Reposted by Chris MarshallPatrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I’ll soon be #Hiring a postdoc to join the Secor Lab at Montana State University. This NIH-funded position will investigate phage biology in Lyme disease spirochetes. The official ad will be available soon. Please share with anyone who might be interested! #MicroSky #PhageSky 🔬🦠🧪🧫 34644
Reposted by Chris MarshallSue Biggins @suebiggins.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Junior faculty position in Basic Sciences @fredhutch.org! Please repost! 38097
Reposted by Chris MarshallCurtis Suttle @virosphere.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Professor in Bacteriophage Biology & Evolution at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Closing date 1 October, with an expected start date no earlier than January 1, 2027, and a salary within the range of $200,000 to $270,000 per year. For details: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac... 25585
Reposted by Chris MarshallRan Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Huge faculty recruitment effort at the University of Chicago -- a division-wide, open-rank search looking to hire about 20 faculty across 5 research areas in biology. Come be our colleague! Full announcement: uchicago.app.box.com/s/ckih9zv3rj... 3222232
Chris Marshall @sirmicrobe.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Since I dont think my coauthors are on here, I thought I should share this cool work showing how biosurfactants can enhance growth of a tricky but important dechlorinating bacterium Dehalobium chlorocoercia (DF1 for those that have followed along since its discovery) journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....journals.asm.orgRhamnolipid-augmented medium enhances growth of Dehalobium chlorocoercia on chloroethenes and polychlorinated biphenyls | Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyPolychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated ethenes remain widespread contaminants that are difficult to remove with conventional technologies, creating a need for scalable bioremediation strateg... 121
Reposted by Chris MarshallNoah Whiteman @nkwhiteman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I’m thrilled to share that our search for a tenure-track colleague in my *truly wonderful and collegial* Genetics, Genomics, Evolution and Development Division in the MCB Department at Berkeley @berkeleymcb.bsky.social is live! Please share this broad search widely: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481aprecruit.berkeley.eduAssistant Professor -Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development - Molecular and Cell BiologyUniversity of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now! 0183232
Reposted by Chris MarshallKaçar Lab at UW-Madison @kacarlab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026🚨 Job alert! 🚨 Join the faculty at UW–Madison Bacteriology! We have two faculty searches: • Asst Prof (Microbial Communities & Bioeconomy) • Asst / Assoc / Full Prof (Systems & Synthetic Biology) Check out the open positions and apply👇 #FacultyJobs #SynBio #Microbiology #Astrobiology #Evolution 35372
Reposted by Chris MarshallSean Gibbons 🦠💩 @gibbological.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Dear microbiome enthusiasts: I'm excited to be moving my lab to New York University this fall (& the NYU Institute for Engineering Health); with joint-appointment @isbscience.org I'm hiring a postdoc @ NYU to look at diet-driven evolution in the gut: apply.interfolio.com/189980 Please share! 🦠🤓apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 410076
Chris Marshall @sirmicrobe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026This is our 2nd recently posted paper where we wanted to build off the fantastic 2023 PNAS paper by @prsecor.bsky.social group (www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...) 1/3pnas.orgPNASProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans... 131
Chris Marshall @sirmicrobe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Our group recently posted 2 new papers! This is the first one where we looked at how anaerobic metabolism in P. aeruginosa alters antibiotic resistance determinants. 1/2 122
Reposted by Chris MarshallAlex Crits-Christoph @acritschristoph.bsky.social · 11/02/2026This is unbelievably cool 3104
Reposted by Chris MarshallNichole Broderick, PhD @nabroderick.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Very much worth 3 min of your day. 17033
