Application deadline: Feb 15 (Wed), 2006

Job description: Full research assistantships are immediately available for students wishing to do graduate (Ph.D) studies in geophysics/seismology. We seek individuals with a strong background in mathematics and (geo)physics. Willingness to do fieldwork and participate in research cruises is essential. Experiences with the Linux/Unix operating system and high performance cluster computation are desirable.

The successful candidates will work within an active group of students, faculty, and visiting scientists that has a strong interest in the development of finite-frequency tomographic methods and their applications to image seismic velocity and attenuation structures of the earth from local to global scales. For more information about research projects, please visit http://espo.gso.uri.edu/~yang/

Send CV and a statement of interest to Prof. Yang Shen at yshen@gso.uri.edu. For more information about graduate application and admission, please visit our web site http://www.gso.uri.edu/academics/admissions.html