From:    "David W. Inouye" 
Subject: Post Doc: CEEM Potato Late Blight Project, Cornell Univ., Toluca Mexico

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Cornell-Eastern Europe-Mexico (CEEM) Potato Late Blight project, Cornell
University, Toluca, Mexico.

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to study the
biology/ecology/epidemiology of Phytophthora infestans at the center of
origin of the pathogen (central highlands of Mexico). The candidate will
work in the Late Blight laboratory established by PICTIPAPA and CEEM in
1997 in Toluca, Mexico. This laboratory was specifically equipped to work
with P. infestans. Currently, three researchers are working year-round in
Toluca studying the pathogen in the field, laboratory and greenhouse. The
incumbent is expected to work in close collaboration with scientists in
both Toluca and at Cornell University. The position is part of an
international collaborative project involving scientists from Cornell
University, Mexico (INIFAP, ICAMEX, PICTIPAPA, CIMMYT), Europe (IPO-DLO)
and Latin America (CIP). Knowledge of Spanish and international experience
is desirable. The candidate is expected to write grant proposals for future
funding and needs to be able to work in an interdisciplinary team. The work
also involves providing backup/support for activities from Cornell
researchers and the private sector such as screening potato clones for
resistance to Late Blight. Successful candidates should have a Ph.D. in
Plant Pathology or a related field with a strong background in either
population genetics or epidemiology/ecology. The position is for two years.
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, transcripts and the names of
three references to both: Dr. William E. Fry, Plant Pathology Department,
334 Plant Science Building, Ithaca, NY 14853; e-mail: wef1@cornell.edu and
Dr. Niklaus J. Grunwald, Cornell University, c/o PICTIPAPA, Apartado postal
2-12, Metepec, Estado de Mexico 52142, Mexico; e-mail: njg7@cornell.edu.

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