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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 5d

Friendly reminder: 🎉 Pre-register today & get ready to join our FREE online celebration. Everyone is welcome. To keep #BlackInMicro alive Donate: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM and Register to attend: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro (see links in bio) #BiMWeek2025

The summarised schedule of Black in Micro Week 2025, October 14-16. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. Mon 14: Pathways for Change. Welcome and Keynote Address 12pm. Marian Johnson-Thompson, PhD. Panel Discussion: Finding Black Spaces in STEM, 1:15-2:15 PM. Weds 15, Careers & Research: ECR Symposium 9-12 PM. Panel discussion: Navigating Careers in Microbiology 2-3 PM. Thurs 16, Community: Panel Discussion - Empowering Your Science 12-1:15 PM. Workshop: Science in Action

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Eric R. Larson @ericrlarson.bsky.social · 14d

New faculty position in the University of Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences for an assistant or associate professor of agroecology: illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree.... Position closes October 31st. Happy to answer questions about the dept / university / town.

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Carrie Wessinger @carriewessi.bsky.social · 14d

Don't forget to apply to our position in Evolutionary Genetics at U of South Carolina!

In my experience it is a fantastic place to start a new lab, with friendly and supportive colleagues and many junior faculty in EEB!

Review starts in 1 week (Oct 1)!

Carrie Wessinger @carriewessi.bsky.social · Aug 12

Please repost and amplify !

We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!

Check us out and come be our colleague!
sc.edu/study/colleg...

Deadline for applications is Oct 1

#AcademicJobs #EvoBio

Assistant Professor position in Evolutionary Genetics - Department of Biological Sciences | University of South Carolina

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allie igwe @anigwe.bsky.social · 18d

Check out this Harvest & Learn workshop hosted at the University of the District of Columbia through October!

Learn about hibiscus varieties and how they’re being cultivated at UDC.

Register at www.eventbrite.com/e/harvest-an...

UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, URBAN SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

HARVEST AND LEARN WORKSHOP 2025

AGRICULTURE TALK & HIBISCUS

MULTIPLE SESSIONS AVAILABLE
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8

FIREBIRD RESEARCH FARM
12001 OLD BALTIMORE PIKE,
BELTSVILLE, MD 20705

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT RESEARCH ASSOCIATE CAITLIN ARLOTTA AT CAITLIN.ARLOTTA @UDC.EDU

VISIT https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harvest-and-learn-workshop-connect-with-agriculture-tickets-1661301279849?aff=oddtdtcreator TO REGISTER!

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 19d

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

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Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography @aslo.org · 19d

Apply for the 2026 ASLO Science Communication Internship! Gain experience in a variety of #scicomm areas and explore diverse career paths in the #aquaticsciences. Open to current/recent graduate students (up to 2 years post graduation).

🔔 Deadline: Oct 15, 2025

www.aslo.org/scicomm-inte....

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Britt Koskella @bkoskella.bsky.social · 22d

I was lucky enough to get to visit OIST this past summer and I totally recommend this position!

Dave Armitage @darmitage.bsky.social · 23d

Please consider applying to our open faculty position call that includes Ecology!

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 23d

Add Knoxville to the growing list of campuses where faculty have been terminated or are facing termination procedures due to social media statements.

UT looks to terminate assistant professor for social media post 'endorsing violence and murder'

The university said it initiated the termination process against the employee for a recent post, saying she "failed to meet our expectations for civil engagement."

www.wbir.com

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Kris Kubow @kriskubow.bsky.social · 23d

We're hiring!
Tenure-track Asst. Prof. in Cell/Molec Biology or Genetics!
JMU is an R2, primarily undergrad university with faculty who are passionate about research and student mentoring/teaching. Feel free to DM with questions!
jobs.jmu.edu/jobs/tenure-...

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Cellular and Molecular Biology or Genetics - Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

Working Title: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Cellular and Molecular Biology or Genetics State Role Title: N/A Position Type: Instructional / Teaching Faculty Position Status: Full-Time FLSA Status...

jobs.jmu.edu

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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · Sep 8

The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · Sep 8

If you're looking to visit (a) herbarium collection(s), or improve or maintain small collections of plants/fungi/algae, consider applying for an @iaptglobal.bsky.social Research Grant or Small Collections Grant! Applications for the 2026 round will open soon. www.iaptglobal.org/grants

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Dr. Michael D. L. Johnson @copperbae.bsky.social · Sep 5

Rest in power

CNN @cnn.com · Sep 5

Joseph McNeil, one of four North Carolina college students whose occupation of a racially segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter 65 years ago helped spark nonviolent civil rights sit-in protests across the South, died, his university said. He was 83. https://cnn.it/3JOhsqT

Joseph McNeil, who helped spark a protest movement at a North Carolina lunch counter, dies at 83 | CNN

Joseph McNeil, one of four North Carolina college students whose occupation of a racially segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter 65 years ago helped spark nonviolent civil rights sit-in protests across ...

