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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">A
three year position, starting September/October 2007 at the University of Essex,
U.K., is available for a postdoctoral researcher to conduct analyses on the
production, characterisation and novel roles of sea-ice diatom exopolymers
(EPS). </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Verdana color=#330066
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The
project <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">‘Production, characterisation and
novel roles of sea-ice diatom exopolymers (EPS)’ </SPAN></B>will be a
combination of biochemical characterisation of EPS from Antarctic sea ice
samples, physiological experiments with sea ice diatoms, and determining
properties of EPS produced by diatoms under conditions experienced in sea ice.
There is the possibility of field work in the </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana
color=#330066 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Arctic</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana color=#330066 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> or
Antarctic. Based in </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#330066
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Essex</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana color=#330066 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">, the project is a
collaborative NERC-funded study between Prof. Graham Underwood
(</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#330066 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Essex</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana color=#330066 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">), Prof. David
Thomas (</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#330066 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Bangor</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana color=#330066 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">) and Dr John
Hallsworth, (</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#330066 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Queens</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana color=#330066 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#330066 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Belfast</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana color=#330066 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">), and some travel
between locations will be required. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Applicants must
have (or have recently submitted) a Ph.D. in a relevant life science, and
preference will be given to applicants with experience in microalgal biology,
microbiology, carbohydrate chemistry or analytical water chemistry.
</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Appointment to
this full-time fixed term post will be made in the range £25,134 -£29,139 per
annum, depending on skills and experience.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT></B> </P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Closing
Date: </SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Verdana color=#330066 size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #330066; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">31
July 2007</SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#330066 size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #330066">For further details follow the link
below. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><A
href="http://gs12.globalsuccessor.com/fe/tpl_essex01.asp?newms=jj&id=30896">http://gs12.globalsuccessor.com/fe/tpl_essex01.asp?newms=jj&id=30896</A> </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Professor Graham J. C.
Underwood,<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Director of
Research,<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Department of Biological
Sciences,<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">University</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> of
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Essex</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">,<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Wivenhoe</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Park</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">,<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Colchester</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">,<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Essex</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. CO4
3SQ.<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tel: +44 1206 873337 FAx +44 1206
872592<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">http://www.essex.ac.uk/bs/staff/underwood/index.shtm</SPAN></FONT></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>