The following announcement has just been posted on the "Jobs" page at http://www.morphometric.org. -the moderator [dslice] ---------------------------------------------------------
Post doctoral Marie Curie RTN fellowship The Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural Science, Madrid (CSIC), invites applications for a postdoctoral Marie Curie Research Training fellowship (EVAN) in evolutionary craniofacial biology including studies in virtual anthropology and geometric morphometrics. The position is a research post with a strong component of transfer of knowledge to partner institutions, students, and the public (EVAN partners). Our relatively young group is specialized in Paleoanthropology (particularly Middle Pleistocene human evolution in Europe), evolutionary craniofacial biology and paleohistology. The successful candidate will have outstanding international research experience and publication record in paleoanthropology, craniofacial biology, and geometric morphometrics. Further background should include some professional training in multivariate statistics in natural sciences and interest in theoretical morphology. The Experience Research (ER) fellow will work in virtual anthropology using applications of 3D surface semilandmarks on 3D reconstructions of CT scans and geometric morphometrics to the quantification of surface morphology and variation in the context of the following research topics: Craniofacial evolution of Pleistocene hominids, (H. heidelbergensis, Neanderthals) and modern humans. Morphological body-skull relationships, cranial integration and morphological soft-hard tissue relationships Marie Curie funding for this ER-fellowship will be available for two years, scheduled to begin during November 2006. A Ph.D is favoured at the time of application. The dead line for applications is 22nd of September, 2006. Applications should include cover letter, curriculum vitae, list of publications, reprints of selected publications, short statements of research interests, and the names of three referees. They should be sent by email to Dr. Antonio Rosas ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). We particularly encourage women to participate in this application. -- Replies will be sent to the list. For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org
