Calls for Applications

American Philosophical Society
General Research Grants

Information, directions and forms can be downloaded from the APS website, http://www.amphilsoc.org/ Click on "research grants" on the homepage.

Scope: The American Philosophical Society makes grants towards the cost of scholarly research in all areas of knowledge except those where support by government or corporate enterprise is more appropriate. Projects likely to culminate in scholarly publications are preferred; projects in the creative or performing arts, for the general readership, and educational materials for classroom use are not eligible. Grants cover travel to the objects of research, purchase of photoreproductions of documents, and consumable professional supplies not available at the applicant's institution. The Society makes no grants for study, salary replacement, travel to conferences, consultation with other scholars, assistance with data entry, publication or translation, or the purchase of permanent equipment, telephone calls or stationery.

Eligibility: Applicants are expected to have held the doctorate for at least one year. Foreign nationals applying from abroad must state precisely what objects of research, ONLY available in the United States, need to be consulted.

Amount of award: averages $3000; $6000 maximum. In accordance with federal regulations, a 1099 miscellaneous income form will be issued for all grants that exceed $600.

Deadlines: March 1, for decision by mid-June; October 1, for decision by mid-January; December 1, for decision by mid-March

Obtaining forms: Written requests for forms must indicate eligibility, specify the area of research, and state the proposed use of grant funds; include a self-addressed mailing label. Telephone requests for forms cannot be honored. Committee on Research, American Philosophical Society, 104 S. 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3387

Questions concerning the eligibility of a project or applicant are accepted at 215-440-3429 or via e-mail to eroach@amphilsoc.org

Positions Available

Environmental Horticulture - Nursery and
Floricuture Crops
University of California, Riverside

Assistant level Cooperative Extension/Agricultural Experiment Station academic career track appointment (11 months). The University of California, Riverside, is recruiting for a position in the area of Environmental Horticulture-Nursery and Floriculture Crops. Salary commensurate with education and experience. Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree and research experience with plants. Postdoctoral experience is desirable. The position has both a CE research and education component and an AES research component related to California nursery and floriculture production. Expectations include planning and establishing statewide extension programs addressing nursery and floriculture production concerns for exotic and native plant species' Expertise in one or more of the following areas is desirable: plant physiology, plant improvement, post-harvest handling of crops, soil and water science, pest management, and restoration horticulture.

Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, transcripts, and names and addresses of at least three references to: Dr. Elizabeth M. Lord, Chair, Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0124, E-mail: <Iord@ucracl.ucr.edu>, Fax: (909) 787-4437, Website: <http://cnas.ucr.edu/~bps/homepage.htm>

Deadline: Review of files will begin in early September 1999, and will continue until the position is filled. Position Available: January 1, 2000. The University of California, Riverside is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer

Systematic Botanist
California Academy of Sciences

The California Academy of Sciences invites applications for its Lindsay Chair of Botany in the department of Botany. Appointment to this newly endowed position may be made at any rank. Applications are solicited from individuals with primary interest in and commitment to active, field-and collection-oriented research in the systematics and phylogenetics of land plants (embryophytes) to the curation, operation, and development of a major herbarium.

Candidates must have a Ph.D., an active research program with demonstrated interest in and competence in a particular group of land plants, and be prepared to participate in a variety of curatorial, administrative, and public educational activities at the Academy. Postdoctoral or equivalent experience is strongly preferred. A detailed position description and other information about the Academy are available through the Academy's web site (http://www.calacademy.org/research/). Applicants should forward a curriculum vitae, a cover letter that includes a description of research goals, the names, mail and e-mail addresses, as well as telephone and fax numbers of three references to:

Human Resources Department,
Attention: Systematic Botanist Position,
California Academy of Sciences,
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco,
CA 94118-4599

Deadline for applications is September 1, 1999. The California Academy of Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity.

Plant Taxonomy/Biodiversity
University of Saskatchewan

The University invites applications for a faculty position in plant taxonomy/biodiversity at the level of Assistant Professor, commencing January 1, 2000. This is a tenure-track position in the Department of Biology, with a joint appointment in the Department of Plant Sciences. Requirements include a Ph.D., preferably with teaching experience. The successful applicant will be responsible for teaching courses such as introductory plant taxonomy and for curatorship of the W.P. Fraser Herbarium. The successful candidate is expected to develop a dynamic research program and to collaborate with other plant scientists on campus.

Applications are invited from qualified individuals regardless of their immigration status in Canada. The University of Saskatchewan is committed to Employment Equity. Members of Designated Groups (women, aboriginal people, people with disabilities and visible minorities) are encouraged to apply.

Send curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching and research interests, as well as the names, addresses and telephone/fax numbers and e-mail addresses of at least three referees to: Chair, Selection Committee, Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada. Telephone: 306-966-4400; Fax: 306-966-446 1; http://www.usask.ca/biology/. The closing date for applications is September 1, 1999.

Faculty Position
Department of Plant Sciences
Tel Aviv University, Israel

Applications are invited for a tenure track position in the Department of Plant Sciences at Tel Aviv University starting October, 2000. The successful candidate is expected to develop independent research in one of the following field: Organismic Botany, Ecology, Plant Cell Biology, Developmental Plant Biology, Plant Biochemistry or Plant Physiology using modem tools. The qualified individual is expected to participate in the teaching one of the introductory courses, General Botany, Ecology, Plant Cell Biology, Plant Physiology, Plant Biotechnology. Candidates are requested to send applications including curriculum vitae, bibliography, a statement of future research plans and the names of three persons who have been asked to send letters of recommendation to: Professor Adina Breiman, chairperson of the Department of Plant Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv 69978, ISRAEL. E-mail: adina@post.tau.ac.il