This is an opportunity for a PhD student to work on subduction zone seafloor geodesy and megathrust processes at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG). The doctoral program will be based at the Department of Geological Sciences in the Jackson School of Geosciences, ranked one of the best geophysics graduate programs in the US.

About the Opportunity

We are currently seeking a PhD student to join the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics and th Department of Geological Sciences in the Jackson School of Geosciences at UT Austin. This NSF-funded project focuses on the analysis of data from borehole observatories installed at the offshore Hikurangi subduction zone in New Zealand, to investigate slow slip event processes on the plate boundary. The student working on this project will have the opportunity to collaborate with a broad team of principal investigators, postdocs and students addressing the interplay between hydrological, geochemical, and deformation processes and their relationship to earthquake and slow slip occurrence at subduction zones. The student will also have opportunities to participate in seagoing research voyages, and be part of a vibrant subduction geophysics and geomechanics research program at UTIG that includes deep expertise in marine geophysics, seafloor geodesy, numerical modeling, laboratory experimentation, geomechanics, fault geology, and ocean drilling.

For information please contact Laura Wallace and Demian Saffer.

How to Apply

All applications must be submitted by the appropriate deadline (Dec. 1, 2022 for priority and fellowship consideration, and Jan. 1, 2023 for all applications). See How to Apply. More information about the application process can be found at the Jackson School’s Admissions Portal.

For additional information concerning the application process, contact the Jackson School of Geosciences graduate Program Coordinator, Philip Guerrero.