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The Geomathematics and Geoinformatics Group at TU Bergakademie Freiberg is offering the following

PhD SStudent in Geomathematics (36 months)

TU Bergakademie Freiberg is a university with a strong profile in geo, environmental, energy, and material sciences. In this environment, we are a strongly mathematically oriented research group with a focus on the analysis of various problems in geophysics (often based on potential theoretic concepts) and the development of corresponding numerical methods. We offer the opportunity to work in a small interdisciplinary research group (consisting of mathematicians, computer scientists, and geophysicists) with international connections.

The announced position concerns the project Reconstruction Methods in Micromagnetic Tomography (MMT). It covers the mathematical analysis and development of new reconstruction methods for the inversion of scanning magnetic microscopy and microCT data. A particular focus is on enabling the extraction of magnetization parameters of a single grain within rock samples consisting of hundreds to thousands of known and unknown magnetized grains. We are seeking candidates interested both in thorough mathematical analysis as well as concrete interdisciplinary applications.

Your duties and possibilities:

• mathematical analysis and development of reconstruction methods for micromagnetic tomography (MMT)
• implementation and application of the developed methods
• presentation and publication of the results at relevant conferences and in corresponding journals (both in mathematics and geoscience)
• research stay at the paleomagnetic laboratory at Utrecht University

Your profile:

• very good master’s degree in (applied) mathematics or related fields
• background and interest in at least one of the following areas: inverse problems, numerical analysis, (spatiospectral) approximation methods
• at least initial programming skills, such as Python
• good communication skills and interest in interdisciplinary research
• good English skills, German skills are an advantage but not mandatory

Inquiries and the typical application material (cover letter, transcript of records, certificates) can be addressed to Prof. Christian Gerhards (christian.gerhards@geophysik.tu-freiberg.de; https://tu-freiberg.de/en/geophysics/ag-geomathematik-und-geoinformatik). Applications are possible until the position is filled.