Postdoc Jobs

Current job openings for postdoctoral candidates can be found below. Faculty, students, and others looking for jobs and research opportunities should visit the Yale Geology and Geophysics Department Jobs Page.

Bateman Postdoctoral Fellowships in Geosciences at Yale University

The Department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University (www.geology.yale.edu) announces an annual competition for one or more Bateman Postdoctoral Fellowships. We welcome applicants with research interests across the full range of disciplines within the Earth Sciences, including studies of the solid earth, oceans, atmosphere, climate dynamics, geochemistry, paleoclimatology, and the evolution of life. Each of these Postdoctoral Associate positions is awarded for two years, providing a stipend ($49,000/yr) and base research funds ($5,000/yr), plus health care benefits and limited expenses for relocation. Applicants should contact a sponsor in the Department to identify potential research projects, and then submit a short (2-3 page) statement of research interests and proposed research, a curriculum vita, and list of publications. The sponsor's name should be clearly identified in the research statement. Applicants should also arrange for three reference letters to be sent directly to the Department. The deadline for receipt of all application materials is January 15, 2010, and decisions will be announced by or shortly after March 15, 2010. Successful candidates are expected to begin their program at Yale between July 1 and December 31, 2010.

Application materials and reference letters should be sent by email (bateman.fellowship@geology.yale.edu) or by post: Bateman Postdoctoral Fellowship, Yale University, Department of Geology and Geophysics, PO Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109. Yale University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer; applications from women and minority scientists are strongly encouraged.

Interdepartmental Postdoctoral Fellowship in Geosciences at Yale University

The Department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University (www.geology.yale.edu) seeks applicants for a postdoctoral fellowship in research that links geosciences (studies of the solid earth, oceans, atmosphere, climate, and the evolution of life) with other sciences, including, but not limited to, astronomy and astrophysics; environmental studies; physics; chemistry; biology; engineering; anthropology; medical science and public health; economics and political science.

This Postdoctoral Associate position is awarded for two years, contingent on satisfactory progress, and provides a stipend ($49,000/yr) and base research funds ($5,000/yr), plus health care benefits and limited expenses for relocation.

The Interdepartmental Postdoctoral Fellowship will have at least two faculty collaborators: the primary sponsor will be from Geology and Geophysics, while others are from one or more other Yale departments. Interested candidates should first contact a faculty member in Geology and Geophysics to define a research theme and to identify other appropriate faculty collaborators. Applicants should submit a curriculum vita, a list of publications, an interdisciplinary research proposal (2-3 pages, in which the Yale collaborators are identified), and a brief letter of endorsement from each of the Yale faculty collaborators. Applicants should also arrange for three reference letters to be sent directly to the Department. The deadline for receipt of all application materials is January 15, 2010, and decisions will be announced by or shortly after March 15, 2010. Successful candidates are expected to begin their program at Yale between July 1 and December 31, 2010.

Application materials and reference letters should be sent by email (interdepartmental.fellowship@geology.yale.edu) or by post: Interdepartmental Postdoctoral Fellowship, Yale University, Department of Geology and Geophysics, PO Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109. Yale University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer; applications from women and minority scientists are strongly encouraged.

Flint Postdoctoral Fellowship in Geosciences at Yale University

The Department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University (www.geology.yale.edu) announces the 2009 competition for the Richard Foster Flint Postdoctoral Fellowship. We welcome applicants with research interests in climatic processes as well as Cenozoic climatic history. Specific research areas include, but are not limited to, glaciology; climate dynamics; atmospheric and ocean circulation; low-temperature geochemistry; coupling between tectonics, climate and surface processes; paleoclimate; and biological response to climate change. The Postdoctoral Associate position is awarded for two years, providing a stipend ($49,000/yr) and base research funds ($5,000/yr), plus health care benefits and limited expenses for relocation. Applicants should contact a sponsor in the Department to identify potential research projects, and then submit a short (2-3 page) statement of research interests and proposed research, a curriculum vita, and list of publications. The sponsor's name should be clearly identified in the research statement. Applicants should also arrange for three reference letters to be sent directly to the Department. The deadline for receipt of all application materials is January 15, 2010, and decisions will be announced by or shortly after March 15, 2010. Successful candidates are expected to begin their program at Yale between July 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010.

Application materials and reference letters should be sent by email (flint.fellowship@geology.yale.edu) or by post: Flint Postdoctoral Fellowship, Yale University, Department of Geology and Geophysics, PO Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109. Yale University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer; applications from women and minority scientists are strongly encouraged.

