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Faculty Positions: Marine Chemist

The Department of Environmental Earth Systems Science within the School of Earth Sciences seeks applications for a tenure-track faculty appointment at the Assistant Professor level in the area of marine chemistry or marine geochemistry. We are looking for a person with a commitment to excellence in both research and teaching. The successful applicant will be able to interface effectively with existing faculty members such as those currently using field, laboratory, and/or modeling-based approaches to study ocean ecology, biogeochemistry, climate variability, global change, coastal environmental engineering, and geomicrobiology. Excellent opportunities also exist for collaboration with the strong marine scientists within Stanford’s Woods Institute and Hopkins Marine Station, and at nearby research institutes like the Carnegie Institution and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.

Stanford University has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity. In that spirit, we particularly encourage applications from women, members of ethnic minorities, and individuals with disabilities.

The position will remain open until filled. To be assured full consideration, applications, including a curriculum vita, a statement outlining research and teaching interests, and the names and addresses of three or more referees, should be submitted online by November 1, 2008, at: http://pangea.stanford.edu/jobs/. Select the Marine Chemist faculty position.

Questions can be directed to Prof. Kevin Arrigo (arrigo@stanford.edu).; Geochronology, Petrology, and Geodynamics

The Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences seeks an outstanding scientist to lead a vibrant research program in the broad areas of geochronology, petrology and geodynamics in order to address large-scale petrologic and tectonic processes in the Earth’s crust and mantle. Our preference is to make an appointment at the junior or mid-career level, but applications from scientists at all career levels will be considered. The successful applicant will build on newly established and long-standing strengths in geochronology, tectonics, and isotope geochemistry within the Department, interface with solid-earth processes, crustal evolution, seismology and other areas in the School of Earth Sciences, and teach at the undergraduate and graduate level. We especially welcome applications from scientists who integrate geochemical/petrological and/or physical/computational approaches to problem solving.
The Stanford School of Earth Sciences now houses a full range of isotope geochemistry/geochronology/thermochronology facilities. These feature the Stanford-USGS SHRIMP-RG ion microprobe and associated TIMS laboratory; a new multi-collector ICP-MS and high-resolution ICP-MS facility supported by newly commissioned clean labs; new 40Ar/39Ar and (U- Th)/He, and fission-track thermochronology laboratories containing multi-collector and single-collector mass spectrometers and state-of-the-art extraction lines; and cosmogenic radionuclide laboratories. In addition, an electron microprobe, a scanning electron microscope with EDAX and cathodoluminescence imaging, and sample preparation and mineral separation laboratories are available. Related facilities include stable isotope laboratories, ICP-AES and GC-MS capabilities, high-pressure experimental capabilities including a diamond-anvil cell laboratory, and the recently established Center for Computational Earth and Environmental Science.

Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of and applications from women and members of minority groups, as well as from others who would bring additional dimensions to the University's research and teaching missions.

Please apply online in electronic format (.pdf only) with the following application material: cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement outlining research and teaching experience and interests, and the names and addresses (including e-mail addresses) of three potential referees, at http://pangea.stanford.edu/jobs/. Select the Geochronology, Petrology and Geodynamics faculty position.

Questions can be directed to Elizabeth Miller (elmiller@stanford.edu)

We will begin reviewing applications September 30, 2008. Deadline for receipt of applications is November 30, 2008.

Teaching Positions

Staff Positions

Stanford Isotope Geochemistry Facility Manager See more...

As Lab Manager for the Stanford Isotope GeochemistryFacility in the School of Earth Sciences, the successful applicant will haveresponsibilities in the following areas:

Analytical:

Design and maintain a teaching/research facility in radiogenic and non-traditional stable isotope geochemistry that enables users across the University attain their research goals.
Train, advise, collaborate and provide technical support for all users of the facility on instrumentation and methodologies. Users will include graduate students, postdocs, undergraduate students, research staff, outside collaborators, etc.
Integrate previous technical experience with new advances in the field in order to develop and improve analytical methods and instrumentation.
Maintain facility’s analytical equipment and environment, including a large clean laboratory, 2 ICP-MS instruments (a Nu multi-collector and single-collector) and a TIMS (Finigan MAT 262).
Maintain quality control of all data and standards and consistently track and archive all standard and sample data from facility.

Growth, Innovation and Improvement:

Design, manage and grow facility under general guidance of faculty director and advisory board.
Proactively market the facility on a University level to maximize utility to the Stanford community.
Cultivate relationships with other facilities to develop new procedures, promote exchange of ideas and to maintain optimal analytical protocols and standards.

Supervision:

Supervise users of the facility and provide them with technical information and training.
The lab manager will also be responsible for maintaining a facility that conforms to all University and applicable state and federal safety standards, and for ensuring that users are observing all safety protocols.
Supervise other part-time or full-time staff working in the facility.
Postdocs and graduate students should be mentored to assume some maintenance, management and analytical duties during their tenure in the facility.
Maintain interactive website which schedules facility use and expedites downloading of user data

Financial: Establish and oversee the facility’s financial operating budget. Bill users, purchase equipment andsupplies, and set user fees.

To apply for this position,go to the Jobs website, http://jobs.stanford.edu/, and search forJob Requisition 32221.

Post-Doctoral Positions: If you are interested in postdoctoral research, you should contact a faculty member in your field of study. Opportunities for postdoctoral research in the School of Earth Sciences are occasionally advertised here, but most are handled directly by individual faculty members.; Thompson Postdoctoral Fellowship in Geophysics See more...

The Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, has established the Thompson Postdoctoral Fellowship to be awarded to a candidate preferably within two years of receipt of the Ph.D. The fellowship is open to applicants in any area of geophysics including new areas of research that cross existing disciplinary boundaries, so that students and recent graduates in Earth science, physics, chemistry, biology, or computational sciences with interests in the geophysical sciences are also encouraged to apply. Our department is currently active in crustal geophysics, exploration and production geophysics, seismic imaging, rock physics, earthquake seismology, crustal deformation, stress and geomechanics, environmental geophysics, and atmospheric, ocean, and planetary sciences.
Appointments are for a one- to two-year term that can start any time in the academic year 2008/2009. The salary is $50k to $55k per year depending on experience, plus a $5k research allowance for travel and miscellaneous expenses. Applications received by January 2, 2008, will receive fullest consideration. Applicants should submit a statement of research interests and proposed research, a curriculum vita, a list of publications and names of three potential referees, by email (as .pdf files, with the applicant name as part of the file name) to thompsonfellowship@sesmail.stanford.edu (see also http://geo.stanford.edu/GP/research)
Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing to the diversity among its students, staff, and faculty. It welcomes nominations of and applications from minority groups and women, as well as others who would bring additional dimensions to the university's research, teaching and service missions.