[Geodynamics] 2-year postdoc position at Durham University, UK

[VAN-HUNEN, JEROEN]

Dear all,

We are looking for an enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to join the department of Earth Sciences at Durham University (UK) on a fully-funded 2-year PDRA project<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/wfwzC6XQ4LfVVzZ8jfp0JAJ?domain=durham.taleo.net> at Durham University on “Geodynamic modelling of the Virgin Islands as a proxy for early Earth geodynamics”. The project is part of the VIPER<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/IAU0C71R2NTEElno4FWJ2DM?domain=gtr.ukri.org> project.

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 ASPECT<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/D5TmC81V0PTOO1BLDh2eYI0?domain=aspect.geodynamics.org>. The role will require extended research visits to collaborators at the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh.

Please forward this message to any potential candidates. I am more than happy to answer any questions, so candidates can contact me at jeroen.van-hunen at durham.ac.uk<mailto:jeroen.van-hunen at durham.ac.uk>.

The application deadline is 18th May 2024, and full details about the project, the application process, and Durham University are available here<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/wfwzC6XQ4LfVVzZ8jfp0JAJ?domain=durham.taleo.net>.

Many thanks,
Jeroen van Hunen

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Prof Jeroen van Hunen
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Durham
Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)191 334 2293
My pronouns are he/him

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