All...USGS Mendenhall post-doc opportunities for this year's cycle were just released, and there are multiple opportunities focused on critical minerals. Links to the Mendenhall program and the Energy and Minerals opportunities are below. Please distribute widely if you know of any interested/qualified students and/or have faculty colleagues who might have finishing or recently graduated PhD students. The system opens for applications September 5, and closing dates for applications is Nov 1. Potential candidates are strongly encouraged to reach out to and work with research advisors listed with each opportunity early in the process. Research Opportunities | U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov)<https://www.usgs.gov/centers/mendenhall-research-fellowship-program/research-opportunities> Mendenhall Program: Energy and Minerals-related opportunities | U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov)<https://www.usgs.gov/centers/mendenhall-research-fellowship-program/mendenhall-program-energy-and-minerals-related> Jamey Jones Earth Mapping Resources Initiative Science Coordinator (Acting) Associate Center Director for Geology USGS Alaska Science Center 907-786-7442 (office) 512-557-3732 (cell) https://www.usgs.gov/jvjones<https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/jamey-jones>