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Postdoctoral Research Position
Florida Museum of Natural History

        A postdoctoral position is available to assist in research
involving Cenozoic mammals, magnetostratigraphy, and stable isotopes.
Duties include primary responsibility for laboratory analyses, data
management, and day-to-day logistic project coordination (40 %), assisting
in writing grants, reports, and papers for publication (40 %), and field
and museum work (20 %).  A Ph. D. degree (in-hand), prior experience in
paleomagnetic and/or stable isotopic techniques applied to fossil mammals,
demonstrated research and grant productivity, and excellent communication
and organizational skills are required.  This is anticipated to be a
2-year, limited-term appointment with a competitive salary and allowances.
Continuation of the appointment after the first year is contingent upon
satisfactory performance and receipt of final funding for Year 2.  This
position is currently available and the optimal starting date is no later
than 2 January 1997.
        Applicants for this position should send a cover letter describing
their background and interests relevant to the above-mentioned project, a
CV, copies of publications, and the names and contact information
(including email addresses) for three professional references by 15
November to Bruce J. MacFadden, Florida Museum of Natural History, P. O.
Box 117800, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611-7800; inquiries via
email at bmacfadd@flmnh.ufl.edu.