Paleonet: PhD position readvertisement
Martin Sander
martin.sander at uni-bonn.de
Thu Jul 5 13:10:27 UTC 2007
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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