Ph.D. scholarship at Deakin University

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        Dear Palaeo-Net users;

        The following is an announcement of a Ph.D. scholarship:


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        DEAKIN UNIVERSITY,
        School of Aquatic Science and Natural Resources Management

        ARC-supported Ph.D. Scholarship: Biostratigraphy and Palaeoecology

        Stipend: $14,500 (Australian dollars) p.a. 

        (TO START IMMEDIATELY)

        We are looking for an outstanding student with an Earth Science
and/or biology background to                 undertake a Ph.D. project on
the Permian invertebrate palaeontology and palaeoecology of the Sydney
Basin in eastern Australia under the supervision of Dr. G. R. Shi and
Professor N. W. Archbold. This         project is supported by the
Australian Research Council.

        The project is aimed to provide a refined biostratigraphical
framework for the Permian of Sydney             Basin through detailed
description and stratigraphical analysis of a key Permian invertebrate
fossil         group (eg., Foraminifera, Brachiopoda, Mollusca, or Bryozoa).
Stratigraphical, palaeoecological and          sedimentological data will be
integrated to interpret the Permian depositional environments critical
to the understanding of the basin evolution and resources exploration of the
Sydney Basin. 

        This project will require field work in the Sydney Basin,
institutional visits (including overseas           institutions) and
extensive comparative work with Russian and Chinese Permian fossil material. 

        The Palaeontology research group within the School of Aquatic
Science and Natural Resources                 Management is regarded as one
of the most active research groups within Deakin in terms of
competitive research grants received and research output and currently hosts
6 Ph.D. candidates              (including 2 overseas fee-paying students)
working on a range of stratigraphical, palaeontological           and/or
sedimentological projects.


        Applications:
        Please send a letter of application to Dr. Guang R. Shi at the
following address, together with a            curriculum vitae, transcript
of academic record, and the names and contact addresses (email addresses
if possible) of two referees. To discuss this project further or additional
information required,            please contact Dr. Guang R. Shi, School of
Aquatic Science and Natural Resources Management, Deakin
University, Rusden Campus, 662 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168. Ph:
(03) 9244 7276; fax: (03)         9244 7134; email: grshi@deakin.edu.au.
APPLICATION CLOSES BY 15 APRIL 1997.
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        Looking forward to hearing from interested people.

        Yours sincerely,

        Guang Shi

Dr. Guang R. Shi,
Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences,
School of Aquatic Science and Natural Resources Management,
Deakin University
Rusden Campus
662 Blackburn Road
Clayton 3168
Ph: +61 3 9244 7276
Fax. +61 3 9244 7134

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+ SPECIAL NOTE:                                             +
+ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PERMIAN OF EASTERN TETHYS     +
+ TO BE HELD AT DEAKIN UNIVERSITY, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA,    + 
+ 30 NOV - 3 DEC 1997.                                      +
+ IF INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH MY EMAIL ADDRESS.+
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