Two open PhD positions in Geophysics at KIT
1. The Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Physics at KIT has an opening for a Ph.D. position. Funding is guaranteed for 4 years. Funding is provided by the Faculty of Physics for a teaching assistant. The focus of research of this position is the full waveform inversion (FWI) of seismic data for subsurface elastic properties. This position concentrates on the elastic FWI of shallow seismic surface waves to reconstruct the near surface elastic properties.
The scientific work contributes to the Wave Inversion Technology consortium (WIT).
2. The Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1173 “Wave phenomena – analysis and numerics” offers a PhD position for 3 years at the Geophysical Institute. This newly established CRC, which officially starts on July 1, 2015 is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).
The focus of research of this position is also the full waveform inversion (FWI) of seismic data for subsurface elastic properties. The work within the CRC concentrates on the viscoelastic FWI of seismic wave attenuation.
Requirements:
For both positions a Master’s degree in geophysics or a related discipline is required at the time of
the appointment.
The ideal candidate should possess experience in one of these areas:
– seismic tomography
– reflection/refraction seismic imaging
– seismic monitoring
– inversion of geophysical observations.
Programming skills and experience with the modeling and inversion of seismic waveforms are a definite plus. Candidates are expected to assist during lectures and field courses within our Geophysics Bachelor and Master programs. The applicant should be open minded, active and have a good command of the English language.
Salary: Payment will be in accordance with the official agreement on tariffs for public-service employees TV-L, 75% of E13 (cf. http://oeffentlicher-dienst.info/tv-l/west/).
Application Procedure: Questions can be addressed to Prof. Dr. Thomas Bohlen by e-mail (thomas.bohlen@kit.edu) or telephone (+49 721 608 44416). Please submit your application no later than 15.08.2015 per e-mail as one pdf file to thomas.bohlen@kit.edu.
The file should include: (1) cover letter, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) copies of academic degrees and transcript of records, (4) contact for one letter of recommendation, (5) list of publications. KIT aims to balance the number of female and male employees. Therefore, women are especially encouraged to apply.
Applicants with disabilities will be preferred if equally qualified.
Information about the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1173, the Wave Inversion Technology consortium (WIT), and the Geophysical Institute can be found here:
www.wit-consortium.de, and www.gpi.ki t .edu , respectively.