<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">SHALLOW STRUCTURE OF THE ALPINE FAULT ZONE, WESTLAND, NEW ZEALAND <br><br>We seek a suitably qualified student to undertake MSc research commencing on 1 August 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter. Funding to provide a stipend and cover the costs of enrolment at the domestic tuition rate for two years has been secured as part of a larger project supported by the Marsden Fund.<br><br>The MSc project is directed at understanding the shallow structure of the central section of the Alpine fault using geophysical methods. The work will focus on several catchments including the Whataroa, Waiho, and Karangarua, and possibly extend as far south as Haast. Detailed gravity, magnetic and seismic work will be undertaken to establish the subsurface structure of the top 1-2 km of the fault. <br><br>The Institute of Geophysics is in the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences on the Kelburn campus of Victoria University. This project will be conducted in collaboration with colleagues at GNS Science and other New Zealand universities and contribute to site characterisation studies being undertaken as part of the Deep Fault Drilling Project (see <a href="http://tinyurl.com/c7w6j9">http://tinyurl.com/c7w6j9</a> for details).<br><br>For further information, visit <a href="http://tinyurl.com/d5c8n2">http://tinyurl.com/d5c8n2</a> or contact:<br><br>Prof Tim Stern, Dr John Townend<br>Institute of Geophysics, SGEES<br>Victoria Univ. of Wellington<br>PO Box 600, Wellington, NZ<br><br>ph +64 (4) 463 5112<br>fax +64 (4) 463 5186<br><a href="mailto:tim.stern@vuw.ac.nz">tim.stern@vuw.ac.nz</a>, <a href="mailto:john.townend@vuw.ac.nz">john.townend@vuw.ac.nz</a><br><br><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>