Location: Cheshire, UK

Introduction:

Ichron Limited is one of the UK's leading integrated stratigraphic consultancies providing multi disciplinary services onshore and offshore for the upstream oil and gas industry. Ichron was established in 1995 and we have been expanding steadily with over 50 employees today located in the beautiful English county of Cheshire.

Through the quality of its work and demand for its personnel, Ichron has a large and varied portfolio of clients from around the world including large multinationals to smaller independent oil companies. Due to the ever increasing demand for our services, we are continually looking to expand our biostratigraphy division. These are full time, permanent positions.

Responsibilities:

These are significant roles within the biostratigraphy division and you will primarily be responsible for the identification of foraminifera, diatoms, radiolaria and ostracods and the interpretation of the data. You will be expected to integrate this data with other biostratigraphic disciplines (palynology and nannopalaeontology) and with other geological data including sedimentology and chemical stratigraphy. You will be expected to provide this interpreted data in a concise written report. Our stratigraphers are responsible for project management and coordination of a portfolio of ongoing assignments. There is the potential for follow up meetings, workshops and presentations with clients as part of your defined role.

The senior role will involve mentoring and supervision of junior staff, contribution to divisional strategy and business development will form part of your daily duties.

Certain aspects of these roles would also require you to undertake analysis at wellsite.

Requirements:

• A post-graduate degree in micropalaeontology or related geoscience discipline;
• Excellent communication skills, with fluent spoken and written English;
• Working knowledge of software packages such as MS Office, StrataBugs and ODM would be advantageous;
• Previous industrial/consultancy experience in the International arena would be a distinct advantage with ideally, at least five years experience for the Senior position;
• A willingness to undertake wellsite work.

Benefits:

Include; highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications, generous wellsite bonus scheme, contributory pension scheme, 25 days holiday (additional to public holidays) and relocation package.

Interested candidates should send their cv and covering letter in the first instance to Gavin Howarth gavin.howarth@ichron.com or visit our website www.ichron.com for further contact details.
Closing date: 1^st June 2012.