Reposted by Chris MarshallPatrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Friends, please help spread the word about our microbiology REU program at Montana State University. www.montana.edu/mbi/reu/ Each student receives a stipend ($7000 for 10 wks). Travel compensation, room, and board are also provided. Details in the attached pic--Feb 14 deadline 🧫🧪🦠#microsky 36182
Reposted by Chris MarshallArcadia Science @arcadiascience.com · 29/12/2025A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communicationdoi.orgA free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communicationWe create vector graphics of model organisms and emerging biological research organisms to enhance our publications. We’re sharing these editable graphics under a CC0 license for other scientists to... 0268132
Reposted by Chris MarshallA. Murat Eren (Meren) @merenbey.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Starting this week, I set aside one hour each week to meet ECRs outside my group who want to discuss career development, mentorship, or any non-technical professional questions. Here is a blog that explains my motivation for this and how to schedule a meeting: merenlab.org/2025/11/16/E...merenlab.orgECR connection: Meet Meren when you need toA means for ECRs to get advice from a senior scientist outside of their support network 15330
Reposted by Chris MarshallA. Murat Eren (Meren) @merenbey.bsky.social · 23/10/2025SCIE exists for lazy evaluation panels that lack the expertise to assess scientific impact themselves to 'know' what journal names to look for in people's CVs. We need more eLifes. We need to flood this industry with creative, independent, non-profit publishing models for science. 091
Reposted by Chris MarshallErin Green @erinrgreen.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Job alert ‼️ UChicago Micro is hiring! Open to tenured/tenure track faculty at all levels in any area of microbiology. Come join our amazing and growing department. apply.interfolio.com/174404 4127126
Reposted by Chris MarshallVaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 29/09/2025View from the lab now. Did I mention that we are recruiting faculty microbiologists? www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn... 27524
Reposted by Chris MarshallSTCmicrobeblog @stcmicrobeblog.bsky.social · 28/09/2025we are happy to support this appeal 👇 we are also happy to repeat it... 061
Reposted by Chris MarshallVaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 21/08/2025Our Pitt Microbiology and Molecular Genetics department in the School of Medicine is recruiting.. Microbiologists! 🧫🦠🔬🧪 Please apply to join our faculty and enjoy these views 👀 while doing great science cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio... 17566
Chris Marshall @sirmicrobe.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Getting ready to teach microbiology this semester, just using ChatGPT to help me freshen up the course 030
Reposted by Chris MarshallK.T. Elliott @ktelliottmicro.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Applications due tomorrow for full consideration. Thinking about joining my fabulous department and becoming my colleague? Get that application in!! 015
Reposted by Chris MarshallTami Lieberman @contaminatedsci.bsky.social · 22/07/2025We are on the lookout for postdocs for two different projects at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and the human microbiome. See thread for more information and reach out! 2105115
Reposted by Chris Marshall2025 10th ASM Conference on Biofilms @asmbiofilms2025.bsky.social · 05/08/2025What to expect at the ASM Biofilms Conference 122
Reposted by Chris MarshallTiffany Lowe-Power stands with Minnesota @tlowepower.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Microbiology professor, want to join a slack for microbiology professors, any career stage, diverse career types (pure teaching, med school, R1, community college, pure research fed PIs, ...) Message me for an invite link if you are interested. No imposter syndrome, if you are 1% micro, join! 44642
Reposted by Chris MarshallNatalie Wright, Ph.D. @coereba.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Kenyon is hiring a TT microbiologist! Please share widely. I’m the search chair & am happy to answer any questions. careers.pageuppeople.com/695/cw/en-us...careers.pageuppeople.comKenyon College - Details - Assistant Professor of Biology (Tenure-Track) 02158
