<div dir="ltr"><br><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">The
Department of Geosciences at The Pennsylvania State University invites
applications for a Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship in Geosciences.
This newly established position will support an outstanding scholar
interested in stimulating interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation
among the Department’s faculty and students. The postdoctoral fellow
will receive an annual stipend of $55,000 with a benefits package and
$15,000 in discretionary research funds. The fellowship has an initial
appointment period of 18 months with the possibility of extension to two
years.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> The Department of Geosciences is part of the
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, and houses internationally
recognized research programs spanning a broad spectrum of Earth Science
disciplines, including earth surface dynamics, geodynamics, crustal
evolution, petrology, volcanology and tectonics, paleobiology,
hydrology, Earth system science, (paleo)climate, paleoceanography and
cryospheric science, microbial geobiology and biogeochemistry, Earth and
planetary system evolution, solid-earth and low-temperature
geochemistry, geomechanics and seismology (further information is
available at: <a href="http://www.geosc.psu.edu">http://www.geosc.psu.edu</a>).
The Department is closely tied to the Materials Research Institute, the
Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, the Energy Institute, the
Astrobiology Research Center, the Institute for CyberScience, the Huck
Life Sciences Institute, and the Institutes of Energy and the
Environment at Penn State.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Applicants must have a Ph.D. in geosciences or a
related field awarded within three years of the time of appointment.
Before applying, candidates should explore possible research topics with
faculty in the Department of Geosciences, and develop a short (no
longer than 5 pages including figures and references) proposal of
research to be completed during the fellowship period. Preference will
be given to candidates whose proposals involve collaboration among two
or more departmental faculty members, particularly if this collaboration
will establish new directions in their research. Applicants should
submit their proposal, a complete curriculum vitae, and contact
information for three references. Review of applications will begin on
October 15th and continue until the position is filled. Appointment may
begin as early as January 1, 2017. For further information or questions,
please contact Stacie Hugney, <a href="mailto:slg9@psu.edu">slg9@psu.edu</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Apply to job 64713 at <a href="https://psu.jobs/job/64713">https://psu.jobs/job/64713</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://psu.jobs/job/64713"><br></a></p>
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