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<b><span lang="EN-US" class="ContentPasted0 ContentPasted1" style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px;color:black">3-year PostDoc: “Coupled Geodynamic-Thermodynamic Modeling of Magma Ocean Crystallization”<o:p class="ContentPasted0 ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black" class="ContentPasted0 ContentPasted2">We are looking for an enthusiastic
postdoctoral researcher to join the Department of Earth Sciences at University College London to work on coupled geodynamic-thermodynamic modeling of magma-ocean crystallization, and long-term mantle evolution.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black" class="ContentPasted0">The successful applicant will develop a coupled
model to study the late-stage evolution of the magma ocean and constrain the composition of the primitive crust on Earth and terrestrial planets (see sketch). For Earth, this composition will be compared to the seismic signature of the lowermost mantle, where
a reservoir of primitive crust may have survived through the present-day. <o:p class="ContentPasted0">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black" class="ContentPasted0">The project is fully funded by NERC for 3 years,
and will be based in the vibrant research environment of UCL Earth Sciences with strong expertise in mantle seismology, mineral physics, geodynamics etc. The successful candidate will closely collaborate with myself, other researchers at UCL, and Oliver Shorttle
at University of Cambridge, an expert in thermodynamics, geochemistry and Planetary Sciences. Moreover, Oliver Shorttle and myself have a wide network of collaborators worldwide.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black" class="ContentPasted0">We are looking for a candidate with a strong background
in geodynamics and/or thermodynamics. They should have a demonstrable aptitude in computer programming and developing numerical codes, and knowledge of mantle structure and dynamics and/or petrology and thermodynamics is desirable. The successful candidate
must either have, or be close to completing, a PhD in a relevant field (e.g., Earth Sciences, Physics).<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black" class="ContentPasted0">The closing date for applications is 12<sup class="ContentPasted0">th</sup>
October 2022 at 23:59, but delayed submissions may be considered until the post is filled. The intended start-date is 1<sup class="ContentPasted0">st</sup> January 2023.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black" class="ContentPasted0">To submit applications, go through the
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