Reposted by Chris MarshallMichael Henson, Ph.D. @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Notice of Award is in! Join our team at NIU to study marine microbial ecology & disease dynamics in sea urchins 🧫🌊🦠 PhD | Spring/Fall 2026 start Job Ad Here 👉 shorturl.at/fSMy9 Apply here 👉 forms.gle/gfMnHutijfqC... More: theaquaticmicrobiologylab.com @ianhewson.bsky.social @viromegirl.bsky.socialforms.gleFunded Graduate Student Opportunity in Marine Microbial Ecology**Applicants will be contacted if selected for next round. Applicants not selected will not receive any notice. If not selected, this is not indicative of your merit. ** Northern Illinois University |... 22025
Reposted by Chris MarshallVaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 17/07/2025POSTDOC🚨 With the excellent @anshika22.bsky.social moving to UCI 🥲Anna Zemke and I are again recruiting a postdoc on the HOST-PATHOGEN BIOLOGY of TRACHEOBRONCHITIS. This is a microbiome-device-host immunity problem of broad significance. Contact Dr. Zemke (zemkea at upmc dot edu) if interested! 👇🏻 12030
Reposted by Chris MarshallJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Quote Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence. Louis Pasteur 19532
Reposted by Chris MarshallJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 23/04/2025AAU updates their excellent explainer about indirect costs to cover the current attacks... www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtqK... 1/2youtube.comFacilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs ExplainerYouTube video by Association of American Universities 76134
Chris Marshall @sirmicrobe.bsky.social · 18/04/2025arstechnica.com/culture/2025...arstechnica.comResist, eggheads! Universities are not as weak as they have chosen to be.Opinion: It’s time for public resistance. 030
Reposted by Chris MarshallMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Also, for the record: 1. No it doesn't. 2. No it doesn't. 3. Kinda but not really. 4. This is unconfirmed and months early makes no sense. 5. It has. 19619120
Reposted by Chris MarshallNanami Kubota @nanamikubota.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Preprint out! Bacteria w/ hyper-replicative filamentous phage lead to overnight emergence of cheater phages. Bacteria w/ both phages can outcompete wildtype, then rapidly lose phage via a phage Tragedy of the Commons @shellyscrib.bsky.social @vscooper.micropopbio.org www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgFilamentous cheater phages drive bacterial and phage populations to lower fitnessMany bacteria carry phage genome(s) in their chromosome (i.e., prophage), and this intertwines the fitness of the bacterium and the phage. Most Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains carry filamentous phages ... 75939
Reposted by Chris MarshallMike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 26/02/2025My (purely teaching-focused) unit is hiring. We teach the lecture and lab for 100-level bio majors. Starts at 1 year, but expectation is permanent. For more information and to apply, please visit careers.msu.edu (search for job# 1024852). Review of applications will begin on March 20, 2025.careers.msu.eduHomepageBECOME A PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER 12828
Reposted by Chris MarshallConlon Lab @bconlon.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Delighted to share our new study. A collaboration with the Thurlow lab. Antibiotic resistance rapidly emerges and thrives in diabetic mice. A worrying coming together of two major and growing health problems worldwide www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgDiabetes potentiates the emergence and expansion of antibiotic resistanceDiabetic infections are a reservoir for the emergence and proliferation of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. 14721
Reposted by Chris MarshallPatrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Friends, please help spread the word about our microbiology REU program at Montana State University. www.montana.edu/mbi/reu/ Each student receives a stipend ($7000 for 10 wks). Travel compensation, room, and board are also provided. Details in the attached pic--Feb 13 deadline 🧫🧪🦠#microsky 15384
Reposted by Chris MarshallCorrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 26/11/2024📣 📣 📣 Still lots of TT jobs being advertised: The 2024-2025 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...docs.google.comecoevojobs.net 2024-25 2233188
Reposted by Chris MarshallIain Johnston @mitomaths.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Have had some good chats recently about pivoting to non-profit and society journals. A point to share/underline is that such options exist across the "prestige" spectrum. Some examples in the image. All heavily subjective of course; would love to hear thoughts from others! 1013158
