[Coral-List] Research Assistant Post - Tropical carbonate sediment production

[CHRIS PERRY]

Research Assistant- Tropical Carbonate Sediment Production (POST OPEN TO ALL, BUT SUBJECT TO WORK PERMIT IF NON EU CITIZEN)

Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK 

Fixed Term Contract - 10 months full-time from Date of Appointment (ideally 1st November 2009)
Salary: Fixed Point - £20,226 pro rata (Point 17, Grade 5)

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant to work on a NERC funded project which will examine the production of
carbonates by tropical marine fish species and assess the potential contributions made by this novel source of marine carbonate to
shallow water tropical carbonate sedimentary environments. Specifically, the successful applicant will assist with the collection
and subsequent analysis of carbonate sediment samples collected from environments around Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas. The
project is jointly co-ordinated by researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Exeter, although the
post holder will be based at MMU.

You will be expected to contribute to, and assist with, both field and lab-based sampling of carbonate sediments. This will
include a period of approximately 3 weeks overseas on fieldwork.

You should have a minimum of a good BSc (Hons) degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of Earth Science, Physical Geography,
Environmental Science or Marine Ecology, and a good knowledge of marine and coastal sedimentology and/or tropical marine ecology.

For an informal discussion about the post please contract 
Prof Chris Perry by e-mail c.t.perry at mmu.ac.uk 
or
Dr Rod Wilson by e-mail R.W.wilson at exeter.ac.uk 

Application details are available at:  https://www.jobs.mmu.ac.uk/mmujobsite/VacancyDetail.aspx?VacancyUID=000000005760
Further details about the project are available at: http://www.egs.mmu.ac.uk/users/cperry/Tropicalcoastal/tcmr-home.html 

Closing date: Friday 3rd July 2009 

Cheers
Chris


Professor Chris Perry
Chair in Tropical Coastal Geosciences
Dept. of Environmental & Geographical Sciences
Manchester Metropolitan University,
John Dalton Building,
Chester Street,
Manchester,
M1 5GD

Tel: +44 (0)161 247 6210
Fax: +44 (0)161 247 6318
Skype: chris.perry67

Tropical Coastal and Marine Research page: http://www.egs.mmu.ac.uk/users/cperry/Tropicalcoastal/tcmr-home.html
Earth System Science Research Group: http://www.egs.mmu.ac.uk/users/ess/index.htm

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