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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 a large Genome Canada funded project called BeeCSI to develop stressor-specific biomarkers for bees. We are also open to developing new projects based on mutual research interests.

 Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit a cover letter outlining their expertise, a CV, reprints of relevant papers, and contact information for 3 referees to honeybee@yorku.ca between now and October 2020. We will evaluate the applications as they are received.

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 diseases. The postdoc will be required to work closely with other HBREL research team members and outside collaborators, to produce project reports to fulfill the duties associated with grant(s), and peer-reviewed manuscripts. The technical proficiency of a potential candidate for the position may be assessed prior to hiring. Opportunities to engage with scientific and public audiences are available. Please see Postdoctoral Research Associate Position Available in Honey Bee Molecular Diagnostics flyer for more information.

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

1. Ant behaviour
2. Ant genetics
3. 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 for three referees. Only applications with all these informations will be considered. Applications should be sent to laurent.keller@unil.ch.

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 Special Issue aims at collecting recent contributions of citizen science applied to insects and other arthropods in various fields including: conservation and monitoring of species, biodiversity assessments, physiology, ecology, behavior, pest management, parasitology, sustainable development and human dimension.

According to journal’s procedures, the deadline (28.02.2021) is the closing time for receiving papers, but they are separately published in this Special Issue. So you can send the paper anytime and once the manuscript is accepted, it will be published online soon. Generally, the acceptance to publication is undertaken in 3.5 days. Manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision provided to authors approximately 17.6 days after submission (median values for papers published in this journal in the second half of 2019). Details could be found at: https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdpi.com%2Fjournal%2Finsects&data=02%7C01%7Ccristina.castracani%40unipr.it%7C2941e239a0f1447da97008d80eb28d32%7Cbb064bc5b7a841ecbabed7beb3faeb1c%7C0%7C0%7C637275507753676936&sdata=X6MLvPaQfBFIWxqWB5m1I%2BTIfgizCesmF3casRy2r%2Fk%3D&reserved=0 .

Please let us know at your earliest convenience if you are willing to contribute such a chapter. If so, we would be happy to provide you with an outline for the content of the issue once we have had responses from other invited authors. We look forward to hearing from you soon and hope you will be willing to contribute.

If you can propose a provisional title, the names of co-authors and whether you would submit a review or an original article, please let us know.

Kind regards,

Dr. Cristina Castracani

University of Parma, Italy

Email: cristina.castracani@unipr.it

Dr. Alessandro Campanaro

Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification, Italy

Email: alessandro.campanaro@crea.gov.it

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: 569128800). Ad runs from 5/22/20 through 06/08/20. Questions? Please contact Dr. Diana Cox-Foster (diana.cox-foster@usda.gov).

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 to our IUSSI-NAS Awards Committee:
Christina Kwapich and Juergen Liebig (Co-Chairs)
Rachelle Adams, Kaitlin Baudier, Sarah Bengston, and Floria Mora-Kepfer Uy

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.

Please contact: Yek Sze Huei, Zoe (yek.szehuei@monash.edu) for more information.