Skip to main content
Bayi Glacier in Qilian Mountain, China (Credit: Xiaoming Wang, distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Job advertisement Postdoctoral researcher in earthquake geophysics

EGU logo

European Geosciences Union

www.egu.eu

Postdoctoral researcher in earthquake geophysics

Position
Postdoctoral researcher in earthquake geophysics

Employer

Ruhr University Bochum

The position is advertised in the Tectonic Geodesy Working group in the Faculty for Geosciences.

Homepage: https://www.geo.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en/tectonic-geodesy


Location
Bochum, Germany

Sector
Academic

Relevant divisions
Geodesy (G)
Geodynamics (GD)
Seismology (SM)

Type
Full time

Level
Experienced

Salary
The position is salaried and based on the collective agreement of the Länder (TV-L). If the personal and collective agreement requirements are met, the employee will receive pay grade E13 TV-L. https://oeffentlicher-dienst.info/

Required education
PhD

Application deadline
Open until the position is filled

Posted
25 April 2025

Job description

Postdoctoral researcher in earthquake geophysics

The Tectonic Geodesy working group at RUB, Germany is developing approaches to improve the monitoring of active plate boundaries with geodetic data. We combine geodetic data analyses with geophysical modeling techniques and complementary datasets (such as seismic data products) to characterize the evolving state along various fault systems worldwide.

Your tasks:

We are looking for someone with research experience and continued interest in the topics of earthquake cycle geophysics, geodynamics, or applied machine learning. We expect that suitable candidates will have experience in two or more of the following topics:

- Numerical modeling of earthquake/tectonic/geodynamic processes
- Modern optimization techniques (e.g. deep learning, automatic differentiation, SciML)
- Use of geodetic data (such as GNSS, InSAR, gravity measurements) for geophysical modelling
- Seismic waveform modelling
- Finite elements simulations

We expect the successful candidate to pursue their own research on topics that align with the above-mentioned research interests of the working group.

The position comes with teaching-related duties according to §3 Lehrverpflichtungsverordnung NRW (Teaching Obligation Ordinance of North Rhine-Westphalia).

Your profile:
- You must have completed a PhD in one of the related disciplines (see above).
- Demonstrable skills in scientific programming
- Proficiency in running code on HPC


How to apply

Apply here

Please include a motivation letter (including information about what topics you would like to research at RUB), your CV and your qualification certificates (BSc, MSc, and PhD certificates) in your application and provide the contact details of two referees in your CV. If you have any question about the position please send an email (without attachments) to jonathan.bedford@rub.de