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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Dear colleagues,</span><br></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I am recruiting a
PhD student to join </span></span><a href="http://www.rachelmallinger.com/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">my lab</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> at the University of Florida starting as soon as
spring semester 2019 (January 2019). The assistantship is fully funded,
including tuition, stipend, and benefits for the duration of the PhD program.
The student will conduct research on blueberry pollination ecology in
collaboration with </span></span><a href="https://www.blueberrybreeding.com/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">the Blueberry Breeding and Genomics Lab at UF</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">, pursuing
research questions of mutual interest such as investigating variation in
pollinator visitation across blueberry genotypes, determining the role of
floral traits in mediating pollinator attraction, and evaluating factors that
influence pollination success including farm size, farm management, or
pollinator behavior. Interested students should apply by sending a cover letter,
resume or CV, and names and contact information for 3 references to Dr. Rachel
Mallinger at </span></span><a href="mailto:rachel.mallinger@ufl.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">rachel.mallinger@ufl.edu</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">. Please visit the
lab website’s </span></span><a href="http://www.rachelmallinger.com/join-the-lab.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">job
opportunities page</span></span><span></span></a><span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> for more information and contact me with any
questions. I would appreciate you sharing this opportunity with your students,
lab members, and anyone interested in the position.<span></span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best,<span></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Rachel Mallinger<span></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span><span> </span></span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Rachel Mallinger<div>Assistant Professor</div><div>Department of Entomology and Nematology</div><div>University of Florida</div><div>Lab website: <a href="http://www.rachelmallinger.com" target="_blank">www.rachelmallinger.com</a></div><div><a href="mailto:rachel.mallinger@ufl.edu" target="_blank">rachel.mallinger@ufl.edu</a></div><div>Office Phone: 352-273-3962</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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