<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear colleagues,<div class="">The Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences CEPLAS invites applications for <b class=""><font color="#77bb41" class="">21 Postdoctoral Research Associates</font></b> to be filled at the next possible date for up to three years (see attachment).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;"><span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">In CEPLAS researchers investigate in an interdisciplinary approach the characteristics and mechanisms of complex plant traits and their impact on plant performance and adaptation. This knowledge builds a foundation for sustainable cultivation of food, feed and energy crops. </span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;"><span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">CEPLAS is a joint venture of the Universities of Cologne and Düsseldorf, the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and the Forschungszentrum Jülich. </span></div></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;"><span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;"><span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Detailed project descriptions and further information: </span><a href="http://www.ceplas.eu" class="">www.ceplas.eu</a></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;"><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""></div></body></html>