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Montana State University Postdoctoral Researcher in Bozeman, Montana
Position Details
Position Information
Announcement Number STAFF - VA - 25039
For questions regarding this position, please contact:
Madison Myers
(406) 994-1070
madison.myers@montana.edu
Classification Title Postdoctoral Researcher
Working Title Postdoctoral Researcher
Brief Position Overview
Dr. Madison Myers, Associate Professor of Earth Sciences at Montana State University, in collaboration with Dr. Jamshid Moshrefzadeh at the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys ( DGGS ) in Fairbanks, is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to investigate the timescales of volcanic unrest that lead to eruption at Okmok volcano, Alaska.
Position Number TBD
Department Earth Sciences
Division College of Letters & Science
Appointment Type Professional
Contract Term Fiscal Year
Semester
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FLSA Exempt
Union Affiliation Exempt from Collective Bargaining
FTE 1.0
Benefits Eligible Eligible
Salary $62,000 annually.
Contract Type LOA
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Recruitment Type Open
Position Details
General Statement
The Department of Earth Sciences includes 13 full-time faculty, made up of geologists, and geographers and our student body includes about 50 graduate students and over 200 undergraduate majors, with a growing number of postdoctoral researchers (10). A complimentary staff of roughly 20 adjuncts, research professors, affiliates, and support personnel are an invaluable asset to our departmental community for learning, discovery, and engagement.
Our department takes the Montana State University tagline “Mountains and Minds” quite literally. Our faculty, staff, and students use their minds for learning and discovery in the scenic and rugged mountains of southwest Montana, as well as in mountainous areas and rural landscapes around the nation and worldwide. Earth Science students have many opportunities to participate in field trips that facilitate the study of earth processes, earth resources, earth history, and environments that people have modified.
Duties and Responsibilities
This project will use a combination of Fe–Mg diffusion in both olivine and pyroxene, as well as H diffusion in pyroxene, to determine the timescales of magma processes preceding four different Okmok eruptions. The successful candidate will work closely with Montana State, DGGS , and the Alaska Volcano Observatory to perform diffusion modeling on products from four eruptions of Okmok volcano and synthesize the resulting timescales with interdisciplinary monitoring data for the two most recent eruptions. The successful candidate will also collaborate with a new Master’s student at Montana State, who will be leading the H diffusion in pyroxene portion of the project.
Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
Ph.D. in volcanology/geochemistry or a related field is required by the date of hire.
Familiarity with diffusion modeling, operating an electron microprobe and/or micro- FTIR system, and synthesizing interdisciplinary datasets to better understand volcanic systems.
Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
The Successful Candidate Will
Independence in the lab, making high-quality measurements and processing these data.
Building and running numerical coding, with strong skills in figure making and writing.
Position Special Requirements/Additional Information
This position is contingent upon performance and continued grant funding.
This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Physical Demands
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
This position has supervisory duties? No
Posting Detail Information
Number of Vacancies 1
Desired Start Date Upon completion of a successful search.
Position End Date (if temporary)
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Applications will be:
Screening of applications will begin on September 9, 2024; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.
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