Announcement of job opportunity at the Utrecht Herbarium

[Gea Zijlstra]

NATIONAAL HERBARIUM NEDERLAND
Universiteit Utrecht

The National Herbarium of the Netherlands is an interuniversity institute of
the Universities of Leiden, Utrecht and Wageningen with a collection of
over 5.5 million specimens of phanerogams and cryptogams from the Paleo- and
Neotropics and Europe. The research programme is aimed at floristic,
taxonomic, phylogenetic, and biogeographic studies and biodiversity
assessments. There are excellent facilities for taxonomic, morphological,
anatomical and ultrastructural research. Currently molecular facilities are
being expanded and molecular analyses are increasingly integrated in the
systematic research projects.

The Utrecht branch of The National Herbarium has strong links with the
Utrecht University, Faculty of Biology, a modern faculty with disciplines
covering nearly the complete field of biology. Both research and education
are of high standard. Fundamental scientific research that challenges the
boundaries of science, of which the results can often be applied, is of
special interest.

We invite applications for the position of a

Post Doctoral Fellow in Molecular Plant Systematics
vacancy number: 66933.

The successful applicant should have a PhD in plant systematics and
experience with modern techniques in molecular analysis such as PCR, AFLP,
RFLP,  and DNA sequencing and phylogenetic interpretation of molecular data,
and a good publication record.
-       He/she will carry out molecular research of a selected species
group, preferably in the plant family Annonaceae fitting the research
priorities of the National Herbarium, to assess their relationships, and
integrate the molecular results with information from morphology.
-       He/she will be strongly involved in the overall planning, and
supervision of molecular research  of phanerogams in the Utrecht University
branch of the National Herbarium, in the framework of the national Research
School Biodiversiteit, and take part in the development of research
proposals.

The present position is available for a contract of 2 years, but in case of
proven excellence there are possibilities for tenure track leading to a
longer contract and ultimately a permanent senior position. The salary being
commensurate with the qualifications of the candidate and in accordance with
Dutch national regulations to a maximum of Dfl 6.516,- gross per month.

Further information about this position can be obtained from Prof. P.J.M.
Maas (e-mail: P.J.M.Maas at bio.uu.nl) or Prof. P. Baas (e-mail:
Baas at nhn.leidenuniv.nl .
Applications with a full cv and names of three referees should be addressed
within two weeks to

Utrecht University
Faculty of Biology
Personnel Department
Attn. Ms. M. van Bart
PO Box 80084
3508 TB Utrecht
The Netherlands

For more information on the Utrecht Herbarium, please see our website at
http://www.bio.uu.nl/~herba