[iris-bulk] (Job) Stanford University - Thompson Postdoctoral Fellowship in Geophysics

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Stanford University - Thompson Postdoctoral Fellowship in Geophysics

The Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, has established  
the Thompson Postdoctoral Fellowship to be awarded to a candidate  
preferably within two years of receipt of the Ph.D. The fellowship is  
open to applicants in any area of geophysics including new areas of  
research that cross existing disciplinary boundaries, so that  
students and recent graduates in Earth science, physics, chemistry,  
biology, or computational sciences with interests in the geophysical  
sciences are also encouraged to apply.  Our department is currently  
active in crustal geophysics, exploration and production geophysics,  
seismic imaging, rock physics, earthquake seismology, crustal  
deformation, stress and geomechanics, environmental geophysics, and  
atmospheric, ocean, and planetary sciences.
Appointments are for a one- to two-year term that can start any time  
in the academic year 2008/2009. The salary is $50k to $55k per year  
depending on experience, plus a $5k research allowance for travel and  
miscellaneous expenses. Applications received by January 2, 2008,  
will receive fullest consideration.  Applicants should submit a  
statement of research interests and proposed research, a curriculum  
vita, a list of publications and names of three potential referees,  
by email (as .pdf files, with the applicant name as part of the file  
name) to
	thompsonfellowship at sesmail.stanford.edu
	(see also http://geo.stanford.edu/GP/research)

Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed  
to increasing to the diversity among its students, staff, and  
faculty. It welcomes nominations of and applications from minority  
groups and women, as well as others who would bring additional  
dimensions to the university's research, teaching and service missions.