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Job Summary

The full-time position is tasked with organizing and executing analytical work central to examining the elemental and isotopic characterization of marine carbonates and biological samples; data processing and interpretation; preparation of scientific report and lead authorship of peer-reviewed scientific publications derived from this work. Analytical work will be performed at the Isotoparium using a Multi Collector Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass-Spectrometer (MC-ICPMS) and a Laser Ablation (LA-ICPMS) instrument.

Essential Job Duties

• Method development on LA-ICPMS and MC-ICPMS, and in analytical chemistry.
• Chemical purification of relevant elements of interest from solid and liquid samples by column chromatography.
• High-resolution concentration and isotope analysis of geological and biological samples by mass spectrometry.
• Processing and interpretation of mass spectrometric data.
• Data interpretation and reporting in peer-reviewed publications.
• Instrument/laboratory preventive and corrective maintenance, assistance of other lab members.
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• PhD in Geochemistry.
• A minimum of 3 years of work experience in a class 1000 clean laboratory and performing high-precision isotopic analysis of uranium and calcium isotopes. A minimum of 3 years of experience in using, maintaining and servicing Q-ICPMS and MC-ICPMS instruments and their accessories (chillers, inlet systems).
• Knowledge of the stable isotope geochemistry of uranium and calcium isotopes.
• Fluent in R (or another language for data treatment and statistical analysis).

Preferred Qualifications

• Postdoctoral experience in isotope geochemistry and isotope metallomic.
• Knowledge of inverse modelling methods.

Required Documents

• Resume