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The positions are in 1) Genetics and 2) Pedagogy of Biology.  Both are fairly broadly defined. See links below. 1) Genetics https://www.higheredjobs.com/institution/details.cfm?JobCode=177659108&Title=Assistant%20Professor%20of%20Genetics 2) Pedagogy of Biology https://www.higheredjobs.com/region/details.cfm?JobCode=177662840&Title=Assistant%20Professor%2C%20Pedagogy%20of%20Biology Please contact Dr. Jon Seal with any questions. Dr. Jon N. Seal Center for Environment, Biodiversity and Conservation Department of Biology University of Texas at Tyler 3900 University Blvd Tyler,…

Please see the copy of the SIRG (social insect research group) magazine from ASU. SIRG 2021 Print Final

We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2021 George C. Eickwort Student Research Award is Maddie Ostwald! A brief description of her research: “My research asks how and why social groups form among non-relatives. Using a facultatively social carpenter bee species as a model, I investigate the ecological and physiological drivers underlying the evolution of…

Teaching responsibilities will include Immunology, Pathogenic Microbiology, Anatomy and Physiology, and other courses as needed by the department. We also welcome development of new courses that will enhance department offerings. The successful candidate will provide support for the graduate program and the biomedical programs. Additionally, the ideal candidate will develop a research program involving graduate…

The Kapheim Lab (www.kapheimlab.com) at Utah State University is recruiting a PhD student to study the relationship between life history evolution and social behavior in bees starting Fall 2022. The project will focus on the facultatively eusocial bee, Megalopta genalis, with a combination of behavioral field work, physiological assays, and analyses of gene expression. Field work…

The Rehan Lab (www.rehanlab.com) is hiring 2 postdoc positions to study 1) behavioural genomics of maternal care and 2) molecular ecology using museomics. The Rehan lab is a collaborative group of researchers, staff, and students focusing on bee behaviour, ecology and evolution. The candidates will join a vibrant team of integrative biologists passionate about social evolution and…

The Department of Integrative Biology (http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CLAS/Departments/biology/Pages/Biology.aspx) on the University of Colorado Denver downtown campus seeks to fill a new tenure-track faculty position: Assistant Professor in Physiology (Job #23537 at www.cu.edu/cu-careers). The hiring range for this position has been established at $67,000 to $72,000 Review of applications will begin on 15 December 2021, and will continue until…

Description: A graduate assistantship (M.S. or Ph.D. level) is available at the Department of Entomology at Louisiana State University with Drs. Qian “Karen” Sun  and Kate Ihle (USDA). The student will work on a collaborative research project with the  USDA ARS Honey Bee Lab to study honey bee health from a genetics and breeding  perspective,…

We invite applications for two PhD project opportunities to work on social bee behavior and ecology in Christoph Grueter’s group at the University of Bristol, UK. Project #1 proposes to study the links between honey bee behavior, nutrition & maternal effects. The supervisor team also includes Dr. Sinead English (Bristol University) and Prof. Adria LeBoeuf…

This position is responsible for the planning, direction, and development of the department as well as budget management. The Department Head serves as the liaison between the faculty and central administration and is expected to provide leadership for curriculum development, implementation, and assessment of student learning. The Department Head is the driving force behind the…