Honey bee positions (3 different ones!)
a. Postdoc at UNC-Greensboro with Kaira Wagoner
The University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) has been awarded funding from NCInnovation to hire a Post-Doctoral Researcher specializing in honey bee microbiology and molecular biology. The Post-Doc will lead an innovative research project focused on honey bee gut microbiomes and their impact on colony health and behavior. We are looking forward to opening this position in early 2026. Please feel free to share this opportunity within relevant networks. If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please email your questions and/or CV to Kaira Wagoner kmwagone@uncg.edu.
b. Postdoc at USDA-ARS Unit in Stoneville, MS with Pierre Laue and Weiqiang Zhang
See attached. The Pollinator Health in Southern Crop Ecosystem Research Unit of the AgriculturalResearch Service is searching for a postdoctoral research scientist to broadly address the impacts of honey bee stressors at cellular and landscape levels. The successful candidate will collaborate with Drs. Pierre Lau and Weiqiang Zhang to determine the mechanistic effect of bee stressors using honey bee embryonic cell lines and bees, test novel therapeutics aimed at improving bee health, analyze longitudinal colony monitoring data to identify and disentangle interacting stressors, and develop a proactive framework to predict and help prevent future mass colony loss events. For more information, contact pierre.lau@usda.gov
c. Field technician at USDA-ARS Baton Rouge Bee Lab
There is a new ORISE Technician position open in my lab at the USDA-ARS Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Unit. This is a guaranteed one year position, with additional time contingent on performance and (likely) funding. The position will entail team and independent work conducting research with honey bees. We have several ongoing and new projects which primarily center around honey bee health, pest and pathogen management by honey bees and humans, and further collaborative research efforts. The listing can be found here: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/USDA-ARS-SEA-2025-0151. Please do not hesitate to reach out with questions (elizabeth.m.walsh@usda.gov)