iCRAG Post-doctoral position TP2.2. PD1
Quaternary Seismostratigraphies of Irish Shelf Seas (QuSISS)
Closing Date for Applications: 1st May 2015
School: Biological, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES)
College: College of Science, Engineering and Food Science, University College
Cork, Ireland.
Contract Type: Fixed Term Whole-Time
Job Type: Research
Salary: IUA Post-Doctoral Researcher Scale: €33,975 - €38,155 p.a.
iCRAG is funded under the SFI Research Centres Programme and is co-funded
under the European Regional Development Fund.
Position Summary
A post-doctoral researcher is sought to undertake a project that will produce a
Quaternary stratigraphic framework for the south coast of Ireland and the Irish sector
of Irish Sea. The project will involve the collation of existing shallow seismic data
within an ArcGIS (10.2) framework to form part of a national inventory. New seismic
data will be collected during the project to increase seismic data coverage in areas of
stratigraphic complexity and ambiguity, to fill in data gaps and collect regional
seismic tie-lines. In additional, vibrocoring will target penetrable units where they
sub-crop in order to ground truth and characterise the units sedimentologically and
geotechnically. Existing and new shallow seismic data will then be processed using
the IHS KINGDOM suite ideally (or CODA and SEISEE) with formal
seismostratigraphic units defined and data products produced (e.g. isopach
coverages). ArcGIS and Fledermaus will be used as visualisation tools. Importantly,
the analysis of seismic lines and the 3D model will be further used to generate
developmental history of Irish shelf seas with unit geometries and spatial extents
enabling insights into the nature of glacial ice limits, glacial and glacial-marine
incision and deposition, and the early Holocene transgression. The successful
candidate will join a large applied geoscience research centre, iCRAG, in the UCC
School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences: iCRAG is national research
centre with a presence in all of the Irish research institutions involved in
Geosciences. . iCRAG is funded under the SFI Research Centres Programme and is
co-funded under the European Regional Development Fund.
Post Duration: 2 years
Key Duties and Responsibilities
This project will be considered as a period of training as the researcher will have dual
goals in terms of the research project and their own career development. The
researcher will be mentored by the Principal Investigator (PI). While the primary
focus of the Postdoctoral Researcher will be research, the complete list of duties and
responsibilities will include the following activities;
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To conduct and lead a research programme on the development of a
Quaternary seismostratigraphic model for Irish shelf seas with geological
interpretations.
To actively engage in the dissemination of the research results (in particular
the preparation and submission of research papers to high impact
international journals) as directed by and under the supervision of a Principal
Investigator.
To interact closely with postgraduate research students who are studying for
a Masters or a PhD in related subject areas in the School of BEES and have
an agreed role in supporting these students in their day to day research in
conjunction with the Principal Investigator.
To engage in appropriate training and professional development opportunities
as required by the Principal Investigator in order to develop research skills
and competencies.
To gain and develop experience in grant writing.
To acquire generic and transferable skills (including project management,
business skills and postgraduate mentoring/supervision).
To engage in the wider research and scholarly activities of the School of
Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at UCC.
To carry out administrative work to support the programme of research.
To carry out additional duties as may reasonably be required within the
general scope and level of the post.
To contribute to costing research grant proposals and assist in the financial
management of the research project.
For informal enquiries on the post candidates should contact:
Name: Prof. Andy Wheeler
Title: Geology, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University
College Cork, Ireland
Email Address: a.wheeler@ucc.ie
Telephone: +353 21 490 4577
To Apply:
Please submit a short cover letter and C.V. to Prof. Andy Wheeler at the above
email address on or before the closing date of 1st May 2015.
Supplementary Information on the School of Biological, Earth & Environmental
Sciences and the post is available at the following URL: http://www.ucc.ie/en/bees/