research assistant position

[Colin Hughes]

[PLEASE NOTE enquiries to Dr. William Hawthorne at the email address noted below.]

Opportunity to gain experience in tropical forest botany 

Comparison and development of tropical forest plant field guide formats (Ghana, Grenada, Cameroon) with a handbook to assist future production of field guides.

 A one year post on the above DFID funded project starts in January 2001. The job will be at a starting salary of £16,775 for 12 months full time  

 The main duties will be to:

Assist with the production of short guides to forest plants and test materials for Ghana, Grenada and Cameroon. 

Assist with the testing of these short test guides in the forests of these countries.

Assist with the completion of a manual to the production of tropical forest field guides, including: a critical summary of existing methods and formats of field guides for tropical forest plants; a compendium of useful resources for guide production, including glossaries, CDs of plant images etc.

 Skills expected of applicant:

  1.. Basic botanical skills (graduate or better)
  2.. Travel in tropics preferably with experience of work in a tropical forest environment
  3.. Computer literacy
 Further particulars may be downloaded from www.plants.ox.ac.uk/ and are also available from the Administrator.  Potential applicants are welcome to contact Dr Hawthorne (william.hawthorne at plants.ox.ac.uk) - email only please - to discuss further aspects of the project.  Applications, clearly quoting reference no. PRA/26 and including cv and the names and contact addresses of two referees, to be sent to the Administrator, Department of Plant Sciences, South Parks  Road, Oxford OX1 3RB. Closing date for applications: 22 November.  It is anticipated interviews will be held during the first week in December

The University is an equal opportunity employer