[IUFRO Div 2] Wood Professorship of Forest Science - Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford.

Dear IUFRO Colleagues, Dear Division 1 - 9 Mailing List Members, The Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, is offering a Wood Professorship of Forest Science The Wood Professorship of Forest Science is a newly established post at the Department of Plant Sciences and its purpose is to develop a research initiative that will generate the fundamental science necessary to underpin evidence-based forest policy developments. This professorship provides an exciting opportunity for an individual with outstanding academic achievements and vision to develop a world-class research programme at the University of Oxford. The department enjoys an internationally leading position in research and teaching in plant sciences, with research groups focusing on biochemistry and systems biology, cell and developmental biology, ecology, evolution and systematics. The Professor will provide academic leadership in Forest Science in the Department of Plant Sciences and throughout the University. He/she is expected to contribute to promoting the 'Trees for Tomorrow' initiative within the Plants for the 21st Century (P21C) Institute. Applications should be sent by email to Dr Gwen Booth, Personnel Officer, Senior Appointments at professorships(a)admin.ox.ac.uk. The deadline for applications is Monday 16 January 2012. Detailed information is available at http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/global/wwwoxacuk/localsites/currentvacancies/furth erparticularsforprofessorships/Wood_Professorship_of_Forest_Science.pdf ================================ Brigitte Burger - Web Management International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) IUFRO Headquarters - Secretariat Mariabrunn (BFW), Hauptstrasse 7 │ A-1140 Vienna, Austria Tel.: +43-1-877 0151-14 │ Fax: +43-1-877 0151-50 Website: <http://www.iufro.org/> http://www.iufro.org │ Email: <mailto:burger@iufro.org> burger(a)iufro.org