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The awards committee has announced the call for applications for the Jeanne,
Michener, Nutting, and Tschinkel Student and/or Postgraduate Research Grants. Please see Awards and Grants page for more information.

During the animal behavior meeting, Social Insect Network (SI-Net) Slack Workspace was organized. The happy hours are a monthly space to share job opportunities and research. It’s an especially nice modality for post docs and grad students to use to network. It would also be great to get this out more broadly to the social insect community outside of the US eventually.  It is https://join.slack.com/t/social-insect-network/shared_invite/zt-fzz7a47r-jNq9BRaeeOeuUEALbpsW~g 

The next happy hour date will be announced soon.

The subterranean termite laboratory at the University of Florida IFAS, located at the Ft Lauderdale Research and Education Center, under the supervision of Dr. Nan-Yao Su and Dr. Thomas Chouvenc, is looking to hire two graduate students who are interested in studying various aspect of termite biology, ranging from evolution, ecology, behavior, physiology and control. The termite laboratory hopes to accept one M.S. and one Ph.D. student for Fall 2021 or Spring 2022, and each student will be provided an assistantship, health insurance, and their tuition will be covered. A good background on social insect biology is preferred but not mandatory.

If interested, send your application to tomchouv@ufl.edu , which should contain:

-A resume (2 pages maximum) summarizing your professional preparation, expertise, skills, publications, if any.

-A letter of motivation that would include a preferred area of study, if any (1 page max).

-Up to three contact information for individuals who could provide a recommendation, if selected.

Applications will be reviewed by early April 2021, and candidates on the short list will be interviewed for a final decision. Selected students will then be invited to apply to the Graduate School for official consideration, assuming they qualify all pre-requirements.

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is committed to creating an environment that affirms diversity across a variety of dimensions, including ability, class, ethnicity/race, gender identity and expression. We strongly encourage historically underrepresented groups to apply.

Please see the attached newsletter for 2021 IUSSI updates.

The Organizing Committee for the 19th IUSSI International Congress is pleased to invite
proposals for meeting symposia. These symposia will account for half of the talks presented at the Congress, with the remainder consisting of contributed talks organized by the Program Committee into thematic sessions. Speakers who commit to a symposium should be aware that everyone is limited to a single oral presentation at the Congress. Organizers should inform invited speakers of this rule and also that the Congress can offer no financial support to symposium participants.

Please see flyer for more information.