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Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · Sep 3

We have a position for an Assist Prof in Microbial Genomics in our School of III.

Hod Joan Geoghegan will be happy to field questions if you are interested. No specific area of microbial genomics preferred so please do consider it

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...

Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics at University of Birmingham

Apply now for the Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD @minyaaa.bsky.social · Sep 4

My department is hiring a Plant-Fungal Assist Prof!! As the newest #NewPI here, don't get me started on how wonderful my colleagues, how smooth my onboarding has been, how supportive the school and the department are, how nice my brand new lab is, and how convenient living in Champaign Urbana is!

Steven Burgess @sjb287.bsky.social · Sep 4

We are hiring! The #PlantBio department at UIUC is looking to recruit an Assistant Professor in Plant-Fungal interactions. Application deadline is October 31st @dallingjim.bsky.social see the link below for more details:
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Assistant Professor- Department of Plant Biology

Duties & Responsibilities

illinois.csod.com

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Ksenia Krasileva @kseniakrasileva.bsky.social · Sep 3

Spread the word 😃
Our department has an open position at the Assitant Professor level 🌱

Lotus Lofgren @lotuslofgren.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our department (Berkeley PMB) is hiring an asst. prof. in Plant Resilience to Climate Change! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05049

Assistant Professor - Plant Resilience to Climate Change - Department of Plant and Microbial Biology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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allie igwe @anigwe.bsky.social · Sep 2

I know I’m late, but these educational resources by @aspbofficial.bsky.social are cool.

I’m excited to try Plant CLUE in class one day!

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Antony van der Ent @antonyent.bsky.social · Aug 28

Microbial Phosphate Solubilization Promotes Rare Earth Element Accumulation in the Hyperaccumulator Dicranopteris linearis from China | Environmental Science & Technology pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Microbial Phosphate Solubilization Promotes Rare Earth Element Accumulation in the Hyperaccumulator Dicranopteris linearis from China

Plant and rhizosphere soil samples of the rare earth element (REE) hyperaccumulator plant Dicranopteris linearis were collected across tropical and subtropical China to elucidate how rhizosphere micro...

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Sebastian S. Cocioba @atinygreencell.bsky.social · Aug 27

I can't describe how good it feels to be able to inspire and enable others to shine. Truly the most fulfilling part of my work and an endless source of motivation through challenging times. It takes a village, and I am happy to run support for mine.

Go check out Lindsey's new preprint!!!

Lindsey Burbank @lindseyburbank.bsky.social · Aug 27

If anyone wants some plant pathogens in fun colors let me know 🌈🧫 #Xylella #Pseudomonas #Pantoea
Shoutout to @atinygreencell.bsky.social for inspiration and high quality source material
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Chromoprotein-modified plant pathogenic bacteria: tools for experimental tracking and visualization

Microbiology research often requires tracking of specific bacterial strains within a host infection system or in the environment, as well as differentiation of strains in a co-infection or microbe-mic...

www.biorxiv.org

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BWEEMS @official-bweems.bsky.social · Aug 21

We’re hiring a super part-time, remote contractor! 🌍 About 3–5 hrs/month for $250/month. Join a monthly 1-hr community meeting, do some light prep & follow-up, plus quick check-ins with our coordinator. Flexible schedule, PST/HST or later time zones preferred. ✨

Applications due August 27th!

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N.S. Vitek @nsvitek.bsky.social · Aug 20

🚨 Job Alert! 🚨

Assistant Professor in Global Change and Disease Ecology at Stony Brook University, Department of Ecology & Evolution. Deadline: October 1.

#AcademicJobs #tenuretrack #facultyjobs

apply.interfolio.com/171403

(I love being here. Come join!)

@stonybrooku.bsky.social

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Neil Tsutsui @neiltsutsui.bsky.social · Aug 18

We're hiring for a second position in my department this year! Assistant Professor in Environmental Geochemistry. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05078

Assistant Professor - Environmental Geochemistry - Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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Oregon State University Botany and Plant Pathology @osubpp.bsky.social · Aug 6

The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring!

We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.

Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is hiring a Directory of the Herbarium

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Janet D. Stemwedel @docfreeride.bsky.social · Aug 14

Imagine being a science professor and thinking the threat to the university is coming from humanities disciplines rather than fascists.

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Andrew Stoehr @andrewstoehr.bsky.social · Aug 14

We're hiring TWO (two!) tenure-track assistant professors in my Biology department: cellular/molecular biology and plant biology. Within those categories, we are very open to research focus. Come work with me! And please spread the word! fa-exer-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Careers At Butler Careers

Welcome

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allie igwe @anigwe.bsky.social · Aug 14

#currentlywatching Washington Black on Hulu and Tanna and Wash are stressing me out! They can’t pretend well enough to be together in public!