Dear Colleagues

I would like to bring to your attention the following position at the
University of Kansas (U-Th)/He Laboratory:

The (U-Th)/He Laboratory in the Department of Geology at the University
of Kansas invites applications for a laboratory manager or technician
with experience in geochemistry or inorganic chemistry. The appointment
will begin on March 1, 2005, with a later starting date possible. The
successful applicant will work primarily as part of a team of faculty
and students in the KU (U-Th)/He thermochronology laboratory. Duties
include maintaining the noble gas laboratory, microscopic sample
preparation, operation of automated noble gas extraction line, clean
room wet chemistry, and preparation of ICP-MS samples for isotopic
analysis.  The laboratory technician is also expected to work with
students, faculty and outside users. Full-time funding for the position
is provided through a NSF-IF technician grant. A M.S. degree in
geology, chemistry, or closely related field is required by the time of
appointment. This is 12-month laboratory manger/technician position.
Salary range $33,000-$35,000. Reappointment beyond one year is
continent upon satisfactory performance and external funding.

For additional information and application, visit https://jobs.ku.edu
(Position #00066683). An on-line application is required for this
position as well as a cover letter, a complete resume, graduate-school
transcripts, and names and contact information of at least three
persons, who can be contacted for letters of reference.

Review of complete application will begin on February 18, 2005, and
will continue until the position has been filled. EO/AA employer. The
University is committed to increasing the ethnic and gender diversity
of its faculty and staff, and we strongly encourage women and minority
candidates to apply. This position is contingent on budgetary approval.
Refer to www.geo.ku.edu and links for additional information about the
Isotope Geology Laboratory and the Department of Geology at the
University of Kansas