PaleoNet: PhD Position (Micropaleontology), Department of Earth System Sciences, Institute of Geology, Hamburg University

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PhD Position (Micropaleontology), Department of Earth System Sciences, 
Institute of Geology, Hamburg University, Hamburg, Germany

Posting Date: 6 February 2024
Closing Date: 15 March 2024

  * Institution: Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural
    Sciences, Department of Earth System Sciences, Institute of Geology
  * Salary level: EGR. 13 TV-L
  * Start date: 01.10.2024, fixed for a period of three years (This is a
    fixed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic
    fixed-term labor contract act [Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz,
    WissZeitVG]).
  * Application deadline: 2024-03-15
  * Scope of work: part-time
  * Weekly hours: 75 % of standard work hours per week


Your responsibilities
Duties include academic services in the project named above. Research 
associates may also pursue independent research and further academic 
qualifications. The candidate will investigate changes in the abundances 
of microfossils, more specifically foraminifera, across the 
Permian-Triassic transition using newly collected material. Depending on 
the applicants experience and interests this can, however, be a 
different microfossil group of organisms (e.g., ostracods). Changes in 
the composition of microfossils provides information on changes in the 
eukaryote community that can also be used to infer the ecological 
impacts of environmental changes on marine ecosystems. It would be 
preferred if the candidate could also analyse microfossil record by 
integrating multivariate statistical methods.

The candidate will deliver regular progress reports, contribute to 
research seminars, write research papers, and present research results 
at international conferences. Experiences and skills gained will be of 
potential use in a variety of careers in research, academia and 
industry. Research Training The project will provide training in 
collecting, processing and analysing fossil records. The successful 
applicant will also have the opportunity of undertaking a range of 
skills-based modules through the postgraduate training programme at the 
Universität Hamburg, including having the further development of writing 
and presentations skills. The successful candidate will also benefit 
from interactions with the entire Emmy Noether research team and staff 
at the Universität Hamburg.

Your profile
A university degree in a relevant field. We are looking for a candidate 
who has demonstrable interests, skills and experience in 
palaeontology/palaeoecology, with evidence of having successfully 
undertaken a geoscience research project at the undergraduate or 
master’s level. Additional experience of one or more of the following 
would be an advantage: taxonomy of a microfossils or another 
invertebrates, working in a research lab, geological fieldwork, 
multivariate statistics, computer programming in R, Matlab or Python.

The applicant should be fluent in English and engaged in teamwork. 
German language fluency is not required, but a willingness to learn 
German is expected. Expected start is 1st October 2024 or as close to 
this date as possible.

Other Information
Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence is one of the strongest 
research educational institutions in Germany. Our work in research, 
teaching, educational and knowledge exchange activities is fostering the 
next generation of responsible global citizens ready to tackle the 
global challenges facing us. Our guiding principle “Innovating and 
Cooperating for a Sustainable Future” drives collaboration with academic 
and nonacademic partner institutions in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region 
and around the world. We would like to invite you to be part of our 
community to work with us in creating sustainable and digital change for 
a dynamic and pluralist society.

Severely disabled and disabled applicants with the same status will 
receive preference over equally qualified non-disabled applicants.

Contact:
William J. Foster
william.foster at uni-hamburg.de
+49 40 42838-4987

or

Jörn Peckmann
joern.peckmann at uni-hamburg.de
+49 40 42838-5996

To apply for this position please follow this link 
<https://www.uni-hamburg.de/stellenangebote/ausschreibung.html?jobID=cde94fa3025b8cd1cfaafba95baba6e387397c87>.
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