<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Happy New Year all!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Climate, Lithosphere, and Sedimentary
Tectonics (</span><a href="https://clastresearch.com/" target="_blank">https://clastresearch.com/</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">) and Structure,
Tectonics, and OU Thermochronology (</span><a href="https://outhermochronology.weebly.com/" target="_blank">https://outhermochronology.weebly.com/</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">) research groups at the University of Oklahoma
are seeking a 2-year postdoc in tectonics and thermochronology. <span> </span>The postdoc will be co-advised by Gilby Jepson
and Sarah George. Funding is supported by: (1) an NSF grant on tectonics and
drainage networks in the northern Andes, and (2) an American Chemical Society (ACS)
grant on the impact of apatite geochemistry on fission-track annealing.</span></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NSF grant: Large river systems are important
modulators of erosion in orogenic systems. This project explores the mechanisms
that promote development of intermontane longitudinal river systems, which flow
internal and parallel to orogenic belts, by constraining development of the Magdalena
River in the Colombian Andes. Depending on postdoc interest, the project could
focus on tectonic geomorphology and cosmogenic erosion rates, stratigraphic
archives including generation of chronostratigraphic and provenance datasets,
or evaluation of paleoelevation of the Colombian Andes using stable isotope
proxies. Field work is anticipated.<span></span></span></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ACS grant: Apatite fission track is an
essential tool for recording of the time-temperature evolution of basins and
orogenic systems.<span>  </span>This project will
investigate the controls of trace element geochemistry on the annealing
kinetics of apatite. The study will primarily focus on borehole samples from
the Anadarko basin, OK, with a secondary, orogenic-system focused application.</span></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If interested, please contact </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">sarahgeorge [at] <a href="http://ou.edu" target="_blank">ou.edu</a> and gjepson [at] <a href="http://ou.edu" target="_blank">ou.edu</a> with questions and/or an application. Full applications should include
your CV, a 1-2 page cover letter with your qualifications for this position and
overview of past research experiences, a list of 2-3 references, and a recent
publication (if desired).<span>  </span>Review of
applications will occur after March 15, 2024. <br></span></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Anticipated start date:</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> May-Aug 2024 <span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Anticipated salary:</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> $55,000/year (plus health
insurance, paid time off and other benefits, including access to professional
development workshops through OU’s Center for Faculty Excellence, the National
Postdoc Association, and the Postdoc Academy)<span></span></span></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Required
Qualifications:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-PhD
by the start date<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-demonstrated
experience in 2 or more of the following disciplines: tectonic geomorphology, field-based
sedimentology/stratigraphy, thermochronology, geochronology, geochemistry,
stable isotope paleoaltimetry, provenance<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-collaborative
attitude and willingness to contribute to the broader research group <span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-past
field experience<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-willingness
and ability to conduct field work in the northern Andes<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-publication
record in peer-reviewed journals<span></span></span></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Preferred
Qualifications:<span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-past
experience in thermochronology<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-experience
in ArcGIS, QGIS, and/or TopoToolbox and a coding language<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-basic
Spanish language skills</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Many thanks,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sarah</span></p><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>___________________</div><div>Sarah WM George</div><div>Assistant Professor</div><div>School of Geosciences</div><div>University of Oklahoma<br></div></div></div></div>