Post Doctoral Fellow - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Houston is seeking a postdoctoral researcher who would further develop their skills in the acquisition and interpretation of isotope data and advance their leadership and management experience.
Possesses, understands, and applies a comprehensive knowledge in area of specialization. Develops understanding and skills to allow for completion of assignments that cross fields of specialization. Develops leadership and management skills.
- Receives / Reviews progress and evaluates results of experiments or projects under control or supervisory responsibility.
- Recommends changes in research, testing or experimental procedures.
- May be responsible for a single highly technical and complex piece of research equipment.
- May review and evaluate the effectiveness of personnel.
- May plan for and assign personnel to projects under control.
- Operates with latitude for unreviewed action.
- Performs other job-related duties as required.
The Candidate Is Expected To :
Apply clean-lab chemical preparation and thermal-ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) techniques to the measurement of stable and radiogenic isotope ratios across a wide variety of natural and experimental samples.Apply geochemical modelling techniques to the processing and interpretation of existing isotopic data.Lead in the development and submission of high-quality research manuscripts and develop competitive grant-writing skills through the submission of grant applications to Federal agencies.Engage in the scientific community through the presentation of research results at universities and national / international conferences.Assist the PI in mentoring / training of graduate students and in the leadership and management of the TIMS lab and related facilities.Required Qualifications :
Ph.D. degree in Earth Science (or related field).Record of high-quality publications in reputable journals (at least 2 first-author publications).Experience with numerical simulations and / or geochemical modelling software.Advanced knowledge of isotope geochemistry and / or related field.High proficiency in English (C2 equivalence, both written & oral).The University of Houston System and its universities are an Equal Opportunity Institution.
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