25th November 2008, 02:33 PM
The requirements appear a little contradictory. On the one hand applicants need only to have done a geophysics module at undergrad level, which can be no more than an introduction. This is certainly nowhere near equivalent to the commercial experience described. On the other hand I do accept that someone experienced in data collection and straightforward commercial processing may not have much idea how or why it all works: sad but true in many (far from all) cases. I have the impression that the idea is to teach someone the theory behind the walking up and down bit, ultimately to improve reporting and archiving standards in the commercial sphere.