The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks TALENTS will train 12 Doctoral researchers (DRs) to better understand the processes leading to continental rifting and break-up, using key natural laboratories, characterising rift initiation (East African Rift - EAR), basin formation (Gulf of Corinth and the Central European Rifts), and continental break-up (West Iberian margin). They will be trained with the interdisciplinary skills in research and society to guarantee for future generations that Europe leads the world towards a thriving society and economy, while transitioning to a low carbon future where risks related to the use of subsurface resources are correctly assessed.
We focus on the following key themes in rifted-margin research: (1) the evolution of crustal rheology, (2) orogenic inheritance, (3) dynamics of faulting, (4) stratigraphic architecture, (5) kinematic framework, (6) the lithosphere mantle, and (7) fluid flow (e.g., magma, CO2, H2, CH4, and hydrothermal fluids). Below is a list of projects related to these themes.
Projects list
Please note that your application must meet the European Commission eligibility criteria, which you can find Here
| DC project | Host Institution | Contact | Application status | Expected start date | Details |
| DC1: Analysing rift failure mechanisms to understand rift success | GFZ Potsdam, Germany | Dr. Susanne Buiter
| Closed | between 01/06/24 and 01/08/24 | → |
| DC2: Thermo-mechanical stability of the Rhine Graben: geodynamic effects on fault criticallity in a geothermally prospective rift system | GFZ Potsdam, Germany | Dr. Sascha Brune
| Closed | between 01/06/24 and 01/08/24 | → |
| DC3: Fault evolution and slip rates in magma-rich rifts using quantitative geomorphology and volcanic stratigraphy | UNIFI, Italy | Dr. Derek Boswell Keir
| Closed | between 01/06/24 and 01/08/24 | → |
| DC4: Mantle inheritance impact on rift evolution and rifted margin formation | NTNU, Norway | Dr. Gwenn Peron-Pinvidic
| Closed | between 01/06/24 and 01/08/24 | → |
| DC5: Localisation and along-rift linkage of extension and implications for geothermal potential in Main Ethiopian Rift | UNIFI, Italy | Dr. Derek Boswell Keir | Closed | 01/11/24 | → |
| DC6: Bridging spatial and temporal scales of tectonic activity in active rift environments | NKUA, Greece | Dr. Haralambos Kranis
| Open | 01/09/24 | → |
| DC7: Evolution of seismicity thoughout the lifecycle of rifting | UU, Netherlands | Dr. André Niemeijer
| Closed | between 01/06/24 and 01/08/24 | → |
| DC8: Current strain distribution in active rifts from space geodetic measurements | ENS, France | Dr. Jean-Arthur Olive
| Open | between 01/06/24 and 01/08/24 | → |
| DC9: Serpentinisation processes at rifted margins | CNRS Strasbourg, France | Dr. Gianreto Manatschal
| Open | between 01/06/24 and 01/08/24 | → |
| DC10: Processes controlling concentrations of elements in fluids associated to magmatic segments along the East African Rift and implications for co-production on geothermal systems (i.e., He, H, Li) | CNRS Lorraine, France | Dr. Raphaël Pik
| Open | between 01/06/24 and 01/08/24 | → |
| DC11: Rift-initiation in the lower to middle crust | UBERN, Switzerland | Dr. Marco Herwegh
| Closed | between 01/06/24 and 01/08/24 | → |
| DC12: Reconciling records of fault initiation, growth and interaction from geomorphic and sub-surface data sets: impacts on sediment sourcing and seismic hazard | Imperial College, United Kingdom | Dr. Rebecca Bell
| Closed | between 01/06/24 and 01/08/24 | → |