PostdocPhysical Sciences
Research Assistant
The University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Advertised pay£41,064 to £48,822
Apply on employer site →Posted September 2, 2026
About the role
Fixed-term (24 months, 0.5 FTE) research role in the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh, studying why volcanic debris avalanches travel exceptionally long distances via granular heating mechanisms. Work involves analyzing field data and samples from the Chimborazo debris avalanche in Ecuador, high-pressure shear-cell experiments at Chengdu University of Technology, and discrete-element/depth-averaged modeling of debris-avalanche dynamics. Requires a PhD in geophysical mass flows or granular physics.
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