Hi,
A PhD is being offerred at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. The study is mainly oriented towards thermochronology, but includes field work in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador, and has a significant structural component. I would be very grateful if you could pass this on to any potential PhD students.
Many thanks,
Richard
The Mineralogy Department of the Section of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland, requests applications for a funded postgraduate (PhD) position to advance high-temperature U-Pb thermochronology of accessory phases extracted from Mesozoic crystalline rocks. The project will combine single and multiple grain analyses with in-situ measurements, resulting in the construction of continuous thermal history paths at temperatures >350°C. U-Pb zircon geochronology and 40Ar/39Ar thermochronology will be used to provide independent data to assist with the construction of the thermal histories. The study includes a significant field component in the Andes of Ecuador and Colombia, where the geological history is well constrained, and thus they represent a superb natural laboratory to advance U-Pb thermochronology.
The project is funded for a period of 3 years (extendable to 4 years, depending on performance) by the Swiss National Science Foundation. We invite people with a BSc. (hons; 1st class or 2-1), MSc. or equivalent degree in Earth Sciences to apply. U-Pb thermochronology is a new and challenging part of quantitative Earth Sciences, and therefore a high degree of competency in mathematics and natural sciences is beneficial, as is the ability to work in a clean air laboratory environment with sophisticated equipment, and to conduct field work at high altitude. Candidates must be able to communicate fluently in English, and knowledge of French and some Spanish would be an advantage, but is not mandatory. The candidate will start on the 1st of August, 2013. All applications will be evaluated until a suitable candidate has been found.
The University of Geneva, as part of the Earth Science school of the Universities of Lausanne and Geneva, offers state-of-the-art analytical facilities for thermochronology, geochronology and isotope geochemistry (multi-collector and single-collector sector-field LA-ICP-MS, SIMS, TIMS, noble gas MS, fission-track analysis). Some laboratory analyses will be performed at the University College Dublin.
Applications, including a CV, list of referees and a statement about your career plan are to be sent to Dr. Richard Spikings ([log in to unmask]). The departmental website can be found at http://www.unige.ch/sciences/terre/mineral/index.html
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