1 Postdoctoral fellowship in Earthquake Seismology at the Department of Earth Science in Norway | University of Bergen

The Department of Earth Science invites applications for a 2-year postdoctoral research position in Earthquake Seismology.

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. It is not possible for any person to work under more than one temporary appointment as postdoctoral fellow for the same institution.

We are seeking an active researcher with expertise in observational seismology to work within the recently funded NEONOR2 project. The prime objective of this project is to promote understanding of regional-scale stress and strain dynamics in the Nordland area of Norway through detailed monitoring of seismicity, to link this to geodetic movements and in situ stress state, and in turn also to tectonics, exhumation and isostatic processes through numerical modelling. The selected candidate in this position will focus on the seismological data and their interpretation. A total of 26 seismic stations are installed under NEONOR2, complemented by additional stations in Northern Norway making this the densest deployment in northern Europe.

The successful candidate will work with the local and regional earthquake data obtained by these networks. Potential areas of work include improved detection based on waveform cross-correlation, improved relative locations using double-difference approach, determination of fault plane solutions using standard techniques and moment tensor inversion, travel time tomography and investigation of earthquake source parameters. It is expected that candidates have experience from working in a related field, e.g. detailed aftershock studies, local travel time or attenuation tomography, earthquake relocation, detailed seismo-tectonic studies. Experience with processing of local earthquake data and the deployment of temporary stations is advantageous. The successful candidate is expected to participate in the field work. The candidate is expected to have good written skills that should be demonstrated by the publication record. Good communication skills are also important. Further, programming skills and experience with software packages such as SEISAN, SAC and MATLAB are essential.

Together with the application, candidates must submit a 1-2 page research plan to show how they would address the scientific questions given above to study the local earthquake activity.

A project plan and a progress plan will be written in cooperation with the leader of the research group on appointment. It is a premise that the selected candidate will complete the project within the stipulated period of employment.

Applicants must have achieved a doctorate in geophysics or related earth science discipline, 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.