Stillingstittel:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Geology/Geophysics (2016/2250)

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.

A three-year position as Postdoctoral Research Fellow (SKO1352) ingeology/geophysicsisavailable at The Centre of Earth Evolution and Dynamics (CEED), a Centre of Excellence at the Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Norway. Starting date: Spring 2016.

Job and Project description:

Applications are invited for a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship under the project “Basement and depositional systems (source-to-sink) in the northern Barents Sea and adjacent parts of the proto-Arctic (BarN-S2S)”, financed by the Research Council of Norway through the NORRUSS program.

The main objective of this project is to model the tectonic and depositional evolution of the northern Barents Sea. The Paleozoic-Mesozoic sedimentary basin fill history will be linked to basement provinces in a source-to-sink context with special emphasis on northern source area(s).

The project is a collaboration between the Universities of Oslo (Norway) and St. Petersburg (Russia), and is organized in five work packages:

• WP1: Offshore/subsurface mapping
• WP2: Onshore field work and analytical work in laboratories
• WP3: Plate tectonic and paleogeographic reconstructions
• WP4:Basin evolution
• WP5: Synthesis

The candidate will be part of a research group that will carry out geophysical and geological studies to understand the structural and depositional evolution of the northern Barents Sea at a regional scale. Key topics to be studied include:

• Basement age, composition and structure
• Distribution of provenance and clastic material paths
• Estimates of erosion and uplift rates and timing
• Depositional environments of Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks onshore
• Onshore paleo-stresses
• Onshore/offshore correlation of stratigraphy and tectonic events
• Interpretation of fault kinematics and estimation of extension offshore
• Distribution and quality of source and reservoir rocks
• Plate tectonic and paleogeographic reconstructions

The successful candidate will mainly work within WP1 and WP3, and be responsible for mapping sedimentary basins and the underlying basement in the northern Barents Sea, based on an integrated analysis of seismic, gravity, and magnetic data. New constraints will be used to develop updated plate reconstructions which will form the basis for new paleogeographic maps. The candidate will also take part in geodynamic modeling and the final integration/synthesis of the project (WP5).

Qualifications

The candidate must have a PhD or other corresponding education equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree in geology, geophysics or related areas. In addition, the candidate needs to have a suitable background and research interest covering the main tasks described above, mainly related to integrated analysis of seismic and potential field data, and geological interpretation of these data.

Knowledge and experience in plate tectonic and paleogeography reconstructions will be an advantage.

General requirements

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

The main purpose of post-doctoral research fellowships is to qualify researchers for work in top academic positions within their

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Universitetet i Oslo, Centre for Earth E

Arbeidsgiver adresse: 0313 OSLO

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Oslo

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år