Postdoctoral Researcher

Job Description

A 7-month postdoc position is available to work on funded NSF project, “Collaborative Research: NSFGEO-NERC: The history of the Earth's magnetic field strength over the last five million years: Filling in the southern hemisphere gap”. The position is in the Department of Geological Sciences, under the direction of Dr. Courtney Sprain.

Responsibilities

• Conduct 40Ar/39Ar geochronological analyses at the UF Argon Geochronology Lab
• Conduct paleointensity experiments at the UF Neil Opdyke Paleomagnetism laboratory
• Use the IsotopX NGX noble gas mass spectrometer

Required Qualifications

• PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Geological Sciences, or a closely related field

Preferred Experience

• Expertise in both high-precision 40Ar/39Ar geochronology and paleomagnetism
• Experience running the IsotopX NGX noble gas mass spectrometer

Pay

$58,656.00

Schedule

This is a time-limited position.

Benefits

No benefits are mentioned in the job posting.