Subject: Plant Cell Biologist faculty position open at The University of Texas at Austin

From: Will McKenna <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 17:48:13 -0600

POSITION: Assistant/Associate Professorship

RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful applicant will be expected to establish
a vigorous externally funded research program using diverse genetic,
molecular and cellular approaches in the study of plant cell biology and
to supervise graduate students at the Ph.D. level. The successful
applicant will have the opportunity to develop a course in his or her
area of expertise and will be expected to participate in undergraduate
teaching in support of the Botany or Biology curriculum.

QUALIFICATIONS: A Ph.D. is required and postdoctoral experience is
preferred. A commitment to excellence in research and teaching is
expected.

BOTANY AT UT, AUSTIN: The Botany Department at the University of Texas
at Austin is currently composed of 18 faculty that have expertise in a
wide range of areas, from systematic and evolutionary biology to
cellular
regulation and gene expression. The Department is particularly active in
graduate training with more than 60 students currently pursuing Ph.D.
degrees. Interaction among faculty and students in different areas is
encouraged, as is interaction with faculty in other departments.

Further development of the life sciences at UT-Austin is currently a
high priority for the University. Considerable resources are directed
toward this end, particularly to the development of cellular and
molecular biology campus-wide. The salient features of this program
include a new building (to be completed in 1997), and Institute of
Cellular and Molecular Biology, 4-5 endowed chairs, and other faculty
positions.

STARTING DATE: August, 1997

APPLICATION: Applicants should submit curriculum vitae, a statement of
research goals/plans, a statement of teaching interests, three to five
reprints, and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to : 

Dr. James Mauseth                               Telephone: 512-471-3189
Chairman, Search Committee                      FAX: 512-471-3878
Department of Botany    
The University of Texas
Austin, Texas 78713-7640

For further information or questions, contact: [email-masked] 

Review of applications will begin February 14, 1997. 
-- 
Will McKenna
Webmaster - University of Texas at Austin Botany Department
http://www.botany.utexas.edu/