The University of Bergen (UiB) is an internationally recognised research university with more than 14,000 students and close to 3,500 employees at six faculties. The university is located in the heart of Bergen. Our main contribution to society is excellent basic research and education across a wide range of disciplines.
Postdoctoral fellow in coupled source-to-sink and geodynamic modeling of extensional basins,
Gulf of Corinth, Greece
The Department of Earth Science has a vacancy for a postdoctoral fellow integrating source-to-sink and geodynamic studies to Quaternary rift basins, Gulf of Corinth.
The postdoctoral position is a fixed-term post, the chief objective being to qualify the selected candidate for work in senior positions in their disciplines. The term of employment for this position is 2.5 years. It is not possible for any person to work under more than one temporary appointment as postdoctoral fellow for the same institution.
The successful candidate will be responsible for integrating offshore seismic, tectonic geomorphology and outcrop (structure and sedimentary) data and for applying coupled geodynamic-landscape evolution modeling to understand the tectonic, landscape and sedimentary evolution of the Corinth Rift. The aim of the project is 1) to develop understanding of erosion, sediment transfer and deposition, from source to sink, in the Corinth Rift, and 2) to investigate structural development of the rift and the potential role of coupling of tectonics and surface processes in the rifts evolution. The project will involve collaboration with University of Southampton and CRPG, Nancy, France.
This subproject is part of a larger Earth System Modeling (ESM) project, which has as a main goal to study links and feedbacks between geodynamics, source to sink studies, and paleoclimate modeling. The ESM project involves in total 12 post-doctoral fellows and senior researchers at the Department of Earth Science and the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, and is funded by Statoil ASA.
Applicants must have achieved a Norwegian doctorate in earth science that is relevant to the postdoctoral research position or equivalent education abroad, or have presented the dissertation for assessment by the closing date for applications. It is a prerequisite that the dissertation has been approved before appointment is granted.
Applicants should submit a brief (1 page) statement of their research experience and intended research goals within the scope of this post doc project. This and other application materials should demonstrate that the candidate possesses good skills in tectonic geomorphology and/or sedimentology and/or structural geology with experience in geological field work. Experience of tectonic and/or surface process modeling is an advantage. Applicants are expected to have excellent oral and written English communication skills.
Starting salary on grade 57 (code 1352/LR 24.1) in the Civil Service pay grade table; currently NOK 473,400 gross p.a.; following ordinary meriting regulations (wage range 57-65). In the case of particularly highly qualified applicants a higher salary may be considered.
For further information please contact Professor William Helland-Hansen, phone +47 92663806 william.helland-hansen@geo.uib.no; Professor Ritske Huismans, phone +47 92270930 Ritske.Huismans@geo.uib.no; or Professor Rob Gawthorpe, phone +47 45392790 rob.gawthorpe@geo.uib.no
The successful applicant must comply with the guidelines that apply to the position at any time.
Women in particular are invited to apply. If, in the opinion of the evaluation committee, several applicants have approximately equivalent qualifications, the rules on equal opportunities laid down in the Personnel Regulations for Academic Positions will be applied.
State employment shall reflect the multiplicity of the population at large to the highest possible degree. The University of Bergen has therefore adopted a personnel policy objective to ensure that we achieve a balanced age and sex composition and the recruitment of persons of various ethnic backgrounds. Persons of different ethnic backgrounds are therefore encouraged to apply for the position.
The University of Bergen applies the principles of public openness when recruiting staff to scientific positions. Hence, the evaluation committee's report will be disclosed (in full detail, and not made anonymous) to all of the applicants.
Information about the applicant may be made public even though the applicant has requested not to be named in the list of applicants. The applicant will be notified if his/her request is not respected.
Send electronic application, CV, certificates, diplomas or a confirmation statement from your institution that you have submitted your thesis), project proposal and progress plan and scientific works including a list of publications by clicking on the button marked "APPLY NOW" on this page. Letters of reference from three geoscientists who know the candidate and his/her work must be provided.
Certified English or Scandinavian translations of supporting documentation, such as diplomas and transcripts, are required.
Closing date for applications: 15 September 2013
Quote reference number: 2013/8036
Deadline 15.09.2013
Employer: University of Bergen
Website: http://www.uib.no
Municipality: Bergen
