[Geoqus] PhD and Postdoctoral positions - CRYSTAL2PLATE

[ffunicie at uniroma3.it]

CRYSTAL2PLATE
"Marie Curie Initial Training Network in Earth Sciences"

In the framework of a newly established research and educational
program of the European Community we invite applications of highly
motivated individuals for 10 PhD and 2 Postdoc positions starting
from September 1st, 2009.

CRYSTAL2PLATE is an interdisciplinary research and training network
that aims to advance our understanding on a key question in Earth
Sciences, still unsolved 40 years after the establishment of the
theory of plate tectonics: How does mantle convection produces, and
is modified by, plate tectonics.

The core of the CRYSTAL2PLATE training program is made of
cross-disciplinary research projects that address this fundamental
question. To attain this objective, CRYSTAL2PLATE research projects
will explicitly consider interactions between physical and chemical
processes as well as between crystal-scale processes and large-scale
dynamics in the mantle.
They will combine case studies in well-chosen target areas with new
developments in petrophysics, seismology, geochemistry, and
petrology as well as laboratory, theoretical, and numerical modeling
of the mantle from the cm- to the global scale. Each project
involves at least two different disciplinary approaches and will be
co-supervised by senior scientists from different institutions. The
high-level training will be completed by thematic short-courses,
field trips, workshops, and by personal and career development
courses and activities.

The aim of the CRYSTAL2PLATE training program is to provide:
(1) state-of-the-art concepts and leading-edge techniques essential
to study complex natural systems via collaborative research
projects, courses, and scientific exchanges within and beyond the
network;

(2) essential career-management skills via courses and activities
aimed to develop organizational, management, and networking skills;
and

(3) an understanding of the impact of research results for the
private sector and an insight of the enterprise world via exchanges
with and visits to associated industrial partners.

The CRYSTAL2PLATE network is composed by 7 European research teams
internationally recognized for their expertise in complementary
fields of Earth Sciences:
• Université de Montpellier 2, France (Coordinator; petrophysics,
geochemistry, seismology)
• University of Bristol, UK (seismology, geochemistry)
• ETH Zurich, Switzerland (geodynamical modelling, thermodynamics)
• Laboratoire Fluides, Automatique et Systèmes Thermiques, Orsay,
France (fluid mechanics & geodynamics)
• University Roma TRE, Italy (experimental tectonics)
• University of Utrecht, Netherlands (seismology)
• Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, Granada, Spain
(petrology)

A more complete description of the CRYSTAL2PLATE positions and
training program, deadlines and online application forms can be
found at:

http://www.gm.univ-montp2.fr/CRYSTAL2PLATE/home.html


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Francesca Funiciello (PhD)
EURYI Awardee - ESF researcher
Dip. Scienze Geologiche Univ. "Roma Tre"
L.go S.Leonardo Murialdo, 1
00146 Roma, Italy
email: ffunicie at uniroma3.it
phone: +39-0657338058
fax: +39-0657338201
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