Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Microbiology and Geobiology, Duke University, USA

The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Duke University is seeking a full-time postdoctoral researcher in environmental microbiology and/or geobiology. The postdoctoral associate will be mentored by Dr. Heileen Hsu-Kim and Dr. Marc Deshusses and will participate in research projects on mercury sulfide nanogeochemistry and mercury methylation in contaminated sediments. The overall objective of this research is to elucidate and model the biogeochemical processes that control mercury speciation and biomethylation potential in sediments.

Further information can be obtained from the following link

http://www.cee.duke.edu

AOGS 2011

The Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) will hold its annual meeting in Taipei from 8th-12th August, 2011. Abstracts are solicited for several sessions including planetary sciences, hydrological sciences and atmospheric sciences. Last date for abstract submission is 15th March 2011. More details at the following link http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2011/public.asp?page=home.htm

11th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (ISAES 2011)

The 11th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 10-16th July, 2011. There will be several sessions covering aspects of geoscience to microbiology from an Antarctic perspective. Last date of abstract submission is 31st March, 2011. Limited number of partial travel grants will be made available to early career scientists. A truely great opportunity for YES members interested or presently working on Antarctic Earth Sciences. For details please visit the conference website at http://www.isaes2011.org.uk/

Young Earth-Scientists for Society Network (YES) Geomicrobiology Initiative

The YES Network is an international association of early-career geoscientists who are primarily under the age of 35 years and are from universities, geoscience organizations and companies from across the world. Over the last decade the interdisciplinary domain of Geobiology including geomicrobiology has generated plenty of interests among geologists, earth scientists and biologists. New discoveries in geomicrobiology has significantly changed the way we think about the origin and evolution of life on earth. YES Geomicrobiology is an initiative of YES Network to motivate early-career geoscientists to pursue research in geobiology and also encourage collaboration amongst geologists, geochemists microbiologists and environmental scientists. Through this platform ideas will be exchanged among YES Network members in areas of geobiology including geomicrobiology. Job openings/PhD positions/Meetings and workshops/grants applications relevant to the field of geomicrobiology will be posted on a regular basis. Opportunities for establishing long-term international research collaborative link amongst early career geoscientists will be actively explored from this platform.