POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTRE POST-DOC (commencing Sept. 2005)

We seek applicants for a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship in the U.B.C. = Biodiversity Research Centre (www.biodiv.ca). The Centre is currently = made up of over 40 members of the U.B.C. Science Faculty with interests = in ecology, evolution, systematics, biodiversity and conservation. = Preference will be given to candidates with bold ideas, demonstrated = research ability, and strong communication skills. The successful = candidate will be expected to: conduct original research on core = problems in biodiversity, foster interactions within the Centre, run a = seminar series and help maintain the Centre's web site. Starting date, 1 = September 2005. Salary $40,000 p.a. Research stipend: $7,000 p.a. Send = curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and a brief statement of = goals to Dolph Schluter, Director, Biodiversity Research Centre, U.B.C., = 6270 University Blvd., Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1Z4. (Fax = 604-822-0653, e-mail biodiversity.centre@ubc.ca). Closing date for = application, 15 November 2004. The University of British Columbia hires = on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. We = encourage all qualified candidates to apply.=20

Dr. Ross Thompson
Post-doctoral fellow
Biodiversity Research Centre
University of British Columbia
6270 University Blvd.=20
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
CANADA
E-mail: thompson@zoology.ubc.ca
Phone: 1-604-822-5937
Visit our website at www.biodiv.ca