MARIE CURIE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AT UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL IN VOLCANOLOGY AND RISK
Application Deadline: 2012-05-14
Research Fields: Environmental science - Earth science
Career Stage: Early stage researcher or 0-4 yrs (Post graduate)
Research Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
For further information please contact:
Joachim Gottsmann (
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Alison Rust (
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If you wish to achieve a PhD at the University of Bristol, you must apply following the instructions at:
http://www.gly.bris.ac.uk/admissions/PhD/apply.html
Call: Euraxess
DESCRIPTION OF WORK:
The overall goal of this project is to improve the knowledge base and the interpretation of volcanic unrest leading to phreatic activity and changes in hydrology. Although phreatic (steam and rock) eruptions often have only local effects, the hazards can be significant for local communities and infrastructure. It is also important to understand phreatic eruptions in a wider context because many magmatic eruption sequences begin with phreatic activity. Yet, some crises peak at the phreatic stage without culminating in a magmatic phase (e.g. Soufriere in Guadeloupe, 1976). Some phreatic explosions occur as single discrete events while others form clusters lasting weeks or months. The research includes modeling to understand conditions for external water-driven eruptions as well as changes in ground water distribution related to magma intrusions. Probabilistic strategies including event trees and expert elicitation will be applied to hazard assessment in volcanic and hydrothermal areas.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The successful candidate will work for two years at the University of Bristol with Joachim Gottsmann and other staff in the School of Earth Sciences and the associated partner Aspinall & Associates. The candidate will also spend at least one month per year at another of the 13 institutions from 8 countries that form the NEMOH network. The locations of these secondments are not yet set but are likely to include the University of Iceland.
