Jobs:Job-00867
Apply before: 1 February 2019
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Position: PhD and Post-Doc Positions
Apply before: 1 February 2019
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NSF-Funded position(s) to examine the broad problem of how mechanical weathering via rock fracture (see Eppes et al., 2018; Eppes & Keanini, 2017) influences long-term landscape evolution. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to design research to suit their interests under this broad topic. Opportunities include: conducting field work to characterize weathering, erosion, environmental stress and thermal conditions in diverse field areas - US Mojave Desert, Sierra Nevada; Israel; building numerical models linking environmental stresses with rock fracture and subsequent erosion; completing 3D visualization and spatial-statistical analyses of acoustic emission recordings of real-time fracture; and/or performing laboratory testing and microscopic analyses for rock mechanical, thermal and/or mineralogical properties from the above locations and/or Antarctica.
Potential Post-Doctoral candidates should email me directly with a cover letter, C.V. and a statement of research expertise and goals for the position. Potential PhD students should apply to either the PhD in “Infrastructure and Environmental Systems” – a multidisciplinary PhD program joint with Civil Engineering – or the PhD in Geography. Students may choose a ‘route’ through these PhD programs that is as traditional (Geology, Earth Sciences or Geography) or as multidisciplinary (incorporating any of the above as well as Engineering, GIS) as they like.
Application Deadline is Feb 1, 2019. Email or call for more information.
Dr. Martha Cary (Missy) Eppes
meppes@uncc.edu 704 687-5993
Eppes, M. C., G. S. Hancock, X. Chen, J. Arey, T. Dewers, J. Huettenmoser, S. Kiessling et al. (2018). "Rates of subcritical cracking and long-term rock erosion." Geology 46, no. 11: 951-954.
Eppes, M.-C. and R. Keanini (2017). "Mechanical weathering and rock erosion by climate-dependent subcritical cracking." Reviews of Geophysics 55(2): 470-508.
About UNC Charlotte & its Earth sciences programs:
UNC Charlotte is a rapidly growing doctoral-granting urban university located in the largest metropolitan area between Washington DC, and Atlanta, GA. The University is a Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement campus. More than 28,000 students, including over 9000 ethnic minority students and almost 2000 international students, are currently enrolled at the University.
The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences is a diverse community of social and physical scientists comprised of ~35 faculty members and more than 100 graduate students from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds. The Department’s mission is to create and disseminate scientific knowledge about the social and natural systems of the Earth and their interactions through scholarly research, teaching and service. The Department is committed to rigorous high-level research and excellence in teaching. The Department offers undergraduate degrees in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Geology, Environmental Studies, and Meteorology. At the graduate level, the Department offers an M.A. and a PhD in Geography, an M.S. in Earth Sciences, and a graduate certificate in Geographic Information Science & Technology. In addition, the department is a core participant in several interdisciplinary graduate programs on campus, including, Ph.D. programs in Public Policy (PPOL) and Infrastructure and Environmental Systems (INES), and the Master’s in Urban Design (MUD).
