<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-52a83eee-7fff-8040-4eec-b2ee4aa3a299" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fully-funded PhD scholarships - The Asian School of the Environment (ASE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Geodetic Engineering - Newcastle University, UK</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PhD in Geophysics - University of Rhode Island, United States</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Postdoc Positions in Surface Loading Geodesy - University of Montana </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Two NEW USGS Mendenhall Postdoc Fellowship Opportunities</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p></li></ol><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">—------------------------------------</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1) Fully-funded PhD scholarships - The Asian School of the Environment (ASE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The </span><a href="https://www.ntu.edu.sg/ase" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Asian School of the Environment</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (ASE) at </span><a href="https://www.ntu.edu.sg/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nanyang Technological University</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (NTU) in Singapore is offering fully-funded PhD scholarships for outstanding students within any area of </span><a href="https://www.ntu.edu.sg/ase/aboutus/staff-directory/faculty" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">our faculty’s specializations</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Founded in 2015, the Asian School of the Environment is an interdisciplinary school with a focus on earth and environmental challenges in and around Asia.  Our PhD students benefit from our </span><a href="https://wcms-prod-admin.ntu.edu.sg/ase/aboutus/the-ase-jedi-group" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">diverse, inclusive and dynamic work environment</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> as well as state-of-the-art laboratory and computer facilities.  ASE integrates earth and environmental life science, ecology, engineering and technology, human ecology, humanities, and the social sciences to address key issues of the environment and sustainability.  The School offers a 4-year PhD programme in Earth Sciences.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ASE is built upon existing research strengths of NTU’s two Research Centres of Excellence, namely, the </span><a href="https://earthobservatory.sg/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Earth Observatory of Singapore</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (EOS) and the </span><a href="http://www.scelse.sg/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (SCELSE).  The mission of the School is to develop </span><a href="https://www.ntu.edu.sg/ase/research" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">research platforms</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in areas such as the identification of and adaptation to natural hazards and changing climate; environmental damage as a result of human activities; understanding and addressing critical challenges of sustaining a clean environment; and the sustainable use of water resources.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fully-funded 4-years PhD scholarships are currently available for the mid-year intake in January 2023, with application deadline being </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">31st July 2022</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to first contact </span><a href="https://www.ntu.edu.sg/ase/aboutus/staff-directory/faculty" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">potential faculty</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and to </span><a href="https://www.ntu.edu.sg/ase/admissions/graduate-programmes/detail/ase-doctor-of-philosophy-(phd)-(by-research)" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">apply here</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In particular, members of this e-mail list may have interest in working under one or more of the following faculty:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Associate Professor </span><a href="https://earthobservatory.sg/about-us/our-people/emma-hill" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Emma Hill</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Associate Professor </span><a href="https://earthobservatory.sg/about-us/our-people/sang-ho-yun" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sang-Ho Yun</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Assistant Professor </span><a href="https://earthobservatory.sg/about-us/our-people/aron-meltzner" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Aron Meltzner</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Assistant Professor </span><a href="https://earthobservatory.sg/about-us/our-people/wei-shengji" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Shengji Wei</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Assistant Professor </span><a href="https://earthobservatory.sg/about-us/our-people/ping-tong" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tong Ping</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">—------------------------------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2) Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Geodetic Engineering - Newcastle University, UK</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Geodetic Engineering Requisition ID: 21252</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Salary: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lecturer Grade F: £36,382 to £40,927 per annum </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lecturer Grade G: £42,149 to £50,926 per annum </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Senior Lecturer Grade H: £51,799 to £60,022 per annum</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Closing Date: 4 August 2022</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Geospatial Engineering Group within the School of Engineering is seeking to appoint a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Geodetic Engineering, to complement our existing strengths in geospatial data measurement, management, modelling and analysis. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Motivated individuals who have the potential for world-leading research and teaching in any aspect of science or engineering oriented geodesy ("higher geodesy"), engineering surveying or hydrographic survey will be considered. We particularly welcome applicants with expertise in the Earth's gravity field, satellite orbit modelling, satellite radar or laser altimetry, Synthetic Aperture Radar interferometry, or other aspects of physical/geophysical geodesy.