The Geology & Geophysics Department is searching for a Postdoctoral Investigator to join their team. This is a temporary full‑time position that is eligible for benefits. The initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of being extended. Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Investigator position at the National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility (NOSAMS) atWHOI. (http://www.nosams.whoi.edu/) The individual appointed will play a key role in the continued development of novel technology for 14C AcceleratorMass Spectrometry and in its application to problems in ocean and environmental sciences.More specifically, NOSAMS has built a newAMS system that combines a unique, gas‑accepting, microwave ion source with a compact AMS system. This AMS instrument is capable of quantitatively monitoring levels of 14C in a continuously varying gas stream. It is expected to open entirely new lines of inquiry in marine biogeochemistry, the detection and tracing of pollutants in natural systems, paleoceanography, paleoclimatology, and studies of carbon cycling generally. The successful candidate will help in the on‑going development of the ion source and sampleto‑ source interface for the new system. The analytical capability developed by the candidate, would form the basis for novel oceanographic and environmental research that may be conducted individually or collaboratively with other members of the scientific and technical staff at the Institution. The preferred applicant would have a recent Ph.D. and interdisciplinary research interests related to the objectives described above, and have experience with instrumentation. Applications are invited from applied physicists, analytical chemists, geochemists, biologists, and oceanographers. It is desirable that applicants have experience in one or more of the following: AMS, isotope‑ratio mass spectrometry, chromatographic systems, ion‑source development and operation. The position is funded by an NSF cooperative agreement and is a one‑year position renewable to a maximum of four years. Please visit http://jobs.whoi.edu for a detailed job description and to apply online today! WHOI is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. Applications are reviewed confidentially.
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