Glaciated North Atlantic Margins
(GLANAM)
Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) 2013-2017
Job Opportunities
Up to 15 PhD and Post. Doc. Positions in marine/glacial
geology
GLANAM aims at improving the career prospects and development of young researchers in
both the public and private sector within the field of earth science, focusing specifically on
North Atlantic Glaciated Margins. The scientists will perform multi-disciplinary research and
receive training through interconnected work packages that collectively address knowledge
gaps related to the large, glacial age, sedimentary depocentres on the North Atlantic Margin.
The scientific goal of GLANAM is to determine the controls on the development, in time and
space of glaciated continental margins. Research objectives will focus on:
1. The role of different glacial/non-glacial sedimentary processes in shaping the
glaciated NA margins.
2. The extent, timing and rates of decay of marine- based ice sheets.
3. The influence of ice ages on hydrocarbon systems.
4. The influence of climate change and sedimentary processes on the fluid flow (and
gas hydrate) systems.
5. To identify the controlling factors and the role of submarine mass movements
(with resulting tsunamis) on the glaciated NA margins.
All posts will be located at one of the partners institutions: University of Bergen (UoB),
University of Tromsø (UoT), University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), North Energy Exploration,
Durham University (UDUR), Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), University of
Ulster (UoU), Denmark and Greenland Geological Survey (GEUS)
For more information on the GLANAM project, contact the coordinator: Prof. Hans Petter
Sejrup (UoB) sejrup@geo.uib.no
To apply please follow the links to individual posts:
Position
Host
instituti
on
Applicati
on
deadline
Early Stage Researcher: Changes in glacial dynamics of the former
Barents Sea Ice Sheet through a glacial cycle <link:
http://www.jobbnorge.no/job.aspx?jobid=90532 >
UoT,
Norway
March 7,
2013
Early Stage Researcher: Pleistocene ice sheet history of the Eastern
North Sea <link: http://www.jobbnorge.no/job.aspx?jobid=89333 >
UoB,
Norway
March
14, 2013
Early Stage Researcher: Slides in glacigenic settings: from fjords to
deep sea <link: http://www.jobbnorge.no/job.aspx?jobid=89327 >
UoB,
Norway
March
14, 2013
Early Stage Researcher: Late Weichselian ice-sheet dynamics and
deglaciation history of the northern and eastern Svalbard margins
<link:
http://www.unis.no/30_ABOUT_UNIS/4020_Vacant_Positions/vacant
_positions.htm
UNIS,
Norway
March
12, 2013
UDUR,
U.K.
March
29, 2013
Early Stage Researcher: Pleistocene ice sheet history of the Western
North Sea <link: http://ig5.igrasp.com/fe/tpl_durham01.asp?newms=jj&id=79679&newlang=1 >
UDUR,
U.K.
March
29, 2013
Early Stage Researcher: Glacimarine sedimentary processes and
UDUR,
March
Early Stage Researcher: Late Quaternary glaciation of the continental shelf
offshore of NW Ireland <link: http://ig5.i-
grasp.com/fe/tpl_durham01.asp?newms=jj&id=79679&newlang=1 >
products at fjord-terminating (tidewater) glacier margins <link:
http://ig5.igrasp.com/fe/tpl_durham01.asp?newms=jj&id=79679&newlang=1 >
U.K.
29, 2013
Experienced Researcher/Research Associate: Geophysical Modelling
of North Atlantic glaciated margins <link: https://ig5.igrasp.com/fe/tpl_durham01.asp?newms=jj&id=79678&newlang=1 >
UDUR,
U.K.
March
29, 2013
Early Stage Researcher: Deglacial history of the NW sector of the last
British-Irish Ice Sheet
SAMS,
U.K.
Early Stage Researcher: Timing, forcing and onshore-offshore
correlations on the western margin of the British-Irish Ice Sheet
UoU,
U.K.
Experienced Researcher: Seismic architecture of the northeast
Greenland margin
GEUS,
Denmar
k
Experienced Researcher: Seismic architecture of the southeast
Greenland margin
GEUS,
Denmar
k
Early Stage Researcher: West Greenland glaciated margin sedimentary GEUS,
processes
Denmar
k
Early Stage Researcher: Quantification of uplift and erosion using rock
physics and compaction trends in shales
North
Energy,
Norway
Experienced Researcher: Fluid flow and glacial processes
UoB,
Norway
There are no restrictions on nationality but all applicants should check carefully the eligibility and
residency requirements for these posts.
Early Stage Researcher posts are open for those wishing to undertake a PhD and with less than 4
years of research experience.
Experienced Researcher posts are open for those who have a PhD or equivalent and a research
experience of less than 5 years.
The researcher must not have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc) in the
country of his/her host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to
his/her recruitment. Short stays, such as holidays, are not taken into account.
GLANAM receives funding from the People Programme (Marie Curie Actions) of the European
Union’s 7th Framework Programme under REA grant agreement no. 317217.