Applications are invited for a two-year Post-doctoral Research Assistant in Planetary Seismology, within Bristol University’s School of Earth Sciences. The post will focus on NASA’s InSight geophysics mission, which lands on Mars in late 2016. NASA InSight aims to probe the detailed internal structure of Mars for the first time by deploying two tripod-mounted seismometers …[Read More]
Seismology
What if everyone jumped at once?
One person’s jump is practically negligible when compared to Earth’s internal forces. But, what if everyone jumped together at the same time? There are roughly 7 billion people on Earth, with a total weight of approximately 350 billion kilogram. What if we all jumped together at once? Are we able to shake the planet? Are we …[Read More]
Young Scientists renamed Early Career Scientists
A message from Laura Roberts the EGU Communications Officer (early career scientists’ contact person at the EGU Office) Following feedback from the 2014 young scientists survey, supported by the findings of the Young Scientist Forum at the EGU General Assembly 2014, the EGU Council has decided to replace the term Young Scientist (YS) by Early Career Scientist …[Read More]
Looking for a new position in seismology?
Did you know that EGU has a dedicated page for jobs. The EGU offers a platform for job seekers to find vacancies in the Earth, planetary and space sciences. Available research positions are displayed online. Checkout the seismology jobs currently advertised on the EGU page: https://www.egu.eu/jobs/search/?category=18 Employers can post a vacancy, free of charge, by filling …[Read More]
EGU2016: Call-for-Sessions
The next EGU General Assembly 2016 (EGU2016) will be held again at the Austria Center Vienna from 17 Apr 2016 to 22 Apr 2016. The European Geosciences Union invites you, from now until 18 Sep 2015, to take an active part in organizing the scientific programme of the conference. You can do this at: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2016/provisionalprogramme Please suggest …[Read More]
Open call for submission: EGU Meetings Support and the launch of the Galileo Conferences
The EGU welcomes proposals of support for the Galileo Conferences: a newly established type of meeting which will be fully supported by EGU. The EGU Galileo conferences address well-focused cutting-edge topics at the frontier of geosciences research. A limited number, typically about one hundred internationally recognised scientists meet for 3-5 days to discuss and debate issues …[Read More]
To b, not to b, or to b with Voronoi?
The b-value is that parameter of the Gutenberg-Richter relation which controls the ratio of small to large earthquakes. Intriguing temporal and spatial variations of the b-value have been reported in recent years, for example sudden b-value changes at active fault zones. Are such sharp spatial b-value variations merely a result of crude undersampling? To address …[Read More]
Workshop: Software Writing Skills for Your Research
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, has just opened the registration for the workshop ‘Software Writing Skills for Your Research – Workshop for Novices’ planned on September 23-25, 2015. The workshop addresses the passing of software writing skills to young scientists, the next generation of researchers in the Earth, planetary and space sciences. …[Read More]
Six Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Earth Systems (including seismology)
Six new post-doctoral fellowships have been made available at the Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), Lisbon, Portugal. IDL, an Associate Laboratory hosted by the Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, is seeking 6 highly motivated post-doctoral fellows to integrate its research groups. IDL research covers broad range Earth System Science and its applications, in areas such as Meteorology, Climatology, …[Read More]
1-PhD Scholarship in numerical modeling of the Iberian lithospheric structure and topographic evolution
Last-minute call among your students, since the deadline is June 29th at 15:00. The full information for this position is available from the http://www.ictja.csic.es/ website Department of Structure & Dynamics of the Earth CSIC-Institute for Earth Sciences Jaume Almera Within the Framework of the research project: Modeling the Topographic Evolution of Iberia A geoscience project has been funded by …[Read More]