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For full details and person specification please see:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastle-LecturerSenior-Lecturer-Geodetic-Engineering/826241301/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastle-LecturerSenior-Lecturer-Geodetic-Engineering/826241301/</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">How to apply:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To apply, please complete an online application at <a href="https://jobs.ncl.ac.uk/">https://jobs.ncl.ac.uk/</a> and upload a CV and a cover letter. Your cover letter is a supporting statement and you should outline how you meet the essential criteria of the role and evidence this with examples. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please direct informal enquiries to Professor Phil James</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Telephone: +44 (0)191 208 6388 or via email (<a href="mailto:philip.james@newcastle.ac.uk">philip.james@newcastle.ac.uk</a>)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">—------------------------------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">3) PhD in Geophysics - University of Rhode Island, United States</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Graduate School of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island is seeking a motivated PhD student in the field of geophysics, funded by NSF grants. The research projects will focus on earthquake physics and seafloor geodesy involving numerical simulation, data analysis, and machine learning. The candidate should have a B.S. degree in geophysics, earth sciences, physics, or other related fields. Experience in data analysis and programming is preferred. Applicants are encouraged to contact Matt Wei (<a href="mailto:matt-wei@uri.edu">matt-wei@uri.edu</a>) before applying. More details about potential research projects can be found at <a href="https://weilaburi.wixsite.com/home">https://weilaburi.wixsite.com/home</a></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The application deadline is </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">November 15, 2022</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for spring 2023 enrollment and</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> January 15, 2023</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for fall 2023 enrollment. Interested students should submit their application at </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://web.uri.edu/gso/academics/admission/">https://web.uri.edu/gso/academics/admission/</a></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">GRE is no longer required. The online Duolingo English test is an acceptable alternative to TOEFL/IELTS for international students that English is not their native language.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">—------------------------------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">4) Postdoc Positions in Surface Loading Geodesy - University of Montana </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear colleagues,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Department of Geosciences at the University of Montana seeks to hire up to two postdoctoral research associates to work on problems in surface loading geodesy, including quantifying water storage in the western U.S. and using oceanic load tides to advance understanding of mantle structure. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Details about the positions and instructions on how to apply can be found on the </span><a href="https://university-montana-hr.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobinfo&jobid=3462&company_id=16254&version=1&source=ONLINE&jobOwner=992274&aid=1" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">UM Employment Listings webpage</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The priority application deadline is </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">July 31, 2022</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Applications will continue to be considered after that date until the position(s) are filled. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please help us spread the word to your colleagues and students. Feel free to reach out to me directly with questions.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thanks, and best wishes,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hilary</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dr. Hilary Martens</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Associate Professor of Geophysics</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Department of Geosciences</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Charles H. Clapp Building 329/330 | Missoula, Montana</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">t: (406) 243-6855 | e: <a href="mailto:hilary.martens@umontana.edu">hilary.martens@umontana.edu</a></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">—------------------------------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">5) Two NEW USGS Mendenhall Postdoc Fellowship Opportunities</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Application Period Opens ~Sept. 1, 2022</span></p><br><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cascadia Subduction Zone Deformation: Implications for Earthquake Hazard</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Cascadia subduction zone has a 10,000-year record of producing earthquakes of M8.5 or greater at intervals of hundreds of years. No earthquakes >M5 have been observed on the subduction interface since modern seismic recording began, but there are a variety of fault slip behaviors happening on the interface, including creep, locking, and transient slow slip events (SSEs). Understanding the physical processes of deformation and quantifying the degree of plate interface coupling between the coast and the trench is a critical to assessing the interseismic slip deficit on the megathrust, which directly controls the seismic hazard of the Cascadia subduction zone. Given Cascadia’s low earthquake rate, geodetic observations of interseismic deformation from new seafloor sensors, conventional onshore sensors, and remote sensing provide our best path forward for assessing earthquake hazard in Cascadia.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Our ability to estimate ongoing deformation in Cascadia has been limited because conventional geodetic observations (such as GNSS and InSAR) could only be made onshore. However, new offshore geodetic datasets offer untapped resources for understanding deformation. University partners and the USGS are constructing seafloor geodetic (GNSS-A) monuments. (Seven exist with another seven proposed for installation next year.) The 2011-2015 Cascadia Initiative collected seafloor pressure records at 60 ocean-bottom seismometer locations. Finally, two cabled networks continue to provide long-duration time series of seafloor pressure: at 18 NEPTUNE observatory stations operated by Ocean Networks Canada since ~2010 and at one NSF-funded Ocean Observatories Initiative station since 2014. Onshore geodetic data sources include NOTA strainmeters and continuous GNSS stations, and Central Washington University’s Pacific Northwest Geodetic Array (PANGA). A wealth of other complementary data (e.g., satellite sea surface height and temperature, bathymetric, and seismic imagery data) also exist. Use of data from other regions also is encouraged.