Graduate Research Assistantship (PhD degree)

Institut de Biologie et Physiologie Vegetales
Universite de Lausanne
Switzerland

A graduate research assistantship [assitant(e) diplome(e)] is available to work toward a PhD degree at the University of Lausanne. The research project is aimed at the characterization of two ion transporters in the plant Arabidopsis thaliana. A number of cell and molecular biology techniques will be used to study the function of these transporters in plant cells. These techniques include immunocytochemical localization of the proteins within cells, determination of the pattern of expression in plant tissues by in situ mRNA hybridization, functional expression of the proteins in yeast and Xenopus oocytes, and antisense down-regulation of gene expression in transgenic plants.

This position includes some teaching responsibilities. It is available for up to 5 years, starting February 1995. The salary for the first year is CHF 44 000 (social charges included). Ability to speak French or desire to learn it in the first year is required. Interested persons should send their curriculum vitae, university transcripts, and names of two references to Dr. Yves Poirier at the following addresses:

before January 14, 1995:
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Department of Plant Biology
290 Panama Street
Stanford, California 94305-1297
USA

after January 14, 1995:
Institut de Biologie et Physiologie Vegetales
Batiment de Biologie
Universite de Lausanne
CH-1015 Lausanne
Switzerland