The position

A position as Postdoctoral Fellow is available the Department of Geosciences with the research group in Solid Earth Sciences. The appointment is for a period of 3 years.

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

UiT – Developing the High North

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Department of Geosciences

The Department of Geosciences is a very active research center in the high North of Europe. It focuses on three research directions: Marine Geology and Geophysics, Solid Earth Science, and Coastal and Terrestrial Geosciences. The open position will associated with the Solid Earth Science group.

You will carry out microstructural research on experimentally and naturally deformed samples in collaboration with Holger Stunitz. The department owns a Zeiss Merlin FE-SEM with EBSD, EDS, WDS, and CL detectors. Maintenance and daily routines are performed by an engineer. The experimental deformation laboratory at UiT houses 2 solid medium apparatus.

The current research focuses on the interaction of deformation and mineral reactions, wet quartz deformation, and the brittle-viscous transition. You will primarily work on the microstructural characterization of samples using SEM techniques. In addition, experimental work can be carried out in the solid medium deformation lab and in collaboration with the deformation laboratories at ISTO, Université d´Orléans, France (Hugues Raimbourg, Jacques Precigout) and EAPS, MIT, U.S.A. (Matej Pec).

Contacts

For further information about the position and project, contact Professor Holger Stunitz,

• phone: +47 40 60 87 10
• email: holger.stunitz@uit.no

Qualifications

We are looking for a person with a solid background in electron microscopy. Extensive hands-on experience with EBSD is required, and knowledge of other SEM techniques is an advantage. The candidate is expected to collaborate with on-going research projects involving the topics listed above, but may in addition develop new projects on his or her own. The team of the solid earth research group involves, structural geology, petrology, and ore geology, and our work is mostly of an interdisciplinary character.

The position requires a Norwegian doctoral degree in Earth or Material Science, or a corresponding foreign doctoral degree recognised as equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree.

Qualification as PhD is required before commencement in the position. If you are in the process of completing your PhD, you must document that you have submitted your PhD thesis by the application deadline. You should have dissertated before the preferred start-up date of the position, (August 1st 2019). You should also attach a statement from your supervisor.

The duties of the position involve some supervision and teaching of master and PhD students using the SEM for their research (up to 25% of the work time).

The applicant must be fluent in English. Some knowledge of Norwegian or a Scandinavian language is an advantage.

The assessment will emphasize motivation and personal suitability for the position. You must be willing to engage in the ongoing development of your discipline and the university as a whole.

Application

Your application must include:

• Application letter
• Statement of research interests
• CV - summarizing education, positions and list of all academic works
• Diplomas and transcripts from completed degrees
• Brief description of your academic production, stating which works you consider most important
• At least 2 references with contact details
• Form for documentation of teaching qualifications
• The academic works you wish us to take into consideration in the assessment. The doctoral thesis is regarded as one work.

The statement of research interests should include a description of how you scientifically can contribute to the research in rock deformation processes.

Documentation has to be in English or a Scandinavian language. We only accept applications through Jobbnorge.

We offer

• An expanding interdisciplinary research team in Solid Earth Sciences
• A state-of-the-art-SEM with regular maintenance provided
• A good working environment
• Good welfare arrangements for employees
• Good arrangements for pension, insurance and loans in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund

More practical information for working and living in Norway can be found here: Welcome to UiT!

Remuneration of Postdoctoral Fellow positions are in salary code 1352, and normally start at salary grade 59 on the pay scale for Norwegian state employees. There is a 2% deduction for contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.

The working hours will be utilised for research, research-related activities and research administration, including teaching and supervision of master and PhD students (up to 25 % of the working time).

Generell informasjon

We make the appointment in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants, and guidelines at UiT. At our website, you will find more information for applicants.

The objective of the appointment as a Postdoctoral Fellow is to qualify for work in senior academic positions, and no one may be appointed to more than one fixed term period at the same institution.

A good work environment is characterized by diversity. We encourage qualified candidates to apply, regardless of their gender, functional capacity or cultural background. UiT and will emphasize making the necessary adaptations to the working conditions for employees with reduced functional ability

According to the Norwegian Freedom and Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.

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