We would like to attract your attention to a fully-funded PhD position in long-term landscape evolution at Dalhousie University, Canada
We seek a PhD student who will start in 2022 January, May, or September, to participate in a collaborative research program focused on landscape evolution over multiple glacial cycles. The project will comprise, field work in Canada and internationally, cosmogenic isotope analyses at the Cosmic Ray Isotopes Sciences at Dalhousie (CRISDal) Lab, and erosion-rate measurement technique development. One objective is to provide Canada's Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) with paleo-erosion rates for targeted lithologies, climates, and processes to help characterize the geological stability of potential storage sites up to a regulatory period of one million years.
The student will be supervised by Prof John Gosse and Dr. Sophie Norris, supported by the CRISDal Lab research group, and fostered by a strong network of government and academic geoscience Canadian and international collaborators. The student will receive a generous stipend and tuition paid for three years, with the option of a fourth year. The successful candidate will also receive a one-time entrance scholarship of $8000.
We seek a PhD student with a degree in some aspect of Earth Sciences who will enjoy working in remote field areas for a month or more, can work carefully in isotope geochemistry labs, and who has an aptitude for quantitative research. Previous research experience in quantitative geomorphology, physics or chemistry, GIS, or cosmogenic isotopes will be considered advantageous but is not required. Priority will be given to applicants who self-identify as a visible minority or indigenous person. International or Canadian applicants should submit by email to John.Gosse@dal.ca the following PDF documents: a cover letter expressing interest and qualifications relevant to the position, a CV with contact information for 3 referees with graduate supervision experience, and records of undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Application materials should be received by December 20, 2021.
CRISDal Lab prepares targets for meteoric or in-situ cosmogenic 10Be, 14C, 26Al, and 36Cl for analysis at A.E. Lalonde AMS, CAMS-LLNL, and PRIME Lab to solve a wide range of earth sciences questions. The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences was recently ranked 4th in Canada and has strengths in geophysics, geochemistry, and geohazards. Founded in 1818, Dalhousie University is a top-7 ranked Canadian research university and is Atlantic Canada's largest with 19,000 students. Halifax, Nova Scotia is Canada's largest Atlantic port and is a mid-sized city with a college-town feel owing to its three universities, multiple colleges, and vibrant downtown.
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