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Dear All, Please pass this ad along to everyone you know. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks! Dominique Lattard University of Heidelberg, Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences Institute of Mineralogy Faculty position (Assistant Professor) in Experimental Mineralogy The Institute of Mineralogy invites applications for a six year (3+3) faculty position in experimental Mineralogy/Petrology at the Assistant Professor level (wissenschaftliche/r Assistent/in, C1). A Ph.D. degree must be earned by the time of the appointment. The vacant position is attached to the experimental petrology laboratory and we are particularly seeking candidates with demonstrated experience in laboratory work. Preference will be given to those showing published evidence of, and a continuing commitment to independent and collaborative research in mineralogy/petrology. In addition to research, the successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate students. Teaching may be given in English, but at least a basic knowledge of the German language is desirable. The Department of Mineralogy at Heidelberg University is well equipped with analytical and experimental facilities to support Earth and Planetary materials research. The experimental petrology laboratory houses several high-temperature quench furnaces with gas-mixing modules, end-loaded piston cylinder apparatus and cold-seal hydrothermal autoclaves. The institute is also equipped with a conventional Mössbauer spectrometer, a Cameca SX-50 EMP (with WDS and EDS), a Cameca ims 3f ion probe (SIMS), XRF-XRD laboratories, polarisation microscopes, a heating-cooling stage for fluid-inclusion research, a laboratory for making thin sections and mineral separation laboratories . We have also access to a modern SEM (with EDS and cathodoluminescence) in our faculty. Isotope, ICP-MS, magnetic and micro-Raman laboratories are also accessible in Heidelberg or in neighbouring universities. Applicants should send their complete curriculum vitae, including a list of publications, and a short statement describing their research and teaching interests to: Prof. Dominique Lattard Mineralogisches Institut INF 236 D-69120 Heidelberg Germany [log in to unmask] To ensure full consideration, all information should be received by October 15, 2004. Applications after this date will be considered until the position has been filled. Women are especially encouraged to apply. -- ----------------------------------------------- Dominique Lattard Mineralogisches Institut Im Neuenheimer Feld 236 D-69120 Heidelberg Deutschland Tel: +49-(0)6221-54 4810 Fax +49-(0)6221-54 4805