Date

Positions Available
Full/Associate Professor in Sedimentary Geology
Postdoc in Marine Ecology
University Centre in Svalbard

Application Deadline: Wednesday, 1 November 2006

For further information, please go to:
http://www.unis.no


The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) announces the following
position openings:

Full/Associate Professor in Sedimentary Geology
This position in the Department of Geology at UNIS focuses on clastic
deposits, carbonates, and sequence stratigraphy, particularly in the
context of petroleum exploration and production. The successful
candidate will be expected to perform field-based research, teach
graduate and undergraduate courses, and supervise M.Sc. and Ph.D.
students.

For further information about this position, please contact:
Dr. Alvar Braathen
E-mail: alvar.braathen [at] unis.no

or contact:
Dr. Hanne H. Christiansen
E-mail: hanne.christiansen [at] unis.no

Postdoc in Marine Ecology
This position in the Department of Biology at UNIS is part of "The
Arctic Sea In Wintertime: Ecosystem Structuring Due to Environmental
Variability During the Polar Night," a project studying the dynamics of
benthic and planktonic communities in the high arctic during the winter
period. Applicants should have an interest in the acquisition and
analysis of time-resolved data (biological and geophysical) with the
objective of detecting ecological effects across ecosystem compartments.
The successful candidate will also assist in the management of ongoing
research projects and supervision of Ph.D. students.

For further information about this position, please contact:
Dr. Ketil Eiane
E-mail: ketil.eiane [at] unis.no

or contact:
Dr. Jorgen Berge
E-mail: jorgen.berge [at] unis.no

To apply for either position, please submit three copies each of:
- curriculum vitae (including a full list of publications and previously
held grants);
- education, pedagogic, or teaching certificates (including a list of
previously supervised graduate and Ph.D. students, where applicable);
- up to five publications (authored or co-authored by the candidate)
that he/she wants to have evaluated for consideration for appointment to
this position.

Applications should be sent to:
The University Centre in Svalbard
PO Box 156
N-9171 Longyearbyen
Norway

E-mail: post [at] unis.no

For further position information, please go to:
http://www.unis.no