Subject: GRA positions Available

From: [email-masked] (Srinivasa B Murthy)
Date: 24 Jul 1996 18:45:08 GMT

TWO GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS (M.Sc./Ph.D. level) are available
immediately in the Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology laboratory in the Department
of Horticultural Science, at the University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada. 
The first position (GRA #1) will be involved in ornamental plant breeding,
cytogenetical analysis, and plant tissue culture programs.  
The second position (GRA #2) will be involved in developing and utilizing in vitro
culture systems for selection of somaclonal variants in ornamental plants.  
Potential applicants must hold a B.Sc./M.Sc. in Horticulture or a relevant plant science
discipline, and should be admissible to the University of Guelph.  Applicants with strong
background in plant tissue culture and/or ornamental plant breeding are encouraged to
apply.  Assistantship for GRA position(s) will be $ 13,000 (Canadian), and potential
candidates will also be eligible to apply for University Fellowships.  

Interested candidates should forward their curriculum vitae, copies of university
transcripts, and names of 2 potential referees (before August 15, 1996) to: 
                      Dr. P.K. Saxena, 
           Department of Horticultural Science, 
           University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario,
                      Canada - N1G 2W1.  
           [E-mail: [email-masked]] 
     Phone: (519) 824-4120 extn. 2495; FAX: (519) 767-0755