FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FOR BOTH POSTDOCTORAL AND
GRADUATE
(MSc/PhD) POSITIONS
If you are
interested in applying, or want further information, contact
Glenn Milne
(gamilne@uottawa.ca).
Postdoctoral
The group is seeking a
postdoctoral researcher with expertise in numerical modelling
applied to
geophysical problems. Researchers with experience in one of
the
following areas are particularly encouraged to apply: landscape
evolution,
ice sheets (past and/or present), ocean
dynamics, lithospheric deformation.
Some experience using a high-performance
computer
cluster is preferred but
not essential.
MSc/PhD
If you have a
degree in a quantitative physical science and are interested in the
type of
research we do (see Research) then get in touch.
People with degrees
in geophysics, physics, applied mathematics and computer
science are
encouraged to apply. Here are some projects that would provide a
good focus
for an MSc and/or a PhD project.
Sea-level change and land motion in the
The
primary aim of this project is to identify and quantify the processes that
have
contributed to sea-level change in this region over the past millennia
to decades.
A host of observations will be employed, including sea-level, GPS
and sediment
compaction to constrain and develop models of the key
processes. A major
deliverable of the research is improved estimates of
background (secular) sea-level
change in this region over the coming
centuries. This work is in collaboration
with Prof. Tor Tornqvist's group at
information click here.
Constraining the sources of rapid ice melting during the most recent
deglaciation
This follows on from previous work
(click here). The main focus of the
project
will involve using an expanded data base and newly developed 3-D Earth
models
to constrain the source distribution of melt water during the most
recent
deglaciation. The events at ~19 kyr BP and ~14 kyr BP (Meltwater Pulse
IA) will
be the focus of the project. Improving constraints on the source
geometry of these
events is the first step towards understanding the forcings
and mechanisms
responsible for their occurrence. This understanding will
underpin our ability to
determine the possibility of such rapid sea-level
events occurring in the future.
Constraining 3-D Earth structure beneath the Canadian
Shield
The
primary goal of this project is to consider the question: can observations
of
present-day land motion, gravity changes and past sea-level changes be
used to
infer useful information about the 3-D Earth structure beneath and
adjacent to the
only
variations in viscosity with depth (as described
here). With the recent
development of 3-D isostatic Earth models
and the increasing amount geodetic
data with good spatial coverage (GPS and
satellite gravity), it is important to consider
the possibility of obtaining
useful constraints on lateral variations in lithospheric
thickness and viscosity structure.
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