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and graduate levels. Qualified applicants should
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The principal selection criteria for the fellow are Opportunity for Students
submit the following items to hydrogeo@mail.wvu
.edu: (1) a single PDF file including a statement of
research interests, a statement of teaching philos-
ophy, and curriculum vitae; and (2) pdf files of up to
4 publications. Please also arrange for three letters of aged to consider the current spectrum of research
reference to be sent to the same email address.
Review of applications will commence on
September 15, 2015 and continue until a successful
candidate is identified. For additional informa-
tion, please see http://pages.geo.wvu.edu/hydrogeo
or contact the search chair Dorothy J. Vesper at
djvesper@mail.wvu.edu. WVU is an EEO/Affirma-
tive Action Employer and welcomes applications
from all qualified individuals, including minorities,
females, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.
Fellowship Opportunities
WIESS POST-DOCTORAL
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCE
RICE UNIVERSITY
The Dept. of Earth Science at Rice University is
launching a Wiess Post-Doctoral Research Fellow-
ship competition in the broad fields of Earth, atmo-
spheric, and planetary sciences. Interested candi-
dates should have recently completed their Ph.D. or
are expected to complete their Ph.D. by September
2016. The appointment of the fellow is expected to
begin anytime between July and December 2016.
scientific excellence and a clearly expressed research
plan to address questions at the forefront of Earth A Ph.D. Fellowship is available in the Depart-
science, broadly defined. Applicants are expected to ment of Geosciences at Georgia State University.
propose their own research ideas, but are encour- The fellowship will lead to the degree of Ph.D. in
Chemistry (Geology Specialization), although all
activities in the department and to communicate coursework and research activities will be in Geosci-
with one or more members of the faculty (http:// ences (geosciences.gsu.edu). The work will focus on
earthscience.rice.edu/). studying the energetics of fundamental chemical
reactions at metal-oxides-solution interfaces. The
The research fellowship will be supported by the lab has focused particularly on experimental ther-
Dept. of Earth Science for two years pending satis- modynamics through the utilization and develop-
factory progress in their first year. The fellowship ment of flow adsorption microcalorimetry tech-
covers an annual stipend of $60,000 and includes an niques and instrumentation although other relevant
annual research allowance of $3,500. techniques will be equally utilized. Requirements
Candidates are required to submit: include an M.S. degree in Geosciences or related
(1) A cover letter addressed to the search field (inorganic or analytical chemistry, soil physical
chemistry, chemical engineering, etc.) some expe-
committee chair rience or strong desire to learn geochemistry, and
(2) A research proposal of no more than 3 single- acceptance into the Ph.D. program. Students inter-
ested in a Ph.D. in Chemistry (no Geology Special-
spaced pages excluding references ization) can elect to go through the Chemistry
(3) A current CV department (chemistry.gsu.edu) although some
(4) A list of publications coursework requirements may change. The stipend
(5) A list of four referees with full contact details is $25,000 per year. The preferred start date is
January 2016. Georgia State University is a growing
All documents should be submitted as a single research university in the dynamic heart of down-
.pdf file to the chair of the fellowship search town Atlanta. For more information please contact
committee (esci-postdoc@rice.edu). The application Nadine Kabengi at Kabengi@gsu.edu or +1-404-
deadline is November 1, 2015. The highest ranked 413-5207.
candidates will be invited to visit Rice in early 2016,
and the decision of the award will be announced
March 1, 2016.
Equal Opportunity Employer—Females/Minori-
ties/Veterans/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender
Identity.
Fourth
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Event
The Fourth International EarthCache Event (4IEE) will
take place on the 19 Sept. 2015 in Goslar, Germany. This
event will bring around 1,000 or more EarthCachers from
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EarthCaching. EarthCaching is a program coordinated by
GSA in partnership with Geocaching.com as part of the
international GPOS-driven adventure game of geocaching.
An EarthCache is a type of geocache that is visited by the
general public. At the site, they learn about geology and
undertake an educational task. There are currently more
than 20,000 EarthCache sites around the planet, and these
have been visited by more than six million people.
You can find out more information about 4IEE at
www.4IEE.com and about EarthCaching at
www.earthcache.org.
EarthCaching is just one of the many programs run by the
GSA Education & Outreach team.
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