[comp.ai] Assistantship opportunity for Fall

fermo@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (04/13/90)

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                  Graduate Research Assistantship

              University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
                     Department of Horticulture


Position:       Graduate Research Assistantship (0.5 time) is
                available for qualified applicant to pursue graduate
                study at the M. S. or Ph. D. level. Annual beginning
                stipend is $7,500 for M. S. students and $8,000 for
                Ph. D. students. Stipends included a waiver of tuition
                and fees. Applicants are being accepted for the fall
                1990 semester.

Research Area:  Students will be part of a multi-disciplinary team
                from the departments of horticulture, agronomy, plant
                pathology and Computer Science developing knowledge
                based models of complex cropping systems.  This project
                will include a small group of cooperating graduate
                students each working on interrelated projects.

Facilities:     A well equipped computer laboratory with Internet
                connection, research laboratory, greenhouse and field
                research facilities are available for use.  Each
                student will have a computer workstation available
                for program development and evaluation. Access to large
                computing facilities are facilitated through Internet.
                Each project will have access to additional programming
                support.

Qualifications: B. S. or M. S. in Horticulture, Agronomy, or other
                closely related plant science area OR Computer Science
                and a desire to work in modeling activities. Experience
                or training in computer programing and/or sciences 
                desired, but not necessary.

Application:	For application procedures contact:

	                Dr. Thomas W. Fermanian
	                Department of Horticulture
	                University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
	                1201 S. Dorner Drive
	                Urbana, IL 61801    (217) 244-5147
	                email: fermo@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu


             University of Illinois is an affirmative action
                      equal opportunity employer

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         Tom Fermanian            Dept. of Horticulture
         Associate Professor
                                  1201 S. Dorner Drive
         fermo@uhx.cso.uiuc.edu   Urbana, IL 61801
         (217) 244-5147