PhD studentships - University of Reading

[Julie Hawkins]

Centre for Plant Diversity & Systematics
School of Plant Sciences, The University of Reading
Reading, RG6 6AS


Two NERC PhD Studentships, available for October 2001


Studentships will be awarded in two of the following topics with the
supervisors listed:

1) Evolution of woodiness in island floras.
        Dr Alastair Culham - a.culham at reading.ac.uk

2) Life history strategies and variation patterns in Mosses.
        Dr Royce E. Longton - r.e.longton at reading.ac.uk

3) Molecular diversity in the study of differentiation, dispersal and
domestication.
        Dr Barbara Pickersgill - b.pickersgill at reading.ac.uk

4) Genetic diversity of rare endemic mediterranean Abies:  implications
for conservation.
        Dr Stephen L. Jury & Dr James Compton -
s.l.jury at reading.ac.uk, and j.a.compton at reading.ac.uk

5) Taxonomically intelligent systems on the Internet.
        Prof. Frank A. Bisby - f.a.bisby at reading.ac.uk

The Centre for Plant Diversity & Systematics is a unique university
centre focusing on molecular and evolutionary systematics, floristics
and species diversity information systems, biodiversity informatics, and
the conservation of rare plants (www.systematics.reading.ac.uk).

Further details of the topics are available from the supervisors.

To apply for a studentship and one or more of the topics, send a
curriculum vitae to the Director by May 18th.  Enclose a letter saying
why you are interested in the topic and a one-page project proposal.
Interviews will be held on Monday 11th June.  Candidates must be UK
students meeting the eligibility requirements of
NERC                       (see:
http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/forms/studbook2000.pdf )

Frank A Bisby,
Director, Centre for Plant Diversity & Systematics.