Reposted by Chris MarshallRachel Poretsky @rporetsky.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Bumping this since more people are here now. Our NTTs are unionized and awesome. 043
Reposted by Chris MarshallTony Gamble @tonygamble.eurosky.social · 26/09/2024Herpetologist Wanted!!! We are hiring a Research/Animal Care Technician in Milwaukee. Previous lizard/snake experience required. See attached ad (and alt text) for details. 🧪🦎 22517
Reposted by Chris MarshallRyan Newton @aqcrobial.bsky.social · 16/08/2024Recruiting a Postdoctoral Scholar for Fall 2024. See wix.to/wPgT5kj for detailswix.toRecruiting Postdoc for Fall 2024The Newton Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is recruiting a Postdoctoral Scholar to begin as soon as possible in Fall 2024 to lead a research project on antimicrobial resistance in municip... 001
Reposted by Chris MarshallPatrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · 16/08/2024I am super excited to share that my lab has relocated to the Dept of Microbiology & Cell Biology at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. We will be looking to recruit scientists at all levels. Get in touch if you love phages, microbes, & mountains. 🧫🧪🦠 74115
Reposted by Chris MarshallAlfonso Santos Lopez @asantoslopez.bsky.social · 03/03/2024Excited to share the first preprint from my lab, collaborating with the fantastic @sanmillan.bsky.social 's lab, led by the amazing Jorge Sastre. We've demonstrated how insertion sequences encoded in plasmids promote bacterial adaptation. This project has been incredibly fun! 0167
Reposted by Chris MarshallRyan Newton @aqcrobial.bsky.social · 21/11/2023We are recruiting a MS graduate student for fall 2024. Research focus is on Microbiology interventions in wastewater. Applications are due January 15. Please contact me if interested. 032
Reposted by Chris MarshallBenjamin Wolfe @benwolfe.bsky.social · 07/11/2023Hugely impressed with the quality of genomic/transcriptomic services at @seqcoast.bsky.social! We've processed several orders with them and they are fast, have competitive prices, produce high quality data, and are happy to work with diverse samples from academic researchers. seqcoast.com/services/seqcoast.comServices - SeqCoast GenomicsFast Insights. Friendly Service. Sequencing and bioinformatics from microbial genomics experts Short read whole genome sequencing, Illumina Our short read sequencing service provides 150bp paired end ... 0154
Reposted by Chris MarshallRyan Newton @aqcrobial.bsky.social · 28/09/2023There is still time…We are hiring 2 tenure track faculty at the U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences 1) Freshwater (Ecosystem) Dynamics and 2) Fisheries. Application review starts Oct 2. jobs.uwm.edu/postings/37676 jobs.uwm.edu/postings/37677 We would love for you to join us!jobs.uwm.eduASSISTANT PROFESSOR - Freshwater DynamicsThe School of Freshwater Sciences seeks a tenure-track faculty member who will join a highly interdisciplinary program to contribute to limnological research and education at the University of Wiscons... 041
Reposted by Chris MarshallMark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 27/09/2023I'm excited to announce that the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Biology has TWO openings for tenure track Assistant Professors using genomics-informed methods to study critical questions in Plant and/or Microbial Biology. unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/265...unc.peopleadmin.comAssistant ProfessorThe Department of Biology at UNC Chapel Hill (https://bio.unc.edu/) is searching for two tenure track Assistant Professors using genomics-informed methods to study critical questions in Plant and Micr... 1108114
Reposted by Chris MarshallSeqCoast Genomics @seqcoast.bsky.social · 15/09/2023Not sure how to begin your sequencing journey? Get in touch! You can send us a note via our contact form, or book a quick meeting with one of our scientists: seqcoast.com/contact/seqcoast.comContact - SeqCoast GenomicsContact SeqCoast Genomics for information on our sequencing. Based in New Hampshire, USA, we provide rapid results and superior service. 086
Reposted by Chris MarshallDrew Steen @drewsteen.bsky.social · 11/09/2023Three - count 'em! - faculty positions open at U Tennessee Microbiology! 1.) TT Assoc/Full prof: Plant/microbe interactions apply.interfolio.com/131119 2.) TT Ass't prof: Immunology apply.interfolio.com/130937 3.)TT Ass't prof: Micro. physiology apply.interfolio.com/130406apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 11424