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Here is a Post Doc Opportunity sent to me by Mark Handy. Contact him about the position and not me ! Please pass this on if you know of others who might be interested. Happy Christmas and New Year folks ! Bob Holdsworth ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN The Department of Earth Sciences offers a full Post-Doc Position, BAT IIA (3 years) in Numerical Tectonic Modelling The successful candidate will create and modify programs to model strain-dependent rock rheology , including the effects of melting and metamorphic reactions within Earth´s crust and upper mantle. This work is part of a special research project (SFB 267) to examine the controlling factors of Neogene shortening and topography of the Andean mountain belt. The project will involve close collaboration with researchers at the FU-Berlin and the nearby GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ). Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Geophysics or Geology, or alternatively, an MSc in Physics, Materials Science, or Mechanical Engineering. In the latter case, a Ph.D.degree can be obtained during the project. Applications should include a letter of intent specifying career goals and research interests, a curriculum vitae with at least 2 references, a list of publications, and proof of attendance at academic institutions (transcripts, awarded degrees, etc.). Deadline for applications is 15. February 2002. Send applications to: Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mark R. Handy, Malteser-Straße 74-100, D-12249 Berlin. Further information about the position, salary, project goals, as well as computing facilities is available from the address above (Tel. +49-(0)30-838-70311, Email: [log in to unmask], Internet: http://www.fu-berlin.de/geologie/). -- Dr Bob Holdsworth, Reactivation Research Group, Dept of Geological Sciences, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE, UK Tel +44(0)1913742529 Fax+44(0)1913742510 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.dur.ac.uk/~dgl0www1/rrg.htm