Jobs:Job-00679
Apply before: 25 May 2022
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Position: PostDoc position
Apply before: 25 May 2022
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We have an open position for a postdoctoral researcher (2 years) in the section Earth Surface Process Modelling at GFZ Potsdam. I would be thankful if the ad could be circulated to any interested person.
https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/career/job-offers/job-detail/6131
Here is a summary:
The evolution of landscapes containing carbonate rocks is arduous to accurately simulate with most landscape evolution models. A significant amount of water is routed in the subsurface and this breaks down the common, and fundamental, assumption that drainage area is a predictable proxy for river discharge. As a result, the effective watersheds at the land and groundwater surfaces can differ and the geometry of surface catchments cannot inform landscape evolution alone.
We are looking to hiring a postdoctoral research scientist to study the role of subsurface water flow in landscape evolution at timescales of ca. 10 kyr to several Myrs. The specific research targets are open but could be the ways groundwater can promote or hinder river capture; the effect of lithologies of variable permeability for relief evolution; the role of subsurface flow in stabilizing closed basins in mountains; or the effect of non-uniform permeability in three-dimensionally resolved bedrock. The researcher would be tasked with the development or adaptation of a groundwater model and its integration in a landscape evolution framework (CHONK, Gailleton et al., in prep.). The exact objectives of the project will be defined together with the successful candidate. Depending on their skills and interests, the work could focus more on numerical development and improvement of models, or more on more fundamental hydrogeological work necessary for the integration of groundwater and surface process models.
We also welcome and support the development of outreach activities using numerical models of landscape evolution as part of the postdoctoral project if the successful candidate is interested.
I hope this reaches the eyes of future candidates, do not hesitate to contact me if you need any additional details,
Best wishes,
Luca
Dr. Luca C. Malatesta, he/him
luca.malatesta@gfz-potsdam.de // @_geoLuca
Earth Surface Signals group leader
