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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 and undergraduate students. Undergraduate advising of Biomedical Sciences (pre-med) students is also expected.

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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 will be conducted at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama (https://stri.si.edu/). Potential students interested in social evolution and with a desire to develop skills in behavioral ecology, physiology, and bioinformatics are encouraged to apply. The position comes with a competitive support package including research and travel funding, salary, tuition waivers, and health insurance. The position will be open until filled, but applications should be completed by Dec. 15 to be included in the Department of Biology Recruiting events (https://biology.usu.edu/education/graduate-program/application_guideline). The Kapheim Lab is a collaborative group of scientists who are committed to cultivating equity, diversity, and inclusion in academia while promoting professional, scientific, and personal growth for every member of our team. More information, including our Code of Conduct and mentoring policies can be found on the lab website. Potential applicants should please send an email to Dr. Kapheim (karen.kapheim@usu.edu) with a CV and brief statement of interest that describes why you are interested in the research and graduate school more generally. Please also feel free to email with any questions.

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 the position is filled.

UCD is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors. To achieve this goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees. The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.

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 (University of Fribourg, Switzerland). Application deadline: 6 December 2021, start in September 2022. For more details, please see: https://tinyurl.com/hwyets. For information about requirements and on how to apply: https://www.swbio.ac.uk/.

Project #2 proposes to study how drifting behavior is linked to foraging ecology and colony defense. This project involves field work in the UK, with honey bees, and in the Brazilian Amazon region, with stingless bees. The supervisor team includes Dr. Emily Bell (Bristol University) and is coordinated in collaboration with non-profit organisation Meli (www.meli-bees.org). Application deadline: 10 January 2022, start in September 2022. For more details, please see: https://t.co/moyUIm1Nye?amp=1. For information about requirements, see: https://t.co/GphhOtPZvQ?amp=1. Apply via: https://tinyurl.com/y7ttru8a.

Both projects are competition funded and open to international applicants. For informal enquiries, please contact Christoph Grueter: c.grueter@bristol.ac.uk

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 development and enhancement of research programs, scholarly efforts, as well as strategic initiatives that focus on recruiting and retention of a diverse and inclusive student population. This position will engage in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses and will be encouraged to maintain a research program appropriate in a department with both an undergraduate and graduate degree program. This twelve-month position is primarily responsible for advancing the culture of academic distinction where excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, and service is expected.

More information on the Department of Biological Sciences is available at the following link: http://www.southeastern.edu/acad_research/depts/biol/index.html

The Robinson lab (https://lab.igb.illinois.edu/robinson/) at the University of Illinois is looking for a post-doc in honey bee genomics and molecular neuroscience.

Review of applications will begin on November 8, 2021 and continue until the position is filled. https://www.igb.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/Postdoctoral%20Research%20Associate_Robinson_HoneyBeeGenomics_2021_Final.pdf

Stanford University, Department of Biology

A postdoctoral position is available in Deborah Gordon’s lab in the Department of Biology, Stanford University  (http://www.stanford.edu/~dmgordon/) to pursue research on the ecology, evolution and mechanisms of collective behavior in ants.

Qualifications: The position requires a motivated and self-directed scientist that is independent, conscientious, with a strong background in reproducible research and team science, and has excellent written and oral communication skills. Applicants should have a PhD based on the empirical study of collective behavior as well as strong quantitative skills, and a track record of productivity in peer-reviewed publications. Experience with field work as well as lab work is preferred.

Application Instructions: The position is available beginning in January 2022 for one year (with the possibility of renewal for a 2nd year contingent on availability of funding and satisfactory performance). Review of applications will begin December 1 and the position will remain open until filled. Applicants should submit their CV, statement of research interests, and the names and contact information of three references. Inquiries about the position should be sent to Deborah Gordon (dmgordon@stanford.edu).