Moritz Buck, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher and Metagenomic Bioinformatics Expert at Bioinformatics Infrastructure for Life Sciences (BILS)
Department of Limnology and Department Ecology and Genetics
Uppsala University, Sweden
1pm , Tuesday, Sep 6th
GBSF Auditorium (Room# 1005)
"Metagenomics and model communities: looking for simple interactions in a complex world”
Posting this which I received by email:
Dear Colleagues,
The Department of Biology at Stanford University is conducting a search for a tenure-track Assistant Professor with a research focus in the area of organismal biology, broadly defined. Details about the position is in the attached job advertisement. We ask you to please distribute the advertisement widely.
We hope that you will bring this information to the attention of qualified individuals. If there are candidates you wish to recommend to us, we would very much like to hear from you. Stanford is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of, and applications from, women and members of minority groups, as well as others who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research and teaching missions.
Thank you very much for your assistance in helping us to identify candidates for this faculty position. If you have any questions about the search, please feel free to contact me or Craig Heller <hcheller>, the chair of the search committee.
Sincerely
Tim Stearns
Chair, Department of Biology
(by way of May Chin, Faculty Affairs Administrator)
Stanford University
337 Campus Drive
Stanford, California 94305-5020
T 650.725.6934
Well this is disappointing.
Someone sent me an announcement for SynBioBeta SF 2016 – SynBioBeta possibly thinking I would go to it. Since it was local I decided to check it out. And, well, the 1st thing I did was to look at the gender balance of the speakers (as much as I could infer from a quick skim). And it did not look good. So I dug into it in more detail.
They have a speaker page and I went through most of them to make sure my inference of gender was correct (based on looking at the pronouns used to describe them in their speaker bio and also in other web sites). I know this is imperfect but seems potentially a decent estimator. And low an behold when you sum it all up you get 79% male speakers vs. 21% female speakers. They could definitely do better.
Actually, the title is clearly insufficient. [Viruses]^100 or something like that would be better.
And here is a story by Michaeleen Doucleff from NPR about viruses in the human microbiome with some quotes from me. https://www.npr.org/player/embed/491837419/491848120
Open Rank Faculty Positions in Sustainable Food, Water and Agriculture Assistant, Associate or Full Professor
The University of California Merced is seeking four new faculty members (open rank) to enhance extant strength and build new interdisciplinary programs. This is the first of several cluster hires in the broad area of sustainability, and will focus on food, water and agriculture, and support the university mission of creating positive socio-economic and cultural impact on Central California and the world. Successful candidates will compete in an interdisciplinary pool, and have a record of accomplishment in areas including but not limited to: food security, agro- ecology, agrotechnology, and food-water systems from multidisciplinary perspectives.
Interdisciplinary Sub-Area #1: Agriculture and Ecosystems
The University of California Merced is seeking one or two faculty members (open rank) levels in ecological sciences, environmental, mechanical, or sustainability engineering, or environmental health related fields focused on sustainable agricultural systems. These positions are part of UC Merced’s ongoing interdisciplinary cluster hires in this area. The successful candidate(s) will have a record of accomplishment related to food availability, security, and stability, or innovative technologies to improve sustainable agricultural systems. Potential research areas include but are not limited to nutrient systems and cycling, agro-biodiversity, pests and diseases, precision agriculture, food processing, water reuse, and waste commoditization.
Interdisciplinary Sub-Area #2: Agro-Environmental Management
The University of California Merced is seeking one or two faculty members (open rank) in systems engineering, environmental management, resource conservation, process modeling, and life-cycle analysis in the context of optimal development and management of agriculture to balance crop production, food processing, community development, ecosystems and human health. These positions are part of UC Merced’s ongoing interdisciplinary cluster hires in this area. The successful candidate(s) will have a record of accomplishment in areas including but not limited to agro-water-ecosystem management, climate change adaptation, groundwater- surface water conjunctive use, and optimal harvest, processing, distribution and waste management systems.
Interdisciplinary Sub-Area #3: Agriculture and Society
The University of California Merced is seeking one or two faculty members (open rank) in the humanities, social sciences and related fields, with active interests in sustainable food, water and agricultural systems. These positions are part of UC Merced’s ongoing interdisciplinary cluster hires in this area. The successful candidate(s) will have a record of accomplishment in areas including but not limited to past and present (prehistoric, historical, contemporary) societies and food security, resource economics, human health and diet, human sense-of-place and landscape, land-use change, agricultural labor and community structures, institutions, policy, and artistic or literary representations.
Applicants must have a strong publication record and have demonstrated the potential to develop and support an independent, innovative research program and to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration. Applicants must be able to teach and train effectively at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
Positions are open until filled; consideration of applications will begin on Nov. 1, 2016
To apply and for more information, visit: https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/apply/JPF00383 Job# JPF00383
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Ph.D. Exit Seminar
Kelly Gravuer Department of Plant Sciences & Graduate Group in Ecology
Mapping Macrobial Concepts to the Microbial Scale Lessons from grassland and agricultural ecosystems
Tuesday
August 23rd
4:00 p.m.
PES 2005
Gravuer Exit Seminar Flyer.pdf
Of possible interest:
Dear Colleagues,
The Department of Biology at Stanford University is conducting a search for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of evolution. Details about the position is in the attached job advertisement. We ask you to please distribute the advertisement widely.
We hope that you will bring this information to the attention of qualified individuals. If there are candidates you wish to recommend to us, we would very much like to hear from you. Stanford is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of, and applications from, women and members of minority groups, as well as others who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research and teaching missions.
Thank you very much for your assistance in helping us to identify candidates for this faculty position.
Jonathan Eisen's Lab 