[IGSMAIL-5384]: Post Doctoral Position in GPS Geodesy at the University of Oxford

[Marek Ziebart]

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IGS Electronic Mail      20 Jul 14:56:44 PDT 2006      Message Number 5384
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Author: Marek Ziebart

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES
CENTRE FOR THE OBSERVATION AND MODELLING OF EARTHQUAKES AND TECTONICS (COMET)
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN SPACE GEODESY
A postdoctoral researcher is sought to work on the analysis of GPS data
from both networks of continuously recording stations (CGPS) and repeated
surveys, under the direction of Professors Philip England and Barry
Parsons. The objectives are the measurement of crustal deformation and its
interpretation, and the real-time monitoring of surface motion in areas
subject to significant seismic hazard. COMET is a NERC Centre of Excellence
in Earth Observation (http://comet.nerc.ac.uk) and is a joint venture
involving the Departments of Earth Sciences in the Universities of Oxford
and Cambridge and the Department of Geomatic Engineering in University
College, London (UCL). The centres aim is to bring the full suite of
satellite observations, together with theoretical analysis, to bear on the
problems of the earthquake cycle, the dynamics of continental deformation,
and the surface response to faulting and uplift, and provide new
constraints for seismic hazard assessment. The centre collaborates in its
research with groups in many parts of the world, including Ethiopia,
Greece, Iran, New Zealand, Turkey and the USA.

The postholder will be responsible for developing long-range real-time
kinematic GPS positioning using data from the CGPS network in Greece run
jointly with the National Technical University of Athens. This work will be
carried out in collaboration with Dr Marek Ziebart at University College
London. The postholder will also be involved in the analysis of CGPS and
GPS survey data from other projects in which COMET is involved, and will be
encouraged to develop their own research.

Candidates should have a good knowledge of GPS observation modelling and
prior experience of the analysis of GPS data, either from repeated surveys
or continuously recording networks. The centre currently uses both GAMIT
and GIPSY GPS processing software.

Contact Sue Ling, Department of Earth Sciences, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1
3PR, sue.ling at earth.ox.ac.uk for further particulars, quoting DG/06/013.

The appointment will start as soon as possible, and is for 2 years in the
first instance.
The salary is on the RS1A scale at #24,886 to #30,607 per annum. Three
copies of a CV, together with a covering letter and the contact details of
3 referees, should be sent to Sue Ling by 31st August 2006. Informal
enquiries about scientific aspects of the post may be addressed to Prof.
Barry Parsons (barry.parsons at earth.ox.ac.uk ).




Dr.Marek Ziebart
Reader in Space Geodesy
Department of Geomatic Engineering
University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7679 1359 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7380 0453

E-mail: marek.ziebart at ge.ucl.ac.uk
http://www.ge.ucl.ac.uk/people/staff/academic_staff/marek_ziebart


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