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All positions are for a length of 36 months, with EU standard salary for MSCA-ETN
       fellowships. All of them foresee PhD enrolment, either at the recruiting Organization
       or through partner Universities.



               Title of the Research                                                            INSTITUTE
                   ○  Objective of the Research                                                 Main supervisor


               At the origin of the Etna dynamics: insight on the volcano behaviour by integrating
               in-situ and satellite-based deformation/geophysical/volcanological) measurements
                   ○  to constrain the structure and dynamics of the active plumbing system and the shallow  INGV
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                      volcano edifice;                                                           Giuseppe Puglisi
                   ○  to  analyse  high-frequency  GPS  data  and  evaluate  their  extended  use  to  intermediate
                      frequencies.

               Numerical  simulations  of  magma  and  rock  dynamics  and  denition  of  ground
               deformation  and  gravity  patterns  diagnostic  of  deep  magmatic  movements  at
               Mount Etna
                   ○  to  model  time-dependent  2D/3D  coupled  magma  and  rock  dynamics  during  multi-  INGV
       2              component magma convection and mixing in geometrically complex magma chamber-dyke   Paolo Papale
                      systems;
                   ○  to  obtain  synthetic  space-time  series  of  gravity  anomaly  and  ground  deformation,  and
                      compare them with experimental and real signals;
                   ○  to identify sets of geophysical signals diagnostic of magma movements at depth.

               Thermo-mechanical modelling of the shallow magmatic body at Kraa
       3           ○  to constrain the dynamics and thermo-mechanical properties of the shallow magmatic body   INGV
                      and its relationships with the deeper magmatic syste.                     Paolo Papale

               Active degassing of mac magmas from remote multispectral observations
                   ○  to asses the fundamental parameters that control the different modes of active degassing
                      and their transitions at mafic volcanoes;                                  INGV
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                   ○  to evaluate degassing in comparison with ground displacement and acoustic data as well as   Jacopo Taddeucci
                      numerical results, test interpretations and constrain an overall conceptual model of magma
                      and volcano dynamics.

               Thermal response of a geothermal system to intrusion and rifting events: The Kraa
               res in 1975-1984
                   ○  to quantify and model with analytical and numerical fluid/heat transfer software the thermal   UI
       5              effects of major intrusive events on the geothermal reservoir within a volcanic geothermal   Magnus T. Gudmundsson
                      area;
                   ○  to assess using heat transfer modelling the importance of intrusive activity in maintaining a
                      high temperature geothermal area.
               Crustal deformation modelling in the Kraa area based on realistic Earth properties
                   ○  to constrain realistic Earth parameters from multiple techniques including borehole, gravity,
                      seismic tomography, thermal structure and resistivity data, and develop a 3D model of the   UI
       6              elastic, visco- and poro-elastic structure of the area;
                   ○  to interpret shallow deformation signals and their origin from geothermal utilization and   Freysteinn Sigmundsson
                      natural processes,
                   ○  to improve modelling of past and present deformation processes.

               Time lapse virtual & earthquake source seismic imagery at Kraa
                   ○  to explore current limits and potential of seismic exploration techniques, including seismic
                      reflections  from  natural  and  industrial  seismic  noise  and  earthquake  sources,  through
                      comparison with unique knowledge of chamber roof location from drilling;  DIAS
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                   ○  to use new techniques to extract body waves from noise correlation seismograms;  Chris Bean
                   ○  to deploy state-of-the-art borehole seismometers as a complement to the surface seismic
                      network, and test additional technological developments of high temperature and corrosion
                      resistant seismic sensors (in cooperation with GSL).

               Exploring deformation processes at Etna through analogue modelling – neareld
               and dynamic seismic wave analysis
                   ○  to use near field analysis methods to search for static deformations in output data from
                      laboratory experiments;                                                   DIAS
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                   ○  to apply coda wave interferometry to look for seismic signatures associated with known   Chris Bean
                      deformation in analogues models;
                   ○  to relate sub-surface processes to surface changes, focusing on frequencies within the
                      transitional window between conventional ground deformation and seismic investigations.
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