Postdoc Fellow Position in Mineral Physics and Planetary Science 

at Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin 

The postdoc fellow will investigate thermal transport properties of candidate Martian mantle minerals and core alloys at relevant high pressure and temperature conditions to provide physical database and modelling constraints on dynamic processes across the core-mantle boundary region. The fellow will conduct high pressure-temperature diamond anvil cell experiments coupled with time-resolved laser pump-and-probe spectroscopies to measure thermal conductivity and four-probe van der Pauw method to determine electrical conductivity of candidate Martian mantle and core materials. The research will involve the use of laser spectroscopies, synchrotron X-ray spectroscopies, diamond anvil cells, modelling and other lab-based techniques. Information about the position and submission of application materials can be found at the following website. This project is funded by a NASA grant and the position is available immediately. Please contact Prof. Jung-Fu Lin for further detail about the position. 

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