Position Title: Postdoctoral Associate, Geology

Posting Number: R230232

Employer: Research Foundation

Salary Range: $60,000

FTE: 1.00

Position Summary:

The Paleoclimate Dynamics Lab (http://www.glyfac.buffalo.edu/Faculty/ekthomas/people.html) in the Department of Geology at the University at Buffalo is seeking applications for two Postdoctoral Associates to join NSF -funded interdisciplinary projects to explore Holocene climate and glacier change on Greenland and rapid climate change in Southeast Alaska, by combining paleoclimate proxies and models. The Postdoctoral Research Associates will be based in the Geology Department at the University at Buffalo and will collaborate closely with grant partners. UB is a global leader in interdisciplinary (https://www.buffalo.edu/renew.html) polar climate research and in climate action (https://www.buffalo.edu/climate-action.html) . We will begin to review applications November 15, 2023.

Job duties and responsibilities include:

• Generate and interpret, using traditional frameworks and proxy system models, lipid biomarker and compound-specific stable isotope records from lakes in Alaska and Greenland.

• Along with the rest of the project team, the postdocs will improve understanding of the mechanisms behind Arctic climate, ice sheet, and ecosystem responses to rapid warming.

Outstanding Benefits Package

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As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, the Research Foundation will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin and veteran or disability status.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. degree in earth sciences, (paleo)climate science, geochemistry, atmospheric sciences, or a related field at the time of appointment

• Leadership in scientific peer-reviewed publications

• Experience, as demonstrated by presentations and/or publications, generating and interpreting lipid biomarker and/or stable isotope paleoclimate proxy records

• Experience with, or at minimum interest in learning how to use, proxy system models

• Experience with, or interest in learning, scientific computing (e.g., R, Matlab, Python, etc.)

Deadline for Applicants: Open Until Filled

Quicklink for Posting: 45745