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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT – Postdoctoral Position in Volcanology
From: Richard C Aster <aster@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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The Department of Earth and Environmental Science at New Mexico
Institute of Mining and Technology invites applications for a two-year
Postdoctoral Position in Volcanology with special emphasis on Volcano
Conduit Processes. The position is supported through funding for the
Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory (MEVO), Antarctica from the Office of
Polar Programs, NSF.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences or a related field at the
time of appointment, as well as a significant record and/or promise of
relevant interdisciplinary research productivity. Suitable research
backgrounds may include any combination of the following areas: fluid
dynamics and thermodynamics; geophysical measurement and modelling;
petrologic or geochemical studies of volatile behavior in magmas. Good
mathematical/numerical and presentational skills are essential. Women
and underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply
The principal responsibility will be to undertake observational and/or
experimental and/or theoretical studies on volcanic conduit processes
especially as they apply to Erebus volcano and to expand relevant
results from this Strombolian eruptive system to more general volcanic
systems.
Research activities will be carried out in association with the various
researchers working at Erebus volcano including NM Tech faculty and
staff, graduate and undergraduate students, MEVO visiting researchers,
and the NSF Office of Polar Programs. Principal expectations include
significant research and publication using the existing and planned
geophysical, geological, and geochemical datasets from Erebus volcano.
Additional responsibilities include assisting in the coordination of
MEVO seasonal field activities in Antarctica and in ongoing year-round
monitoring (www.ees.nmt.edu/Geop/Erebus/erebus.html
<http://www.ees.nmt.edu/Geop/Erebus/erebus.html>). For detailed
inquiries, contact Philip Kyle (kyle@xxxxxxx <mailto:kyle@xxxxxxx>)
and/or Rick Aster (aster@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:aster@xxxxxxxxxxx>).
Applicants should submit a statement of research interests and goals,
curriculum vitae, and the names of three or more references to: Volcano
Conduit Processes Postdoc, Human Resources, Box 172, New Mexico
Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 87801. Official
transcripts of pre-and post-graduate studies will be required if
selected to interview. To receive full consideration, all materials must
be received by 1/15/07. Email applications cannot be accepted. New
Mexico Tech is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Richard C Aster
Professor of Geophysics
Department of Earth and Environmental Science and Geophysical Research
Center
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801
505-835-5924 (o) 505-835-6436 (fax)
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