Author: Kate Ihle

We are seeking nominations for President-elect, 2 seats on the Awards Committee and 1 seat on the Elections committee. Please nominate yourself or other members who you feel would be well qualified for the job (self-nominations are very much encouraged). Please email your nominations to Michael Simone-Finstrom (Michael.SimoneFinstrom@usda.gov) by October 30th. Details for each of these…

The awards committee has announced the call for nominations for the Eickwort 2020 and La Fage 2020 Student Research Grants. Please see attached flyers and awards and grants page for purpose, nature, eligibility and application details. The deadline for applications is Oct. 22, 2020.

The Imported Fire Ant and Household Insects Research Unit, within the Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE) in Gainesville, FL has a Research Entomologist/Molecular Biologist position open now.  This announcement will close on September 23, 2020. You can see position details and a link to on-line application materials in the attachment. Please contact Dr.…

The Rehan Lab (www.rehanlab.com) is hiring a postdoc to study landscape genomics and microbial ecology of wild bees. The candidates will join a collaborative group of researchers, staff, and students focusing on bee health, behaviour, and conservation. We are located at York University in Toronto, Canada. This position will examine metagenomics of wild bees to…

A scholarship award of $20,000 will be provided to one master’s student doing research aligned with Project Apis’s mission, who can also demonstrate their embodiment of Christi’s spirit of curiosity, collaboration, and fearlessness.  Please see the full announcement here.

Submission Deadline: September 28, 2020 The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees is again offering four $3,000 scholarships to apiculture graduate students in 2021. The purpose of this scholarship program, now in its fourteenth year, is to foster professional development of emerging apicultural scientists by allowing award recipients to attend the American Beekeeping Federation…

The successful candidate will join a growing research community at Central State University (CSU), an 1890 Land-grant in Wilberforce, OH. The candidate will possess advanced genomic and bioinformatic skills for honeybee evolutionary genomics and breeding program. Please see website for more information or contact Hongmei Li-Byarlay.

The Imported Fire Ant and Household Insects Research Unit, within the Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE) in Gainesville, FL has a Research Entomologist position open now.  This announcement will close on August 28, 2020. You can see position details in the attachment and the Application submission site, below. https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/574920300 Please contact Bob…

The honey bee lab (www.yorku.ca/zayedlab) at York University’s Dept. of Biology (Toronto, Canada) has several positions available for a postdoctoral fellow with demonstrable expertise in genomics and bioinformatics starting Fall of 2020.  We have multiple projects available, ranging from pure research on the genetics and evolution of eusociality and colony level traits in insects, to…

The Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral research associate who will be required to lead a grant-funded project developing molecular markers for Apis species and unwanted Apis mellifera subspecies. The postdoc will also be required to collaborate on a project discovering new diagnostic tools for honey bee pests and…