Visiting Fellow - Swiss Orchid Research Award (SORA)

[Heinz Schneider]

The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz (Institute of Botany, University of Basel)
offers a competitive award for scientific orchid research in the fields of evolutionary and reproductive
biology, taxonomy, anatomy, physiology and ecology of orchids. Successful candidates will have
access to one of Europe’s largest orchid herbarium collections, a scientific orchid library and, in
cooperation with the university’s botanical garden, to a collection of ca. 2000 live orchid species. The
foundation offers a substantial stipend and will cover travel costs and accomodation in Basel for 3
months. For applicants with additional own funding, housing costs can be covered for negotiable
longer periods. The Institute of Botany offers laboratory access and office as well as the opportunity
to teach at MSc level. Proposals, which define an achievable research task, will be evaluated by their
innovation and realism. The award is available exclusively to post doctoral or higher level academics
with a competitive record in orchid research.

The call is open until April 30, 2006 for projects starting between June 1, 2006 and January 1, 2007.
Electronic applications (no more than five pages including CV) should be sent to Prof. Ch. Körner
(email: ch.koerner at unibas.ch). The evaluation will be supervised by Dr. P. Cribb, Kew Gardens,
London. For further information see http://orchid.unibas.ch/ and http://plantecology.unibas.ch/