Research assistant (doctoral student);PNRR i 8 64/2023 “Paleotopography and Crustal Evolution (PACE)” / LYTHOS Center, Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, University of Bucharest

17 Feb 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Bucharest

Department

Research

Research Field

Geosciences » Geology

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions

PhD Positions

Application Deadline

19 Feb 2026 - 03:03 (Europe/Bucharest)

Country

Romania

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

1 Mar 2026

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Other EU programme

Reference Number

PNRR CF 64/2023

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The person who will occupy this position will be actively involved in laboratory work and the use of isotopes in geological studies: U-Pb ages on magmatic zircon; U-Pb ages on detrital zircon; U-Pb petrochronology on titanite; element mapping on sections; atomic and determined mass spectroscopy

Where to apply

E-mail

ducea@arizona.edu

Requirements

Research Field

Geosciences » Geology

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Geological Engineering/Geology

- Doctoral student in internship in Geology

Specific Requirements

The person who will occupy this position will be actively involved in laboratory work and the use of isotopes in geological studies: U-Pb ages on magmatic zircon; U-Pb ages on detrital zircon; U-Pb petrochronology on titanite; element mapping on sections; atomic and determined mass spectroscopy

Languages

ROMANIAN

Level

Basic

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Geosciences » Geology

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Additional Information
Benefits

2000 euro-8h-fixed period, until June 30, 2026

Eligibility criteria

Bachelor's degree in Geological Engineering/Geology

Selection process

Details regarding the submission of the application

The application files are submitted to the University of Bucharest headquarters, Șoseaua Panduri no. 90, Sector 5, Bucharest, Human Resources Department, from Monday to Thursday between 8:30 and 15:30, Fridays between 8:30 and 12:00. The deadline for submitting applications is 19.02.2026 at 15:30. Contact: Human Resources Department.

Additional comments

Topics and bibliography specific to the position:

Topics:

U-Pb petrochronology: zircon and titanite

Radioactive decay systems

Y-Th-Pb peculiarities

Geological applications: where, on what materials, what ages

Zircon and sphene geochemistry

U-Pb ages on zircon and sphene

Fundamentals of modern petrochronology - what does the new discipline of petrochronology solve and how?

Geological applications of stable and radioactive isotopes

Instrumentation: ICP-MS with laser ablation

Advantages and disadvantages of ICP-MS over the classical ID-TIMS methodology

Emerging techniques: Zr isotopes in zircon

Applications to chemical mochometry

Bibliography:

 

Balica, C., M.N. Ducea G.E. Gehrels, J. Kirk, R.D. Roban, P. Luffi J.B. Chapman, A. Triantafyllou, J. Guo, A.M. Stoica, J. Ruiz, I. Balintoni, L. Profeta, D. Hoffman, L. Petrescu, 2020, A zircon petrochronologic view on granitoids and continental evolution, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 531, paper 11605 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2019.116005 .

Barla A., Ducea, MN, Jepson, G., Triantafyllou, A, McLelland, W., Giesler, N, Gehrels, GE, 2023, A systematic evaluation of matrix-matched titanite reference materials for U-Pb, trace element, and isotopic analysis, Chemical Geology, article 121635, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121635

Faure, G. 2004, Isotopes, principles and applications, Wiley and Sons, ISBN: 0471384372, 928 pages. 

Guo, J.-L., Z. Wang, W. Zhang, F. Moynier, D. Cui, Z. Hu, and M. N. Ducea, 2020, Significant Zr isotope variations in single zircon grains recording magma evolution history, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(35), 21125-21131.

Hoefs, J., 2015. Stable isotope geochemistry. Springer, Berlin. 7th edition.

Luffi, P., and Ducea, M. N., 2022, Chemical Mohometry: Assessing Crustal Thickness of Ancient Orogens Using Geochemical and Isotopic Data: Reviews of Geophysics, v. 63, no. e2021RG000753, p. 1-42.

Roban, RD, Ducea, MN, Mihalcea, V I, Munteanu, I,  Barbu, V, Melinte-Dobrinescu, M.C, Olariu, C., Vlasceanu M., 2023, Provenance of Oligocene lithic and quartz arenites of the East Carpathians: Understanding sediment routing systems on compressional basin margins, Basin Research, volume 35, Issue 1, p. 244 - 270.

Triantafyllou, A, Ducea, MN, Jepson, G,  Hernandez-Montenegro, JD,  Bisch, A and Ganne, J, 2023, Europium anomalies in detrital zircons record major transitions in Earth geodynamics at 2.5 Ga and 0.9 Ga. Geology, v. 51, 141-145.

Vaiglova, P., Lazar, N.A., Stroud, E.A., Loftus, E., Makarewicz, C.A., 2023. Best practices for selecting samples, analyzing data, and publishing results in isotope archaeology. Quaternary International 650, 86–100. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2022.02.027. 

Vereş, D.S., 2002. A comparative study between loss on ignition and total carbon analysis on minerogenic sediments. Geologia XLVII, 171–182.

Website for additional job details

https://unibuc.ro/despre-ub/cariere/posturi-vacante/posturi-cercetare/#15446936…

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Universitatea din Bucuresti

Country

Romania

State/Province

sector 5

City

Bucuresti

Postal Code

050663

Street

1

Geofield

Contact

State/Province

Bucharest

City

Bucharest

Website

https://unibuc.ro/despre-ub/cariere/posturi-vacante/posturi-cercetare/#1544693602256-6d9237ad-7fe3

Street

Panduri, Nr.90

E-Mail

ducea@arizona.edu

Phone

0723091892

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