Postdoctoral Scholar - Geochemistry and Paleoclimate

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Job # 076097 Job Title Postdoctoral Scholar - Geochemistry and Paleoclimate Location Syracuse, NY Pay Range Commensurate with experience FLSA Status Exempt Hours
As determined by faculty sponsor Job Type Full-time Rank Post Doc Campus Syracuse, NY Unionized Position Code Not Applicable Job Description
The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Syracuse University seeks applicants for a Postdoctoral Researcher/Scholar position in organic geochemistry and paleoclimate dynamics. This is a fully funded, full-time, 2-year position (1 year, renewable for an additional year), with full benefits and funding to attend conferences/workshops. The researcher will work on a project that seeks to better understand the history of the Pacific Walker Circulation since the early Pliocene. Responsibilities include the development of new leaf wax based proxy records and related organic geochemical records, and interpreting these data in the context of new climate model simulations. They will work with researchers at Syracuse University and University of Connecticut, among other institutions. There will be ample opportunities for professional development in the form of short courses, conferences, mentoring, outreach, and grant writing.

Qualifications
The project is well-suited to applicants with expertise in proxy based paleoclimatic reconstruction and diagnostic analysis of model simulations. Experience with organic geochemical proxies is considered an asset, as is experience with scientific data analysis and programming. Applicants should have a demonstrated record of publication and a PhD in a related field (earth and environmental sciences, geography, climate science) at the time of starting this position. Job Specific Qualifications
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Responsibilities include: development of organic geochemical records of past hydroclimate from the Pacific (20%); analyzing and quantifying changes in climate model simulations (30%); writing scientific manuscripts and presenting results at conferences (20%); supervising undergraduate and graduate students working on smaller projects in the lab (10%); guest lecturing in courses and supporting outreach activities in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department (10%); and other duties, as assigned (10%).

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