Two new PhD positions in Ocean Bottom Seismology at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Martha Savage
We are seeking two PhD students for an exciting research project studying the relation between slow slip, tremor and “fast earthquakes” on the Hikurangi Subduction Zone offshore New Zealand. The students will join our seismology group at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and play a key role in a government funded research programme aiming to forecast the size of future tsunamigenic earthquakes.
In this PhD research programme you will apply cutting-edge analysis tools to Ocean Bottom Seismometer data above a subducting slab. You will study the differences in seismicity across a boundary between where the plate moves slowly via creep and slow slip events, and the part of the slab that is locked and is expected to slip mainly in large earthquakes. You will have the opportunity to participate in research voyages and to work with collaborators around the world. There will also be multiple opportunities for fieldwork in locations across New Zealand.
You will be a self-motivated, and well-organised student with appropriate qualifications in Earth Science or Physics. Skills in Python programming are highly desirable.
The PhD programme will be supervised by Prof. Martha Savage and Dr. Emily Warren-Smith of Earth Science New Zealand, and includes a PhD stipend of $35,000 NZD per year for three years. All tuition fees are covered and there is financial support for overseas conference attendance and a research placement with colleagues in Japan, Canada or Germany.
The position is based in the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington, with start dates flexible after March 1st 2026.
Please contact Martha Savage (martha...@vuw.ac.nz) with initial interest, and include a CV and a copy of your most recent transcript. We will begin reviewing the applications after December 15.
Martha Savage
Professor of Geophysics, SGEES
Victoria University of Wellington
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Box 600, Wellington 6140
New Zealand
Email: Martha...@vuw.ac.nz
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