PhD Position
in
Computational Geology
Florida State University
A PhD position is available
at the Florida State University, Department of Geological Sciences (www.gly.fsu.edu)
and School of Computational Science (www.csit.fsu.edu), to perform studies
on sediment transport and morphology of tidal deltas. We seek students with
quantitative skills (differential equations, numerical methods, statistics)
who have knowledge of one or more of the following programming languages:
Fortran, C, C++, Matlab, and a bachelor degree (diploma) in Earth sciences,
Oceanography, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or Physics.
Doctoral students will enjoy affiliation with the interdisciplinary School
of Computational Science that provides a leading-edge high-performance computational
facility.
The research goal is the development of a model for sediment deposition
and erosion in tidal environments, through a project sponsored by the NSF
program MARGINS (www.margins.wustl.edu/Home.html).
In the lower reaches of many rivers tidal fluctuations are the key factor
controlling the delivery of sediments to the continental shelf, the shape
and morphology of the river delta, and the stratigraphy of the accumulated
deposits. In our project we propose to develop a numerical model to study
the morphology, sediment delivery, and related stratigraphy of tidal dominated
deltas. As a case study we will focus our effort on the Fly River, Papua
New Guinea.
The research assistant will also benefit from collaborations in related
modeling projects, focused on the morphology of the Florida shelf and on sediment
transport processes in the Venice lagoon, Italy (see also http://www.gly.fsu.edu/~fagherazzi/).
The research assistantship will provide a full tuition waiver and a competitive
stipend with benefits. Applications should include CV, name and e-mail address
of one or two referees.
Contact:
Dr. Sergio Fagherazzi
Department of Geological Sciences and School of Computational Science
Florida State University Dirac Science Library
Office 462 DSL
Tallahassee FL, 32306-4120
E-mail: sergio@csit.fsu.edu
URL: http://www.gly.fsu.edu/~fagherazzi/
Phone: (850) 644-4274, Fax: (850) 644-0098