PhD opportunity - KU Abu Dhabi (January 2027 Geodynamics / Seismology / Tectonics) Khalifa University in United Arab Emirates

Shikoku Research Institute Co., Ltd. is recruiting a researcher/postdoc-equivalent for its Geological Research Group in the Civil Engineering Department in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan . The position focuses on seismology, geodesy, earthquake analysis, crustal deformation analysis, volcanology, and solid earth sciences , with research aimed at understanding earthquake occurrence mechanisms in the Shikoku region and predicting future earthquakes, as well as studying volcanic phenomena affecting Shiko...

FRIAS Early Career Fellowship Programme 2027/28 at the University of Freiburg This is a funded research fellowship for early-career researchers (post-PhD) to carry out an independent project at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), University of Freiburg, in Freiburg, Germany. The fellowship lasts 4–10 months and is fully employed and paid (salaried). It also includes a research cost contribution and travel support. Research areas highlighted in the post include mantle convection,...

Sandia National Laboratories is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher in Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) with a focus on Distributed Strain Sensing (DSS) , seismology , geophysics , and seismic modeling . The role is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States and is described as a hybrid position with onsite/offsite work. The research involves developing analysis methods for DSS data from short-length fiber optic cables, interpreting in-situ stress conditions before and after experiments,...

Rice University’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences is recruiting a Postdoctoral Associate in Machine Learning & Geophysics with Dr. Ian McBrearty’s lab in Houston, Texas, United States. The McBrearty Lab works at the intersection of machine learning and physics , developing data-driven methods for earthquake monitoring , processing data from large seismic networks , and building neural-surrogate emulations of PDEs governing tectonic and volcanic processes. The role empha...

Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) is recruiting PhD students and postdoctoral researchers for interdisciplinary research in marine geology , marine geophysics , seismology , rock physics , and geotechnical engineering . The positions are suited to candidates interested in field-, marine-, and data-driven geoscience and engineering research. The work may include land-based and offshore geophysical surveys, earthquake monitoring and source characterization, 2D and 3D subsu...