POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
PLANT GENETICIST
Title: Assistant Professor (9-month appointment,
tenure-track)
Location: Department of Botany
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405-0086
Date Available: Academic year, 1993.
Responsibilities: Participate in the undergraduate and
graduate teaching program of the Department.
Prosecute a competitive research program
in contemporary molecular plant genetics.
Serve as academic and research advisor to
undergraduate and graduate students.
Participate in departmental, college and
university committees and faculty governance.
Qualifications: Plant molecular geneticist with post-doctoral
experience.
Demonstrated ability in teaching and research.
Salary: Competitive and commensurate with experience.
Application Procedure: Send letter of application, curriculum vitae,
statements of teaching and research interests.
Also arrange to have letters of reference sent
from three referees. Documents should be sent to:
GENETICS SEARCH COMMITTEE
Department of Botany
Life Science Building
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405-0086
Women and representatives of diverse racial,
ethnic and cultural groups are strongly
encouraged to apply. AA/EO employer and educator.
Application Deadline: Review will begin Dec. 15, 1992.
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BOTANY AT UVM:
The Department of Botany has a prominent history of both excellent
undergraduate and graduate education and active research in a broad
array of plant biology disciplines. Our emphases are in plant
molecular biology, physiology, ecology and evolution. Most of the
faculty of the Department are located in Marsh Life Science Building,
a modern facility with teaching and research instrumentation to match.
Other facilities of the University directly of interest to those
conducting teaching and research in Botany include: the Proctor Maple
Research Center, the University Horticultural Farm, the University
Farm, the Pringle Herbarium, extensive natural holdings of diverse
ecological types, the School of Natural Resources and the College of
Medicine.
The candidate should benefit from interactions with a large number of
successful scholars with diverse interests in the area of molecular
genetics and molecular biology including Departments of Agricultural
Biochemistry, Animal Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology and
Molecular Genetics, Nutritional Sciences, Plant and Soil Science,
Zoology, and interdisciplinary programs in Cell and Molecular Biology
(graduate) and Biological Sciences (undergraduate). Both the
department and the University as a whole enjoy extensive collabora-
tions between faculty in both research and teaching functions.
THE UVM/BURLINGTON COMMUNITY:
The University of Vermont is located in Burlington in the rural Lake
Champlain Valley, nestled between the Adirondack State Park in New
York (the largest wilderness park in the United States) and the Green
Mountains of Vermont. Opportunities for outdoor activities abound
during all four seasons of the year. Additionally, the University
of Vermont and the population center of greater Burlington attract a
diverse array of cultural activities. Also, several large metropolitan
centers are within easy travel by auto or plane (Montreal, 100 mi.,
Boston, 225 mi. and New York City 275 mi.).
