Postdoctoral Fellowship available

[Terry A.J. Hedderson]

SMUTS MEMORIAL BOTANICAL FELLOWSHIP: 2004

VALUE UP TO R70 000 PA

   Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for this
prestigious Fellowship which commemorates General Smuts' interest in South
African Botany.

   The object of the Fellowship is to enable a person who has exhibited
proficiency in independent research to undertake study and research in
systematic botany; and geographical distribution of South African flora,
these being the branches of botany in which General Smuts was most keenly
interested. The possibility of botanical work in other aspects of the South
African flora is not excluded.

   The fellowship is open to any person, South African or otherwise, who is
capable of carrying out its objective and materially advancing the knowledge
of the South African flora. Possession of a Masters degree is a minimum
requirement, and although the Fellowship will normally be awarded for post
doctoral research, the possibility of research leading to a doctoral degree
is not excluded.

   The work of the Fellow will be under the general supervision of the
Director of the National Botanical Institute, Kirstenbosch, and the Head of
Botany at the University of Cape Town. The Fellow will also be offered the
opportunity to participate in the teaching and supervision of senior
students in Botany.

   The Fellowship will be awarded for one year in the first instance and may
be renewed for an additional year subject to satisfactory progress. An
extension for a third year will be considered only in exceptional cases.

Written applications, including curriculum vitae, the proposed research
programme and the reports of two suitable referees, should be sent to: Sandy
Dewberry Postgraduate Funding Office, University of Cape Town, Private Bag,
RONDEBOSCH, 7701, Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA. Telephone Number: + 2721 6505075,
e-mail: sdewbery at its.uct.ac.za.

   CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 12 SEPTEMBER 2003


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Assoc. Professor Terry A. Hedderson
Department of Botany
University of Cape Town
Private Bag
Rondebosch 7701
South Africa

Tel +27 21 650 4037
Fax +27 21 650 4041