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Dr. Joshua Lederberg
Department of Genetics
School of Medicine
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California

Dear Joshua:

As you know, Howard Rickenberg has now left us, and we are feeling
the loss rather keenly. He added a good deal to our Department in many
ways. In considering the problem of his replacement, we have now made a
definite decision to recruit a man who will be a member of our permanent
staff, and I am writing to inquire whether you can suggest a good candidate.
The ideal man would, of course, be another edition of Joshua Lederberg!

We want a young man with at least a year or two of work beyond his
doctoral degree when he joins our staff. During this time he must have
shown outstanding achievement. He must be a man of first-rate intellect
and demonstrated talent as a scientist. In his position here he will have
an excellent opportunity for pursuit of his personal research.

Since we hope that the man recruited will justify his being retained
as a permanent member of our staff, we have definite expectations that ten
years from now he will be a leader in his field of choice and a major
figure in our departmental activities in the College of Arts and Sciences
and in the Graduate School.

In view of the rather stringent requirements described above, we are
not specifying that the candidates be interested in any particular field
of microbiology.

I realize that our requirements are steep and that a man of this sort
will be in demand by many schools. However, the excellence of the opportun-
ity here is such that I am confident we can compete favorably. We have al-
ready received applications from more than twenty men including several who
merit serious consideration. However, before we reach a decision, I am eager
to consider any outstanding man you can recommend as suitable for this post.

With best wishes,

Sincerely yours,

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P.S. This position is open next June. We can wait a year longer if this
is necessary to get the best man. I am to be in Chicago January 31
and may be able to interview candidates in the Midwest or East on
that trip.