Employment opportunities
tenure-track positions, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at University of Houston invites applicants to fill
three tenure-line positions at the assistant to full professor levels. Candidates are sought to participate in
the expansion of geology, geophysics, and atmospheric science that will help to meet demands created by a dynamic and growing undergraduate and graduate student enrollment and expanding interdisciplinary collaborative research opportunities. Candidates will be selected by their ability to conduct transformative research in their disciplines and to have a strong potential for exceptional research productivity, peer-reviewed publication, external research funding, and outstanding teaching and
mentoring skills. Candidates for associate and full professor should have a national or international
reputation in their field of interest. Successful tenure-line faculty appointees will be expected to teach at
both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Candidates for tenure-track positions are expected to be
appointed by September 1, 2012.
Marine Geophysicist – Associate/Full Professor
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences invites applicants for a tenure-track faculty position
at the Associate Professor or Professor level in the field of marine geophysics. We especially encourage
applicants with experience in marine seismic operations and acquisition systems (particularly oceanbottom
seismometers). Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in the processing, analysis, and interpretation of multi-component seismic reflection and/or refraction data as well as familiarity with
seismic streamer and multi-component seismic reflection and/or refraction acquisition systems. The successful candidate will have access to ocean-bottom seismometers, ocean-going opportunities, extensive high-performance computing hardware and a wide variety of academic and industry-standard seismic processing and interpretation software.
Also:
Rock Physicist – Associate/Full Professor
Atmospheric Science – Assistant/Associate Professor
All postings at: http://www.uh.edu/provost/fac/faculty-openings/easc05/index.php
Application deadline: Thursday, March 1, 2012
Postdoctoral Positions for the Deep Life Initiative of the Deep Carbon Observatory
The Deep Life Directorate of the Deep Carbon Observatory (sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation) will investigate the microbiology of the rock-hosted subsurface biosphere. Microbial communities contained within rock-hosted subsurface environments may be important conduits for the exchange of carbon and energy between the deep Earth and the biosphere- yet surprisingly little is known of their extent, their identities, or their activities. The research specifically addresses microbial carbon transformations in environments influenced by high hydrogen fluxes and abiogenic production of organic molecules. The research team consists of 17 scientists from 7 countries and contains both field and laboratory components. The Directorate seeks candidates for multiple Postdoctoral positions to work within this cooperative framework.
High Pressure Microbiology: Recently, unique environments deep beneath the continents and oceans have been sampled and we invite applications for a postdoctoral position to develop experimental approaches that will provide novel piezophilic cultivars whose activities can be investigated under in situ pressure-temperature conditions. This is a joint project between Isabelle Daniels Lab at the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (France) and Doug Bartletts lab at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, CA (USA). Candidates should be highly motivated by research on the subsurface biosphere and have experience with experimental microbiology and/or spectroscopy under high pressure conditions.
Molecular Geomicrobiology: We invite applications for a postdoctoral position that will link stable isotope based approaches with metagenomic and transcriptomic studies of microbial metabolism of specific carbon compounds. The postdoc will be based in Matt Schrenks lab at East Carolina University (North Carolina, USA) with collaborators at the Marine Biological Laboratory (J. Huber). The postdoc will participate in analysis of samples from the high pH Coast Range Ophiolite serpentinite ecosystem and the Mid Cayman Rise deep-sea hydrothermal system. Applicants should have experience with microbial cultivation, molecular biology, and stable isotope analysis.
Hydrothermal Vent Microbiology: We invite applications for a postdoctoral position in hydrothermal vent microbiology in Julie Hubers lab at the Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, MA). The postdoc will participate in analysis of samples from the Mid Cayman Spreading Center, Earths deepest mid-ocean ridge, with an emphasis on using next generation sequencing tools to determine microbial community structure and functional repertoire at the site. These data will serve as a vital input for models of energy flow through deep-sea hydrothermal systems and help to constrain the pathways and controlling factors for microbially-mediated carbon cycling in subsurface ecosystems fueled by water-rock reactions. The successful applicant must hold a Ph.D. in microbiology, oceanography, or a related field and possess experience with metagenomic datasets, bioinformatics, and molecular biology.
Deep Subsurface Microbial Biogeography and Evolutionary Processes: We invite applications for two postdoctoral positions focusing on the application of single cell genomic analyses to subsurface communities sampled from deep boreholes and mine sites located in Finland, Canada and South Africa. The postdoctoral research associates will be based at the University of the Free State (Bloemfontein, South Africa) and Princeton University (Princeton, NJ, USA) and also spend time working at the Single Cell Genomics Center at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean
Sciences (Maine, USA). This 2 year research project will involve collection, single cell screening, genome sequencing and bioinformatic comparisons of communities from continental subsurface biospheres. A successful applicant must hold a Ph.D. in microbiology or a related field and have experience in assembly, annotation, and bioinformatics analyses of genomes.
For any of the positions please submit three items to the appropriate contact listed below: (i) a cover letter describing your research goals and your specific motivation to join the project, (ii) a CV, and (iii) contact information for three references, including your Ph.D. supervisor.
High Pressure Microbiology position: Prof. Isabelle Daniel (isabelle.daniel@univ-lyon1.fr)
Molecular Geomicrobiology position: Matt Schrenk (schrenkm@ecu.edu)
Hydrothermal Vent Microbiology position: Julie Huber (jhuber@mbl.edu)
Deep Subsurface Microbial Biogeography: T.C. Onstott (tullis@princeton.edu)
Applications should be received by March 1, 2012, but will be considered on an ongoing basis.
Application deadline: Thursday, March 1, 2012
Ph.D. Opportunities in Molecular Geomicrobiology of the Deep Biosphere
Ph.D opportunities are available in the molecular geomicrobiology of the deep biosphere in the lab of Matt Schrenk at East Carolina University (North Carolina, USA). The research involves
the characterization of high pH (>10), hydrogen and methane-rich ecosystems associated with the serpentinization of ultramafic rocks from the deep Earth and involves multi-disciplinary,
international research projects in Canada, Italy, and California. These projects focus on advancing our understanding of the ecology and evolution of microbial communities in the deep biosphere using both molecular and culture-based approaches. Research combines bioinformatics analyses of (meta-) genomic and transcriptomic data with field work and laboratory
characterization of novel extremophiles. Applicants with a background in Biology, Earth
Sciences, Oceanography, or related disciplines are encouraged to apply.
Applications for the Ph.D. program in Biology at ECU are due April 1, 2012
(http://www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/idpbs/admission.cfm). Please contact Matt Schrenk
(schrenkm@ecu.edu) for further information.
Application deadline: Sunday, April 1, 2012
