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Careers in Geosciences Mark van Zuilen CNRS research scientist in Geobiology

Careers in Geosciences Mark van Zuilen CNRS research scientist in Geobiology. My CV. Education 2003 Ph.D. Earth Sciences, UCSD, La Jolla, CA, USA 1997 MSc. Geochemistry, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Professional Experience

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Careers in Geosciences Mark van Zuilen CNRS research scientist in Geobiology

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  1. Careers in GeosciencesMark van Zuilen CNRS research scientist in Geobiology

  2. My CV Education • 2003 Ph.D. Earth Sciences, UCSD, La Jolla, CA, USA • 1997 MSc. Geochemistry, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Professional Experience • 2006-Present CNRS Research Scientist (CR1), IPGP, Paris, France • 2005-2006 Postdoctoral Researcher, IPGP, Paris, France • 2003-2005 Postdoctoral Researcher, CRPG, Nancy, France • 1997-2003 Graduate Research Assistant, SIO, La Jolla, USA • 1997 Student Intern, NASA Ames Research Center • 1995-1997 Student Intern, Shell Int., Rijswijk, The Netherlands Teaching Experience • Spring 2001 TA Petrology, SIO, La Jolla, USA • Fall 2000 TA Earth Sciences, UCSD, USA

  3. Research funding • 2006-Present CNRS (French Government) research position • 2005-2006 CNRS funding for postdoctoral project • 2003-2005 Intra-European Fellowship (Marie Curie) • 1997-2003 NASA NSCORT Fellowship • 1997 PBI Student Internship • 1995-1997 Shell Int. Student Internship

  4. NASA NSCORT Fellowship • NASA Exobiology program at Scripps Institution of Oceanography • Tuition ca. $ 5000,- per quarter • Stipend ca. $ 1500,- per month • F1-student visa • TOEFL test • GRE-test • Departmental Exam

  5. History of Life on Earth

  6. History of Life on Earth

  7. Ph.D. Thesis: origin of graphite in the Isua Supracrustal Belt, West-Greenland

  8. graphite siderite apatite graphite magnetite 50 mm siderite magnetite graphite 6 FeCO3 = 2 Fe3O4 + 5CO2 + C Ph.D. Thesis: origin of graphite in the Isua Supracrustal Belt, West-Greenland Thermal disproportionation: van Zuilen et al. (2002) Nature

  9. Research Funding • 2006-Present CNRS (French Government) research position • 2005-2006 CNRS funding for postdoctoral project • 2003-2005 Intra-European Fellowship (Marie Curie) • 1997-2003 NASA NSCORT Fellowship • 1997 PBI Student Internship • 1995-1997 Shell Int. Student Internship • ESA Fellowship

  10. Intra-European Fellowship (Marie Curie) • Individual grant • Host Institution needs to be specified • 12-24 month period • Stipend ca. 52.000 euros/year • Contribution for host lab 800 euros/month • PhD required (or 4 year research after Masters degree) • EU-country needs to be different from the host institution • Application open May 2008 • Deadline 19 August 2008 • Website: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html

  11. History of Life on Earth

  12. Marie Curie Fellowship, CRPG Nancy

  13. van Zuilen et al. (2007) GCA

  14. Research Funding • 2006-Present CNRS (French Government) research position • 2005-2006 CNRS funding for postdoctoral project • 2003-2005 Intra-European Fellowship (Marie Curie) • 1997-2003 NASA NSCORT Fellowship • 1997 PBI Student Internship • 1995-1997 Shell Int. Student Internship • NWO Veni-program (3-year research funding 200 K euro) • Several job opportunities (assistant-prof level)

  15. History of Life on Earth CNRS postdoc project, IPGP, Paris PDP-drilling project, West-Australia Pascal Philippot

  16. Kerogen Ankerite Hematite Kerogen, Tmax 350°C

  17. Remnants of early photosynthesizing bacteria?

  18. Research Funding • 2006-Present CNRS (French Government) research position • 2005-2006 CNRS funding for postdoctoral project • 2003-2005 Intra-European Fellowship (Marie Curie) • 1997-2003 NASA NSCORT Fellowship • 1997 PBI Student Internship • 1995-1997 Shell Int. Student Internship • Several job opportunities (assistant-prof level)

  19. CNRS (French Government) research position • Tenured research position • CR-2 level: PhD required • CR-1 level: PhD and 4 years research experience required • Salary from 2000 to 3000 per month • One year internship period (titularisation) • Open to all nationalities • Host institution needs to be specified, but is not fixed • Application open december 2007 • Deadline mid-January 2008 • Website: www.cnrs.fr

  20. CNRS (French Government) research position Laser-Raman : structure SR-µXANES : speciation Schopf et al. (2005) SIMS : isotopes Foriel et al. (2004) Robert et al. (2005)

  21. Some general trends in my CV • My research was in part published at the end of my PhD • I new ca. 1 year in advance about programs and deadlines • I had contact with researchers in France about potential projects • I had attended numerous conferences and workshops • I myself had several good ideas (at least I thought so) • I made sure some colleagues red my proposals before submitting • I never just submitted a proposal and sat back waiting for a reply (it takes ages, 6-12 months is normal)

  22. Important tips • Make sure you publish your thesis results ASAP • Make sure you know when deadlines are coming up • Research potential host institutions • Talk to people (meetings, workshops, field work) • Formulate your own (new!) research topics • Have a plan B, and a plan C

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