Post-Doc position

Umeå University, in northern Sweden, is a dynamic university with ca.4,200 employees and more than 29,000 students, of which 1,300 are in PhD programs.The Department of Ecology and Environmental Science has about 170 members including 50 PhD students (for more information see the department's homepage: www.emg.umu.se/index_eng.html.See also the International office, www.umu.se/international_office/ for a general presentation of Umeå and the University.Post-Doc position with focus on diatom analysis and climate change We are offering a Post-doc position to join a research project using sedimentary diatom remains as indicators of climate change.The successful candidate will work with lake sediments from alpine (Switzerland) and northern (Iceland, Sweden) areas, focusing on climate changes during the past 1000 years.The project is financed through the EU-project "The past climate and its dynamics: Millennium - European climate of the past millennium", (see http://ralph.swan.ac.uk/millennium/index.htm) offering a multidisciplinary network with leading scientists working in the field of paleoclimatology. To qualify for this position you need a PhD degree in natural sciences, with experience relevant to the project (i.e., sedimentology, diatom analysis, statistical methods).The position is for a 12-month period (extension possible).For further information, please contact Dr. Applications will be discarded or, if the applicant so wishes, returned two years after the position has been filled.Your application should include a CV, publication list, and contact information of at least two academic references. Your complete application, marked with ref.We look forward to receiving your application!