Jobs:Job-01829

PhD Opportunity In Modeling of Coupled Lithospheric Deformation and Landscape Evolution

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT), New Mexico, United States
Start reviewing process: 30 June 2025

Posting:

Position:

1 PhD Position

Start reviewing process:

30 June 2025

See attached file:

PhD_Opportunity_2025_NMT_EES_Naliboff.pdf

I am currently recruiting a PhD student to investigate interactions between solid Earth and landscape evolution processes. The position is part of a larger NSF-funded collaborative effort to couple existing landscape evolution and geodynamic software packages, and use the new software elements to develop state-of-the-art multiphysics Earth system simulations. The graduate student will work in Dr. John Naliboff’s research group on various technical components of the software coupling and its application to problems including continental rift evolution, large-scale subduction dynamics, volcanic systems, and global deformation patterns. The position will involve close collaboration with project partners at multiple institutions, including attendance of annual conferences, project workshops, and hackathons.

Work over the course of the PhD will involve collaborative activities that include software development, designing and conducting multiphysics simulations, use of high-performance computing platforms, and 4D data analysis and visualization. Candidates with experience in numerical modelling, data analysis, programming, and research are highly desired. Knowledge of solid Earth and landscape evolution processes is beneficial, but not necessarily required. As such, we encourage applications from students with backgrounds in computational geophysics, Earth surface processes, climate and hydrologic modeling, physics, applied mathematics, engineering, and computer science. A start date in Fall 2025 is preferred, but later start dates can be accommodated. To apply, please contact Dr. John Naliboff (john.naliboff@nmt.edu) for more information. Additional details of the project can also be found on the attached document.

Of interest for:

Terrestrial Working Group

Cyberinformatics and Numerics Working Group

Geodynamics Focus Research Group