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Postdoctoral Scholar Isotope Geochemistry Earth and Planetary Science

Position overview
Salary range: $55,631 - $65,000 (commensurate with qualifications and experience). This position is eligible for full postdoctoral benefits.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: 2023

Position duration: This is a two-year position. The appointment may be renewable depending on availability of funding and satisfactory performance.

Application Window

Open date: November 28, 2022

Next review date: Tuesday, Dec 13, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Feb 3, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Department of Earth and Planetary Science at the University of California, Berkeley is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to study, under the supervision of Professor Daniel Stolper, stable isotopic geochemistry of H2 as a means for measuring the reactivity of H2 in the subsurface. The motivation is to better understand the fate of H2 during geological storage. Goals of the project are to measure equilibrium and kinetic isotope effects during isotope exchange between H2 and H2O as a function of temperature, pH, and presence/absence of minerals including the measurement of D2 clumped isotopes. Work will involve use of experimental systems including high-pressure and high-temperature hydrothermal gold cells and batch reactors and isotope-ratio mass spectrometers including carrier-gas systems and a high-resolution dual-inlet system. Work is supported by a 5-year grant from the Department of Energy.

The successful candidate will be designing and conducting experiments and measuring the hydrogen isotopic composition of H2 and H2O, including D2 clumped isotopes.

Labor Contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/px/contract.html
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• PhD or equivalent international degree, or enrolled in a PhD or equivalent international degree granting program.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• PhD or equivalent international degree.
• The candidate should have no more than four years of post-degree research experience.

Preferred qualifications

• PhD degree or equivalent international degree in Earth science or related field.
• Experience in isotope geochemistry
• Experience conducting geochemical experiments
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Application Requirements
Document requirements

• 
  Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• 
  Statement of Research

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03712

Help contact: jspitzer@berkeley.edu
Campus Information

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Job location
Berkeley, CA

To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03712









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