Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Available
The Mendenhall Program
US Geological Survey
Application Deadline: Wednesday, 12 November 2008
For further information, please go to:
http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/index.html
Or contact:
Michelle Walvoord
Phone: 303-236-4998
Email: walvoord [at] usgs.gov
The US Geological Survey (USGS) Mendenhall Postdoctoral Research
Fellowship Program is currently accepting applications for Fiscal Year
2010. General information is available at
http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/index.html.
The Mendenhall Program provides an opportunity for postdoctoral fellows
to conduct concentrated research in association with selected members of
the USGS professional staff, often as a final element to their formal
career preparation. The Program is also intended to provide research
experiences that enhance personal scientific stature and credentials.
Mendenhall Fellows are appointed to the USGS for two years and receive
full salary and benefits at the GS-12 level, adjusted for the
cost-of-living at the geographic area of the assignment.
In order to be considered for this opportunity, applicants must meet the
qualifications, as outlined at:
http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/2010/opps/opp41.html, for one of the
following:
- Research Hydrologist
- Research Physicist
- Soil Scientist
- Research Chemist
- Research Geologist
- Research Geophysicist
This fellowship opportunity will be part of the "Understanding the
Physical Properties and Dynamics of Permafrost: An Important Link Among
Changes in Climate, Hydrology, and the Ecology of Northern High
Latitudes" project. A detailed description about the project can be
found at: http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/2010/opps/opp41.html.
For further information, please go to:
http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/index.html
Or contact one of the research advisors:
Michelle Walvoord
Phone: 303-236-4998
Email: walvoord [at] usgs.gov
Clifford Voss
Phone: 703-648-5274
Email: cvoss [at] usgs.gov
John Nimmo
Phone: 650-329-4537
Email: jrnimmo [at] usgs.gov