
by the Belgian Science Policy Office and the Luxembourg National Fund for
Research in the frame of the "STEREO III" Research Program for Earth
Observation. It is closely related to other past and ongoing projects:
GORISK (www.ecgs.lu/gorisk),
GeoRisCA (www.africamuseum.be/georisca),
Vi-X (http://eo.belspo.be/Directory/ProjectDetail.aspx?projID=897),
AfReSlide (www.africamuseum.be/afreslide;
http://research.vub.ac.be/afreslide).
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*OFFER 1 : POSTDOC 1 (ECGS – LUXEMBURG):*
Successful candidate will contribute to “RESIST†and “GeoRisCA†(see links
above), two international projects co-led by National museum of natural
history and the European Center for Geodynamics and Seismology (NMNH/ECGS)
and the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) and funded by BELSPO and the
Luxembourg National Fund for Research (FNR).
He/She will contribute to the processing, analysis and interpretation of
the large data base of space borne and ground based data acquired over the
Kivu basin and the Virunga volcanoes.
Application of these methods to other targets (such as the ground
deformation related to post-mining activity in the Luxembourg, French and
German bordering areas) or applications suggested by the candidate can be
envisaged.
*****REQUIRED SKILL*****
The candidate should possess a Master degree in a relevant area and a PhD
(<09/2014) in physics, geophysics or a related discipline. Experience in
InSAR processing, InSAR time series methods and ground deformation modeling
and inversion are mandatory. Additional experience in the processing of GPS
and/or seismic data and/or volcanology and tectonic would be an advantage.
The candidate is expected to operate autonomously in an international
project team, requiring initiatives, organizational and communication
skills, and respect for project deadlines.
We expect the candidate to be fluent in spoken and written, scientific
English, and if possible, in French.
***** **SALARY*******
Salary will be based on an AFR Postdoc Grant from (FNR), topped-up by a
contribution of the host institution (NMNH/ECGS). The candidate will hence
contribute to a joint application to the AFR Postdoc Grant Scheme (see
http://www.fnr.lu/en/AFR-PhD-Postdoc-Grants/Postdoc-Grants). Average
success rate of applications to AFR is 50 %; success rate of former ECGS
applications to AFR is 4/4.
Estimated annual gross salary (AFR Grant Scheme + host institution
contribution, including employer's charges) : 69000 EUR / year
*******DURATION*******
This is a 2 year position
*******DEADLINES*******
- Application to ECGS: *July 20th 2014*
- Joint application (successful candidate + ECGS) to AFR Grant Scheme:
September 9th 2014.
- Funding decision: early December 2014 (average success rate of
applications 50 %; success rate of former ECGS applications: 4/4)
- Start of the project: early 2015
*****APPLICATION AND CONTACT*****
Please submit your application in the form of one PDF (including a
motivation letter, a detailed CV, copies of certificates, and 3 letters of
recommendation). Application must be addressed by e-mail to:
Dr Nicolas d'Oreye de Lantremange (ndo en ecgs.lu) ,
Dept. Geophysics/Astrophysics
National Museum of Natural History
European Center For Geodynamics and Seismology
19 rue Josy Welter
L-7256 Walferdange
Gd Duchy of Luxembourg
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*OFFER 2: **POSTDOC 2 (RMCA-BELGIUM):*
The successful candidate will work on the large InSAR data archive as well
as on future acquisition (e.g. SENTINEL) covering the two active volcanoes
of the Virunga to analyze and model the detected ground deformation
patterns. He/she will also use InSAR techniques for the detection,
analysis, and model inversion of ground deformations of other origins (mass
movements, earthquakes). He/she will contribute to the RS multi-sensors
integrated approach for the global study of the involved mechanisms.
He will actively participate to the scientific discussions with the teams
involved and be involved in the RESIST and GeoRisCA projects (see links
above).
*******REQUIRED SKILL*******
The candidate is expected to hold a Master degree in a relevant area and
must hold a PhD preferably in Earth Sciences, Geography, Geophysics, Remote
Sensing or a significant equivalent. The ideal candidate should have an
analytical mind, be experience in InSAR processing, modeling and inversion,
and be able to demonstrate an experience in the processing of (very high
resolution) satellite data. A field experience (field geology and/or
monitoring instrument deployment) is an asset.
