Category: Jobs

The Center for Pollinator Health, Mississippi State University, is seeking to hire a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher beginning to lead research projects evaluating the impacts of intensive agriculture on honey bee health. The incumbent will also have the freedom to conduct his or her own research if it falls within the scope of the lab research…

Link here. Postdoctoral Research Associate — Bee Transportation Stress Central State University | Agriculture Research Development Program1890 Land-Grant Institution & HBCU · Wilberforce, OH 15-month appointment · $50,000–$53,500 · Start date negotiableContact: hli-byarlay@centralstate.edu · Open until filled Position The Bee Research Lab seeks a postdoctoral scientist for a USDA CBG-funded project on transportation stress in…

The Mizumoto Lab at Auburn University is recruiting two PhD students in Entomology to begin in Fall 2027. Both students will join an NSF-funded project on termite collective behavior, nest construction, and social evolution while developing independent dissertation themes. Position 1: Termite collective behavior and nest building: Primary activities include fieldwork, behavioral experiments, video analysis,…

Caesar LabSchool of Biological SciencesThe University of OklahomaNorman, Oklahoma, USA The Caesar Lab investigates how host-associated microbiomes assemble, function, and evolve. Using eusocial bees as a model system, we develop an eco-evolutionary framework to understand the processes shaping host-microbe interactions. We are particularly interested in how host trait evolution, microbial interactions, and host association shape…

The Jernigan Lab (https://www.christophermjernigan.com/) is seeking to hire a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher beginning as early as October 2026 supported by an NIH R00 Award (R00EY03504) to study the development and experience-dependent tuning of socially selective neural circuits in the northern paper wasp, Polistes fuscatus. The Jernigan lab studies the neurobiology, behavior, and development of social…

Virginia Tech is hiring a new Head of Department / Professor. It’s a (nearly) full time administrator position, although there’s some small scope for scholarship. https://jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/professor-and-department-head-entomology-blacksburg-virginia-united-states Job Description Virginia Tech seeks applications and nominations for the position of Professor and Head of the Department of Entomology, a tenured twelve-month academic and administrative appointment. The Department…

The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) seeks a Research Specialist in Life Sciences to serve as the Bee Lab Manager for the University of Illinois Bee Research Facility. The successful candidate will manage a state-of-the-art Bee Research Facility, handle the beekeeping needs for multiple…

There is a new position listing for an ORISE-USDA postdoctoral fellowship at the USDA-ARS Honey Bee Lab in Davis, California. Details can be found here: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/USDA-ARS-HQ-2026-0014 Research Project: The Pollinator Health Research Unit is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to apply biotechnological approaches to improve the health and resilience of managed honey bees. The successful candidate…

If you are an undergraduate science major who is interested in pursuing a career in STEM, there is an exciting opportunity to develop your professional skills while studying the interface between microbes and bees. BeeMORE is a USDA-funded Research and Extension Experience for Undergraduates (REEU) who are interested in significantly advancing their research skills in the field, the…

The Mizumoto Lab at Auburn University is seeking a highly motivated graduate student (M.S. or Ph.D. track) to join their research team starting in Fall 2026. Please see the attached pdf: