Institution: University of Strasbourg
Open Until: 2018-04-01

The Seismology team at University of Strasbourg (France) is seeking a
postdoctoral researcher to investigate the preparation phase of large
earthquakes using near-field seismic and geodetic observations. This
project aims to extract the physics of earthquake nucleation by
examining the evolution of seismic and aseismic slip before large
earthquakes.

Although it is well established that some events are preceded by
foreshocks, it is still unclear whether these foreshocks belong to a
cascade of random failures leading to the mainshock or if they are
markers of aseismic slip during the nucleation process. The postdoc in
this position will assess these competing models by using novel
methods to discriminate seismic and aseismic processes and assess slip
and stress evolution during the initiation of recent large
earthquakes.

A recent PhD in geophysics and experience in the analysis of geodetic
measurements and/or earthquake seismology are required. Some
programing skills in languages such as C, C++ and python are also
highly desired. The successful candidate will be expected to perform
data processing, analysis and modeling using high-performance
computing and publish scientific results in top refereed
journals. Funding is guaranteed for 1 year, with a possibility of
continuation (funding secured through an ANR T-ERC grant).

The University of Strasbourg Earth's Science department (EOST) covers
a large domain of Earth Sciences, and offers excellent research
conditions. With a large proportion of international students and
mixing cultural diversity, Strasbourg is one of the tops french city
for international students (http://www.en.unistra.fr).

Application documents: please send a cover letter explaining your
motivation for the position, a CV, a list of publications and the
names of three references (for letters of recommendation) to
zacharie.duputel@unistra.fr. Review of materials will begin
immediately.