[Taxacom] Post-doctoral position in botany

[John Grehan]

How many botanists out there do not use "contemporary techniques"?

John Grehan

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> Subject: [Taxacom] Post-doctoral position in botany
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> POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
> 
> 
> 
> John J. Rose Postdoctoral Fellowship in Botany
> 
> 
> 
> The California Academy of Sciences invites applications for the John
J.
> Rose
> Postdoctoral Fellowship in Botany. Applications for this full-time
> position
> are solicited from individuals with a primary interest in, and
commitment
> to,
> active field- and collection-oriented research in the systematics and
> phylogenics of vascular plants using contemporary techniques. We seek
an
> individual who will participate in our research programs in diverse
> geographic areas and contribute to the development of a major
world-wide
> herbarium.
> 
> 
> 
> The Academy's Department of Botany houses an herbarium of nearly 1.9
> million
> specimens of vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens. Current
collection
> growth is focused on plants from Latin America, eastern Asia,
> (particularly
> China), Madagascar, and western North America (especially California,
> Nevada,
> and Arizona). We currently have active research programs in China,
> Madagascar, and parts of Central and South America. Other
institutional
> research resources and facilities include a SEM unit, the Center for
> Comparative Genomics, and a comprehensive library of systematic and
> evolutionary biology. For additional information about the California
> Academy
> of Sciences and its Department of Botany, please visit
> http://www.calacademy.org and
http://www.calacademy.org/research/botany.
> 
> 
> 
> EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
> 
> Candidates must have their Ph.D. prior to beginning the position. This
is
> a
> one year position with possible extension to two years based on
> performance.
> 
> 
> 
> To apply, send a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, a general
> description of research goals, and a proposed project to be conducted
> during
> the fellowship period. Please also include the names, addresses,
e-mails,
> and
> telephone numbers of three references. Send applications to: Human
> Resources
> Department #ROSEpostdoc, 875 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.
> Applications will be considered beginning Nov. 15, 2007 for a starting
> date
> in 2008.
> 
> 
> 
> The California Academy of Sciences is a Natural History Museum,
Aquarium,
> Planetarium, and Research Institution located in San Francisco. The
> Academy
> is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications from
> individuals
> who will contribute to its diversity.
> 
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