[Sasnet] Research Post in Quaternary entomology (fwd)

[Bonnie A B Blackwell]

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Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:12:55 +0000
From: Nicki Whitehouse <n.whitehouse at QUB.AC.UK>
To: QUATERNARY at CLIFFY.UCS.MUN.CA
Subject: Re: Research Post in Quaternary entomology

Apologies for cross postings.

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Research Assistant

Ref: 06/W534

School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology (GAP)

The School wishes to appoint a research assistant for 18 months, to conduct
research in the field of palaeoecology, within the specialism of Quaternary
entomology. Archaeology and Palaeoecology at QUB has an established national
and international reputation for the quality of its research and teaching,
reflected in its Grade 5 ratings in the last two RAEs, and in its score of
23/24 in the Teaching Quality Assessment in 2001. The appointee will be
expected to support existing research strengths in the Centre for Climate,
the Environment and Chronology, and the Environmental Change Research
Cluster, both of which are part of the School of Geography, Archaeology and
Palaeoecology.

The post-holder is expected to undertake research activities including
fieldwork, sample preparation and identification of fossil insects
(preferably beetles and/or chironomids) from New Zealand, analysis and
interpretation, using computer-based data analysis programmes, evaluation
and library research, in consultation with the research grant holder. They
will be expected to write up results of their own work and contribute to the
production of research reports, publications and proposals and present
regular progress reports on the research to members of the research group
and to external audiences to disseminate and publicise research findings.

Applicants must have the following: An honours degree in Archaeology,
Palaeoecology or related subject (e.g. Geography, Geology, Biology);
experience of the preparation of fossil beetle samples (or other insect
groups) and their identification to at least dissertation standard; basic
GIS skills and evidence of computer skills beyond the basics of Excel and
Word; experience of analysing archaeological and palaeoenvironmental data
using statistical techniques; experience of writing scientific reports or a
scientific dissertation; experience of archaeological and/or
palaeoecological fieldwork. Further criteria will be listed in the
application pack.

Salary: £ 22,111- £28,010 (including discretionary points)

Closing date: 4.00pm, Friday 8 December 2006

Applications should be addressed to the Personnel Manager, The Personnel
Department, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NN. Tel: 028
90973044, Fax. 028 90971040, e-mail personnel at qub.ac.uk,
<outbind://9/www.qub.ac.uk/pers> www.qub.ac.uk/pers

Applicants will be able to access further details via the Queen's job web
site:  <http://www.qub.ac.uk/jobs/> http://www.qub.ac.uk/jobs/ or via
personnel.

The applicant will need to be available to undertake fieldwork in New
Zealand in late January 2007.

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Dr Nicki J. Whitehouse, F.R.E.S.

Archaeology and Palaeoecology,

School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology (GAP)

Queen's University Belfast

Belfast BT7 1NN

Tel +44 028 90973978

 <http://www.qub.ac.uk/arcpal/staff/n_white.htm>
http://www.qub.ac.uk/arcpal/staff/n_white.htm

 <http://www.chrono.qub.ac.uk/> http://www.chrono.qub.ac.uk/

INQUA Commission on Palaeoecology and Human Evolution (
<http://www.inqua.tcd.ie/PAHE/> http://www.inqua.tcd.ie/PAHE/)

Association for Environmental Archaeologists(http://www.envarch.net/)

Thorne and Hatfield Moors Conservation Forum (
<http://www.thmcf.org/index.htm> http://www.thmcf.org/index.htm)