Post-doctoral researcher in DAS seismology: DAS in the EPICA borehole at Dome C, Antarctica in Strasbourg

Post-doctoral researcher in DAS seismology: DAS in the EPICA borehole at Dome C, Antarctica

Employer

Cryospheric Sciences (CR)
Seismology (SM)

Type

Contract

Level

Entry level

Required education

PhD

27 November 2026

Posted

27 October 2026

The Université de Strasbourg (ITES) is recruiting a post-doctoral researcher in DAS seismology for DASEC (Deep listening: fiber-optic seismology in the Antarctic ice sheet), a two-year project funded through a USIAS Fellowship.

During the 2027–2028 austral summer, DASEC will deploy DAS fibre in the EPICA ice-core borehole and along a surface array at Concordia Station, Dome C, East Antarctica, together with seismic nodes and active seismic sources. The data will address the crystal fabric of the deep ice beneath a dome, the properties of the ice–bedrock interface, whether passive seismic sources exist in a slowly deforming dome, and how firn properties vary where snow accumulation is very low.

The post-doctoral researcher will plan the deployment, develop and test the analysis suite, lead the field campaign at Concordia (six to eight weeks, December 2027 – January 2028) as the only DASEC team member on site, and lead the first analysis and publications. They will have first access to the new dataset.

Duration: 18 months, full time, starting 1 March 2027. Location: ITES, Strasbourg, France, with fieldwork at Dome C.

Requirements: PhD in seismology, geophysics, glaciology or a related field, obtained less than 3 years ago; field experience with DAS or dense seismic arrays; scientific programming in Python, including large continuous datasets; less than two years of post-doctoral experience. Polar experience is welcome but not required. French is not required.

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