[ES_JOBS_NET] Graduate student positions available for Chain transform fault experiment

[Jessica Warren]

Dear all,

We are recruiting graduate students to join an interdisciplinary project to
study the dynamic behavior of the Chain transform fault in the equatorial
Atlantic Ocean. Oceanic transform faults consist of sections that slip in
large earthquakes separated by sections that are primarily aseismic. They
display a variety of structural features – valleys, transverse ridges,
median ridges, flower structures, fault segmentation – whose origins are
linked to stress, strain, and material properties. This project will use
two research cruises to deploy a range of techniques to understand these
features by analyzing the structure and composition of the Chain transform
fault.

Available projects include:

   - Constraining fault surface expression using autonomous underwater
   vehicle surveys
   - Evaluation of crustal and fault structure at depth from multi-channel
   seismic data
   - Identification of fault zone rock properties through analysis of
   deformed rocks
   - Exploration of the role of magmas using geochemical techniques

PhD and Master’s positions are available at the University of Delaware,
Boston College, Boise State University, and Indiana University Bloomington.
Positions will be fully funded through a mixture of research and teaching
assistantships. Students will have opportunities to participate in a
research cruise, collaborate across disciplines, engage in project
outreach, attend a multi-institution tectonics course, and work with
additional collaborators at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Prospective students should contact: Prof. Jessica Warren (warrenj at udel.edu)
for projects in rock deformation and ultramafic geochemistry; Prof. Mark
Behn (behnm at bc.edu) and Prof. Jianhua Gong (gongjian at iu.edu) for projects
based on geophysical methods and fault tectonics; and Prof. Dorsey Wanless (
dwanless at boisestate.edu)  for projects on basalt petrology and
geochemistry. Priority will be given to applications received in early
January 2024 (please look at individual institution websites for specific
application guidance).

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Professor Jessica M. Warren
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Delaware
www.jessicamwarren.com
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