[APES Jobs] FW: [saabnet] PhD / MSc bursary available for plant systematics research at Rhodes Univ.

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Prof Kevin Balkwill                                                                        Reverend Kevin Balkwill
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PhD / MSc bursary available for plant systematics research.

A Rhodes University bursary of R80,000 (MSc=R60,000) is available for a motivated student interested in undertaking a post-graduate degree in plant systematics and biogeography.

A choice of 2-3 different projects is available, details of which will be provided to interested and eligible applicants. The successful applicant will be joining a vibrant and highly productive multidisciplinary post-graduate research group in a botany department with wide-ranging interests.

Applicants must
. be South African
. be willing to undertake field work in arduous conditions . be able to work in herbaria and undertake plant identifications . preferably have a drivers licence . be computer literate . be able to communicate well in written and spoken English . have a knowledge of and love for South Africa's flora.

The successful applicant will be registered at Rhodes University, Department of Botany, and be full time in attendance. Commencement date: 
As soon as possible.

Please send a comprehensive CV and academic transcript to Prof. Nigel
Barker: n.barker at ru.ac.za