Postdoc 'Casots' Lower Miocene site
Hiring Organization:
Catalan Institute of Paleontology - Institut Català de Paleontologia (ICP)
Date Posted:
2008-03-07
Position Description:
The ICP-Institut Català de Paleontologia is a research centre of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), devoted to the research in Vertebrate and Human Paleontology at the highest international level.
ICP is currently offering post-doctoral contracts to well-qualified candidates who wish to enhance their scientific training conducting research in several areas.
Subject:
Neogene mammal paleoecology of the Casots Lower Miocene site. Taxonomy, taphonomy and paleoecology.
Goal:
The Casots (Subirats, Penedès, Barcelona) is a Lower Miocene site of very special preservation conditions. Its a small lake preserved in its integrity with a deep stratigraphic sequence and with en exceptional richness in vertebrate and plant remains. The object of this contract is to carry out the excavation and the paleoeclogical study of this exceptional site. Obviously, taxonomic study of some groups of vertebrates is necessary, but the main goal of the work is the taphonomical and paleoecological study of the site
Qualifications/Experience:
No restrictions of citizenship apply to the ICP post-doctoral contracts.
Ph. D- graduate biological/ geological sciences with knowledge in mammalian paleontology and with the subject of the PhD related with paleoecology. Technical and methodological experience is appreciated.
Candidates are requested to submit:
A presentation letter with declaration of interests,
A Curriculum Vitae, including a full address, a contact phone number, an e-mail address and a copy of the passport,
A certified copy of the degrees,
The contact e-mail of three potential referees.
Applications should be submitted by e-mail to: jobs@icp.cat
ICP- post-doctoral fellows are selected on the basis of their academic records and their personal achievements. Proactivity, participation in community activities, and capacity for team-work are also taken into account.
Salary/funding:
The contracts are offered for periods of one year, renewable for a total of three years.
Application Deadline:
The call is open until positions are filled.
Comments:
For updated information about ICP, please visit http://www.icp.cat/ (borsa de feina - jobs)
Contact
Information:
Laila Pilgren
c/ Escola Industrial, 23
Sabadell (Barcelona), Catalonia 08201
Spain
Telephone Number:
00-34-937261769
Fax Number:
00-34-937276641
Website:
http://www.icp.cat
E-mail Address:
laila.pilgren@icp.cat
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