Jobs & Opportunities

Visiting Assistant Professor in Paleoceanography - University of California, Davis

The Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at the University of California, Davis, invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor to teach undergraduate courses and conduct research during the 2020-2021 academic year, with the possibility of renewal through academic year 20212022.  Candidates must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a Geosciences, Oceanography or related field. Preference will be given to candidates who have a background in the fields of Paleoceanography or Marine Geology.   
 
The successful applicant will be expected to demonstrate an interest in and ability to conduct research in Paleoceanography and/or Oceanography in an Earth system science context. The successful applicant will be required to teach four undergraduate courses/year which could include: The Oceans (a general education introduction, offered two times/year), Oceanography (an introduction at an upper-division level for majors), Physical/Chemical Oceanography (upper-division, for majors), Geological Oceanography (upper-division, for majors), and/or similar courses as needed by the Department.  The candidate should be prepared for some component of this teaching to be online, if necessary. The selected candidate will interact closely with the Marine & Coastal Science and Geology undergraduate majors and have opportunities to mentor undergraduate students within this program.

To learn more and apply, click here. The application deadline is June 30th, 2020.

Postdoctoral Researcher in Physical Limnology - Ecological Engineering Laboratory, EPF Lausanne

The Ecological Engineering Laboratory (ECOL) at EPF Lausanne in Switzerland is searching for a postdoctoral researcher in physical limnology. The candidate will have a PhD degree in physical limnology, oceanography, or environmental fluid mechanics, including (extensive) field research. The position will remain open until a suitable candidate has been found.

To apply, contact Professor D. Andrew Barry at with the following documents:

• Cover letter / motivation letter
• CV / resume
• Doctoral diploma (alternatively an official note from the current institution stating the date when the doctoral degree is expected)
• Research statement (up to 3 pages)
• Contact information of 3 references (a single PDF file containing the names, affiliations, and email addresses of 3 references)

PhD Position Available - University of Otago

The University of Otago is looking for a Ph.D. student to investigate the climate and anthropogenic drivers of water quality change in New Zealand lakes using non-destructive core scanning techniques. This PhD project will involve: 1) field work; 2) the use of existing and new Lakes380 sediment cores; 3) generating high-resolution pigment and elemental records to evaluate past changes in water quality, environmental conditions and climate; and 4) integrating these data with supporting geochemical data sets and established paleoclimate records. The project is ideal for individuals with multidisciplinary interests in climate science, geochemistry, paleoecology and sedimentology.

More information on the position can be found here. Review on applications will begin on July 1st, 2020.