Paleonet: PhD position readvertisement

[Martin Sander]

Dear List Members,

this is a readvertisement of a Ph.D. position 
that is part of the DFG-funded Research Unit 
"Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs. The Evolution 
of Gigantism."  Please contact Prof. Pyzalla at 
Cc for details.

Cheers,

Martin Sander

Dr. Martin Sander
Curator of Paleontology and Adjunct Professor
Speaker of the DFG Research Unit 533
Institute of Paleontology
University of Bonn
D-53115 Bonn, Nussallee 8
Germany
Tel.: ++49 228/73-31 05
Fax: ++49 228/73-35 09
martin.sander at uni-bonn.de
www.paleontology.uni-bonn.de
www.sauropod-dinosaurs.uni-bonn.de


PhD Position in Materials Science and Vertebrate 
Paleontology, Max Planck Insitute for Iron 
Research Dusseldorf, and Institute of 
Paleontology, University of Bonn, Germany

A PhD position in Materials Science and 
Vertebrate Paleontology is available beginning 
April 1st, 2007, for research on growth and life 
history of sauropod dinosaurs as deduced from 
bone histology. The position is for a maximum of 
three years and is part of the recently approved 
2nd funding period of the DFG Research Unit 
"Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs: the Evolution 
of Gigantism" 
(www.sauropod-dinosaurs.uni-bonn.de). This 
Research Unit consists of 13 individual projects 
based at several German and a Swiss universities 
and offers great opportunities for interaction 
with collegues from fields as disparate as animal 
nutrition, physiology, and materials science, 
with a paleontological research program at the 
center. The salary is based on the German Tv-L 13 
category which pays about EU 16,900 p.a.

The topic of the project is the The hierarchical 
structure of sauropodomorph bones as a key to 
exceptional body size: insights from materials 
science. The data base are histological samples 
of sauropod long and girdle bones, many of which 
are already available. The point of departure are 
the following studies:

Sander, P. M. 2000. Long bone histology of the 
Tendaguru sauropods: Implications for growth and 
biology. Paleobiology 26:466-488.

Pyzalla, A., P. M. Sander, A. Hansen, F. R., 
S.-B. Yi, M. Stempniwicz, and H.-G. Brokmeier 
2006.  Texture analysis of sauropod dinosaur 
bones from Tendaguru. Materials Science & 
Engineering A 437:2-9.

Ferreyro, R., N. Zoeger, N. Cernohlawek, C. 
Jokubonis, A. Koch, C. Streli, P. Wobrauschek, P. 
M. Sander, and A. Pyzalla  2006.  Determination 
of element distribution in sauropod long bones by 
micro-XRF. Advances in X-ray Analysis 49:230-235.

Requirements - Master´s degree or equivalent in 
either paleontology or geology/crystallography or 
physics,interest in microscopy and other physical 
methods, including appropriate computer skills. 
Fluency in spoken and written English is required.

Applications should include CV, copies of diplomas and/or college course
transcripts, names, mail and e-mail addresses of 
all recent advisers, list of publications,  and a 
short (one paragraph) statement of 
research/career interests.

All applications are to be sent by mail or e-mail to:

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Martin Sander		or	Prof. Dr. Anke R. Pyzalla
Institut fuer Palaeontologie 
	Max-Planck-Institute fuer Eisenforschung
Nussallee 8				Max-Planck-Strasse 1
D-53115 Bonn				D-40237 Duesseldorf
Germany					Germany
martin.sander at uni-bonn.de			a.pyzalla at mpie.de
www.paleontology.uni-bonn.de		www.mpie.de

Posting Date: July 5, 2007
Closing Date: August 10, 2007
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