Research Associate

A Research Associate position is available in the Department of Geography, Durham University, within the Marie Curie Initial Training Network GLANAM (Glaciated North Atlantic Margins). The GLANAM network involves a co-ordinated research project between seven academic partners with complementary expertise in glacial and marine geology, geophysics, and modelling: Durham University, University of Bergen, University of Tromso, Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), University of Ulster, Denmark and Greenland Geological Survey, and the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS). There is one full industrial partner, North Energy and two associate industrial partners involved in training activities, Statoil and Volcanic Basin Petroleum Research.

The network will employ 15 researchers who will each have an individual research project based at one of the full partners, but involving secondments or shorter visits to other partners in GLANAM. The 15 projects are focussed on various aspects of Glaciation of the North Atlantic margins. There is also an extensive programme of training in scientific, field, technical and transferrable skills.

The Research Associate post in Geophysical Modelling is for a fixed term of up to 2 years with a preferred starting date of 1 October 2013. The post will be based in Durham University but involve two secondments of 1-3 months to University of Tromso and Statoil in Norway.

There are no nationality restrictions but the post is subject to a residency requirement: At the recruitment date the candidate may not have been resident or carried out his/her main activity in the UK for more than 12 months in the previous 36 months. Short stays, such as holidays, are not taken into account.

Reference Number: 2463                                  

Closing Date: 14^th March 2013

Further details of the post are available on our website (http://www.dur.ac.uk/jobs/)