Author: Kate Ihle

University of Lausanne, Department of Ecology and Evolution. We are looking for PhD students and postdoctorals to work on three lines of research. Positions advertised 2020 Ant behaviour Ant genetics Evolutionary genomics Applications should comprise a CV, a list of publications, 1 page describing why you are interested in joining our group and contact information…

Dear Colleagues, We are launching a Special Issue for the journal /Insects/ (IF: 2.139) and we are writing to ask you if you would be willing to contribute either an article or a review for the issue: Special Issue: The Citizen Science Approach for Expanding the Research on Insects Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/insects/special_issues/citizen_science_insects Deadline: 28 February 2021. This…

The USDA Agricultural Research Service is seeking a permanent, full-time Entomologist who will be responsible for a multifaced research program, focusing on improving the supply and quality of managed bumble bees for U.S. crop pollination and to conserve native bumble bee populations. Research Entomologist Bumble bee biology Please apply on USAJobs (www.usajobs.gov; Job Announcement Number:…

Congratulations to our 2019 IUSSI-NAS research award recipients 2029 Robert L. and Louise B. Jeanne Social Wasp Research Grant: Meghan Barrett 2020 Charles Michener Bee Research Grant: Madeleine M. Ostwald 2020 William L. and Ruth D. Nutting Termite Research Grant: Chris Albin-Brooks 2020 Tschinkel Ant Natural History Research Grant: Horace Zeng A big THANK YOU…

School of Science, Monash University Malaysia applications for a 3.5-year PhD position in evolutionary ecology. The PhD project will be conducted under the supervision of Zoe Sze Huei Yek (Monash University Malaysia) and Philipp Engel (University of Lausanne, Switzerland). Applications must be submitted before the 31st of July 2020. The PhD will begin January 2021.…

The first announcement is for term position with full benefits for up to 4 years to work with Dr. Mike Simone-Finstrom as part of two extramurally funded cooperative projects with the University of Minnesota and the University of Missouri. It’s exciting work that has lots of potential for independent exploration as well. Check it out…

We are currently taking pre-orders of the upcoming release of Encyclopedia of Social Insects. IUSSI members can pre-order a copy for $150 per copy (plus applicable tax). This is a project of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI), the worldwide organizing body for the scientific study of social insects.     https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4  …

The Status of Pollinators in North America report released by the National Research Council in 2007 sounded the alarm—the populations of pollinators upon which we depend on for ecological stability and agricultural productivity might be at risk. Events since then have proven the report to be all too prescient, with alarmingly losses and extinctions especially for…

Dear Fellow IUSSI-NAS members, First, we would like to sincerely offer our well wishes and hope you and your family are safe in this uncertain time. Given the increasing magnitude of the coronavirus outbreak, we have decided to postpone the IUSSI-NAS breakout meeting scheduled for October 17-18th, 2020 at the Southwestern Research Station in Portal,…