***************************************************************** From: Nick Varley <nick@xxxxxxx> ***************************************************************** Centre of Exchange and Research in Volcanology Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Colima, Mexico Candidates sought for the position of postdoc in the Centre of Exchange and Research in Volcanology, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Colima, Mexico. The successful applicant will assist with various research projects and monitoring programs. They will also help in the running of the exchange programme, principally orientating and assisting volunteer students. The research is focused on the integration of various data sets to produce models to explain variations in activity at Volcán de Colima. An important part of the work will be helping to install and maintain parts of the monitoring network, acquiring thermal, geochemical and acoustic data. Time will be devoted to the development of software and data analysis. There will be an opportunity to work on some of the other active volcanoes of Mexico. I am looking for an enthusiastic person with initiative who has recently finished their PhD to come and work at the University of Colima for a period of one year. It is highly likely this period will be extended for a further year. The successful applicant will also have the opportunity to teach courses at undergraduate level, as well as the Masters course in Earth Science. We are currently developing Earth and Environmental Sciences with new laboratory facilities planned for 2009. The person needs to have had a decent amount of field experience on active volcanoes, with an appropriate level of physical fitness. Some ability to program in Matlab would be desirable. They would need to be reasonably fluent in both Spanish and English. The start date will be between June and August 2008. The initial salary has yet to be finalised but is likely to be approximately US$1,500 per month. Note that the cost of living is relatively low in Colima. Anyone who is interested should email Nick Varley with their research interests and CV to nick@xxxxxxxx For further information: http://www.ucol.mx/ciiv. ============================================================== To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxxx To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxxx Please do not send attachments. ==============================================================
