<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">John, Cedric M</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cedric.john@imperial.ac.uk">cedric.john@imperial.ac.uk</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 8:27 AM<br><br>
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<strong style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Arial">PhD Studentship in </span></strong><strong style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">reconstructing
the thermal history of sedimentary basins by combining clumped isotopes and radiometric dating methods</span></strong></p>
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<strong style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Arial">Duration: 42 months</span></strong></p>
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<strong style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">Supervised by Dr
Cédric John (Imperial College), Professor Randall Parish (BGS) and Dr Dylan Rood (Imperial College).</span></strong></p>
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<span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">The thermal history of hydrocarbon bearing basins is of great interest to the oil and gas industry because
it pertains to organic maturation, but also to the relative timing of cementation and fluid flow through the reservoir. The carbonate group at Imperial College has an opening for a PhD candidate who will be tasked with investigating the feasibility of combining
clumped isotope temperatures obtained from carbonate phases with absolute dating methods using radiometric isotopes. The successful candidate will use the novel clumped isotope established at Imperial College (</span><span style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://www.carbonateresearch.com/clumpedLab" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,102,204);text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">http://www.carbonateresearch.com/clumpedLab</span></a></span><span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">)
to measure temperatures in several components of carbonate cores. This will constrain the thermal history of the basin. In addition, the candidate will also test various radiogenic parent/daughter isotope systems in order to select the most appropriate one
to obtain absolute dates. The goal is to test the feasibility of combining clumped isotopes temperatures with absolute geological ages, in order to build a well-constrained burial curve. </span></p>
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<span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">This exciting project is at the forefront of stable and radiogenic isotope sciences; it will provide many analytical
challenges and will involve some numerical work. An ideal candidate for this post holds a first class degree in geosciences or related fields, and has strong interests in isotope geochemistry. </span></p>
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<span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">The project is an integral part of the </span><span style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/qatarcarbonatesandcarbonstorage" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,102,204);text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,75,195)">Qatar
Carbonates and Carbon Storage Research Centre (QCCSRC: </span><span style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:windowtext"><span style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:underline"><span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:blue">www.imperial.ac.uk/qccsrc</span></span></span></span><span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(37,75,195)">)</span></a></span><span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">,
and is financed by Qatar Petroleum, Shell, and the Qatar Science and Technology Park. The successful applicant will be encouraged to collaborate with other QCCSRC team members and other academic staff members, publish the research results in internationally
recognized peer reviewed journals and present the research results at relevant national and international scientific and professional conferences, sponsor meetings, and help with administration and report writing. </span></p>
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<span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Arial">This is a fully funded position. It will cover Home/EU and international student tuition fees and pay a non-taxable bursary of £18,000
per year. All analytical costs and travel costs are covered as well, and the student will be required to travel to the Middle East to present their results to our industrial sponsors.</span><span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Arial;line-height:1.5"> </span></p>
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<span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">For informal inquiries about the positions and to apply, please email, Dr Cédric John, </span><span style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="mailto:cedric.john@imperial.ac.uk" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,102,204);text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">cedric.john@imperial.ac.uk</span></a></span><span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)">.
Applications must include a CV, grade transcripts, and a cover letter stating research interests and motivations for applying to this project. </span></p>
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<span style="border:0px;font-size:11pt;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Arial">For application details please contact Samantha Symmonds (E-mail: <a href="mailto:sam.symmonds@imperial.ac.uk" style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,102,204);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">sam.symmonds@imperial.ac.uk</a>,
Tel: <a href="tel:%2B44%20%280%29%20207%20594%207339" value="+442075947339" target="_blank">+44 (0) 207 594 7339</a>).<span style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></span></p>
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