Position available at CDFA

[Timothy Tyler]

ASSOCIATE INSECT BIOSYSTEMATIST:  The Plant Pest Diagnostics Center, at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, is accepting applications for Associate Insect Biosystematist.  Applicants must identify native and foreign insects; perform independent, specialized and complex biosystematic analyses and research; maintain the insect collection and current literature in your discipline; assist in evaluating insect problems; and train laboratory technicians and seasonal employees.  The position is located in Sacramento.  A Ph.D. in Systematic Entomology is required, or a Masters with two subsequent years experience in this discipline may be substituted.  Successful candidates must possess a high degree of professional competence as a specialist in a group of insects, other arthropods, or mollusks, plus have knowledge of the complex procedures and techniques used in identifying and curating their groups.  The closing date for accepting required application forms, and resumes, is January 14, 2000.  Applications and information are available by writing, calling or E-mailing: Ray Gill, Plant Pest Diagnostics Center, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832-1448, USA.  (916) 262-1155.  rgill at cdfa.ca.gov.  [Applications (form STD 678, REV 8-97) are available online at:  http://exams.spb.ca.gov/capp.htm, as *download the file capp.exe* using Adobe Acrobat.]