Postdoctoral Fellowship – United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney, Australia

Postdoctoral Fellowship – United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney

Postdoctoral Fellowship – United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney

Job Description : The United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney invites applications for its 2010-2011 class of Postdoctoral Fellows.

The fellowship program, directed by Professor Margaret Levi of the United States Studies Centre and the University of Washington, is designed to bring to Sydney a cohort of the world's rising scholarly leaders working on the United States in the humanities, social sciences and related professional disciplines.

The Centre will award up to six Fellowships for a 12-month period commencing on 1 September 2010. Fellowships are open to scholars who have a PhD awarded no earlier than 1 January 2003 as well as doctoral students who will be awarded their PhDs by the end of 2010.

Fellows are expected to be in residence and to complete a major research project as well as to engage with students and scholars in Sydney and around Australia during the fellowship period. Salaries commence from AU $82,112 and will be commensurate with experience and current employment.

Applications close on 27 February 2010. Late applications will not be accepted.

For eligibility and application details please visit http://ussc.edu.au/ussc-people/positions-vacant.

For further information please contact usscapp@usyd.edu.au.

Job Homepage : United States Studies Centre
Category : Postdoctoral Fellowship
Contact address : United States Studies Centre
John Woolley Bldg (A20)
The University of Sydney NSW 2006

ARC PhD Scholarship in marine chemistry, novel technologies - Sydney, Australia

ARC PhD Scholarship in marine chemistry, novel technologies

ARC PhD Scholarship in marine chemistry, novel technologies

An exciting opportunity exists for a suitably qualified graduate to undertake a PhD scholarship to investigate the role of saccharides in transformations of iron chemistry in seawater.

Based at The University of Technology, Sydney within the Plant Functional Biology and Climate Change Cluster (C3) the project will be undertaken as part of a larger multidisciplinary project entitled "Novel technologies to resolve the role of organic matter on iron chemistry and bioavailability in the South Pacific Ocean" recently funded by the Australian Research Council under the Discovery Project scheme.

This scholarship offers a unique opportunity to work within a cross-disciplinary scientific collaboration at national and international levels studying iron biogeochemistry.

The PhD candidate will investigate the role of organic matter, especially biologically produced organics on the chemical speciation and redox cycling of iron in marine systems.

This PhD research will be done in parallel with a project on the measurement of iron bioavailability and the optimisation of a cyanobacterial bioreporter (C. Hassler), thus providing a unique opportunity to understand the complex interplay between iron chemistry and biology.

Participation in one or more oceanographic voyages in the Southern Ocean or the Tasman Sea is anticipated.

Eligibility:
1. Applicant should have a strong back ground in environmental/aquatic chemistry.
2. Applicants must have a relevant first class-Honours degree and be eligible as a candidate for UTS Doctor of Philosophy.
3. International applicants are also welcome

Start Date: 1st July 2010
Applications close: 1st March 2010

Further Scholarship Information and Application (pdf)