Berlin Postdoc Position

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Two positions are available beginning either immediately (Postdoc) or 
on October 1st (PhD-student) for Research in Evolution within the 
Graduate College "Evolutionary Transformations and Mass Extinctions" 
of Berlin. The positions will be filled at the doctoral student level 
(for 2 years plus 1 year prolongation after evaluation, stipend) or 
postdoctoral level (for 2 years, stipend) depending on the 
qualifications of the applicants.   Both positions come with a 
substantial travel allowance and a supplies  budget.

Project 1 is a study of speciation in living Australian crickets.

Project 2 - Speciation processes in the fossil record of marine 
plankton - however is of more interest to 
paleontologists/micropaleontologists.

The goals of this project are to better understand the geographic and 
environmental controls on speciation in the marine plankton.  The 
work will  determine patterns of evolutionary change in selected 
deep-sea marine microfossil lineages and correlate these patterns to 
paleoceanographic parameters. Neogene radiolarian faunas from high 
latitudes are of particular interest, but other types of microfossil 
materials can be proposed for study by the applicant.

Requirements - experience/interest in marine micropaleontology and 
biologic evolution, appropriate prior training, preferably in marine 
biological or marine geological sciences, ability to carry out 
extensive specimen based research using light microscopy, imaging, 
and morphometrics tools.  Fluency in spoken and written english is 
required, and at least some prior knowledge of German would be 
advantagous.

A successful postdoctoral applicant will be expected, in addition to 
her/his own research, to assist Graduate College staff in improving 
communication within the College, e.g., by helping to organise 
workshops or informal seminars.

Applications should include CV; copies of degrees and/or college 
course transcripts; names, mail and email addresses of all recent 
former employers; list of publications and a short (one paragraph) 
statement of research/career interests.

All applications are to be sent to: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Zeller, Museum 
fuer Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Inst. fuer 
Systematische Zoologie, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, no later 
than July 26th. Please find more detailed information on the Graduate 
Program at www.museum.hu-berlin.de

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Dr. Norman MacLeod
Associate Keeper
Department of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum,
Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD

(0)20-7942-5295 (Office)
(0)20-7942-5546 (Fax)

Web Page: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/palaeontology/a&ss/nm/nm.html

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