Se han publicado dos becas para hacer la tesis en Alemania con saurópodos. Os adjuntamos la información
Position 1: PhD Position in Materials Science and Vertebrate Paleontology, Max Planck Insitute for Iron Research Dusseldorf, and Institute of Paleontology, University of Bonn, Germany. A PhD position in Materials Science and Vertebrate Paleontology is available beginning April 1st, 2007, for research on growth and life history of sauropod dinosaurs as deduced from bone histology. The position is for a maximum of three years and is part of the recently approved 2nd funding period of the DFG Research Unit "Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs: the Evolution of Gigantism" (www.sauropod-dinosaurs.uni-bonn.de). This Research Unit consists of 13 individual projects based at several German and a Swiss universities and offers great opportunities for interaction with collegues from fields as disparate as animal nutrition, physiology, and materials science, with a paleontological research program at the center. The salary is based on the German Tv-L 13 category which pays about EU 16,900 p.a. The topic of the project is the The hierarchical structure of sauropodomorph bones as a key to exceptional body size: insights from materials science. The data base are histological samples of sauropod long and girdle bones, many of which are already available. The point of departure are the following studies:
Sander, P. M. 2000. Long bone histology of the Tendaguru sauropods: Implications for growth and biology. Paleobiology 26:466-488.
Pyzalla, A., P. M. Sander, A. Hansen, F. R., S.-B. Yi, M. Stempniwicz, and H.-G. Brokmeier 2006. Texture analysis of sauropod dinosaur bones from Tendaguru. Materials Science & Engineering A 437:2-9.
Ferreyro, R., N. Zoeger, N. Cernohlawek, C. Jokubonis, A. Koch, C. Streli, P. Wobrauschek, P. M. Sander, and A. Pyzalla 2006. Determination of element distribution in sauropod long bones by micro-XRF. Advances in X-ray Analysis 49:230-235.
Requirements - Master´s degree or equivalent in either paleontology or geology/crystallography or physics,interest in microscopy and other physical methods, including appropriate computer skills. Fluency in spoken and written English is required. Applications should include CV, copies of diplomas and/or college course
transcripts, names, mail and e-mail addresses of all recent advisers, list of publications, and a short (one paragraph) statement of research/career interests. All applications are to be sent by mail or e-mail to:
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Martin Sander or Prof. Dr. Anke R. Pyzalla
Institut fuer Palaeontologie Max-Planck-Institute fuer Eisenforschung
Nussallee 8 Max-Planck-Strasse 1
D-53115 Bonn D-40237 Duesseldorf
Germany Germany
martin.sander@uni-bonn.de a.pyzalla@mpie.de
www.paleontology.uni-bonn.de www.mpie.de
Posting Date: January 19, 2007. Closing Date: March 4, 2007
Position 2:
PhD Position in Vertebrate Paleontology, University of Bonn, Germany. A PhD position in Vertebrate Paleontology is available beginning April 1st, 2007, for research on growth and life history of sauropod dinosaurs as deduced from bone histology. The position is for a maximum of three years and is part of the recently approved 2nd funding period of the DFG Research Unit "Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs: the Evolution of Gigantism" (www.sauropod-dinosaurs.uni-bonn.de). This Research Unit consists of 13 individual projects based at several German and a Swiss university and offers great opportunities for interaction with colleagues from fields as disparate as animal nutrition, physiology, and materials science, with a paleontological research program at the center. The salary is based on the German TV-L 13 category which pays approximately EU 16,900 p.a. The topic of the project is the evolution of sauropodomorph long bone histology: fibrolamellar bone, thermophysiology, and gigantism. The data base are histological samples of sauropod long and girdle bones, many of which are already available. The point of departure are the following studies:
Sander, P. M. 2000. Long bone histology of the Tendaguru sauropods: Implications for growth and biology. Paleobiology 26:466-488.
Sander, P. M., N. Klein, E. Buffetaut, G. Cuny, V. Suteethorn, and J. Le Loeuff 2004. Adaptive radiation in sauropod dinosaurs: Bone histology indicates rapid evolution of giant body size through acceleration. Organisms, Diversity & Evolution 4:165-173.
Sander, P. M., and N. Klein 2005. Developmental plasticity in the life history of a prosauropod dinosaur. Science 310:1800-1802.
Sander, P. M., and N. Klein 2006. An unusual bone histology and growth pattern in/ Ampelosaurus atacis/, a titanosaurid sauropod from South France. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26:85A.
Sander, P. M., O. Mateus, T. Laven, and N. Knötschke 2006. Bone histology indicates insular dwarfism in a new Late Jurassic sauropod dinosaur. Nature 441:739-741.
Requirements - Master´s degree or equivalent in either paleontology or geology or zoology, background in vertebrate paleontology and/or bone histology, ability to work on a light microscope and to work quantitatively, including appropriate computer skills. Fluency in spoken and written English is required. Applications should include CV, copies of diplomas and/or college course transcripts, names, mail and e-mail addresses of all recent advisers, list of publications, and a short (one paragraph) statement of research/career interests. All applications are to be sent by mail or e-mail to:
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Martin Sander
Institut fuer Palaeontologie. Nussallee 8
53115 Bonn. Germany
www.sauropod-dinosaurs.uni-bonn.de
martin.sander@uni-bonn.de
Posting Date: January 22, 2007. Closing Date: March 4, 2007
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