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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font size="2">Applications are
invited for the position of the John Caldwell Meeker Postdoctoral Fellow in the
Earth Sciences Section of the Integrative Research Center at the Field Museum.
The successful candidate will be expected to complement, and/or participate in
any one of the ongoing curatorial research programs in the Section. Research
projects are being pursued in the areas of Vertebrate Paleontology,
Invertebrate Paleontology, and Meteoritics. Individual curators and their
research programs are featured on the Field Museum website (<span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://fieldmuseum.org/explore/department/geology" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">http://fieldmuseum.org/explore/department/geology</a></span>).
Applications will be reviewed both for merit and suitability within the
research and collections strengths of the Section. Applicants should contact
curators they are interested in collaborating with well before applying.<span></span></font></p><font size="2">
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</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font size="2">A Ph.D. in a
field of research represented in the Earth Sciences Section is required.<span> </span>The maximum term for this position is two
years. The appointment is anticipated to begin mid-year in 2019 or soon
thereafter.<span></span></font></p><font size="2">
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</font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"New York",serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">To apply, please
send a statement of research interests and experience, a curriculum vitae including
publications list, and names of three referees (with e-mail addresses) to:<span> </span>Scott Lidgard, Head of Earth Sciences
Section, Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL <span style="color:black">60605-2496 USA; or via e-mail: <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><a href="mailto:slidgard@fieldmuseum.org">slidgard@fieldmuseum.org</a></span></span>;
phone: (312) 665-7625.<span> </span>Applications must
be received by December 15, 2018. The Field</span> Museum is an equal
opportunity employer.</span></font><span></span></span></p>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Scott Lidgard<br>MacArthur Curator of Fossil Invertebrates<br>Head, Earth Sciences<br>Integrative Research Center<br>Field Museum<br>1400 S. Lake Shore Drive<br>Chicago, IL 60605<br>Ph: (312) 665-7625<br></div><div>and<br></div><div>Committee on Evolutionary Biology<br></div><div>University of Chicago<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>