The candidate is expected to operate autonomously in an international
project team, requiring initiatives, organizational and communication
skills, and respect for project deadlines.
We expect the candidate to be fluent in spoken and written, scientific
English, and if possible, French and/or Flemish.
*****SALARY*******
Estimated annual gross salary (including employer's charges) : 46.000 EUR /
year + holidays allowance and a year-end bonus.
*****DURATION*******
This is a 2 year position
*****DEADLINES*******
- Application to RMCA: *July 20th 2014*
- Start of the contract: at the earliest from September 2014
*****APPLICATION AND CONTACT*******
Please submit your application in the form of one PDF (including a
motivation letter, a detailed CV, copies of certificates, and 3 letters of
recommendation). Application must be addressed by e-mail to:
HR-RH en africamuseum.be with copy to francois.kervyn en africamuseum.be
Royal Museum for Central Africa
Dept. of Earth Science / Natural Hazards Unit
13, Leuvensesteenweg
3080 Tervuren
Belgium
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*OFFER 3: PHD 1 (RMCA – BELGIUM):*
The candidate will conduct original research in the context of the RESIST
project, related to the analysis of multi-scale (remote sensing) data from
very high- to low resolution data. His/her research will address the
evolution over time of such EO data combined with other (ground based
network, catalogues, field observations) to detect and study geohazards
(landslides, volcanic activity, earthquakes) occurrence, dynamic and
evolution. The candidate will confront his/her results to other approaches
developed by the research group. Under the supervision of the RMCA Natural
Hazards Unit team, the candidate will work in strong collaboration with the
other PhD and Postdoc candidates of the RESIST project.
*****REQUIRED SKILL*****
The PhD candidate will hold a MSc in Earth Sciences, Geography, Remote
Sensing, Environmental Science, or equivalent experience. He/she should
have an analytical mind, a solid working knowledge of quantitative remote
sensing and GIS methods. Previous experience with applications of remote
sensing to surface processes will be beneficial. The candidate is expected
to be fluent in English, and have French or Flemish as mother tongue.
He/she will demonstrate fluency with a publication (MSc thesis or other) as
first author.
Field work in the region of interest is foreseen; the candidate should be
prepared to work in in a difficult environment.
*****SALARY*******
Grant’s estimated net salary/month: 1800 EUR
Duration: this is a 2+2 year position
*****DEADLINES*******
- Application to RMCA: *September 30th 2014*
- Start of the contract: at the earliest from December 2014
*****APPLICATION AND CONTACTS*******
Please submit your application in the form of one PDF (including a
motivation letter, a detailed CV, copies of certificates, and 2 letters of
recommendation). Application must be addressed by e-mail to:
HR-RH en africamuseum.be
copy to francois.kervyn en africamuseum.be and olivier.dewitte en africamuseum.be
Royal Museum for Central Africa
Dept. of Earth Science / Natural Hazards Unit
13, Leuvensesteenweg
3080 Tervuren
Belgium
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*OFFER 4: PHD 2 (CSL – BELGIUM):*
The Centre Spatial de Liège is seeking a candidate for a 3-year doctorate
position in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) advanced interferometric
techniques and ground deformation studies.
The selected candidate will contribute to the development of an advanced
differential interferometric processing chain combining Split Band
interferometry (SBInSAR) and Multi-dimensional Small Baseline Subset
(MSBAS) techniques to perform ground deformation measurement and monitoring
on the areas of interest using both archived and new satellite SAR images.
Under the supervision of the CSL Signal Processing Lab team, he/she will
work in strong collaboration with the other PhD and Postdoc candidates of
the RESIST project.
Required skill:
The PhD Candidate will hold an MSc in Physics or physics engineering.
He/she should have an analytical mind, a very good knowledge in signal
theory and a demonstrated interest in Earth sciences. Programming skills in
C are mandatory.
