USDA, CSREES National Needs Fellowships - Plant Medicine/Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Management University of Florida, IFAS multidisciplinary Plant Medicine Program is seeking applicants for a 3-year USDA, CSREES National Needs Fellowship. Program emphasizes plant pest risk assessment and management. Three fellowships are available. Applicants must have a B.S. or M.S. in an agriscience or bioscience discipline and be US citizens. Students will be jointly enrolled in the University of Florida, Plant Medicine Program and Certificate Program in Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Management. UF, Plant Medicine Program is a multidisciplinary course of study leading to the professional doctoral degree, the Doctor of Plant Medicine (DPM) degree. Fellows will also receive specialized training through the UF, Certificate Program in Plant Health Risk Assessment and Management which provides technical expertise in plant protection and associated regulatory policies. The fellowship confers an annual stipend of $24,000 for 3 years. It will be administered as a 1/3 time graduate assistantship requiring work (13 hrs/wk) at IPM Florida <http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu <http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu/> >. Closing Date: April 15, 2008. Full position description available at http://www.dpm.ifas.ufl.edu/prospective_students/financial_assistance.sh tml <http://www.dpm.ifas.ufl.edu/prospective_students/financial_assistance.s html> . Contact: Dr. Norm Leppla; Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; Phone: 352-392-1901, ext. 120.
************************************* Kevyn J. Juneau BS, ALAT Entomology and Nematology Dept PO Box 110620 Gainesville, FL 32611 352 392 1901 x205 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