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We seek an individual with background and interest in geodesy or seismology to pursue research on aseismic deformation in Cascadia. In addition to the frontier nature of the data types available in the Cascadia region and the novelty of fusing seafloor, land- and space-based geodetic observations, advances in modeling techniques should be utilized to expand our understanding of subduction zone deformation processes. These include information theory approaches, probabilistic inference, machine learning-based signal extraction, error modeling, uncertainty quantification, and new high-performance computing frameworks. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the Research Advisor(s) early in the application process to discuss project ideas.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Proposed Duty Station(s</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">): Moffett Field, CA, Vancouver, WA, Seattle, WA</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Areas of PhD</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Geodesy, seismology, geophysics, marine geophysics, Earth science, mathematics, computer science, or related fields.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Research Advisors Contact Information</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Sarah Minson, 650-439-2879, <a href="mailto:sminson@usgs.gov">sminson@usgs.gov</a>; Joan Gomberg, 206-941-7498, <a href="mailto:gomberg@usgs.gov">gomberg@usgs.gov</a>; Ben Brooks, 650-439-2436, <a href="mailto:bbrooks@usgs.gov">bbrooks@usgs.gov</a>; Evelyn Roeloffs, 360-844-3491, <a href="mailto:evelynr@usgs.gov">evelynr@usgs.gov</a>; Andy Barbour, 650-439-2803, <a href="mailto:abarbour@usgs.gov">abarbour@usgs.gov</a>; Nick Beeler, 360-844-3494, <a href="mailto:nbeeler@usgs.gov">nbeeler@usgs.gov</a>; Jess Murray, 650-439-2864, <a href="mailto:jrmurray@usgs.gov">jrmurray@usgs.gov</a>; Todd Ericksen, 650-439-2606, <a href="mailto:tericksen@usgs.gov">tericksen@usgs.gov</a>; Janet Watt, 831-460-7565, <a href="mailto:jwatt@usgs.gov">jwatt@usgs.gov</a>; Nathan Kutz, 206-685-3029; Susan Hautala, 206-543-0596, <a href="mailto:hautala@uw.edu">hautala@uw.edu</a>; Parker MacCready, 206-685-9588, <a href="mailto:pmacc@uw.edu">pmacc@uw.edu</a>; William Wilcock, 206-543-6043, <a href="mailto:wilcock@uw.edu">wilcock@uw.edu</a>; H. Paul Johnson, 206-612-1333, <a href="mailto:paulj@uw.edu">paulj@uw.edu</a>; Al Hermann, 206-526-6495, <a href="mailto:albert.j.hermann@noaa.gov">albert.j.hermann@noaa.gov</a></span></p><br><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Investigating the transition from slow to fast slip on the subduction interface</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Subduction zones contain the largest faults on Earth, capable of generating huge earthquakes and tsunamis with enormous social and economic impacts. In many subduction zones slip downdip of these megathrust earthquakes transitions to slow, but unsteady motion on the plate interface. These slow slip events incrementally increase stress on the locked portion of the fault, with the possibility of triggering or evolving into a megathrust earthquake. However, the causal relation and transition between these fast and slow slip modes are not well understood. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Slow slip is often accompanied by unusual seismic signals that exhibit longer durations and lower frequencies than typical earthquakes. Tectonic tremor, low-frequency earthquakes (LFE), and very low frequency earthquakes (VLFE) have been documented in subduction zones worldwide. These signals mark the occurrence of slow slip. Research focused on the transition in behavior from the updip edge of observed tremor and slow slip into the zone where an eventual megathrust rupture is expected to occur provides a key opportunity to improve understanding of the interactions between slow and fast slip subduction zones. Indeed, recent studies have provided tantalizing new evidence in Cascadia about slip behavior within this transition zone; e.g., identification of large VLFEs using far-field seismic and local strain data. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The focus of this Mendenhall Research Opportunity is to investigate the transition from fast to slow slip. We seek a postdoctoral Fellow who has expertise in subduction zones, slow slip and slow slip seismicity. We anticipate this project will center around analysis of seismic and strainmeter data, but inclusion of other data is encouraged. The Fellow’s work will provide a better understanding of the role of slow slip in the earthquake cycle, the transition from fast to slow slip along the fault interface, the properties of the interface that may control slip modes, the stationarity of slip modes, and the spatial gap between the locked and tremor-generating portions of the fault. We encourage candidates to propose novel approaches for characterizing slip at the transition. Proposals are encouraged to focus on the Cascadia and/or Alaska subduction zones, and could include leveraging existing tremor, LFE and VLFE catalogs; new seismic imaging data; interrogating onshore and offshore seismic and pressure data; combining GNSS or strain data with seismic observations and other relevant approaches.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the Research Advisor(s) early in the application process to discuss project ideas.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Proposed Duty Station(s)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Vancouver, WA; Golden, CO; Seattle, WA; Anchorage, AK</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Areas of PhD</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Geodesy, seismology, geophysics, marine geophysics, Earth science, mathematics, computer science, or related fields.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Research Advisor(s):</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Contact Information: Andrew Barbour, 650-439-2803, <a href="mailto:abarbour@usgs.gov">abarbour@usgs.gov</a>; Aaron Wech, 907-786-7464, <a href="mailto:awech@usgs.gov">awech@usgs.gov</a>; David Shelly, 650-283-3052, <a href="mailto:dshelly@usgs.gov">dshelly@usgs.gov</a>; Wenyuan Fan, 858-246-4585, <a href="mailto:wenyuanfan@ucsd.edu">wenyuanfan@ucsd.edu</a>; Jeff McGuire, 650-329-5153, <a href="mailto:jmcguire@usgs.gov">jmcguire@usgs.gov</a>; Nick Beeler, 360-993-8987, <a href="mailto:nbeeler@usgs.gov">nbeeler@usgs.gov</a>; Joan Gomberg, 206-616-5581, <a href="mailto:gomberg@usgs.gov">gomberg@usgs.gov</a></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">—------------------------------------</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-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