Multisociety Letter Urging Rigorous Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety and Efficacy
As representatives of hundreds of thousands of scientists across the country, we write to urge you to adhere to stringent scientific and medical standards as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prepares to assess the safety and efficacy of vaccine candidates that are currently in phase III clinical trials. (Source: AIBS Classifieds)
Source: AIBS Classifieds - September 28, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Climate Science Critic to be Appointed as NOAA Chief Scientist
The White House will appoint Dr. Ryan Maue, a meteorologist and former researcher at the Cato Institute, to serve as the new Chief Scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), according to The Washington Post. (Source: AIBS Classifieds)
Source: AIBS Classifieds - September 28, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
NASEM - Biological Collections Need National Strategy, Increased Investment
According to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), biological collections - living and natural history specimens, biological materials, and data in museums, stock centers, research centers, and universities - are in need of long-term financial sustainability, digitization, recruitment and support of a diverse workforce, and infrastructure upgrades. (Source: AIBS Classifieds)
Source: AIBS Classifieds - September 28, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Global Biodiversity Goals Not Being Met, Says UN Report
A new report from the United Nations (UN) concludes that the world has not met any of the targets set 10 years ago by the Convention on Biological Diversity for protecting nature. (Source: AIBS Classifieds)
Source: AIBS Classifieds - September 28, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Congress to Pass Stopgap Measure to Avoid Shutdown
With negotiations over COVID-19 pandemic relief stalled, lawmakers are looking to pass a stopgap funding bill to keep the government operational in the new fiscal year which starts on October 1. A stopgap funding measure is required because the House and Senate have not yet agreed on and passed appropriations bills to fund the government in fiscal year 2021. (Source: AIBS Classifieds)
Source: AIBS Classifieds - September 28, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
American Society of Human Genetics Denounces Unethical Use of False Genetic “Theories”
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has issued a statement reinforcing facts about human genetics and expressing strong opposition to efforts that bend genetics knowledge for social or political ends. (Source: AIBS Classifieds)
Source: AIBS Classifieds - September 28, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
Instructional Laboratory Technician (Biological Sciences)
The Santa Clarita Community College District/College of the Canyons is seeking* two full-time Instructional Laboratory Technician (Biological Sciences)(Canyon Country Campus) *in the Academic Affairs division. The ideal candidate will share our college’s commitment to educating the more than 32,000 racially and socioeconomically diverse students we enroll each year. Currently, our student body is approximately 45.4 percent Latinx/Hispanic, 32.2 percent White, 6.3 percent Asian, 5.5 percent African-American, 4.5 percent Pacific Islander, 2 percent multi-ethnic, and less than 1 percent Native American. The college was ...
Source: AIBS Classifieds - January 15, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Classifieds Tags: Other Positions Available Source Type: news
Computational BioSciences Group Lead - 88553 Organization: CR-Computational Research
Berkeley Lab’s Computational Research Division (CRD, https://crd.lbl.gov/) has an opening for a Computational Biosciences Group Lead.
The Computational Biosciences Group Lead will provide technical and administrative leadership for all aspects of the group’s activities with an initial focus on building up the group’s activities and strategy. The group’s activities span many different areas within computational bioscience including, but not limited to, research and development in data analytics, statistical machine learning, theory and mechanistic models that are all enabled by high-performance com...
Source: AIBS Classifieds - December 21, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Classifieds Tags: Other Positions Available Source Type: news
Assistant Professor in Microbiology
The University of Washington Tacoma invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Microbiology in the Division of Sciences and Mathematics within the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (SIAS). We seek an individual that shares our institutional values of excellence, community, diversity, innovation and access. This is a full-time position with a nine-month service period.
The successful candidate will have a proven record of scholarship in microbiology with biomedical applications. We expect the successful candidate to actively seek extramural support to develop and maintain an excellent res...
Source: AIBS Classifieds - November 29, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Classifieds Tags: Other Positions Available Source Type: news
Public Policy Manager
Location
AIBS Public Policy Office, 1201 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.
Description
The Public Policy Manager works with AIBS leadership and membership to develop and implement the organization’s science policy and communications agenda, which is focused on promoting informed decision-making that advances the biological sciences for the benefit of science and society. The position requires the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including congressional and executive branch officials. The Manager is responsible for promoting and maintaining an efficient workflow in the office ...
Source: AIBS Classifieds - December 28, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Classifieds Tags: AIBS Positions Available Source Type: news
Founding Dean
College of Mathematics and Sciences
Westfield State University
Westfield, Massachusetts
Westfield State University seeks a visionary, collaborative, and dynamic leader to serve as its Founding Dean of the College of Mathematics and Sciences. This is a momentous time to join the Westfield community as it welcomes three founding deans to help achieve great aspirations for the future.
Founded in 1838, Westfield State University is a comprehensive, four-year public university in Westfield, Massachusetts. Launched by Horace Mann, a noted educator and social reformer, Westfield was established as the first public, co-educa...
Source: AIBS Classifieds - November 30, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Classifieds Tags: Other Positions Available Source Type: news
Biological Sciences Faculty
The Department of Biological Sciences in the School of Science, Engineering and Health at Messiah College invites applications for the position of Biological Sciences (Plant Ecology) faculty. The successful candidate will be hired into a Term-Tenure Track Assistant Professor position depending upon qualifications.
Responsibilities: Teaching includes participation in a first year Plant Biology course and courses in the following areas: Ecology, Environmental Science, and Plant Taxonomy. Will likely also teach related courses in the General Education program. The successful candidate will be expected to involve students in ...
Source: AIBS Classifieds - November 28, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Classifieds Tags: Other Positions Available Source Type: news
Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Cellular Biology or Cellular Physiology
The University of Washington Tacoma invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Cellular Biology or Cellular Physiology in the Division of Sciences and Mathematics within the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (SIAS). This is a full-time position with a nine-month service period. The successful candidate will be an intellectually expansive scholar with a proven record in cellular biology, cellular physiology, or related field, with biomedical applications. They will also have a demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive classroom and laboratory environment with diverse and underreprese...
Source: AIBS Classifieds - October 30, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Classifieds Tags: Other Positions Available Source Type: news
Assistant Professor of Biology
Penn State Hazleton invites applications for a faculty position, Assistant Professor of Biology, (Tenure-Track, 36 weeks) to begin August 2018, or as negotiated.
Responsibilities: Teach two to three courses (9 contact hours) each semester using traditional, hybrid and/or online delivery methods. Teaching assignments would consist primarily of introductory, lab-based courses in biology for science majors, and general education courses in the successful applicant’s area of expertise. Teaching assignments may require teaching day, evening and/or Saturday classes as needed. Publish in refereed journals. Support undergra...
Source: AIBS Classifieds - September 27, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Classifieds Tags: Other Positions Available Source Type: news
Tenure-track Professor in Visual Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Science Department, Johns Hopkins University
The Department of Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University seeks a faculty candidate with an exceptionally strong record of conducting and directing cognitive research in the area of vision. The ideal candidate should address mid- to high- level vision, conduct research that makes substantive contact with theories of vision, and integrate multiple approaches (e.g., behavioral, neuroimaging and computational, neuropsychology and development). The rank is open, although preference may be given to mid-career appointments. Candidates should carry out integrative wo...
Source: AIBS Classifieds - June 9, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Classifieds Tags: Other Positions Available Source Type: news
