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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

The successful candidate will undertake tasks associated with research into the processes that control mobility of metals during melting of continental crust and during fluid:rock interaction. These tasks may include, but are not limited to: i) preparation of samples for whole-rock geochemical analysis, ii) optical microscopy, iii) characterization of thin-sections using e-beam techniques (SEM, EPMA), iv) collection of trace element concentrations from mineral phases using LA-ICPMS; v) construction of simple numerical models of chemical and physical processes; vi) writing of scientific papers and preparation of figures. The candidate will join the Metamorphic Petrology research group at Penn State and will report to Dr. Andy Smye.

 

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