AUG 17 1964
RUTGERS * THE STATE UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY August 13, 1964 NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY 08903

Dr. Joshua Lederberg

Department of Genetics

Sanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California

Dear Dr. Lederberg:

A few years ago, the Genetics Society sent out a questionnaire
through the Committee for the Maintenance of Genetic Stocks. The
American Type Culture Collection was suggested by many respondents
as a suitable place to store and preserve genetically valuable
microbiological material.

Since J] represent our Society on the ATCC Board, I have
been asked to write to a few colleagues to request suggestions for
a personnel opening at the new ATCC, now located in Rockville Park
near the NIH buildings in an entirely new structure. The Director,
Dr. William A. Clark, has sent the enclosed description of the position.
Some independent research would be possible; the Collection plans
to combine its service functions with a research program oriented
toward various problems including cell characterization, preservation
of cultures, and genetic and taxonomic identification. Dr. Lessel is
the person in charge of bacteria.

Possible interests of a candidate would be computer or
Adansonian taxonomy, hereditary aspects of nutrition, interspecific
crossing, nucleic acid homologies, genetic criteria for classification,
evolutionary relationships, etc., all in relation to bacteria.

If you have any knowledge of postdoctoral fellows, or younger
geneticists who would be interested, please let me know. The salary
is open, with the aim being to provide a scale comparing well with
employment at the NIH and similar institutions. The ATCC is a private
non-profit organization well-supported by both NSF and USPHS.

Sincerely yours,

Yesamen Engen

Vernon Bryson
VB:em
AUG 17 1064

Dear Or. :

 

The American Type Cultarc Collection is ssoking
a qualified bactericlogist on the Fh. ". level to agaist the Carator
of Bacteria in establishing a culture-verification program in
bacteriology and in designating type and acotype caltares, also
to de research in characterisation and classification of the bacteria.

Candidates with the following qualifications are
desired:

Y) fsterest and expertence in characterization

and elasaification of bacteria.

2) PRackgreand in genctics.

3} ‘*ililagness to work with all af the bacteria, act
jest with epecial taxa.

4) Active laboratory experience,

$) Continuous pertinent peblications.

6} An lutercet in and knowledge of Numerical
Taxonon:y a¢ well aa the claseical approach to

the clasuiiication of the bacteria.

The salary will be cooumsvzasurate with qualifications.
The ATC. attenipteto kaep step with the civil service salary
practices in the « achingtos arcea and olivrs generous iriage beaciite.

H{ you kmow of any qualified people who might be
interested, will you please lwt ine know.

Very sincerely yours,

vj illiarn Arthur Clark, Fh. i.
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