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The Applied Geophysics Research Group is part of the Division of Geoscience and Environmental Technology at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering at Luleå University of Technology. The department consists of approximately 400 employees, with research conducted in geoscience, geotechnical engineering, mining, metallurgy, and civil engineering. The department has well-developed collaborations with research institutes, industrial partners, and authorities. The environment is open and dynamic, bringing together researchers from around fifty different nationalities and students from around the world. This three-year postdoctoral position is within the Applied Geophysics Research Group, one of the world's longest-standing research groups continuously active in mineral exploration and geoelectromagnetic studies.
Subject Description
Applied Geophysics encompasses studies of how physical laws and methods can be used to understand the properties of bedrock and loose deposits. This includes developing and applying methods for exploring and investigating natural resources such as mineral occurrences and water, as well as environmental and infrastructure-related issues.
Project Description
This position is part of a project to understand (i) the relationship between basement and cover in northern Norrbotten, and (ii) the role of Archean basement reworking in controlling Proterozoic critical raw material (CRM) reserves and the extent to which large-scale, reactivated basement structures focused mineralization. The focus is on regional three-dimensional (3D) anisotropic magnetotelluric (MT) imaging of the deep crust and upper mantle. MT results will be integrated with new geological and other geophysical findings from a dynamic team working on this interdisciplinary project.
Job Responsibilities
Main tasks include:
- Reviewing older 3D-MT data and becoming familiar with 3D-anisotropic inversion software;
- Collecting new regional 3D-MT data, data processing, and 3D inversion;
- Interpreting anisotropic models and integrating with geology;
- Writing articles and conference presentations;
- Contributing to geophysics teaching (up to 4 hours per week).
Qualifications
To be eligible for the postdoctoral position, you must have a doctoral degree or a foreign equivalent in geophysics. A doctoral degree completed within the last three years is meritorious. Candidates who completed their doctoral degree earlier may also be considered if there are special reasons, such as various types of statutory leave.
Competence Requirements:
Strong programming skills, valid driver's license, and experience with large-scale 3D-MT data collection, processing, and inversion are essential. Experience operating a snowmobile and strong publication skills are advantageous.
Additional Information
Full-time, fixed-term employment for two years (up to a maximum of three years) located in Luleå. Start date: September 2026.
For further information about the position, please contact
Professor Maxwell Meju, (+46) 920-492261,
[email protected]
Union Representatives
SACO-S Diana Chroneer, (+46)920-49 2037
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OFR-S Marika Vesterberg, (+46)920-49 1721
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