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Title | ICPMS Environmental Analytical Specialist - EEWRC |
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The Cyprus Institute is a research institution based in Cyprus. It is a non-profit international science and technology research and post-graduate education organization in pursuit of regional and inter-regional problems of global significance. Led by an acclaimed Board of Trustees and partnered with leading international research institutions, the Cyprus Institute is world-class in its standards and global in its membership. The CyI is a public benefit organization of Cyprus and welcomes students, faculty and staff of all nations, cultures, races and faiths. The research aims of the Cyprus Institute are represented by three research centers: the Energy Environment Water Research Center (EEWRC), the Science and Technology in Archaeology Research Center (STARC), and the Computation-based Science and Technology Research Center (CASTORC). Through EEWRC activities CyI aims to explore issues of global significance in the fields of energy-, environmental- and water research, with a focus on their specific regional, East-Mediterranean manifestations. Its research agenda addresses the great challenges related to: the mitigation and adaptation strategies necessitated by climate change, a reduced dependence on hydrocarbon energy sources and achieving a (near-) carbon-free economy through the employment of renewables (solar) and enabling a sustainable management of water and other natural resources in arid and semi-arid environments. Position DescriptionThe successful candidate will work in Cyprus. and he/she will advance the research agenda of the Cyprus Institute through establishing under the guidance of Professorial Faculty member an Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS) facility operated within the Energy Environment Water Research Center (EEWRC) and by working in close collaboration with the group leaders in the centre, the Vice President for Research and other senior staff in the Cyprus Institute. The official joining rank and annual salary will depend on the applicants’ experience and qualifications. ResponsibilitiesThe ICPMS Environmental Analytical Specialist will be responsible for helping to shape the Cyprus Institute’s research agenda by: Profile• PhD in a scientific field related to study of trace elements in the environment utilizing instrumental analytical chemistry ApplicationApplicants should submit in English: (i) a CV including a list of publications and a compilation of research grants obtained, (ii) a Vision Statement about their plans in developing an ICPMS research facility at the Cyprus Institute, and (iii) a list of three potential referees (incl. their contact details). Please send your application by 30th January 2012 via e-mail toHR@cyi.ac.cy showing the following reference in the subject heading: EEWRC_ICPMS_11_09. Recruitment will continue until the position is filled. Please note that applications without the proper reference number in the subject heading will be discarded. For further information please contact Prof. Manfred Lange, Director of EEWRC (m.a.lange@cyi.ac.cy) or Prof. Leonard Barrie, Vice-President for Research (barrie@cyi.ac.cy). |