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Position as Researcher available at Njord Centre.
The position is for a period of 2 years.
Starting date no later than 01.01.2025.
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Applications are invited for a 2-year Researcher position at the Njord Centre, a cross-disciplinary research unit at the interface between Physics and Geosciences at the University of Oslo. This position will also be part of the Centre of Excellence (SFF) PoreLab in Oslo.
This position is open in the project 'Uncovering the coupled fluid and solid dynamics driving highly-localized rupture in geomaterials (UNLOC)' funded by the Research Council of Norway (NFR).
In UNLOC, we will investigate how geomaterials rapidly lose their capacity to withstand stress at the onset of geohazards such as earthquakes or landslides. The incipient stage of these catastrophic events corresponds to the formation and rapid propagation of a slip surface characterized by intense strain rate and highly localized deformation. The complexity of geomaterials sits in their microstructures made of a solid matrix — that can be either continuous, fractured, or granular — and interstitial fluids that fill the pore space. In UNLOC, we will perform fundamental research to unveil the coupled solid and fluid dynamics at the pore scale that governs dynamic strain localization. The goal of UNLOC is to develop a theoretical and numerical framework hand-in-hand with experimental campaigns.
As member of the UNLOC team, the hired researcher will be responsible for building and running an experimental setup to image dynamic fluid flow in a rapidly deforming porous material by leveraging existing optical and velocimetry methods developed at PoreLab Oslo. The scientific objective is twofold: quantifying the dynamic feedback of fluid on the deforming solid and investigating the possibility for phase transition of the pore fluid. This experimental campaign will be conducted on idealized porous/fractured media. The recruited candidate will benefit from direct collaborations with other project members working on imaging the deformation of natural porous materials using X-ray tomography or developing numerical models.
We are looking for an experienced experimentalist profile interested to be involved in both designing and conducting the experimental work. The candidate should be comfortable with cross-disciplinary collaborations. Application of female candidates is strongly encouraged.
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition to be among Europe's leading communities for research, education and innovation. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.
Fluent oral and written communication skills in English
The following qualifications will count in the assessment of the applicants:
The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system, please follow the link “apply for this job”. Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University's grading system. Please note that all documents should be in English (or a Scandinavian language).
In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on the documented, academic qualifications, as well as the candidates motivation and personal suitability. Interviews with the best qualified candidates will be arranged.
It is expected that the successful candidate will be able to complete the project in the course of the period of employment.
For further information about the position please contact: Researcher Fabian Barras, e-mail: , or
Janne Kvifte Hoff, e-mail:
For technical questions regarding the recruitment system please contact: HR-adviser Elin Thoresen, e-mail:
According to the Norwegian Freedom and Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.
The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees , aiming to secure rights to research results a.o.
The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.
The University of Oslo is Norway’s oldest and highest rated institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.
Njord is a cross-disciplinary Geology-Physics center hosted by the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Oslo. We focus on the fundamental physics of geological processes related to: transport and reactions in deformable porous media, fracturing and fragmentation processes, interface dynamics during geophysical flows, and intermittency and pattern formation in geological systems far from equilibrium.
We conduct research on earth systems that range in scale from atoms to continents and apply methods where fieldwork, numerical modelling, experiments and theory act in concert. The center includes the Oslo-branch of PoreLab, which is a Center of Excellence (CoE), the former CoE, Physics of Geological Processes (PGP) and several externally financed projects. There are 10 professors and associate professors at the center, in addition to doctoral research fellows, postdoctoral fellows, researchers and technical and administrative staff - in total about 55 persons.
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