Dear CIG Community,
A fully funded PhD position is offered at the Njord Center, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Oslo, in the framework of the ERC StG project DYNAMICE – Exploring the impact of anisotropic viscosity on the interplay between ice and mantle dynamics. The application deadline is the 28th of February. Starting date: 1st of October 2025.
The PhD candidate will explore the role of anisotropic viscosity on GIA (glacial isostatic adjustment) processes beneath the ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, with the main objective of determining the feedback between the anisotropic upper mantle and ice mass changes during periods of deglaciations. The candidate will use seismic anisotropy observations to map out regions of varying mantle textures beneath Greenland and Antarctica, and the geodynamic software ASPECT to numerically model GIA response to ice mass loss above areas with anisotropic mantle viscosity.
The full advertisement can be found here: PhD Research Fellow in GIA modeling (274544) | University of Oslo
You can read more about the DYNAMICE project in this EGU blog post: Geodynamics | DYNAMICE: An ERC Starting grant project to bridge the gap between geodynamics and ice modelling
We would greatly appreciate your help in circulating this advertisement within your networks, including colleagues and motivated students who might be interested in pursuing this compelling opportunity.
Best Regards,
Ágnes Király