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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear SPLS faculty and graduate students,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have invited three candidates for our open <a href="https://arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/21249?c=arizona">
Assistant Professor of Practice in Biotechnology and Plant and Microbial Sciences position</a> to interview with us for one day each, via Zoom. The dates are Tuesday February 4, Wednesday February 5, and Monday February 10.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please consider interacting with the candidates during their visits through one or both of these methods:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Attend their seminar via Zoom. They’ve been asked to split their seminar time between introducing themselves to our community and giving a teaching demonstration on a topic of their
choice, aimed as if the audience were junior- and senior-level undergraduate students enrolled in a course they were teaching and who are pursuing a degree in biotechnology. I have attached .ics files that you can use to add the seminar days/times and Zoom
links to your calendar.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Meet with them for 30 minutes over Zoom (can sign up as individuals or in pairs or groups). Please use the links below to sign up for a slot. You will need to provide a Zoom link for
you and the candidate to use for your meeting.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can find additional information and signup links, below.
<b><i>Please keep the status of these individuals as candidates for this position confidential – do not share this information with people outside of our unit or on social media, etc</i>.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Candidate 1:</b> Dr. Sarah Hind<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Interview date: Tuesday, February 4<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Seminar: 10-11 am <a href="https://arizona.zoom.us/j/89510237203">
Zoom link</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x5jETPSx-VikeouaAvgmP9eENz45f6ZRU824zMts1Z8/edit?usp=sharing">Signup form for meetings</a> [Use start times in green, far left column; grey times are in candidate’s time zone]<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Candidate 2:</b> Dr. Ahmed Ali<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Interview date: Wednesday, February 5<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Seminar: 10-11 am <a href="https://arizona.zoom.us/j/82362433254">
Zoom link</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/174t9kZJx2L2LStnS1f3YEP_iFgH5-TycMvzcvBaWBaM/edit?usp=sharing">Signup form for meetings</a> [Use start times in green, far left column; grey times are in candidate’s time zone]<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Candidate 3:</b> Dr. Sheng Ying<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Interview date: Monday, February 10<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Seminar: 10-11 am <a href="https://arizona.zoom.us/j/89180898902">
Zoom link</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xQKMvKQ-VtAoNGzw6troT03XBD0dZz5tK0sJzqYzM8I/edit?usp=sharing">Signup form for meetings</a> [Use start times in green, far left column; grey times are in candidate’s time zone]<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<br>
Search Committee<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Samantha Orchard (Chair)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Mark Beilstein<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Ellen Bledsoe (SNRE)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Shelley McMahon<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0C234B">Samantha Orchard,</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#495057"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0C234B">Ph.D.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">Professor of Practice and Interim Associate Director for Academic Programs</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#495057"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">School of Plant Sciences</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#495057"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#495057"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">Office: 520.621.3969 |
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:orchard@arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563C1">orchard@arizona.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#495057"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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