Post-doctoral fellowship in sedimentary provenance analysis at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Post-doctoral fellowship in sedimentary provenance analysis at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

The Department of Geology at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, immediately seeks applicants for a postdoctoral fellowship in applying apatite grain chemistry as a provenance tool in the geological record. 

We are particularly interested in:

i) appyling apatite U-Pb age and trace element geochemistry as a provenance tool in ancient sedimentary systems. Target case studies include syn-orogenic sequences in foreland basins and hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir sandstones on passive margins.

ii) developing the link between apatite trace-element chemistry and parent-rock composition.

iii) the chemistry of Precambrian biogenic apatite. 

The project also includes scope to investigate other 'non-traditional' approaches to single-grain sedimentary provenance.

The appointment is for 2 years and has a salary of €34,500.  Completion of a Ph.D. is preferred, although highly qualified applicants nearing the end of a Ph.D. will be considered.  Experience in ICP-MS and a publication record in international peer-reviewed journals is expected. The Department has a newly installed Thermo iCAP Qs ICP-MS and a Photon Machines Analyte Excite ArF Excimer laser facility (http://www.tcd.ie/Geology/geochemfacility/). 

Please contact Dr David Chew chewd@tcd.ie (+353-1-896-3481) for further information or send applications including curriculum vitae, list of publications, statement of research interests, and contact details of two academic referees. Evaluations of applicants will start March 15^th, 2013 and continue until the position is filled.