Postdoctoral Position in Surface Processes/Sed. Geology Tulane

Applicants are invited for a postdoctoral research associate position, in the first instance for two years and with an option for an additional year. Starting date is negotiable. The premier topic of research concerns (but is not necessarily limited to) the evolution of the Lower Mississippi River during the past glacial-interglacial cycle, based on borehole data and optical dating. One possible ingredient of this project consists of experimental stratigraphic work in collaboration with the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. A PhD in the geosciences is required, preferably with one or more relevant specialties (e.g., sedimentology, stratigraphy, geomorphology, Quaternary science) and demonstrable peer-reviewed publication experience. The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Tulane is a growing, dynamic unit, and its strong focus on river-ocean studies has recently been designated one of four university-wide strategic program areas. Send an application letter with a research statement and career goals, along with a curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three references by October 20, 2005, to Dr Torbj�n E. T�nqvist, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, USA. More information can be obtained via our website (http://www.tulane.edu/~eens/) or directly by e-mail (tor@tulane.edu). Since communication may be problematic due to hurricane Katrina, applications directly by e-mail can be sent to tor@uic.edu; phone contact is possible at (773) 988-8820. Tulane University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.