VISITING FELLOWSHIP and PhD STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES   new

Paleomagnetism and Geochronology Laboratory in Beijing

The Paleomagnetism and Geochronology Laboratory (PGL) in Beijing invites applications for 3-5 short-term visiting fellowships (up to 10 days), 1-2 PhD students and one post-doctoral fellowship in 2006 within the broad research areas of paleo-, rock-, bio-, and environmental magnetism and 40Ar/39Ar geochronology.

The PGL is one of the most comprehensively equipped research laboratories for paleomagnetism and geochronology. Our current scientific themes include the determination of absolute paleointen- sity of Earth’s ancient field, 40Ar/39Ar and magnetostratigraphic dating, polarity reversals, fundamental biogeomagnetism, theoretical and experimental rock magnetism, and tectonophysics. Please visit our website at http://www.paleomag.net/visit for information regarding faculty research interests and facilities.

PGL will provide financial aid of RMB 400 yuan/day (~USD 49) for qualified short-term visits. Stipends for qualified PhD students and postdocs should contact the PGL.

Applications are due June 30, 2007. Applicants for visiting fellowships and post-doctoral fellowships should submit a CV and publication list, as well as a statement of research interest (up to 4 pages). PhD student and post-doctoral applicants should also provide the names, addresses and e-mail addresses of two or three referees together with recommendation letters.

Applications should be sent to Prof. R. X. Zhu, Paleomagnetism and Geochronology Laboratory, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China, or email to: pgl2007@mail.iggcas.ac.cn

To download an application form in MS Word 2003 format:

             · Short-term visiting fellowships application form
             · PhD student fellowship application form
             · Post-doctoral visiting fellowships application form

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