The candidate is expected to be fluent in English. He/she will demonstrate
fluency with a publication (MSc thesis or other) as first author.
*****SALARY*******
Estimated annual gross salary: 45500 EUR / year
*****DURATION*******
This is a 3 years position
*****DEADLINES*******
- Application to CSL: *August 20th 2014*
- Start of the contract: at the earliest from December 2014
*****APPLICATION AND CONTACTS*******
Please submit your application in the form of one PDF (including a
motivation letter, a detailed CV, copies of certificates, and 3 letters of
recommendation).
Application must be addressed by e-mail to:
Dr. Dominique Derauw (dderauw en ulg.ac.be) and copy to cbarbier en ulg.ac.be
Avenue du Pré Aily
4031 Angleur
Belgium
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*HOST INSTITUTIONS:*
*THE EUROPEAN CENTER FOR GEODYNAMIC AND SEISMOLOGY*
The European Center for Geodynamics and Seismology is a small research unit
created in Luxembourg in 1988 in the frame of an Open Partial Agreement
(OPA) established by Governments from the States Member of the European
Council. ECGS is co-funded by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg since 1994.
ECGS and the National Museum of Natural History of Luxembourg closely
collaborate through various projects and activities. ECGS and NMNH share a
building in Walferdange offering all the required facilities: offices for
permanent and visiting scientists, PhD and Postdocs, laboratory, library,
strong computer infrastructure, diverse geodetic instruments as well as an
apartment for visiting scientists. NMNH/ECGS developed a recognized
expertise in seismology as well as spaceborne geodesy. Nowadays research
activities focus on two major poles: one started in 2008 and covers
seismological studies on various scales and regions, with particular
emphasis on earthquake ground motion studies, real-time and engineering
seismology, seismic structure investigations, wave propagation in complex
media and signal processing for active and passive seismic experiments. The
other pole started in 2005 and deals with spaceborne geodesy and radar
interferometry (InSAR) for crustal deformation studies. That
state-of-the-art space-borne geodetic technique was a natural complement to
the conventional ground-based techniques used for decades at NMNH/ECGS
(seismic, tilt, GPS, stainmeters, gravimeters etc..). Since 2006 NMNH/ECGS
is involved in the study and the monitoring of Nyiragongo and Nyamulagira
volcanoes in DR Congo.
More information on:
http://www.ecgs.lu
http://www.fnr.lu/en/AFR-PhD-Postdoc-Grants/AFR-in-Brief
http://www.fnr.lu/en/AFR-PhD-Postdoc-Grants/Postdoc-Grants
*THE ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA*
The RMCA is a federal multidisciplinary scientific institute with a focus
on Africa and on Central Africa more specifically. With solid capacity
(research and collections) in both Human and Natural sciences, the research
is organized through three major departments: Earth sciences, Human
Sciences and Biology.
The RMCA has field research activities in more than 20 African countries,
and its scientific work is enhanced through development collaboration
actions in Africa that directly lead to strengthening national research
capacities in several African countries.
Since 2014, the Earth science Department has been restructured into 3
services including the Natural Hazards Service. Its scientific research
activities are focused on the identification, assessment, study and
analysis of geohazards and georisks in Africa.
More information on:
http://www.africamuseum.be/research/earth-sciences
http://www.africamuseum.be/about-us/jobs
*THE CENTRE SPATIAL DE LIÈGE*
The Centre Spatial de Liège is part of the University of Liège. Created in
1969, the Centre Spatial de Liège is a research center dedicated to space
instrumentation including environmental test facilities and high level
laboratories. It works for the European Space Agency (ESA), for the space
industry and for regionals firms.
CSL developed a recognized expertise in the frame of SAR interferometry
(InSAR), differential interferometry (DInSAR), coherence tracking, SAR
polarimetry and polarimetric interferometry (PolSAR & PolInSAR), split band
interferometry (SBInSAR) and spectral coherence. For each of these
techniques, CSL developed and validated its own tools. Collaborations
through applicative projects allows enhancing our expertise, improving
existing tools and developing new techniques.
More information on:
http://www.csl.ulg.ac.be/jcms/c_5053/en/home
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