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> *The Department of Geology and Geophysics at Texas A&M University,<br>
> College Station, Texas, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute,<br>
> Panama, are pleased to announce the availability of a postdoctoral<br>
> fellowship funded through a National Science Foundation grant and<br>
> private donations. *<br>
><br>
> The project, entitled 'Elements of an<br>
> extinction: Exploring the delayed Caribbean extinction with stable<br>
> isotopes and trace elements', will integrate biotic and geochemical data<br>
> to explore the environmental and ecological causes of the<br>
> Plio-Pleistocene Caribbean extinction, with particular focus on the<br>
> purported 1-2 m.y. delay in extinction. <br>
><br>
> The study combines O,<br>
> C, and clumped isotope proxies, and P/Ca ratios with taxonomic and<br>
> ecological data from the framework of the Panama Paleontology Project<br>
> (PPP).<br>
><br>
> More information is available at<br>
> <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1325683&HistoricalAwards=false">www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1325683&HistoricalAwards=false</a> [1].<br>
><br>
> The<br>
> initial appointment is for 18 months, with possible support for an<br>
> additional 12 months. Outstanding young scholars, eager to bridge<br>
> disciplines and embark upon novel research are invited to apply.<br>
> Applicants must have attained their Ph.D. prior to the 1st of August,<br>
> 2014.<br>
><br>
> The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in<br>
> macroevolution and/or paleoecology, good quantitative and analytical<br>
> skills and a solid understanding of stable isotopes. The successful<br>
> candidate will perform stable isotope and trace element analyses (with<br>
> assistance from lab personnel) and use the results to resolve the<br>
> drivers of ecological change and evolutionary turnover in the Caribbean.<br>
> <br>
><br>
> The successful researcher will be a joint fellow at Texas<br>
> A&M University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute,<br>
> Panama, and will be expected to spend time at both institutions.<br>
><br>
> Review<br>
> of applications will begin on the 10th February, 2014, and continue<br>
> until position is filled. Interviews will take place either via Skype or<br>
> at the North American Paleontological Convention in Florida (February,<br>
> 2014).<br>
><br>
> Applicants of any nationality may apply. Applications<br>
> should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, brief statement of<br>
> research interests, and the names and addresses of three referees.<br>
><br>
> Please submit materials to Ethan L. Grossman (<a href="mailto:e-grossman@tamu.edu">e-grossman@tamu.edu</a> [2]).<br>
> Applicants should contact Ethan Grossman or Aaron O’Dea (<a href="mailto:odeaa@si.edu">odeaa@si.edu</a> [3])<br>
> for further information.<br>
><br>
> Texas<br>
> A&M University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer<br>
> committed to diversity. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute does<br>
> not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion,<br>
> sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin,<br>
> political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability,<br>
> genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization,<br>
> retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit<br>
> factor.<br>
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> [1] <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1325683&amp;HistoricalAwards=false">http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1325683&amp;HistoricalAwards=false</a><br>
> [2] mailto:<a href="mailto:e-grossman@tamu.edu">e-grossman@tamu.edu</a><br>
> [3] mailto:<a href="mailto:odeaa@si.edu">odeaa@si.edu</a><br>
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