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Alison Gould

@algould.bsky.social

Marine biologist | Microbiologist | Evolutionary ecologist Host-microbe interactions | #TeamFish Assistant Professor at Temple University Research Associate at Cal Academy https://gouldlab.squarespace.com

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If you are interested in joining the Diversity Committee of the American Society of Naturalists, please nominate yourself! Or please pass along to others who may be interested
www.amnat.org/announcement...

08.10.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

🚨GRFP DEADLINE ALERT!🚨 I missed this in my original solicitation read-through, so FYI πŸ“£LETTERS ARE DUE BEFORE PROPOSALSπŸ“£ this year!

"Reference letters are due Friday, November 7 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)."

www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

03.10.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Crown Princess Victoria Professorship in Biodiversity Professorship in Biodiversity. The University of Gothenburg hereby announces a unique and prestigious position – the

πŸŽ‰We have announced a new professorship at the University of Gothenburg πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ to celebrate our Crown Princess’s 50th birthday!
🌿Broad focus on biodiversity β€” from microbes to modelling
πŸ“’A fantastic opportunity for researchers working across scales and disciplines!

πŸ”— web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...

03.10.2025 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Trinity College Dublin Herbarium

Trinity College Dublin Herbarium

Calling botanical researchers, the School of Natural Science at Trinity College Dublin is hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor in Plant Biodiversity and Conservation.

I know this is someone's dream job, so let me know if that is you and you want to chat!

my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...

01.10.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Postdoc in Microbial bioinformatics

A 2-y postdoc position in my former group at University of Copenhagen is available in microbial ecology and bioinformatics.

See more: employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho...

Feel free to contact me if you have questions about the environment.

Please share the ad.

02.10.2025 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Assistant Professor-Neurobiology All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...

Our department @lsu.bsky.social LSU Biological Sciences is hiring an Assistant Professor in Neurobiology.

Our department is amazing - come join us...

lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0202...

12.09.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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🌱Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position OPEN🌱
-Plant Interkingdom/Environment Interactions & Plant Immunity- at The Univ. Texas at Austin, Molecular BioSciences.
Deadline Nov 1st. Please spread the words and APPLY! Contact me if you have any questions.
apply.interfolio.com/175001

01.10.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Assistant or Associate Professor in Microbiology The Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY seeks to fill a tenure-eligible faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor le...

The Department of Biology at the University of Kentucky is hiring a Microbiologist (broadly defined). Microbial eco-evo folks, this is your sign to come work with us. Not in the search committee, but happy to answer questions.
ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/600...
#microbiology #ecology

01.10.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
A purple and red octopus talk to each other on the tin can telephone. Purple octopus says β€œwant to connect your students with real
Scientists?” Then red octopus says β€œSkype a scientist matches groups with scientists for virtual q&as. It’s free!” And then an orange flapjack octopus says β€œget a match at skypeascientist.com”

A purple and red octopus talk to each other on the tin can telephone. Purple octopus says β€œwant to connect your students with real Scientists?” Then red octopus says β€œSkype a scientist matches groups with scientists for virtual q&as. It’s free!” And then an orange flapjack octopus says β€œget a match at skypeascientist.com”

Alrght everybody, get your Tin Can Telephones out. We need your help!

We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.

30.09.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 129    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 6
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New ERC funded computational postdoc position in my lab! We are looking for someone who will study the genomics of bacterial evolution using samples from experimental evolution and clinical trials. Lots of opportunities for interesting and fun collaboration!
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

25.09.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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Signs Referencing Climate Change Along with Web Pages Removed from Acadia National Park The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund.

The federal government has censored the work of dozens of scientists, including work by my lab, on the impacts of climate change on Acadia National Park. Signs have been removed from Cadillac and Great Meadow. They’re also removing signs about the Wabanaki’s sacred connections to Cadillac.

23.09.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 888    πŸ” 510    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 22
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Faculty Professor Associate - Full-Time | Vaughn Cooper We are recruiting Faculty microbiologists in three (3) different, complementary, and collaborative areas at the University of Pittsburgh associated with the School of Medicine. 1) Fundamental researc...

🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro
2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute
3) Center for Vaccine Research
πŸ”— to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...

23.09.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 127    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6
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Human Evolution - Uppsala University We have a broad interest in human evolution, human history and population genetics. Our research focus on understanding population history and human evolution using genetic information. We analyze the population-genomic information from current-day individuals and ancient human remains to gain access to information about human past that was previously hidden.

Postdoctoral position in Population Genomics at Uppsala University, focusing on human prehistory and livestock genomics. Apply by Oct 21, 2025. More at: https://www.uu.se/en/department/organismal-biology/research/human-evolution #postdoc

18.09.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, Biochemistry and/or Microbiology Overview: Full-time, Continuing position Salary Academic Level C ($141,247 -$ 162,872 p.a.) or Level D ($170,080 -$ 187,373 p.a.) + 17% Superannuation Based at the Bundoora campus but may be required ...

Opportunity for Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Biochemistry/Microbiology at RMIT University (Melbourne Australia) ref: JR41993 | closing: 12-Oct-2025 #biochem #chemsky πŸ§ͺ
rmit.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/RMIT_C...

