Post-doctoral Fellow
Centre
for Marine Studies, University of Queensland
A three-year post is available in Tropical
Marine Palaeoecology to undertake research on fossil Holocene reefs from Papua
New Guinea and to develop new Indo-Pacific projects
This position is available with the Australian Research Council’s Centre
of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies, which is an initiative involving three
Australian Universities; The University of Queensland, James Cook University,
and the Australian National University. The position will conduct research at
the cutting edge of tropical marine palaeoecology or evolutionary turnover. The
position will undertake research within The Centre for Marine Studies at the University of Queensland.
The Role: The Marine Palaeoecology
Laboratory housed within the Centre for Marine Studies at the University of Queensland
is engaged in a broad program of research investigating the long-term
ecological dynamics of Indo-Pacific coral reefs. Evolutionary and ecological
studies are conducted at temporal scales ranging from decades to tens of
millions of years. A major aspect of the successful appointees’ work will
be undertaken on the systematics and ecology of corals, coralline algae, or
molluscs from the Holocene raised reef terrace of Papua New Guinea (PNG).
However, there is scope for additional research and prospective applicants are
requested to submit a brief project proposal that complements the areas of
research noted above. The successful appointee will have access to ongoing
research support, and will be encouraged to apply for his/her own research
funding. There are opportunities to work with large historical and ecological
data sets and to be part of research teams, to address individually-developed
and collaboratively-generated research questions, and to supervise honours,
masters and doctoral students.
The Person: The successful
candidate will apply expertise in marine ecology, systematics, palaeoecology or
related disciplines to the study of long-term ecological or evolutionary
dynamics of Indo-Pacific tropical marine systems. Applicants must have a Ph.D.
degree and a record of achievement and promise in the palaeoecology,
systematics and/or ecology of tropical marine organisms, marine palaeobiology,
or marine ecology. The successful candidate will have a strong track record in
research and scholarship in systematics, marine ecology or palaeoecology, as
demonstrated by published research in peer-reviewed journals, and in acquiring
funding for research. Applicants should also have a strong desire to develop a
successful and highly-productive research career, a strong background in the
design of ecological field surveys, excellent statistical and analytic skills,
very good writing abilities, and the capacity to work with multidisciplinary
research teams.
Remuneration: This is a full-time,
fixed term appointment for 3 years at Academic Research Level A. The total
remuneration package will be in the range $65,961 to $70,806 per annum, which
includes employer superannuation contributions of 17%.
Contact: Obtain the position
description and selection criteria online
or contact Assoc Professor John Pandolfi on (07) 3365 3050 or email j.pandolfi@cms.uq.edu.au to
discuss the role.
Send applications to the Finance and Personnel Manager, Centre for Marine
Studies, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4072, or email f.meek@cms.uq.edu.au
Closing Date for Applications: 12 January
2007
Reference Number: 3015132
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John M. Pandolfi
Centre for Marine Studies and
Department of Earth Sciences
ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies
University
of Queensland
Brisbane,
Queensland
4072
AUSTRALIA
Ph: + 61 7 3365 3050
FAX: + 61 7 3365 4755
e-mail: j.pandolfi@uq.edu.au
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