paleonet POSTDOCTORAL POSITION

["Barun Sen Gupta" <barun@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Micropaleontology
Louisiana State University

The Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University,
anticipates an opening for a postdoctoral researcher to work on a
project entitled Foraminiferal Communities of Bathyal and Abyssal
Hydrocarbon Seeps, Northern Gulf of Mexico. The project is expected to
be supported by a grant from the Minerals Management Service, U.S.
Department of the Interior, and to begin in October, 2001.

The appointment will be for a two-year period, with a competitive
salary. The work will include foraminiferal taxonomy, scanning electron
microscopy, generation and analysis of numerical data, report writing,
and preparation of manuscripts for publication. The basic requirement
for the position is a Ph.D. in geological or biological sciences.
Candidates who have completed all requirements for a Ph.D. but have not
been officially awarded the degree will be considered. Applications will

be considered until the position is filled.

Send your application, curriculum vitae, and the names and addresses of
three referees (preferably by e-mail) to:

Prof. Barun K. Sen Gupta
Department of Geology & Geophysics
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone 225-578-5984
Fax 225-578-2302
e-mail barun@geol.lsu.edu

For further information, please write to the same address.