Origin of Metazoan Benthic Ecosystems: Mutual Modification between Ediacaran to Early Phanerozoic Faunas and their Sedimentary Environments
Applicants are invited for a graduate research assistantship (Ph.D.-student) to participate in the recently funded DFG research group FOR 736 "The Precambrian-Cambrian Biosphere (R)evolution: Insights from Chinese Microcontinents". This interdisciplinary group of European researchers will study root causes and interactions between the multiple changes that occurred in biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere at that time and will cooperate closely with a complementary Chinese research group.
The position is funded for 24 months with a 12-month extension. Starting date should be February 1, 2008. Salary level will be according to German public employee pay scale 50% BAT IIa. Above-average English communication skills are advantageous. We particularly encourage applications from women and disabled persons.
The project:
The goal of this project is to investigate the consequences of the gradually increasing bioturbation, recorded in the shallow-water facies of the Yangtze Platform and beginning in the late Ediacaran, for sedimentology, sedimentary chemistry, permeability, nutrient availability etc. Project work includes significant field work with Chinese colleagues at selected locations of central China, extended stays at research institutions at Nanjing and Xian, and close interdisciplinary collaborations with the other members of the research group, in particular Dr. Bernd Weber (bweber@zedat.fu-berlin.de)
A completed Master's, Diplom or equivalent degree in geosciences is required. The successful candidate should demonstrate advanced knowledge in paleontology and sedimentary geology. Capacity for field work and above-average English will be an advantage. A willingness to learn German within a reasonable time span is expected.
The sedimentary geology group at the Freie Universität Berlin studies sedimentary basins and processes on a variety of scales, with particular focus on Earth system evolution.
Please send your application, including CV, copies of degree certificates, and the names of two references by mail or e-mail to:
Prof. Dr. Christoph Heubeck
Freie Universität Berlin
Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften
Malteserstr. 74 - 100
12249 Berlin, Germany
e-mail: cheubeck@zedat.fu-berlin.de.
Applications will be accepted until October 20, 2007.
Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften: http://www.geo.fu-berlin.de/
and
Christoph Heubeck: http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~cheubeck/
Applicants are invited for a graduate research assistantship (Ph.D.-student) to participate in the recently funded DFG research group FOR 736 "The Precambrian-Cambrian Biosphere (R)evolution: Insights from Chinese Microcontinents". This interdisciplinary group of European researchers will study root causes and interactions between the multiple changes that occurred in biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere at that time and will cooperate closely with a complementary Chinese research group.
The position is funded for 24 months with a 12-month extension. Starting date should be February 1, 2008. Salary level will be according to German public employee pay scale 50% BAT IIa. Above-average English communication skills are advantageous. We particularly encourage applications from women and disabled persons.
The project:
The goal of this project is to investigate the consequences of the gradually increasing bioturbation, recorded in the shallow-water facies of the Yangtze Platform and beginning in the late Ediacaran, for sedimentology, sedimentary chemistry, permeability, nutrient availability etc. Project work includes significant field work with Chinese colleagues at selected locations of central China, extended stays at research institutions at Nanjing and Xian, and close interdisciplinary collaborations with the other members of the research group, in particular Dr. Bernd Weber (bweber@zedat.fu-berlin.de)
A completed Master's, Diplom or equivalent degree in geosciences is required. The successful candidate should demonstrate advanced knowledge in paleontology and sedimentary geology. Capacity for field work and above-average English will be an advantage. A willingness to learn German within a reasonable time span is expected.
The sedimentary geology group at the Freie Universität Berlin studies sedimentary basins and processes on a variety of scales, with particular focus on Earth system evolution.
Please send your application, including CV, copies of degree certificates, and the names of two references by mail or e-mail to:
Prof. Dr. Christoph Heubeck
Freie Universität Berlin
Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften
Malteserstr. 74 - 100
12249 Berlin, Germany
e-mail: cheubeck@zedat.fu-berlin.de.
Applications will be accepted until October 20, 2007.
Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften: http://www.geo.fu-berlin.de/
and
Christoph Heubeck: http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~cheubeck/
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