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Current academic/charitable advertisements

Postdocs / Lectureship positions:

Deep Time Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellowship
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Application deadline: Sunday 25th April 2021

Applications are invited for a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in paleobiology at the National Museum of Natural History.  This fellowship involves 75% time commitment to research and 25% toward advancing science education and outreach for the public. The appointment provides stipend ($55K/yr), research/travel allowance ($4K/yr), support for health insurance ($5K/yr), and a one-time relocation allowance ($1K).

For more information click here.

2 Postdoctoral positions in micropalaeontology at University of Leeds, UK

Application deadline: Thursday 6th May 2021

The ERC-funded RISeR project, led by Dr Natasha Barlow at the University of Leeds, is seeking a two Postdoctoral Research Fellows (for 2.5 years each): one in Quaternary benthic foraminifera, and one in Quaternary Palynology.  Both positions will play a pivotal role in developing palaeoenvironmental reconstructions of the southern North Sea during the Last Interglacial, from cores collected offshore in summer 2020. The Research Fellows will also work alongside project partners to develop age-depth models from the collected cores and establish a chronological framework for the reconstructed inundation of the Last Interglacial North Sea. With the project team, the Fellows will develop models of the rate and magnitude of Last Interglacial sea-level change, and the associated environmental response.

For more details and full job descriptions (including contact details for Natasha) see:

Palynology role https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=ENVEE1453

Foraminifera role https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=ENVEE1452

Current industrial advertisements

Micropalaeontologists and Nannopalaeontologists – PetroStrat

We have exciting opportunities to further expand our skilled and experienced team of 35 biostratigraphers. To complement our current
skill base we are looking for candidates ideally experienced in wellsite and routine micropalaeontology and nannopalaeontology.

The roles will require working within a team on a wide variety of analytical studies, including single or multi-well and reservoir to regional
scale projects, to be undertaken either in our UK offices, overseas and at wellsite. We offer varied and interesting career opportunities
and are currently active in many areas including North, West & South Africa, the Middle East, North & South America, the North Sea,
Norwegian Sea, Eastern Europe, the Caribbean, SE Asia and Australasia. Applicants should ideally be qualified and willing to conduct
wellsite work, both onshore and offshore. This post will involve a balanced mix of office-based analytical work and wellsite work, with
excellent opportunities for career progression within an expanding and dynamic organisation which has exciting plans for further
expansion.

The successful candidates will have a minimum of an MSc in an appropriate biostratigraphic discipline. Previous industrial experience,
including wellsite work is preferred, but not essential as appropriate training will be given.
We offer a highly competitive benefits package, including pension and bonuses for wellsite work. Salary will be commensurate with
qualifications and experience

More information https://www.petrostrat.com/careers/