[ES_JOBS_NET] Three-year postdoc position in Geochemical Analysis of extremely old Antarctic ice

[Christo Buizert]

Dear colleagues,

The Center for Oldest Ice Exploration (COLDEX) is looking to hire a 
postdoctoral researcher at the Oregon State University ice core 
laboratory to investigate the geochemistry of some of the oldest polar 
ice samples ever recovered from Antarctica (1 to 3 million years old).

COLDEX (www.coldex.org) is an NSF Science and Technology Center formed 
in 2021 to explore Antarctica for the oldest possible ice core records 
of our planet’s climate and environmental history, and to help make 
polar science more inclusive and diverse.

The postdoctoral researcher will work as part of a collaborative, 
multi-institutional project that aims to further develop and operate an 
analytical set up for continuous-flow (CFA) and discrete analysis of 
various geochemical tracers (water isotopic composition, major ion 
chemistry, dust, atmospheric methane). The laboratory will be used to 
analyze ice cores from Antarctic blue ice areas, such as the Allan Hills 
site, that have been shown to harbor extremely old ice. The new data 
will significantly extend the existing Antarctic ice core record toward 
older time periods, providing new climatic insights into past climate 
periods.

This is a full-time, 3-year position within the College of Earth, Ocean 
and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) at Oregon State University. The start 
date is negotiable, but ideally in the Fall of 2022. The postdoc will 
work under the mentorship of Christo Buizert and Edward Brook, and in 
close collaboration with other COLDEX researchers at various 
institutions across the U.S., members of the OSU ice core lab, and the 
wider paleoclimate community at OSU. The project may involve field work 
in Antarctica, but this is not a requirement for the position.

More information on the position can be found here: 
https://coldex.org/postdocs

Please forward this announcement to potential candidates, and apologies 
for cross-posting.

Best, Christo


-- 
Christo Buizert (he/him)
Assistant Professor
Oregon State University
104 CEOAS Admin Bldg.
Corvallis OR 97331-5503
+1 (541)-737-1572
https://icecore.ceoas.oregonstate.edu/
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