ANSTO POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

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ANSTO POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS 2 -Year Term
Positions (with possible extension) Sydney
Australia Australia's challenges in
environmental sustainability rival those of
anywhere else on Earth and for this reason we
must be clever in our diagnosis of environmental
susceptibility and damage and insightful in all
remedies proposed and applied. Post-doctoral
research fellowships are offered in our Institute
for Nuclear Geophysiology which aims to be an
international centre of excellence in nuclear
science and technology applied to environmental
challenges of Australia and the world. We have 4
opportunities for recent PhD graduates with a
strong innovation focus, good communication
skills and a proven publication record. We are
seeking researchers who work well within small
multidisciplinary teams and collaborate strongly
with other research groups to undertake research
in the following areas Natural radionuclides in
the lower atmosphere. (Reference PD.1)Our
Isotopic Tracers in Atmospheric Transport project
needs you to have a recent PhD in atmospheric or
environmental geoscience, physics, maths or a
related field and skills and experience in the
measurement of turbulent exchange processes in
the atmospheric boundary layer and/or their
representation in weather and climate models. On
this project you will measure and model
naturally-occurring radioisotopes in the lower
atmosphere with an aim to advancing the
understanding and representation of turbulent
vertical mixing processes on diurnal to seasonal
timescales. Palaeo-climate archive studies
with cosmogenic isotopes (Reference PD.2) A
recent PhD graduate in earth sciences, climate
change, environmental geoscience, physics or a
related field and experimental research
experience in applications of cosmogenic
radionuclides can join our Cosmogenic Climate
Archives of the Southern Hemisphere project. On
this project you will conduct research in
paleo-climate variability related to applications
of cosmogenic and stable isotopes in the study of
glacial geochronologies, solar variability and
rates of landscape processes during the
Quaternary and last glacial cycle. This work will
primarily be based on measurements at ANSTOs
ANTARES AMS Facility of Be-10 and Al-26 in
continental and mountain glacial formations,
Antarctic ice cores, ocean and terrestrial
sediments and possibly other archives. Bioscienti
st (Reference PD.3) This opportunity is for a
recent PhD graduate in a Biological Science,
Chemistry or Physics to join our research team
working on the Characterisation of Biomolecules
Project. We seek a researcher with practical
experience to work with this multi-disciplinary
team that conducts research on the development of
biological applications of neutron and X-ray
scattering techniques. The aim of this position
is to use neutron and X-ray scattering techniques
for elucidating the structure/function
relationships of proteins. The work is
multi-disciplinary, requiring knowledge and
experience in biophysical and/or biochemical
characterisation techniques and in application of
neutron and X-ray scattering methods for
investigating biological systems including data
reduction and analysis. Research Associate for
Nuclear Safeguards (Reference PD.4) ANSTO
supports the International Atomic Energy Agency's
nuclear safeguards program by providing a
specialist analytical service in support of
environmental sampling for detection of
undeclared activities. Currently we are engaged
in developments to improve the sensitivity of the
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry system, in
particular for plutonium isotopic analysis, for
particle analysis, and for age dating of nuclear
materials. For this research opportunity you
need a recent PhD in physics or related field,
preferably with experience in one or more of the
following areas accelerators, ion beam systems,
mass spectrometry, experimental nuclear or
particle physics. It is also desirable that you
either understand or are capable of acquiring
expertise in the following design and operation
of accelerator systems, specifically for AMS
principles behind nuclear safeguards and the
nuclear fuel cycle. We expect the successful
applicants will have no more than 3-years post
doctoral experience. Starting salary is
negotiable from 54,600 pa plus superannuation
depending upon qualifications and experience.
These are two-year term roles with a possibility
of extension. Selection criteria for the role
can be found on our homepage at www.ansto.gov.au
or by contacting Ms Deanne Wood on 61 (0) 2 9717
3993 or e-mail Deanne.Wood_at_ansto.gov.au Your
application, identifying the position by its
reference number, must address the selection
criteria, include a C. V. and the details of
three professional referees, and should be
forwarded to Deanne Wood by e-mail or mail to the
Institute for Nuclear Geophysiology, ANSTO, PMB
1, Menai, NSW 2234. Applications close 14th
October, 2005