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Apply before: 20 May 2020
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Position: Ph.D student and a postdoc
Apply before: 20 May 2020
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Please see below details of a post-doc and PhD position currently open to join our group at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland (https://wp.unil.ch/ice/) – please circulate widely to interested candidates. Both positions are part of the 5-year European Research Council funded project ICED – Impact of Climate on Mountain Denudation. The closing date for both positions is May 20th 2020 with an anticipated start date of October 2020.
All the best,
Georgina
2-Year post-doc position in numerical modelling of erosion rate changes
The impact of climate on mountain denudation remains contested because it is challenging to resolve changes in erosion rates over the timescale of glacial-interglacial cycles i.e. 103-6 years. Combining trapped-charge thermochronometry data together with conventional thermochronometric ages and 10Be denudation rates may allow this temporal gap to be spanned. However, these different techniques integrate erosion rates over different timescales, making the combination of data challenging. The objective of this post-doctoral position is to refine existing numerical models and to develop new models that allow the integration of these data. The ultimate objective is to determine Quaternary erosion rate changes in the European Alps.
For any questions and for further details of the project please contact Georgina King (georgina.king@unil.ch), to apply, please go the UNIL Human Resources webpage.
4 Year PhD position in Quaternary landscape evolution of the European Alps
This PhD position will apply recently developed techniques based on electron spin resonance and luminescence dating to selected sites in the European Alps, to better constrain the timing and processes of glacial valley formation.
The project will involve fieldwork in Switzerland, France and Italy as well as extensive lab work and some numerical modelling. Full training will be provided for both ESR/Luminescence dating and the modelling aspects of the project.
The PhD candidate will work in close collaboration with other group members focused on the development of the ESR method and numerical models for the technique’s application in geomorphological research. For any questions and for further details of the project please contact Georgina King (georgina.king@unil.ch), to apply, please go the UNIL Human Resources webpage.
