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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:</span></b><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: medium;"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">Dr.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">Madison Myers</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">,
As</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">sistant<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">Professor of<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">Earth
Sciences at Montana State University,</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">investigate
the behavior of lithium in ascending rhyolitic magmas. This project is in collaboration with Dr. Celestine Mercer at the USGS Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center in Denver</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span> </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: medium;"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">The successful candidate will work closely with<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">both
the USGS and Montana State University to generate a first order understanding of lithium mobility and partitioning (and its relation to other elements) during magma ascent, eruption, and/or post-eruptive processes (e.g., devitrification, weathering), through
combination of mineral and melt geochemistry, with the option of applying experimental petrology.</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);"> </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: medium;"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">Funding is available for<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">12 months<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">($54,000
a year)</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">with the potential for extension upon submission of grant applications.</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);"> </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: medium;"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">A Ph.D. in<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">volcanology/geochemistry</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>or
a related field is required by the date of hire.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">Preference will be placed on applicants familiar with glass and mineral sample preparation, operating
a multicollector-LA-ICP-MS, micro-FTIR system, and/or rapid-quench cold-seal high temperature/pressure instrument, and Li isotope geochemistry.</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);"> </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: medium;"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">Applicants should include a 1-page research proposal addressing how they would approach this project, a cover letter, CV, and contact information
for three references</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">, emailed to <span dir="ltr">madison.myers@montana.edu</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">. Review of applications
will begin <span dir="ltr">on October 8</span><sup><span dir="ltr">th</span></sup><span dir="ltr">, 2021</span>, but continue until the position is filled.<span style="margin: 0px;"> <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span>The successful candidate can start
on or <span dir="ltr">after December 1</span><sup><span dir="ltr">st</span></sup><span dir="ltr">, 2021</span>. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: medium;"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">Both PIs on the project are passionate about mentorship and happy to work with the successful candidate to create a post-doctoral experience that
allows for acquisition of preferred skillsets geared toward their career trajectory (e.g., instrument technician, federal employment, teaching experience, etc.). In addition, the M</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);">ontana
State</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>University Department of Earth Science has made a commitment to promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in order to create a department that
is safe and welcoming for all students and faculty.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></p>
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