The Yale Climate & Energy Institute (YCEI) Postdoctoral Fellowships at Yale University

The Yale Climate and Energy Institute (www.climate.yale.edu/ )announces an annual competition for up to five Postdoctoral Fellowships. Applicants are sought with research interests in climate change and energy needs across the full range of disciplines in the natural sciences, engineering and social sciences. Each of these postdoctoral associate positions is awarded for one year with an option to renew for a second year subject to adequate progress and availability of funding. The position provides a stipend ($50,000/yr), base research funds (see below), plus health care benefits and nominal expenses for relocation.

Applicants need to contact a faculty sponsor in any of the Yale departments participating in the YCEI to develop potential research projects. The applicant should then submit a short (2-3 page) statement of research interests and proposed work that also indicates the Yale faculty sponsor, along with a curriculum vita and list of publications. The work statement should include proposed research costs not to exceed $10,000. Applicants should also arrange for three reference letters to be sent directly to the YCEI. The deadline for receipt of all application materials is January 2, 2010, and decisions will be announced by February 28, 2010. Successful candidates are expected to begin their program at Yale between July 1 and December 31, 2010.

Application materials and reference letters should be sent by email (YCEI.PostdocFellowships@yale.edu) or by post:
YCEI Postdoctoral Fellowship
Yale University
PO Box 208109
New Haven, CT
06520-8109.

Yale University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer; applications from women, minority and international scientists are strongly encouraged.

Postdoctoral Position Available in Crustal Seismology

Highly motivated postdoctoral candidates in the field of crustal seismology are encouraged to apply for a postdoctoral position at the Department of Geology and Geophysics of Yale University. The successful candidate will do research regarding seismic wave propagation and geophysical inverse theory. Solid implementation skills in scientific computing are required. Applicants should submit a curriculum vita, a list of publications, and the statement of research interest. Applicants should also arrange for three reference letters to be sent directly to the Department. Applications are due on October 15, 2009. The position will be available beginning in January 2010, but the start date is negotiable.

Application materials and reference letters should be sent by email (jun.korenaga@yale.edu ) or by post: Professor Jun Korenaga, Yale University, Department of Geology and Geophysics, PO Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, USA. Yale University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer; applications from women and minority scientists are strongly encouraged.

Postdoctoral Research Position, High-Pressure Mineral Physics at Yale University.

The Department of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher in the Yale Mineral Physics Diamond Anvil Cell group led by Professor Kanani K. M. Lee. The Yale Mineral Physics Diamond Anvil Cell group conducts experimental studies of properties of minerals and other planetary materials under high pressures and temperatures. Candidates should have a PhD in Earth science, physics, chemistry, or related field and a proven record of accomplishment in the following areas: 1) diamond anvil cell experiments; 2) synchrotron radiation. The successful candidate will participate in synchrotron radiation studies on materials under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions. Experience with diamond anvil cells and laser-heating techniques is required.

The Mineral Physics Diamond Anvil Cell group at Yale University is growing and will include resistive and laser heating, gas loading and confocal Raman spectroscopy facilities. Additionally, a new electron microprobe will be available in January 2009 in the Department of Geology & Geophysics and will be available for chemical analysis of quenched samples. The initial appointment will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal. Applications are due on January 15, 2009. The position will be available beginning in February 2009, but the start date is negotiable.

Applicants should submit a CV, a statement of research interests, and the names of three references to Kanani K. M. Lee (kanani.lee@yale.edu). Yale University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Yale values diversity in its faculty, staff, and students and strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups.

Postdoctoral Associates In Invertebrate Paleontology At Yale University

Applications are invited for two postdoctoral positions in paleontology at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. The role of the appointees will be to promote Yale's activities in invertebrate paleontology. Applications are sought from individuals with interests in the evolution, systematics and fossil record of invertebrates, and/or fossilization processes. The successful applicants will have completed a PhD and demonstrated scientific achievement at the time of appointment. The positions are for two years commencing on January 1st, 2009.

The postdoctoral positions are associated with the appointment of Derek E.G. Briggs, Frederick William Beinecke Professor of Geology and Geophysics, as Director of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. The duties of one appointee will include some teaching and providing research assistance to Derek Briggs, but s/he will also be expected to pursue a personal research agenda. The second appointee will carry out research related to the collections in the Division of Invertebrate Paleontology and will assist with curation in his/her area of expertise. We are particularly interested in researchers with expertise on areas of the collection currently under development, which include the Schuchert Brachiopod Collection, the Ciurca Eurypterid Collection, June R. P. Ross Collection (bryozoans), the Charles Ross Collection (foraminifera, esp. fusilinids), and the Galloway-St. Jean Collection of stromatoporoids. In addition to research in systematic paleontology, the collections can be used to analyze patterns of macroevolution and paleobiogeography via our database facilities.

Applicants should send a curriculum vitae (including a list of publications and indication of research interests, and the names and e-mail addresses of three referees) to derek.briggs@yale.edu (cc: susan.butts@yale.edu) by 15th September, 2008.