Deadline: 27 February 2022.
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ, Belgium) and UGent (Department of Geology, Belgium) are recruiting two new PhD researchers to study the Quaternary stratigraphy and evolution of the North Sea.
The two PhD positions are part of the new, BELSPO-funded research project WALDO (Where are All the (proglacial) Lake seDiments in the NOrth Sea Basin).
The 4-year PhD researcher positions will test the hypothesis that proglacial lakes were important landscape features in the southern North Sea during the Quaternary, with a special focus on the Elsterian and Saalian glacial periods. The PhD researcher will use advanced marine geological research techniques, such as multibeam bathymetric mapping, sub-bottom and high-resolution reflection seismic profiling, and sediment (vibro)coring followed by a multi-proxy core analysis, involving core scanning (CT, MSCL, XRF), geochemistry, mineralogy, fabric analysis, microfossil analysis, geochronology.
The aim will be to refine the complex Quaternary stratigraphy of the North Sea Basin and identify the presence of glaciolacustrine deposits, map their extent and define their stratigraphic and geomorphological context.
How to apply
Application to be submitted electronically in a single PDF file, by e-mail, to Prof. Marc De Batist (marc [dot] debatist
ugent [dot] be).
Application should Include CV, a motivation letter and an overview of study results (transcript of records).
All applications will be assessed after the deadline and shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a remote interview, which will take place on 7-8 March 2022.
For more information, please see the full job descriptions below.