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PhD position: Detection of supernova isotopes in Atacama Desert sediments (MfN Berlin)	Closing date: 2024-11-22 Contact: Jenny Feige
As part of the ERC funded project NoSHADE we seek a talented PhD candidate to join our interdisciplinary team at the Museum f�r Naturkunde (Natural History Museum) in Berlin, Germany. The focus is on deciphering past nearby Supernovae that left traces on Earth in the form of radioactive isotopes.
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The overarching goal of the NoSHADE (Novel Perspectives on our Solar System History recorded in the Atacama Desert) project funded by the European Research Council (ERC, 101077668) is to collect traces of cosmic dust from Atacama Desert sedimentary records reaching back >10 million years and link them to specific cosmic events (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9SzMdAGtVk). Particularly, Supernovae occurring in our Solar neighborhood leave trace amounts of characteristic radionuclides on Earth (e.g. Fe-60). Such isotopic fingerprints mirror the various types of interstellar matter our Solar System encountered in the past as well as nucleosynthesis processes in massive stars. To identify the quantity, timing, locations and types of past nearby Supernova events, the focus is on searching for anomalies of long-lived radionuclides in the sedimentary records. We offer - Working in a dynamic interdisciplinary team with scientific excellence in astrophysics and geology and extensive professional networking opportunities. - Excellent infrastructure in an attractive working environment. - Exciting field work experience. Detailed descriptions on the tasks and requirements, as well as more information on the application process are available here: https://jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/4e4eb3cb8a01ebdfdeee2368ecfed09bb76fd3af0 PhD Position Offer 1924 submitted on Fri Oct 11 15:58:34 CEST 2024

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