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Full Professor of Mineralogy and Crystallography

The Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy of the University of Vienna announces the position of a Full Professor of Mineralogy and Crystallography As stated in its development plan the University of Vienna aims at strengthening its position as a major research-oriented university.

Key elements of this strategy include the provision of an attractive range of research-based study programmes, support for furthering the work of junior academic colleagues, and high-calibre professorial appointments.

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MSc or PhD Opportunities in Mantle Petrology

We invite applications for MSc and PhD students at the University of British Columbia, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Vancouver, Canada beginning January 2009 or earlier.

A number of fully-funded projects in petrology of diamond-bearing rocks and mineralogy of natural diamonds are available for students interested in addressing processes of diamond formation through the study of mineral and fluid inclusions in diamonds and petrology of diamondiferous xenoliths and volcanic rocks.

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W3-Professor for Mineralogy

The Institute of Geosciences at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany, invites applications for a tenured Full Professorship (W3) in the Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences.

The Institute of Geosciences comprises the fields of geology, geophysics and mineralogy and emphasizes a close cooperation between the various fields of Earth Sciences (sedimentology, structural geology, applied geology, hydrogeology, mineralogy, geochemistry, geophysics, and applied geophysics) in teaching and research. The institute is well equipped with an array of mineralogical (TEM, DEGAS, XRF, XRD, EMP, AFM) and hydrogeochemical (LA-ICP-MS, ICP-OES, GC-MS) facilities.

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Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position in Mineralogy

The Department of Geoscience at the University of Calgary invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Mineralogy at the Assistant Professor level.

The anticipated start date for the position is August 1, 2008.

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