Job Opportunities

The ERC HotCores project at the Université de Lille, France,  is looking for two post-doctoral fellows, to start work in 2024. Both positions will be first available for 1 year and extendable for a second year, paid according to French standards for post-doctoral fellowships, including all associated social benefits. The first position will involve laboratory-based visco-elasticity measurements on metallic alloys using a new apparatus that was recently delivered to the lab. The second position will be dedicated to visco-elasticity measurements at high pressure and high temperature using a custom-built dynamic diamond anvil cell with heating capabilities. Details on the positions and application procedures are available at the following website and as a PDF file. Candidates should submit, in a single pdf file, a short statement of research experience and interests, a CV including a list of scientific productions, and the names and contact information of two or three potential referees

The Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) invites applications for the Seismological Laboratory Director’s Postdoctoral Scholar position.  We invite applications for a post doctoral position in any research area covered by the Seismological Laboratory, including, but not limited to: Observational seismology, earth structure, earthquake physics, earthquake early warning, computational geophysics, mineral physics, geodesy, geodynamics, and tectonics. We are especially interested in individuals whose research naturally links with any of the research programs within the Seismo Lab, GPS Division, or other parts of Caltech. A Ph.D. is required and initial appointment will be for one year. Starting date is flexible. Applicants should send a CV, a brief statement of research interests and experience, and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent electronically to Jennifer Shechet at [email protected]. All applications and references are due by Friday, December 1, 2023. Fellowship candidates will automatically be

A PhD position has opened at the Université de Lille, France. The work should start in the winter of 2024. The project will focus on the effect of pressure, temperature, iron content, and strain rate on the plastic deformation of ferro-periclase (Mg,Fe)O. It is funded by the ANR collaborative grant MIN-DIXI. It will involve deformation experiment in large volume presses at synchrotron sources, laser-driven compression at free electron lasers, and electron microscopy. More details are available in the following file (PDF): https://umet.univ-lille.fr/Uploads/get.php?id=201

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) at Michigan State University (MSU) seeks applications for two endowed tenure-track open rank positions: Earth Surface Processes and Global Change: Seeking candidates providing fundamental constraints on Earth’s environmental evolution via the geologic record—broadly defined to include rocks, ice, soils, and sediments on multiple timescales. This includes, but is not limited to, cryospheric, paleontological, oceanographic, geochemical, or climate evolution. Candidates will be expected to teach courses related to environmental processes and evolution from the geologic record.  Earth Materials and Resources: Seeking candidates studying earth materials, or earth processes related to geologic resources. Potential research areas include, but are not limited to, properties of earth materials, ores and critical minerals, or geology-based energy transition solutions. Candidates will be expected to teach courses related to earth materials, geologic processes, and natural resources. For both positions, preference will be given to candidates whose observationally grounded research

The Laboratory for Rock Physics at the University of Maryland College Park is looking for a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in experimental rock deformation. The position is initially funded for 18 months, with the possibility of renewal subject to performance and funding availability.  The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting conventional deformation and in-situ microtomography experiments to investigate the effect of chemo-mechanical coupling on subsurface fracture and fluid flow. Application processes open immediately and close when the position is filled. Apply by sending a resume, a research statement, and two names of references to Dr. Wen-lu Zhu at [email protected].

The Dlott laboratory at the University of Illinois (UIUC) needs talented postdoctoral researchers in experimental physical chemistry, physics, mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering. The Dlott group has pioneered new experimental methods that use a pulsed laser to launch small hypervelocity (0-6 km/s or 0-Mach 20) projectiles to study hypervelocity impacts with very high time and space resolution. The primary areas of interest are materials under extreme conditions (defined as pressures up to 50 GPa and temperatures up to 6000K), energetic materials and materials for hypersonic and space vehicles. More information about research opportunities in the Dlott group is available at https://dlottgroup.web.illinois.edu/, and the link “Jobs” at the top of the page. Links are also provided to recent research publications. Read the flyer

Assistant Professor Position – Experimental Condensed Matter Physics The UAB Department of Physics, https://www.uab.edu/cas/physics/, invites applications for an Assistant Professor tenure-track faculty position (9-month appointment) that will strengthen the Department’s program in Materials under Extreme Conditions. A qualified applicant will have a Ph.D. in Physics or a related field. Research areas of interest include (but are not limited to) dynamic compression of materials, laser shock compression and ultrafast diagnostics, and phase transitions in compositionally complex materials under extreme pressures, temperatures, and strain rates. The faculty member will become part of a newly awarded DOE NNSA Center of Excellence in additively manufactured complex systems under extremes in the physics department at UAB. We are looking for an innovative and inclusive new faculty member with an outstanding publication record and a strong commitment to excellence and diversity in research, teaching, outreach, and student research supervision at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Screening

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) at the University of Rochester invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Earth and Planetary Sciences. We seek applicants whose research lies in the general field of high-pressure experimental research, specifically those who apply novel and emerging techniques to investigate the material properties of deep interiors of Earth and other planets in the solar system and beyond. We are seeking candidates with expertise in mineral physics, and/or materials science that are relevant to planetary processes using techniques such as, but not limited to, diamond anvil and/or multi-anvil cells. Areas of interest also include the rheology of materials deep within the Earth and other planets, thermodynamics/isotope systematics under extreme P-T conditions, computational mineral physics, and planetary seismology. We especially encourage candidates who have strong research interests that overlap with existing capabilities and strengths at the University of Rochester in our department and

Location 5241 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington, DC 20015 Open Date Aug 28, 2023 Salary Range or Pay Grade $76000 Deadline Nov 13, 2023 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time Description The Earth and Planets Laboratory (EPL), a division of the Carnegie Institution for Science, invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships at its campus in Washington, DC. Multiple independent research fellowships are available in our interdisciplinary basic research laboratory covering a wide range of fields.  EPL scientists engage in observational, experimental and theoretical research in fields including astronomy, cosmochemistry, data science, experimental petrology, geobiology, geochemistry, geodynamics, geophysics, mineral physics, planetary science, physics and chemistry of materials (including materials at extreme conditions, superconductors and ferroelectrics at the atomic scale), seismology, and volcanology.  Applicants’ primary field of research should overlap with one or more of these areas. Interdisciplinary research and collaboration with multiple research areas on campus is encouraged. New fellows will join a