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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all, </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are looking for an enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to join the department of Earth Sciences at Durham University (UK) on
<a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/wfwzC6XQ4LfVVzZ8jfp0JAJ?domain=durham.taleo.net">
a fully-funded 2-year PDRA project</a> at Durham University on “Geodynamic modelling of the Virgin Islands as a proxy for early Earth geodynamics”. The project is part of the
<a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/IAU0C71R2NTEElno4FWJ2DM?domain=gtr.ukri.org">VIPER</a> project. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The successful candidate will use geodynamic modelling to assess the tectonic feasibility of a range of proposed geodynamic scenarios to explain the tectonic and petrological observations (e.g., P-T ranges) of the Virgin Islands as a proxy
for early Earth dynamics. This will involve both subduction zone and intraplate settings. Potential implications for the Earth’s earliest crust formation will be explored in a set of numerical models with thermal and compositional settings that are appropriate
for the early Earth. Calculations will be carried out with the flexible, and highly versatile geodynamical software tool
<a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/D5TmC81V0PTOO1BLDh2eYI0?domain=aspect.geodynamics.org">ASPECT</a>. The role will require extended research visits to collaborators at the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please forward this message to any potential candidates. I am more than happy to answer any questions, so candidates can contact me at
<a href="mailto:jeroen.van-hunen@durham.ac.uk">jeroen.van-hunen@durham.ac.uk</a>. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The application deadline is 18th May 2024, and full details about the project, the application process, and Durham University are available
<a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/wfwzC6XQ4LfVVzZ8jfp0JAJ?domain=durham.taleo.net">
here</a>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jeroen van Hunen</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Prof Jeroen van Hunen</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Department of Earth Sciences</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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