This month’s list is very very long and I guess everyone will find something to their taste. Enjoy reading and don’t hesitate to drop us a note in case we’ve missed something. Also, get in touch if you want to write a short blog post about your latest project/paper/field work on paleoseismology.
moreThe Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, seeks to appoint a full-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Active Faulting and Earthquake Hazards. The post holder will report to Prof. Richard Walker, Principal Investigator on the project.
The successful candidate will work closely with Prof. Richard Walker, along with the broader COMET community, on a project sponsored by the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) aimed at providing active fault maps and information about earthquake potential and related hazards in proximity to major hydropower developments in Kyrgyzstan. The project will involve both remote-sensing and field-based observations and data collection. It will provide outputs to the World Bank CAWEP (Central Asia Water Energy Power) programme to aid the design process, leading to more resilient development. An important second aim of the project is in working with networks of institutes in central Asia to strengthen capacity, and to develop further efforts in hazard identification across the region.
Closing Date & Time: 01-Aug-2025 12:00
More details here.
The International Symposium on Seismic Risk, Urbanization, and Resilience (SURE-MED) 2025, will take place in Constantine, Algeria, from 27-29 October 2025. This event commemorates 40 years since the 1985 Constantine earthquake and aims to advance seismic resilience in the Western Mediterranean.
It includes a one-day, post-meeting field trip to the Tell Atlas on October 29, 2025, focusing on active faults, morphotectonics, and geohazards in the Constantine Basin (NE Algeria), including the archaeological site of Tiddis. The symposium also features dynamic sessions, hands-on workshops, and an exhibition, fostering collaboration among seismologists, engineers, and urban planners.
Today’s list of papers includes a large number of publications on the Tibetan Plateau, but earthquake aficionados will also find interesting studies on methodological aspects of earthquake geology and case studies from Europa, the Americas, and Aotearoa / New Zealand. Enjoy reading and let us know if we’ve missed something!
moreThe University of Canterbury has an interesting open position in Ōtautahi / Christchurch, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Active Tectonics and Geomorphology: https://jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/ajid/wO5F9/Lecturer-Senior-Lecturer-in-Active-Tectonics-and-Geomorphology,26259.
(There are also two open positions there in Engineering Geology: https://jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/ajid/b36F9/Lecturer-Senior-Lecturer-in-Engineering-Geology,26260)
(Thanks Camilla for pointing me to those two!)
At GFZ Potsdam (Germany), there’s an open position for a postdoc on submarine tectonics: https://www.gfz.de/en/career/job-offers/details/10408
And there’s another open postdoc in active tectonics at GFZ: https://www.gfz.de/en/career/job-offers/details/10395
And they are also looking for a section head in Space Geodesy: https://www.gfz.de/en/career/job-offers/details/10285
Most studies in this month’s list deal with the active tectonics of Asia and the Mediterranean, but we have a wide variety of different methods covered. Make sure to check out the latest applications of the ESI2007 scale. There are also very interesting papers on fault interaction and fault behaviour in general, about cascading hazards, and about quakes in lakes. And of course there is the really cool “InSAR lookbook”. Enjoy reading!
moreAll eyes are on the horrible consequences of the Myanmar Earthquake right now. Let’s hope that on the long term, this event helps us to be better prepared for large earthquakes elsewhere. Meanwhile, lots of interesting papers have been published, among them many that deal with seismic hazard and cascading effects and actually also one on Myanmar (Sethanant et al., 2025). Let us know in the comments of there’s something missing.
morePlease see the flyer below – Jacek is looking for a postdoc to work on speleothems as seismometers for two years.
The Science and Art of Paleoseismology
Images of Paleoearthquake Records From Around The World
Edited by Francesca R. Cinti, Daniela Pantosti, David P. Schwartz, Yann Klinger
Printed in 2025
Our primary objective in publishing the book “The Science and Art of Paleoseismology” is to present observations through images of individual earthquake surface ruptures exposed in trenches across active faults in shallow continental crust across the globe.
With this book we aim to provide young researchers, students, and working professionals undertaking paleoseismologic studies with images of the variable expression of surface fault ruptures in trench exposures and their interpretations. The book contains examples from strike-slip, reverse, and normal fault ruptures in a range of tectonic settings as well as descriptions of the criteria and tools used for rupture identification, thereby strengthening the interpretation of surface-fault rupture histories and earthquake recurrence.
The book includes 28 case studies by a large number of contributors. 13 are on strike-slip, 6 on reverse, and 9 on normal faults. Each rupture example is developed in four pages of photos, trench logs, maps, and text.
If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the book you can get it for free but you need to cover the shipping fees. Please send a request to the email address below including the number of copies you are willing to receive and your complete postal address. We will provide you with instructions (size, weight, address, etc.) for preparing the pre-paid shipping label.
scienceandartpaleoseismology@gmail.com
A digital copy of the book is planned at a later date. Looking forward to getting your feedback
Francesca, Daniela, David, and Yann
Pa·le·o·seis·mic·i·ty [ pālē·ə·sīz·mĭs′ĭ·tē ] noun, plural -ties. Ancient earthquake activity.
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