Postdoctoral Fellow, Cryosphere and Laboratory Science
The Division of Hydrologic Sciences of the Desert Research Institute (DRI) is seeking a post-doctoral fellow to conduct ice core, climate change, and atmospheric research in its Reno facility. The research involves NSF-funded projects in the Arctic and Antarctic that are related to documenting and understanding natural and anthropogenic changes in climate and climate forcing during recent years, decades, centuries, and millennia. The successful candidate will be expected to assist (and in some cases take the lead) in developing and applying new laboratory methods primarily based on sector field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SF-ICP-MS) for analyses of snow and ice cores. DRI maintains a unique laboratory for trace and ultra-trace chemistry measurements including two Element2 SF-ICP-MS instruments.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in hydrology, geography, chemistry, atmospheric or environmental science, or a related field (completed by August 2014); strong analytical chemistry background; experience with operating and maintaining ICP-MS and/or SF-ICPMS instruments; excellent English-language communication skills (oral and written). Applicants must also have the ability and willingness to occasionally work in the laboratory (e.g., a cold lab at -20oC) during non-standard hours while ice core analytical campaigns are ongoing.
Visit our website at http://jobs.dri.edu for a complete position description and how to apply online. DRI is an EEO/AA employer.
