Volume
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No.
37
Postdoctoral Position - University of Calgary
The Department of Geoscience in the Faculty of Science at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in aqueous geochemistry and reactive transport as part of the Tutolo Reactive Transport Group. This full-time fixed term position is for one year and may be renewed contingent on satisfactory performance and availability of funding.
The successful candidate will be permitted to lead a project of their choosing within the context of the active research projects in the Reactive Transport Group, led by Dr. Benjamin Tutolo. Possible project topics include, but are not limited to, silicification of carbonate rocks, diagenesis in alkaline lakes, complex organic molecule generation in hydrothermal systems, neutron scattering investigations of porosity evolution, non-traditional isotope investigations of mineral-fluid reaction rates, and geologic CO2 mineralization.
The candidate will be based in the Tutolo Reactive Transport Group, which is part of the Department of Geoscience, and will have routine access to an extensive suite of analytical tools, including (MC)-ICP-MS, TIMS, ICP-OES, GC-MS, LC-MS, FT-ICR-MS, a fully outfitted stable isotope facility, NMR, XRD, Raman and SEM microscopy, and high performance computers outfitted with geochemical modeling and thermodynamic software, all hosted at the University of Calgary.
Qualifications: The position requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills, intellectual independence, and a willingness to explore unfamiliar aspects of the geosciences. The successful candidate will also possess:
- Recent PhD in the geosciences or a closely related field, including but not limited to geology, geochemistry, or sedimentology.
- Experience performing aqueous geochemical experiments and using geochemical equilibrium and/or reactive transport models is highly desirable.
- Firm grasp of aqueous geochemistry
- Research experience in an aqueous geochemical laboratory, preferably performing experiments and analyses
- Experience using geochemistry as a tool to decipher Earth processes and Earth’s history
- Experience with geochemical and/or reactive transport modeling
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
*To be eligible as a Postdoctoral scholar at the University of Calgary, you must have been awarded a PhD or equivalent degree within five (5) years immediately preceding the appointment.
For full consideration, please submit your applications on or before September 23, 2020 via email to benjamin.tutolo@ucalgary.ca.
All applications must be submitted as a single .pdf document and must include:
- a one-page cover letter including date of availability, suitability and motivation for the role
- a one-page research statement summarizing previous research experience
- current curriculum vitae (CV) with a list of all publications
- unofficial or official copy of diploma(s)/university certificate(s); and
- the names and contact information including email addresses for at least two referees with knowledge of your research and academic experience
PhD Opportunity in Dendroclimatology - University of Gothenburg, Sweden
The Gothenburg University Laboratory for Dendrochronology (GULD), Sweden, now seeks a motivated candidate to fill a 4-year PhD position in dendroclimatology. The successful candidate will work within the project “Are droughts part of the new normal for Sweden - integrating proxy data and model simulations for insight into past and future hydroclimate”, in tight collaboration with Stockholm University and the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL.
Full details about the position and the application procedure can be found here.
Two Postdoctoral and One PhD positions - University of Florida
The University of Florida seeks two Postdoctoral Researchers and a PhD student to join an NSF-funded research project titled “Significance of Ice-loss to landscapes in the Arctic: SILA (Inuit concept of the physical world and weather)” in the departments of Geological Science and Microbiology. This project builds on collaborations developed through the UF Water Institute Graduate Fellowship Program. The research goal is to take an integrated approach to studying feedbacks between hydrogeology, geochemistry, biogeochemistry, microbiology, botany, ecosystem ecology, and weathering associated with retreat of the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Geological Sciences: The Postdoctoral Researcher position will be a 3 year appointment beginning in early 2021. Applications must be submitted through the UF jobs website. Application instructions are available on this site. Evaluation of applicants will begin Oct. 1 and the position will stay open until filled.
Applications for the PhD position are due Jan. 15, 2021 and information about the application procedure can be found at the Department website. Although the PhD student will matriculate in August 2021, opportunities exist for participation in the project starting late spring 2021.
Research for one of the positions will focus on biogeochemical processes related to hydrology, weathering, microbially mediated reactions, and plant community succession, and the other position will focus on radiogenic isotopes as tracers of dust and weathering processes in four watersheds extending from the ice to the coast.
For additional information: contact Jon Martin (jbmartin@ufl.edu) about the biogeochemistry project or Ellen Martin (eemartin@ufl.edu) about the radiogenic isotope project.
Microbiology: The Polar Microbiology Postdoctoral Researcher (2.5 year appointment, review of applications will begin immediately) will focus on characterizing microbial communities in glacial and deglaciated environments to understand their contributions in solute fluxes to the ocean and greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.
For additional information: contact Brent Christner (xner@ufl.edu)
Preference will be given to candidates interested in interdisciplinary collaborations, organizing and executing high latitude fieldwork, and relating their specific research on high latitude environmental sciences and climate change to non-science communities. We are also looking for candidates with demonstrated abilities to conduct independent research as well as effective oral and written communication skills. The first field season will start May 2021.
EOAS Response to the Climate Emergency: Plans for a 2nd Dialogue and Survey
The EOAS Graduate Council and the departmental committee organizing EOAS’s response to UBC’s climate emergency declaration will hold a 2nd EOAS Climate Emergency Dialogue:
Time: Tuesday, September 15th, 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Place: Zoom!
The goal of the Dialogue will be to identify a series of possible actions we as a Department could take as part of our Climate Emergency response. Please personally encourage all members of the EOAS community in your circle to attend: students at all levels, postdocs, staff, and faculty. We hope everyone can participate! Please RSVP here if you plan to attend.
To collect useful information on the types of activities that we collectively identify as high priority, we are asking all members of the EOAS community to complete a pre-Dialogue survey. The survey is online here and open now. Please consider completing the survey by Tuesday, September 8th so we can use your input to help plan the Dialogue event.
For information about the outcomes of our first dialogue please see this report produced by the Grad Council and, for a quick overview, the executive summary here. Please get in touch with Stephanie Waterman, swaterman@eoas.ubc.ca, if you have questions or would like to get more involved.
EOAS Grad Council & the EOAS Climate Emergency Committee
Faculty Research Carnival
On Thursday we will kick off this year’s virtual colloquia with a Faculty Research Carnival featuring 5 minute “lightning talks” via Zoom (invitation below) starting at 11 am. This new time enables our colleagues on the East coast and in Europe to participate. Thursday’s Carnival talks will showcase some of the exciting research being carried out across EOAS. This is an opportunity to connect with your colleagues so please join us!
Date & Time: Thursday, September 10th at 11:00am
Location: Zoom!
IOS Seminar: Dr. Matthias Horberg
Title: Overview of Spills in BC and DFO’s New Spill Response Plan
Date & Time: Friday, September 11th at 10:00am
Location: Zoom!
MSc Thesis Defense: Iselle Flores-Ruiz
Title: Zooplankton trace metal accumulation in the Strait of Georgia: trends, sources and insights
Date & Time: Tuesday, September 15th at 10:30am
Location: Zoom