18.09.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I will be hiring a PhD student and a postdoc for my ANR-funded project CECIL soon, starting in January 2026. If you have experience in (marine) microbiology and microbial OMICS, and are keen to understand how sea anemone microbiomes work, please reach out! 🧫 🧬

(p.s. we got tapas!)

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18.09.2025 08:16 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi! We are looking for a PhD to work on the cross talk between transposable elements, insects and intracellular bacteria on the bioinformatics side. The PhD would be supervised by @mariefablet.bsky.social and myself along with @nicolasparisot.bsky.social Deadline December 2025! Please share! #tesky

16.09.2025 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Photo showing the inside atrium of the new Life and Mind Building

Photo showing the inside atrium of the new Life and Mind Building

Oxford Biology is growing πŸ“’

We’re appointing 3 Associate Professors in:
🌱 Plant Sciences
πŸ¦‰ Animal Behaviour
πŸ”¬ Molecular Cell Biology

3 fields. 3 opportunities. One new home for Oxford Biology.

Learn more πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/41S2Tc7
Apply now πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/488CNW3

15.09.2025 08:20 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5
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Research Group Leader in Plant-Microbe Systems at IGZΒ Germany IGZ is hiring a Research Group Leader in Plant-Microbe Systems to advance innovative research on plant-microbe interactions in horticultural crops. Apply by September 30, 2025.

Research Group Leader in Plant-Microbe Systems at IGZΒ Germany

IGZ is hiring a Research Group Leader in Plant-Microbe Systems to advance innovative research on plant-microbe interactions in horticultural crops. Apply by September 30, 2025.

15.09.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In which I beg archaeologists to sign up for the fall semester of Skype a Scientist, because we're getting buried in requests for your area of expertise.

Sign up here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

12.09.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 199    πŸ” 149    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 8
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Contact View of the University of Oregon campus from nearby Hendricks Park Lab Address:322 Pacific Hall5289 University of OregonEugene, OR 97403 Lab Phone:541-346-1537 Joining the lab Lab Manager: We are c…

🚨Job alert!🚨

We are looking for a new lab manager to join our group at the University of Oregon! Applicants with experience in microbiology, evolutionary genetics, or protein biochemistry are especially encouraged to apply. See the link below for more information: barberlab.org/contact/

12.09.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

The 2025-2026 BME TT Faculty jobs list has 27 positions. #FacultySearch #BME #BMEJobsList

Add a job: forms.gle/bwEzwHAEehBj...
Jobs list: ericaprattlab.com/bme_jobs_list/

12.09.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are looking for a postdoc to study single-cell transcriptional heterogeneity in the human skin microbiome.

We have a new protocol mostly developed, but need someone to see it through. Experience with protocol dev or RNAseq appreciated.

Funded by a new grant from MIT-HEALS.

12.09.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Multicolored CT model of a fossil cichlid skeleton. Image credit: Austin Babut (project technician).

Multicolored CT model of a fossil cichlid skeleton. Image credit: Austin Babut (project technician).

Do you like cichlids? Fossils? Fossil cichlids? Would you like to study them as part of a graduate degree at the University of Michigan, joining an NSF-funded project? Get in touch.

12.09.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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Computational image analyst (m/f/d) The Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in MΓΌnster, Germany, has an opening for a

My lab @mpi-muenster.bsky.social is looking for a computational biologist with a passion for imaging and spatial biology. A staff scientist position with long-term perspective! Apply and spread the word πŸ™ jobs.mpi-muenster.mpg.de/jobposting/0...

12.09.2025 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 86    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Population genomics using ancient DNA data 22nd-26th September 2025

Only 4 seats left for the online course "Population Genomics using ancient DNA data" from Sept 22-26. Learn about aDNA challenges, processing, and analysis. More info: https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/adna-popgen/ #course

02.09.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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W 3 professorship in Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology - Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein (DE) job with Christian-Albrechts-UniversitΓ€t zu Kiel | 12844416 Kiel University aims to attract more qualified women to professorship positions. The Institute of Zoology at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural...

We are welcoming applications for a full professorship on Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology at Kiel Univerdity, Northern Germany, with fantastic facilities and infrastructure! @uni-kiel.de @crc1182.bsky.social @transevo.bsky.social www.nature.com/naturecareer...

08.09.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm recruiting a PhD student to join the lab at @gtsciences.bsky.social in Fall 2026! Broad taxonomic and topical freedom under the umbrella of vertebrate joint form and function. Information here: www.manafzadeh.com – please share 🦴🩻

02.09.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Lediga jobb vid Stockholms universitet Jobb

We have several open positions in my group, funded from the ERC Grant on the Early Sequestered Germline of Fungi. We search broadly for applicants at both PhD and master-level, with a dedicated interest in fungal evolutionary biology. Please forward and RT!
Find the positions here: su.varbi.com

07.09.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Martin Lab Martin Lab

UC Berkeley's Martin Fish Speciation Lab seeks a part-time lab manager for pupfish research. Requires a biology degree and some lab experience. Flexible hours, multi-year position. Apply: chmartin@berkeley.edu. More info at https://ib.berkeley.edu/labs/martin/ #job

07.09.2025 05:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The 2024 rankings of bacterial threats

27.08.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

@algould is following 20 prominent accounts