Professor Position Available
Geodesy
University of Oregon
Eugene, OregonTwo Masters/PhD Student Opportunities
Environmental Engineering and Chemistry
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaPostdoctoral Position Available
Arctic Ecology and Climate Change
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Champaign, Illinois
- Professor Position Available
Geodesy
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
The Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oregon invites
applications for a tenure-track faculty position commencing Fall 2017
with a focus on the use of geodetic techniques to study surface and
subsurface Earth processes. The position is based in Eugene, Oregon.
The University of Oregon seeks a dynamic scientist who investigates one
or more areas related to change detection of geologic and environmental
processes. Techniques may include GPS, InSAR, terrestrial, airborne,
satellite LiDAR, radar altimetry, gravity, or other methods. The
University is particularly interested in candidates who study natural
hazards, cryospheric processes, tectonics, geomorphology, or
hydrogeology.
Expectations for the position include:
-Establishing an active, externally funded research program;
-Supervising and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students; and,
-Teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels that
contribute to and expand our core and major curriculum.
Competitive candidates will complement existing strengths that
include: surface processes, fault mechanics, coastal
oceanography, and cryosphere processes, as well as major
departmental initiatives in volcanology and earthquake early
warning.
For more information about the department, go to:
http://geology.uoregon.edu/.
The application process requires candidates to submit a current
curriculum vitae, research statement (2 page limit), teaching statement
(2 page limit), and a statement of contributions to diversity (1 page
limit), as well as contact information for at least three references.
Minimum requirements at the time of appointment include completion of a
PhD from an accredited institution in geosciences, physics, engineering,
or a related field with a demonstrated research record in geodesy.
Application Deadline: 15 November 2016.
For more information or to apply, go to:
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/7498.
For questions, please contact:
Josh Roering
Email: uogeodesy [at] gmail.com
- Two Masters/PhD Student Opportunities
Environmental Engineering and Chemistry
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
The University of Manitoba's Centre for Earth Obeservation Science is
seeking candidates for two positions related to Arctic environmental
engineering and chemistry at either the Masters or PhD level. Successful
candidates will be based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Project 1: Remediation techniques for oil spills in cold and/or
ice-dominated waters.
University of Manitoba is seeking a highly motivated Masters or Doctoral
candidate with strong academic experience in environmental engineering
and organic chemistry to test and develop techniques for remediation of
oil spills (crude oils, fuel oils) in cold waters where sea ice may be
present. The project will be executed in close collaboration with the
industry partner (the KGS Group) and will have an industry placement
component. The successful candidate for this position will be working
with the oil-in-sea ice team at CEOS, and engineers from the KGS Group
to contribute to the development of techniques and prototypes of devices
that would be suitable for cleaning up marine oil spills in the Arctic.
Candidates will be expected to contribute to presentations for the
industrial partners, participate in the development of laboratory
techniques to measure effectiveness of clean-up procedures tested, and
author peer-reviewed publications.
Applicants for this project should have a strong background in the areas
of environmental engineering and chemistry, and preferably marine
organic chemistry. Special consideration will be given to those
candidates who have had exposure to laboratory methods including GC-MS,
GC-GC-ToF-MS, fluorescent spectroscopy, and/or strong academic
experience in physics with special emphasis on electromagnetism, and/or
experience in engineering design process.
For more information, go to:
http://tinyurl.com/Student-posting-Pucko1.
Project 2: Partitioning of petrogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) in cold water and sea ice.
University of Manitoba is seeking a highly motivated Masters or Doctoral
candidate with strong academic experience in organic chemistry to
conduct research on partitioning of PAHs between particulate
matter-associated and dissolved phases in cold water and sea ice, and
between liquid and solid fractions of sea ice. The project will be
executed in close collaboration with the industry partner (the KGS
Group) and will have an industry placement component. The successful
candidate for this position will be working with the oil-in-sea ice team
at CEOS, to better understand the importance of particles for PAH
partitioning at the Ocean-Sea Ice-Atmosphere interface (OSA), and for
oil emulsification and sinking after an oil spill (crude oils, fuel
oils). Candidates will be expected to contribute to presentations for
the industrial partners, participate in the development of laboratory
techniques to measure PAH concentrations in particulate matter and water
matrices and characterize emulsions and particles, and author
peer-reviewed publications.
Applicants should have a strong background in the areas of organic
chemistry, and preferably marine organic chemistry. Special
consideration will be given to those candidates who have had exposure to
laboratory methods including GC-MS, GC-GC-ToF-MS, fluorescent
spectroscopy, optical or epifluorescence microscopy, or scanning
electron microscopy (SEM).
For more information, go to:
http://tinyurl.com/Student-posting-Pucko2.
Application Deadline for both projects: 15 August 2016.
For questions or to apply, please contact:
Monika Pucko
Email: Monika.Pucko [at] umanitoba.ca.
- Postdoctoral Position Available
Arctic Ecology and Climate Change
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Champaign, Illinois
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at the
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a
full-time postdoctoral research associate for newly funded research on
shrub functional traits and below ground carbon cycling in the Alaskan
tundra. The initial term of appointment is one year, renewable for one
additional year contingent upon satisfactory progress. The position is
based at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois.
The successful candidate will work with Jennifer Fraterrigo and Feng
Sheng Hu at the University of Illinois as part of a collaborative effort
with research partners Ken Tape and Eugenie Euskirchen at the University
of Alaska, Fairbanks.
Responsibilities will include field data collection to characterize
plant traits and belowground carbon cycling, sample and data analysis,
and writing scientific publications for submission to peer-reviewed
journals. The successful candidate will be encouraged to pursue new
research directions, and will help manage the lab and interact with
graduate and undergraduate students.
Salary is competitive and commensurate with previous experience. The
expected start date is 1 January 2017.
Applicants should hold a PhD in ecology, environmental science or a
closely related field granted within the past 5 years. The applicant
should have field research experience measuring plant traits (preferably
for arctic vegetation) and soil carbon cycling. Additionally the
applicant must have experience with statistical analysis using the R
programming language and a strong publication record.
Desired experience includes work with hierarchical modeling in a
Bayesian framework and strong communication skills that allow for
working effectively as a member of a spatially distributed collaborative
research team.
Candidates should email (in a single PDF file) a cover letter,
curriculum vitae, statement of research interests and accomplishments,
and the names and contact information (including email addresses) for
three references to Jennifer Fraterrigo (jmf [at] illinois.edu). Please
indicate "Arctic Postdoc" in the subject line.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled.
For more information, go to:
http://landscape.nres.illinois.edu/opportunities.html.
For questions or to apply, please contact:
Jennifer Fraterrigo
Email: jmf [at] illinois.edu
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