Sogn & Fjordane University College invites applicant with interests and skills in marine geosciences/ engineering geology to apply for a PhD-position on the project "Continental slope stability under a changing climate". The PhD-candidate will follow an approved plan for a doctoral degree within a period of three years from 2016-2019 and the PhD degree will be awarded by UiT - The Arctic University of Norway.

Sogn & Fjordane University College with its 3,800 students and 330 employees can offer an exciting professional environment within higher education and research. The college has campuses in Sogndal and Førde, offering education in health and social care, sports, business administration, engineering and sciences, teacher education and social sciences.

Sogn & Fjordane University College has an active research group in glacial geology and geohazards in Sogndal, which the PhD student will be affiliated to. Close collaboration with the Centre of Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate (CAGE) at UiT in Tromsø, Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM) in Barcelona and Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM) in Bremen ensures that the PhD student will be part of an international research environment. Therefore, applicants will be expected to stay for periods at the collaborating institutions at UiT, ICM and/ or MARUM in relation to laboratory work and experiments.

About the project

The main goal of this PhD project is to contribute to a better understanding of continental slope stability through an exploration of links between submarine slope failure and natural climatic variations. In particular, the PhD candidate will work on determining the controls on submarine landslide initiation and determining their frequency of occurrence and the geohazards they may represent to Norwegian society.

Work packages of the PhD-project:

1. Development of mechanical properties with burial depth and sedimentary environment for the continental slope record of the NW Barents Sea using sedimentological and geotechnical data.
2. Using the geotechnical information gathered in work package 1 the PhD candidate will carry out numerical modelling with the aim of identifying the mechanisms driving slope failure, characterizing their dynamics after failure and testing whether single slides had the capacity to trigger tsunamis.
3. Based on a compilation of existing sedimentological, chronological and acoustic data along the Barents Sea continental margin and new acoustic data, the candidate will derive frequency-magnitude relationships of slope failures in the NW Barents Sea to characterize the hazard from submarine slope failure and any significant link to environmental factors such as glaciation and climate change.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a master's degree in geology/ marine geoscience/ engineering geology or similar with a particularly strong interest in the field of marine sedimentology and geophysics. The PhD student will work with a wide range of marine geological methods including standard sedimentological analyses, geotechnical experiments such as sediment consolidation, permeability and shear strength tests, interpretation of subsurface acoustic data and numerical modelling. Experience with one or several of these methods will be considered an advantage. Applicants are expected to explain the relevance of their academic background and elaborate on the reason why they apply for the position. In the assessment of the applicants, importance will be attached to all relevant merits. Particular emphasis will be placed on the quality and relevance of the master thesis, any experience from scientific publishing and participation in research projects. Teaching experience as well as go

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Høgskulen i Sogn og Fjordane

Arbeidsgiver adresse: Postboks 133 6851 SOGNDAL

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Sogn og Fjordane

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

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