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Apologies for multiple posting -- Under the Marie Curie Research Training Network c2c (http:// www.c2c.bgi.uni-bayreuth.de/), the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Milano invites applications for 1 postdoctoral fellowship for 18 months. The aim of the proposed research is to experimentally model the role of the kinetics of mineral transformations and of annealing processes in polycrystalline materials on the dynamics of subducting slabs and the Earth's mantle. We intend to investigate the behaviour of carbonate bearing peridotites to further constrain mantle transport properties in the frame of the long-term carbon cycle. These experiments will be carried out in piston cylinder and multianvil, and recovered samples will be analysed by TEM microscopy, SEM and EMPA techniques, and X-ray diffraction. The Department of Earth Science in Milano has an extensive expertise in high pressure and temperature experiments in the field of petrology and mineral physics. We host several high pressure synthesis and analytical facilities, including two multianvil machines, three piston cylinders, gas-mixing furnaces, WDS electron microprobe, TEM, X-ray powder and single-crystal diffractometers. The research work will involve the cooperation with other nodes of the C2C network - particularly the Institute for Mineralogy and Petrology, Zuerich and the Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, Germany. The candidate should preferably have a background in Earth Sciences, with an experience in experimental petrology. Some experience in experimental research on large instruments such as synchrotron would be appreciated. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, list of publications and a summary of research interests, as well as the names and e-mail addresses of two persons willing to write letters of recommendation to S. Poli ([log in to unmask]). The position is already available. A starting date in june 2009 would be ideal. c2c is coordinated by the Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, Germany. Applicants from all countries may be considered. -- Stefano Poli Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra Università degli Studi di Milano Via Botticelli 23, 20133 Milano ph. +390250315595 fax +390250315597 http://users.unimi.it/~spoli/thelab.html http://www.gp.terra.unimi.it/