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GEOSCIENCE JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES

to instrumentation and facilities in the Departments receive Research or Teaching Assistantships and a Metal Earth is a CAD $104 million project that seeks
of Geology and Chemistry for research and teach- Lindahl Scholarship totaling at least $22,000 for a to identify and understand the processes responsible
ing. These include a powder-XRD, micro-XRF, nine-month appointment, and the cost of non-resi- for Earth’s differential metal endowment during the
SEM-EDS, CHNSO Elemental Analyzer, ICP-OES, dent tuition is covered. Funding is renewable for 4 Precambrian. This research initiative aims to trans-
petrographic and binocular microscopes, and sed- years if expectations are met. Other fellowships are form our understanding of Earth’s early evolution
iment-sieving equipment. The search committee is available from the Graduate School. Further details and how we explore for metals. Specific projects
especially interested in candidates with a demon- are at http://www.geo.ua.edu/. Applicants should include: (1) Sedimentology, detrital zircon geochro-
strated ability to teach and mentor a diverse student contact Dr. Geoff Tick (gtick@ua.edu) to express nology, and geochemistry of the Archean Ament Bay
population. A Ph.D. at the time of appointment is interest. Review of applications for Fall 2020 admis- assemblage, Sturgeon Lake greenstone belt, western
preferred, but ABD candidates will be considered. sion will begin January 15, 2020. Ontario (MSc); (2) Structural geology and stratig-
Complete applications will include: (1) a brief cover raphy of the Archean Steep Rock Group, Atikokan,
letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a statement of teach- Ball State University. The Department of Environ- western Ontario (MSc); (3) Gold metallogeny of the
ing philosophy illustrating commitment to diversity ment, Geology & Natural Resources at Ball State Archean Steep Rock and Finlayson greenstone belts,
and inclusive teaching, and (4) three confidential let- University in Muncie, Indiana, invites applications Atikokan, western Ontario (MSc); (4) Greenstone
ters of recommendation. Please submit all materials for full-time Ph.D., master of science and/or master of belt Assemblage Boundaries (Ph.D.); and (5) Metal-
via Interfolio at: apply.interfolio.com/69710. Applica- arts students starting in August 2020. We seek highly logeny of the Archean VMS Sturgeon Lake green-
tions received by January 6, 2020, will receive full motivated students with excellent written and analyti- stone belt, western Ontario (Ph.D.). Mapping experi-
consideration, but applications will be reviewed until cal skills. Graduate assistant positions are available on ence, particularly in volcanology, structural geology,
the position is filled. Inquiries may also be directed to a competitive basis. Faculty research covers the spec- and sedimentology is an asset. The projects are fully
paleoclimate20@colby.edu. trum of environmental and geological sciences, and funded for two years (MSc) and four years (Ph.D.)
Colby is a private, coeducational liberal arts col- natural resource management. Please contact Dr. K. through a stipend of CAD $30K/yr (includes a Lau-
lege that admits students and makes employment Nicholson, knichols@bsu.edu, for details. Additional rentian Graduate Assistantship). All field and ana-
decisions on the basis of the individual’s qualifica- information can be found at https://www.bsu.edu/ lytical costs are covered. For more information on
tions to contribute to Colby’s educational objectives academics/collegesanddepartments/environment- the projects and application process, see https://merc
and institutional needs. Colby College does not dis- geology-natural-resources. .laurentian.ca/careers. Laurentian University espe-
criminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual cially welcomes and encourages applications from
orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, Doctoral Student Opportunities, Duke Univer- members of visible minorities, women, Aboriginal
religion, ancestry or national origin, age, marital sity. The Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences at persons, members of sexual minorities and persons
status, genetic information, or veteran’s status in Duke University invites intellectually engaged and with disabilities. Applicants may self-identify as a
employment or in our educational programs. Colby motivated students to apply to our doctoral program. member of an employment equity group.
is an Equal Opportunity employer, committed to We particularly seek applicants in the fields of bio-
excellence through diversity, and encourages appli- geochemical oceanography, geochemical hydrol-
cations from qualified persons of color, women, ogy, coastal processes and geomorphology, atmo-
persons with disabilities, military veterans, and spheric dynamics, climate change, and energy and
members of other under-represented groups. Colby resources. As part of Duke’s Nicholas School of the
complies with Title IX, which prohibits discrimina- Environment, our graduate students interact with
tion on the basis of sex in an institution’s education faculty and students in diverse fields related to the Hiring?
programs and activities. Questions regarding Title earth, oceans, atmosphere, biosphere and environ-
IX may be referred to Colby’s Title IX coordinator ment. We offer 5 years of financial support through
or to the federal Office of Civil Rights. For more research and teaching assistantships and fellow- Find those qualified to fill vacancies.
information about the College, please visit our web- ships. For more information, please visit https:// Use print issues of GSA Today
site: www.colby.edu. nicholas.duke.edu/academics/doctoral-programs/ and GSA’s Geoscience Job Board
earth-ocean-sciences-eos or email our Director of (www.geosociety.org/jobs). Bundle
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS Graduate Studies at abmurray@duke.edu. and save for best pricing options.
Lindahl Ph.D. Scholarships. The University of MSc and Ph.D. Student Opportunities, Mineral
Alabama Department of Geological Sciences seeks Exploration Research Centre, Laurentian Uni- That unique candidate is
Ph.D. students with specializations that complement versity. Funded MSc and Ph.D. projects are avail- waiting to be found.
faculty research interests. Exceptional students will able through Metal Earth at Laurentian University.

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