Just got this by email:

The Simons Foundation is now accepting applications for its Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards. The deadline for receipt of letters of intent (LOI) is November 7, 2016, 5:00 PM Eastern Time.

The purpose of these awards is to help launch the careers of outstanding investigators who use quantitative approaches to advance our understanding of marine microbial ecology and evolution. Investigators with backgrounds in different fields or with an interest in modeling or theory are encouraged to apply.

Among other eligibility requirements, applicants must have held a tenure-track or tenured position (or equivalent) in a U.S. or Canadian institution for at least one year and no more than eight years.

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The Simons Foundation’s mission is to advance the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences.

Plant Biology Postdoc Seminar Series

Kaisa Kajala

Brady Lab, Plant Biology and Genome Center

Expression atlas of tomato roots – cell types, drought and submergence

1022 Life Sciences Addition

12:10 pm on Tuesday, September 6th 2016

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”

Guest Seminar.pdf

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

Organismal BiologyAd.pdf

2016 ADVANCE Brown Bag Series Flyer_Final.pdf

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

UCM_SusSAF_positions.pdf

Careers in the Biotech Industry Join industry professionals and students from the Sacramento Area to network and learn about working in different sized biotechnology companies. The RSVP link below the flyer was broken in our previous email, but it has been corrected in this one. Please RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/careers-in-the-biotech-industry-tickets-26672841186 If you are interested in learning more about our organization or in becoming more involved, please fill out this brief survey to help us serve you better. We look forward to seeing you there! svAWIS Board http://sv-awis.weebly.com

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.

EvolutionAd_2016.pdf

From an email:

Dear Colleagues,

CMSI, in collaboration with CA Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), is seeking to fill three postdoc positions in the science of adaptive management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). This is an exciting new opportunity to merge innovative research with real world management questions to advance the science of adaptive management in the context of the world’s most extensive MPA networks. Please see the attached announcement for more details.

MPApostdocs.pdf