Opportunities

We have an open position for a postdoctoral research associate to join PetroLab starting from fall of 2023 to lead a research project in paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental reconstruction.

“Reconstructing the dynamics and magnitude of the African monsoon system in space and time” 

The projects include utilizing a set of modern analytical techniques on exceptionally well preserved lake archives, aiming to reconstruct Early Pleistocene-Pliocene climate and environmental variability. The project will be carried out at the Basin Analysis and Petrophysical Laboratory at the Department of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa. 

Important details: Candidates  may  be  no  longer  than  4  years  after attaining  their  PhD  at  the  time of application (not including maternity leave). Deadline for applications is December 2023.  The application should be submitted via the Israeli host. The fellowship is 52.000 USD per year (+8.000 USD for research and travel expenses) for 2 years, with high chances of renewal for another year. For more details on the application process please refer to the following link.

Please send your application files (complete CV, transcripts, and letter of interest) by e-mail to Prof. Nicolas Waldmann (nwaldmann@univ.haifa.ac.il). Don't hesitate to contact me for further information.

Within the framework of a collaboration between the University of São Paulo and the University of Haifa, we are searching for a graduate student to work on the interpretation of Sub-Bottom Profiler (SBP) data collected from offshore Brazil. The student would enroll in the International MSc program at the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences (University of Haifa, Israel) for a duration of 2 years. During selected term breaks the student will participate in a scientific cruise offshore Brazil to work with Prof. Luigi Jovane who will provide geological context and information from sediment cores for data interpretation. Commencement date would be in March 2024, or soon thereafter.

International MSc Program: http://marsci.haifa.ac.il/index.php/en/m-sc-heading/intprog-geo

Project description:

As part of a joint USP-UH effort, a geophysical survey in Saco de Mamangua (Brazil) using a Sub-Bottom Profiler will be available for the purposes of this study. Marine sediments in this site are fantastic archives of a series of geological processes (floods, landslides, sea level oscillations and earthquakes) and environmental change (climate and change in land use). Long term hydrological variations are also recorded with changes in sedimentology, geochemistry and biological proxies. The thickness and distribution of the marine sediments in the site are inferred from interpretation of the sub-bottom profiler. Analyzing this data can thus inform about a site’s potential as an environmental archive, as well as highlight major events in the geological history since the Pliocene. The processing and analysis of SBP data is fundamental to complement the analysis of marine cores.

The goal of this project is to Interpret the SBP data and amalgamate the data with the sediment cores in order to provide (1) a context for the analysis of the sediments, (2) knowledge about the occurrence of natural hazards such as landslides, earthquakes and faulting in the region, (3) potentially inform about paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental changes.

We have an open position for a MSc to join PetroLab team to carry out a research study on: 

“Understanding changing sedimentary patterns in the Levant Basin in light of oceanographic variability during the Pliocene"

The project includes utilizing a set of modern analytical techniques on exceptionally well preserved marine archives, aiming to reconstruct sedimentary processes in light of oceanographic changes during the Holocene. The project will be carried out at the Basin Analysis and Petrophysical Laboratory at the Department of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa. Fieldwork component will be an important part of research and will include utilization of modern analytical methods. 

Important details: A Diploma degree in geosciences (or equivalent) at the start of the project (March 1st 2024 or soon thereafter) is required. Successful candidates are expected to show broad earth-science interests, ability to conduct this multi-approach MSc project as a team member and should have good communication skills in English.

Please send your application files (complete CV, transcripts and letter of interest) by e-mail to Prof. Nicolas Waldmann (nwaldmann@univ.haifa.ac.il).