COMET Research Fellow in Strain Mapping with Satellite Geodesy (ENVEE1312)

Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a background in Earth science and skills in processing InSAR data for tectonic applications? Do you want to further your career with a world-leading research organisation?

The Centre for Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics (COMET) is seeking to recruit a creative research fellow in strain mapping with satellite geodesy to join our active and ambitious research team.

COMET is a world-leading research centre based in the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds, and involving researchers from across the UK. We use state-of-the-art Earth observation techniques, including Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR), to study earthquakes and volcanoes, and help understand the hazards they pose.

InSAR is particularly important to our work following the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Sentinel-1A satellite in April 2014 and the resulting increase in the availability, volume, frequency and quality of Earth observation data.

In this role, you will specifically be responsible for the production of large-scale crustal velocity fields and crustal strain models from InSAR and GPS for the Alpine-Himalayan belt. Although based in the School of Earth and Environment, you will be expected to work with scientists across our partner institutions.

With a PhD in Earth Sciences or a related discipline, you will have excellent communication skills, the ability to work as part of a team, and experience in processing InSAR data for tectonic applications. 

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Professor Andy Hooper, Professor of Geodesy and Geophysics 

Tel: +44 (0)113343 7723, email a.hooper@leeds.ac.uk

or Professor Tim Wright, Professor of Satellite Geodesy 

Tel: +44 (0)113343 5258, email t.j.wright@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 17 Apr 2019
Category: Research