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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Dear Colleague,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">The North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station in Ames, Iowa conserves extensive germplasm collections of agronomic and horticultural crop plants and of their wild and weedy relatives as part of the US National Plant Germplasm System. I'm pleased to announce that we will be hiring a curator for<I> Echinacea</I> and<I> Hypericum</I> to join our curatorial team. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Attached please find (in both Word and WordPerfect format) a copy of the formal vacancy announcement. Applications for this position will be accepted through 20 October. Contact information is listed on the last page of the announcement.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Please distribute this announcement widely to all those with appropriate credentials and a strong commitment to the ex situ conservation of medicinal plant diversity.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Sincerely,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Mark</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Mark P. Widrlechner, Ph.D.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">USDA-ARS Horticulturist</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Iowa State University</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Ames, Iowa 50011-1170</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">USA</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">phone: 515-294-3511</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">fax: 515-294-1903</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">visit our Station's homepage at: </FONT><A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/ars/MidWest/Ames"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">http://www.ars-grin.gov/ars/MidWest/Ames</FONT></U></A>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Mark P. Widrlechner, Ph.D.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">USDA-ARS Horticulturist</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Iowa State University</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ames, Iowa 50011-1170</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">USA</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">phone: 515-294-3511</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">fax: 515-294-1903</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">visit our Station's homepage at:</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="http://www.ars-grin.gov/ars/MidWest/Ames"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.ars-grin.gov/ars/MidWest/Ames</FONT></U></A>
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