For 2 years, at 36 hours a week
The Department of Geology of Naturalis employs
six palaeontologists, two mineralogists, one research fellow, two post-docs,
and four PhD researchers. Palaeontological research at the institute is
thematically driven with regional foci on the Netherlands, southeast Asia,
northwestern Europe, and the Mediterranean. Two staff members are currently
co-leading an EU-ITN programme. Palaeontological expertise covers large
branches of the Tree of Life and most of the Phanerozoic. Mineralogical
research mostly concentrates on the Precambrian basement areas of former
Gondwana, with emphasis on gemmology and partial melting. Thanks to a recent
infrastructure investment, the labs have been expanded with micro-CT,
micro-Raman, an EDS system linked to a new FEG-SEM, and state-of-the-art DNA
facilities. In addition, collaboration with Earth science departments at
Utrecht University and the Free University of Amsterdam ensures access to a
national lab facility including a FEG-EMP and a nanoSIMS as of 2014 .
We seek to attract a Research Fellow to support
one of the departmental research programmes, namely “Biodiversity on a dynamic planet at variable
time scales”,
“Long-term resilience of ecosystems“, “Evolution of island faunas”, and “HT
processes in the continental crust”. You are an energetic and enthusiastic
scientist with a proven track record and a clear view on how your research
programme will contribute to the future success of the museum. You are eager to
join our new institute, to cooperate with the existing staff, to study the
natural history collections, and to use the new scientific infrastructure.
Developing national and international partnerships as well as acquisition of
externally funded projects are essential. You are expected to contribute to
teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels and to represent Naturalis
Biodiversity Center in societal and scientific communities.
Requirements
You have a PhD degree in geology, palaeontology,
mineralogy or petrology,and
at least two years, and preferably not more than six years, of experience at
the postdoctoral level. You
have excellent teaching and communications skills in English, both written and
verbal.
Furthermore, you have an excellent scientific
track record (given the point in your career) and are involved in innovative
and multidisciplinary research projects, operating in an international
scientific network. You are able to engage in collaborative networks with
students and university partners as well as existing Naturalis research staff.
We expect you to qualify for personal grant systems at national (NWO-VIDI) or
international (ERC) level and to submit high-quality proposals to such funding
schemes.
Depending on the research topic, desired
qualifications may include:
· Ample
experience with advanced microscopy techniques, GIS applications and/or
web-based taxonomy;
· Experiencewith
research popularisation.
We offer
A full-time contract (36 hours per week) for
one year, to be extended with one year after successful evaluation. A
competitive salary up to a maximum of circa EUR 48,000 gross per
year depending on experience and qualifications, including holiday allowance
(8%). All our employees are incorporated into a pension fund.
Procedure
You are invited to submit your application,
including your curriculum vitae, a clearly focused research programme of
maximum two pages (containing a two year working plan), a proposed budget, a
complete list of publications*, your H-index, up to five keywords describing
the research area, a statement of teaching interests and the names and e-mail
addresses of at least two persons who can be contacted for reference (and who
have agreed to be contacted), by November 29, by e-mail
to sollicitaties@naturalis.nl.
Any
additional information can be requested from:
Dr. Leo M.
Kriegsman, Head of the Department of Geology
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
