Tenure-Track Professor of Vertebrate Paleontology at the U of A - Edmonton, Canada

The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta invites applications for an endowed professorship in Vertebrate Palaeontology at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. The endowment was established by the “River of Death and Discovery Dinosaur Museum Society” (RDDDMS) and via various stakeholders with commitment to science, research and education.

This professorship is designed to recruit a new research leader to Alberta in Vertebrate Palaeontology. The research program, teaching commitments and service roles of the candidate will be conducted through the facilities of the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum (PJCDM) in Wembley, Alberta, at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, and at various postsecondary institutions within Campus Alberta.

All correspondence should be addressed to: Dr. Michael Caldwell

The effective date of employment will be July 1, 2016

To apply (and for more information) go here: www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/A106127772/

Part time Professor of Paleontology-College of William & Mary

The Geology Department at the College of William & Mary is seeking applicants for a part-time, one-semester, leave replacement position for the Spring semester of 2016.  The successful applicant will teach two undergraduate courses: one in introductory geology and the other a paleontology/paleobiology course.  The department has 8 full-time faculty, a laboratory coordinator, and graduates ~35 undergraduate majors per year.  We seek a colleague eager to interact with undergraduates in an environment where teaching and research are emphasized.  We prefer candidates who will have completed the PhD or are ABD in Geology or a closely related field at the time appointment begins. More info here: www.geosociety.org/classiads/ads/IS09.htm.  Submit a curriculum vitae, a cover letter, and a list of 3 references with contact information. Information on the Department of Geology can be found at www.wm.edu/as/geology. Contact Professor Christopher Bailey at cmbail@wm.edu with questions regarding the position.  Review of materials will begin on October 19th, and continue until the position is filled.

Assistant Professor of Paleontology - SUNY Potsdam

The Geology Department at SUNY Potsdam is accepting on-line applications for a tenure track position as an Assistant Professor of Paleontology who applies their expertise to issues in paleoclimatology and/or paleoceanography. Teaching includes, but is not limited to, Principles of Paleontology, Historical Geology, an upper level elective, and a high-enrollment general education course focusing on either fossils/evolution or climate change. Ideal candidate could teach a physical oceanography course.

Requirement: Ph.D. in Geology or closely related field by August 15, 2016.
To apply, visit: https://employment.potsdam.edu. Job Posting No. U-00081.
Candidate review begins November 23, 2015 and continues until positions are filled.
See more at: https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000901691-01?cid=ja#sthash.Zmya29vt.dpuf

Assistant Professor Position Aqueous and Environmental Geochemistry- UMass Amherst

The Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts invites applications for a tenure track position in Aqueous and Environmental Geochemistry at the Assistant Professor level starting Fall 2016.  We are seeking talented applicants qualified for an assistant professor position. Under exceptional circumstances, highly qualified candidates at other ranks may receive consideration.

The successful candidate will have research interests within the broad area covered by the position title.  These areas might include critical zone and near-surface weathering, processes that occur at solid-water interface, including biological interactions, or chemical, physical and biological processes controlling the transport of dissolved species. It is hoped that the candidate will have interests in isotope or trace element geochemistry and the application of geochemical tools to a broad range of scientific questions.

Applicants must submit a cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching statement, and contact information for three referees familiar with their research and teaching efforts.   For more information, visit the Department of Geosciences website (www.geo.umass.edu) or contact the Search Committee Chair (search@geo.umass.edu).  Review of applicants will begin on November 16, 2015  and continue until the ideal candidate is identified.


     
Find more information here: https://umass.interviewexchange.com/

Faculty positions (Assistant Professor) in Earth and Planetary Science

The University of California, Berkeley Department of Earth and Planetary Science invites applications for two positions at the Assistant Professor level with an expected start date of July 1, 2016. We seek outstanding candidates from any area of Earth and planetary science, with an emphasis on climate science, biogeochemical cycles, or Earth surface processes. Candidates whose research falls into one of these broad areas or their disciplinary interfaces are invited to apply.
Applicants are asked to provide their most recently updated curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, statement covering experience and goals in teaching and any experience or aspirations relevant to campus goals for diversity and inclusion, and the names and contact information for three to five referees. Letters of reference will only be solicited for those under serious consideration. A PhD or equivalent degree is required by the date of hire.

All applications should be submitted online through https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF00800 by December 4, 2015.

For questions please contact Crysthel Catambay, HR Analyst, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, email: epsfacultysearch@berkeley.edu.

Find more information here: http://eps.berkeley.edu/news/two-faculty-positions-earth-and-planetary-science 

Post-Doctoral Researcher in Estuarine GHG Emissions - Southern Cross University (Australia)

The Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry is looking for a Post-doctoral Researcher to contribute to our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from estuaries project. The ARC funded position will be offered for 3 years, with the possibility of a further fixed term contract dependent upon performance and additional external funding being available.

This project will use an innovative combination of continuous underway concentration and stable isotope measurements, floating chamber flux measurements, benthic process measurements and advanced numerical modelling across a range of undisturbed to disturbed systems to resolve the factors controlling the emission of CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O from estuaries. This project is designed to test three hypotheses: (1) there will be distinct differences in the production, and emission of GHG, across the gradient of estuarine disturbance; (2) that continuous underway measurement of stable isotopes and isotopomers will be able to distinguish the sources and production pathways of GHG; and (3) that the advanced numerical model, once calibrated against the continuous underway concentration and stable isotope measurements, water-air flux measurements, benthic process measurements and flow-weight loads, will be able to provide accurate predictions of estuarine GHG emissions.

Preferred starting- February 2016.

For further information contact- Prof. Bradley Eyre (bradley.eyre@scu.edu.au)

To apply see - http://scu.edu.au/jobs/index.php/12/

PhD student and Postdoc plant and soil biogeochemistry- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences- Umeå, Sweden

We are looking for a PhD student and a postdoc, for projects at the interface of plant and soil biogeochemistry, including development of new isotopomer methods for estimating biogeochemical fluxes on centennial timescales, a key unknown in Earth System Models. The successful candidates will work in a collaboration environment between soil sciences, tree physiology and biophysics.

Project and Tasks: The goal is to understand biogeochemical fluxes from the leaf level to soil organic matter. We will use experiments under controlled conditions, field sites and paleo archives to identify isotopomer signals of key ecosystem processes. Isotopomers describe the abundance of stable heavy isotopes in defined intramolecular groups of a metabolite, and have fundamental advantages as direct reporters of metabolic regulation.
Scientific Surroundings include the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU, http://www.slu.se/en/departments/forest-ecology-management/) and the KBC centre at Umeå University (www.kbc.umu.se), Umeå, Northern Sweden.

Position 1: PhD student position (4 years) with focus on tracing isotopomer signals from leaf level to paleo archives. Requirements: A master’s university degree in chemistry or a related field. Experience with NMR or stable isotopes is a merit.
Position 2: Postdoc (2-year stipend) with focus on plant- and tree-physiological experiments for identifying isotopomer signals. Requirements: PhD in plant physiology or a related field.

For further information and application procedure please contact:
Professor Jürgen Schleucher, jurgen.schleucher@chem.umu.use
Professor Mats Nilsson, Mats.B.Nilsson@slu.se