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Bob Holdsworth

Dear Colleagues,

Please note the following job opportunities with our research group at
the
Freie Universität Berlin. I would appreciate your bringing this notice
to
the attention of prospective candidates.



FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN

The Institut for Geology, Geophysics and Computational Geosciences,
in the Department of Earth Sciences is advertising a

Post-Doc Position, BAT IIA (5 years)


The successful candidate will help build an active research and teaching

program related to the study of continental margins, with emphasis on
the
investigation of shear zones in deep crustal and upper mantle rocks.
Projects can be developed both independently and in collaboration with
other specialists in structural geology, metamorphic/magmatic petrology,

isotope geochemistry, and geophysics. Teaching involves lectures and
seminars for advanced Diploma and Ph.D. students. The candidate may
acquire
the Habilitation, a requirement for some tenured positions in Germany.
        Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Geology or Mineralogy,
experience
in field-based research and should be able to apply standard analytical
techniques in metamorphic petrology and/or isotope geochemistry.
        Further information about the position, current research
activities, as well as technical facilities is available from Mark R.
Handy
(Tel. +49-(0)30-838-70311, Email: [log in to unmask],
Internet:
http://www.fu-berlin.de/geologie/).
        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. December 2000. Send applications to: Freie
Universität
Berlin, Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mark R. Handy,
Malteser-Straße 74-100, D-12249 Berlin.


FREE UNIVERSITY of BERLIN

The Institute for Geology, Geophysics and Computational Geosciences,
Department of Earth Sciences is advertising a

Ph.D. Position, BATIIA/2 (3 years, extendable)
Microstructural Stability and Reaction Kinetics: An Analogue Study


The successful candidate will conduct research in the Institute´s
laboratory for experimental deformation of rock-analogue materials. This

work is part a project designed to investigate microstructural stability

and reaction kinetics in lower crustal and upper mantle rocks. Teaching
responsibilities include conducting practicals and laboratory exercises
at
the advanced level, as well as supervising Diploma students engaged in
laboratory work.
Candidates will have a 4-year undergraduate (U.S.) or 3-year graduate
(U.K.) degree in Earth Sciences or Physics, in the latter case
preferably
also with an M.Sc. in  Earth Sciences. Experience in structural geology,

petrology or crystallography, and computer-assisted image analysis is
preferable.
Further information about the position, current activities of the
research
group, as well as technical facilities is available from Mark R. Handy
(Tel. +49-(0)30-838-70311, Email: [log in to unmask],
Internet:
http://www.fu-berlin.de/geologie/).
Applications should include a letter of intent (research interests),
curriculum vitae, 2 references, plus college/university transcripts.
Deadline for applications is xxx. Send applications to: Freie
Universität
Berlin, Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mark R. Handy,
Malteser-Straße 74-100, 12249 Berlin.


FREE UNIVERSITY of BERLIN

The Institute for Geology, Geophysics and Computational Geosciences,
Department of Earth Sciences is advertising a

Ph.D. Position, BATIIA/2 (2 years, extendable)
Microstructure and Rheology of Partially Melted Rock: An Analogue Study

This position is funded by the German Science Foundation as part of a
Research Program devoted to the formation and transport of silicate
melts.
The main goal of our project is to investigate the microstructure and
rheology of crystal-melt mixtures undergoing syntectonic crystallization

and syntectonic melting. This will be done with a specially constructed
“see-through" deformation apparatus which allows us to monitor the
microstructure while measuring the strength of the deforming aggregate.
In
this way, we will relate microstructural changes to melt content, and to

changes in the aggregate rheology. More specifically, the “see-through"
deformation experiments on partially melted analogue materials will shed

light on the following questions:

1) Can we relate characteristic microstructures to specific melt
fractions
and strain rates, and therefore obtain diagnostic microstructural
criteria
with which to identify synmagmatic deformation in naturally deformed
rocks?

2) Do the microstructures of deforming and crystallizing
partially-melted
aggregates differ from those of syntectonically melting aggregates? If
yes,
what are the implications for the rheology of melting vs. crystallizing
rocks?

3) To what extent do mechanical anisotropies of rocks affect melt
segregation?

4) How does the strength of a partially-melted aggregate vary as a
function
of melt content in the range of melt fractions between 0.0 and 0.5?
(i.e.
is there a rheologically critical melt percentage, RCMP?)

5)What processes control the transition from porous intergranular flow
to
channellized flow in partially melted aggregates?

Detailed information can be obtained by contacting directly either
Claudio
Rosenberg (+49-(0)30-838-70902, [log in to unmask]) or Mark Handy
(Tel.
+49-(0)30-838-70311, Email: [log in to unmask],  Internet:
http://www.fu-berlin.de/geologie/).
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.
December 2000. Send applications to: Freie Universität Berlin,
Fachbereich
Geowissenschaften, Dr. C.L. Rosenberg, Malteser-Straße 74-100, D-12249
Berlin.

Mark R. Handy
Prof. of Geology
FB-Geowissenschaften
Freie Universität Berlin
Malteser Strasse 74-100
D-12249 Berlin, Germany

Tel. +49-(0)30-838-70311 (office)
Tel. +49-(0)30-838-70694 (secretary)
Fax. +49-(0)30-775-9078
Email: [log in to unmask]
Web: http://www.fu-berlin.de/geologie/




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