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Employment Opportunities

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Saint Mary's University, Halifax NS

The Department of Geology at Saint Mary's University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, effective July 1st, 2018. We are seeking applications from individuals who will be able to support our undergraduate curriculum and research capacities in the areas of Applied Mineralogy and Geochemistry. The successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. in Geology and provide evidence of a strong research record or an emerging scholarly profile focusing on the above-mentioned fields. Applicants who can provide evidence of teaching effectiveness will be given priority.

Qualified candidates must submit a letter of application, an up-to-date curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests with evidence of excellence in scholarship, and a teaching dossier that includes a statement of teaching philosophy as well teaching evaluations, if available. The application must include the names, addresses, and email contacts of three persons that are best able to describe your suitability for this position. Complete applications should be sent to: 

Dr. Jacob Hanley, Chairperson, Geology Department
Saint Mary’s University
923 Robie Street,
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 3C3

c/o Tara Inman, or by email at:  geology@smu.ca. Applications must be received on or before February 5th, 2018. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 

Postdoctoral Position, University of Minnesota

A postdoctoral position is available in the group of Prof. Romero-Vargas Castrillón at the University of Minnesota. The postdoctoral associate will investigate the interactions between bacterial cells and nanostructured interfaces using surface analytical techniques. Our recent publications in this area can be found in the group’s website: epclab.umn.edu.

The successful candidate will have a recent Ph.D. in environmental engineering, materials science & engineering, chemical engineering, or a related field. A strong background in nanomaterials synthesis and characterization is required. Experience with AFM and microbiological training is a plus.

Applicants must submit a CV including a list of peer-reviewed publications, the contact information of 3 references, and a letter describing how the applicant’s background and qualifications are related to the advertised position. Applications should be sent via email to Prof. Romero-Vargas Castrillón at sromerov@umn.edu.

Qualified candidates will be contacted to schedule a follow-up phone interview. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The position is available immediately.

Please direct inquiries to:

Prof. Santiago Romero-Vargas Castrillón
sromerov@umn.edu
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN, USA

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MSc Project: Zooplankton Adaptation to Climate Change

Global change places organisms under enormous pressure by radically changing the environment in which they live. Those shifts in abiotic conditions induce physiological acclimatization and genetic adaptations in populations which dampens the influence of new environmental settings on population dynamics and allows species to persist. This project will therefore investigate the effects of global change on zooplankton population dynamics and the associated evolutionary responses. We hypothesize that (1) with increasing strength of abiotic changes the selective pressure will also increase which could in turn decrease the genetic diversity of populations over time. We also hypothesize that (2) populations could adapt to global change which should be seen during transplant experiments in the performance of different selection lines. This project will therefore provide information on the consequences of global change for zooplankton demographic features, grazing pressure, and nutrient recycling, all of which largely influence community interactions and ecosystem functioning.

This position is part of the newly BMBF-funded project PlanktoSERV in the junior working group led by Dr. Cédric Meunier. The aim of this project is to realistically assess the impact of global change on plankton individuals, populations, and communities and to provide a robust understanding of future ecosystem services alterations.

For more information about the project and on how to apply please follow the link: https://www.awi.de/nc/en/work-study/jobs/job-offer/detail/jobs/master-thesis-zooplankton-adaptation-to-climate-change-1.html