Propose Geobio Sessions for the 2018 GSA meeting

Help us promote Geobiology at the 2018 GSA in Indianapolis (Nov. 4-7)! Submit a relevant session proposal or short course that we can sponsor! Details below.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

We look forward to highlighting the Indiana area geology as well as the wider world of geoscience research at the GSA 2018 Annual Meeting & Exposition in Indianapolis. We challenge you to propose a Short Course and/or a Technical Session that will teach your colleagues and promote discussion about the incredible geological research going on today in so many different areas. If you have a particularly groundbreaking and dynamic topic in mind, consider proposing a Pardee Session to bring a special focus to your idea.

EXCHANGE the geology

… by organizing and chairing a technical session.
Technical Session deadline:1 Feb. 2018

Proposals are being taken for both Pardee Keynote and Topical Sessions.

Propose a Session

SHARE the geology

… as an instructor through a Short Course.
Short Course proposal deadline:1 Feb. 2018

Courses run the Friday and Saturday before the Annual Meeting and are typically a half day to two full days.

Propose a Short Course

Lectureships- UCL (UK)

Two lectureship positions at Earth Sciences, University College London, UK

The Department of Earth Sciences invites applications for two lectureship posts from 1st September 2018 in any area of the Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences. Applicants whose research will contribute to areas of strategic importance, and complement and strengthen the current research portfolio within the department are particularly welcome. We are seeking to appoint outstanding individuals with academic standing, vision and proven expertise who will provide leadership in their field of expertise, develop world-class research programmes and contribute to advanced teaching and knowledge exchange activities.

The postholder will have a PhD in a relevant discipline as well as experience in research, teaching or other employment in Earth, Environmental or Planetary Sciences.

Successful candidates will also have an outstanding record of academic research, a strong publications portfolio, a track record of success in income generation from public and/or commercial sources, and will be able to work collaboratively with an inter-disciplinary approach.

Deadline 23 February 2018
UCL vacancy reference: 1705691

For more information see: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BHF095/lectureship-in-earth-sciences/
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/working-ucl/jobs-ucl

PAID Summer Internship with UMichigan Environmental Fellows Program

The Environmental Fellows Program is a summer fellowship program for masters and doctoral students that seeks to place students traditionally underrepresented in the environmental field and those committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in summer fellowships with environmental foundations and their grantees.  

Application OPEN. Deadline to apply is February 7, 2018

The Environmental Fellows Program involves:

·  A 13-week paid fellowship at either an environmental grantmaking foundation, or at one of their grantees. Past placement sites include: Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment; Earthjustice; Toxics Action Center, New England Grassroots Environment Fund, and many more! 

·  Fellows will receive a stipend of $10,000 plus a travel allowance. 

·  Last year's cohort worked on a wide variety of issues: environmental health, clean energy, marine conservation, transit solutions, energy justice, to name just a few!  

·  Fellowship placement sites are available in a range of places included but not limited to: New York City, Boston/New England region, San Francisco, Ann Arbor, MI, Grand Rapids, MI  

·  Fellows receive training in: diversity, equity, and inclusion; institutional culture; and professional development. 

For more information and to apply, visit: http://efp-umich.squarespace.com/

Summer Field Opportunity, Museum of Western Colorado

Museum of Western Colorado is seeking a Paleo Field Assistant and Paleo Field Coordinator for the Summer of 2018!

https://museumofwesternco.com/about/job-opportunities/

PhD and Post Doc Positions (click title to link to posting)

Many of the deadlines are late January/ early February, so don't wait on these opportunities!

Peter Buck Deep Time Fellowship, Smithsonian

Provost's Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of the Geophysical Sciences, U Chicago  

PhD in phytoplankton ecology, planktonic food webs, and biological oceanography, UL Lafayette

PhD in Paleo-proteomics, Denmark

PhD in palaeoecology of leaf chemistry, Leeds

PhD in Ecological value of the gardens of historic homes, Leeds

MANY PhD opportunities in Earth and Environmental Science at U of St. Andrews

Lots of job openings and internships! (click title to link to posting)

Many searches close at the end of January, so don't wait on these opportunities!!

Paleo Preparator position in New Mexico https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/newmexico/jobs/1923466/paleo-preparator-dca-4749?department[0]=Department%20of%20Cultural%20Affairs&sort=PositionTitle%7CAscending&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

Visiting Assistant Professor in Geology, Amherst College

Paleo Lab Manager, Burke Museum at the University of Washington

Paleo/GIS intern for the summer, New Mexico BLM State Office

Paleontology Assistant, BLM Canyon Country District Office (Moab)

Full time Instructor, Geology, Orange Coast College

Vertebrate Paleontology Collection Manager, UCMNH, Boulder https://

Curatorial Associate in Mammalogy, Harvard

TT Assistant Professor in Geology, U of Missouri

Sabbatical replacement in paleo/sedimentology, 2018-2019, at Oberlin

TT Assistant Professor in Integative Biology, Terrestrial Vertebrates at University of South Florida

IU Paleontology Collections Manager/ Digital Projects Coordinator

Research Development Specialist, Microbiology, UT Medical Branch

TT Professor in Geological Oceanography, UCSC

1 year assistant professor position at Oberlin OH

Oberlin College in Ohio, USA is searching for a one year visiting assistant professor with specialties in Paleontology and/or Sedimentology for the 2018-2019 academic year (sabbatical replacement position). This is an excellent position for someone interested in gaining experience in teaching at the undergraduate level to highly motivated students. The deadline for applications is 2 February, 2018. The posting can be found on the Paleonet
jobs page and at the following link: http://jobs.oberlin.edu/postings/5726