Geochemist in the Stable Isotope Facility, University of California, Davis.

The UCDavis Stable Isotope Facility houses 7 PDZEuropa IRMS instruments, one Thermo Finnegan Delta and a Varian Saturn Ion trap analytical MS-MS. Associated preparation systems include 4 combustion elemental analyzers, TCEA, trace gas analyzer (soon 2), GC-C-IRMS, TOC/TIC -IRMS and LC-C-IRMS. 

The facility operates on a fee per sample basis and is currently analyzing in excess of 120,000 samples per year.  The candidate will assist the Stable Isotope Facility manager in all aspects of the operation; maintenance and upgrading of equipment will be important. There will be opportunities to conduct independent and collaborative research in stable isotope methodologies and applications.  We are particularly interested in candidates with good instrument and chemistry skills who would be able to develop new methods of analysis.

Qualifications: Applicant should have a PhD degree in Physical or Life Sciences or extensive practical experience.  The candidate should have good instrument skills. Expertise in some form of isotope ratio mass spectrometry is required. 

Salary: The salary will be in the range $50-80,000 depending on qualifications and experience.

Position AvailableImmediately.  The initial appointment will be for 2 years but the position can be converted to a career appointment

David Harris
UC Davis Stable Isotope Facility
Department of Plant Sciences
3112 Plant & Environmental Sciences Bldg.
Davis, CA 95616
http://stableisotopefacility.ucdavis.edu
phone 530 754 7517
fax 530 752 4361