[APES Jobs] FW: [saabnet] MSc and PhD bursaries Plant Germplasm Conservation Research Group

[Bursaries, Employment and Career Opportunities in Environmental Fields]

Prof Kevin Balkwill
Professor in the School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences
Assistant Dean:  Staff Development in the Faculty of Science
University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, WITS, 2050, South Africa

Reverend Kevin Balkwill
Assistant Priest (self-supporting), Anglican Church of St Mark, Northriding

Work Telephone +27 (0) 11 717-6468 -- Fax number +27 (0) 86-553-6376
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E-mail: Kevin.Balkwill at wits.ac.za<mailto:Kevin.Balkwill at wits.ac.za>
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Sent: 17 March 2015 08:54 AM
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Subject: [saabnet] MSc and PhD bursaries Plant Germplasm Conservation Research Group

The  Plant  Germplasm  Conservation  Research  Group,  at the  School  of  Life  Sciences,  University  of
KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, South Africa) invite applications for the following:
•  1 PhD
•  1 MSc
Over the years, this research group under the supervision of Prof. Patricia Berjak and Prof. Norman
Pammenter  has  vastly  contributed  to  the  understanding  of  recalcitrant  seed  physiology  and
cryopreservation  of  such  seeds.  These  projects  will emphasise  on  the  mechanism  of  action  of
cathodic water in ameliorating oxidative stress in  recalcitrant and/or orthodox seeds. The projects
will  entail  working  on  seed  physiology,  biochemistry  and  microscopy  etc.  to  answer  some  latest
developments in seed science.
Bursaries will be awarded to the selected MSc (R40 000 per annum) and PhD (R60 000 to 80,000)
candidates. All successful applicants will be askedto register as full time students at the University of
KwaZulu-Natal,  Durban,  South  Africa.  Required  training  in  various  techniques  will  be  provided.
Publications  demonstrating  suitability  of  the  candidate  to  the  project  will  be  an  advantage.  All
infrastructure and equipment required for the completion of the projects is already in place.
Contact details:
Prof Norman Pammenter (pammente at ukzn.ac.za<mailto:pammente at ukzn.ac.za>
Tel:  +27 31 260 3190
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