Reposted by Ken StedmanLeonor García-Bayona @lgbacteria.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Come be our colleague! Very supportive department for assistant profs! 099
Reposted by Ken StedmanMark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For the last 34 years I have been on the faculty of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Biology and have never regretted that decision. This year we are hiring TWO new Assistant Professors in the broad area of Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology 1/n bio.unc.edu 3150141
Reposted by Ken StedmanJulia Van Etten @couchmicroscopy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Spread the word! I’m looking to recruit a PhD student to grow the Paulinella project. Some details can be found here: www.vanettenlab.org/joinvanettenlab.orgJoin! — Van Etten lab at UMD 25644
Reposted by Ken StedmanAnita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Emory Biology department is hiring a tenure-track ecologist at any rank. Deadline is Nov 1, link below! As I've said many times before, I couldn't ask for a more supportive department. Our faculty colleagues, dept chair, and admin staff are truly awesome ❤️ apply.interfolio.com/191783 2115145
Reposted by Ken StedmanJohn Timmer @jtimmer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A great story about one of the cooler organisms on the planet - Paulinella, which I didn't even know existed as recently as a decade or so ago. 1121
Reposted by Ken StedmanErin Hotchkiss @fluvialbenthos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We (Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech) are #hiring TWO tenure-track Molecular Microbiology professors! Review of applications starts 1 Nov. I'm happy to answer questions about the department, VT, life in Blacksburg, etc.! More info / to apply: jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/assista... 🧪👩🔬🦠 #academicjobsjobs.apply.vt.eduAssistant/Associate Professor - Blacksburg, Virginia, United StatesJob Description The Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech seeks applicants for two (2) tenure-track research and teaching positions at the Assistant/Associate ... 03348
Ken Stedman @xtremevirusprof.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Congratulations to @oliverio.bsky.social and @hbrappap.bsky.social for their Cell paper on extremophilic amoeba from Lassen Volcanic National Park. So glad to have been able to help with this work! authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...authors.elsevier.com 241
Reposted by Ken StedmanMoi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Fantastic Asst Professor positions open across multiple UC Berkeley departments @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Plant/Algae/Microb aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05522 Plant/Env aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05382 Gen/Dev/Evo aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481 Eco aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05489aprecruit.berkeley.eduAssistant Professor – Plant or Macroalgae-Associated Microbial Communities and Interactions - Plant and Microbial BiologyUniversity of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now! 05171
Reposted by Ken StedmanNick Loman @pathogenomenick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Folks - if you're interested in how machine learning/AI can be used for microbial genomics, microbiome and metagenomics studies - please join us for a workshop in Birmingham on Thursday 8th October organised with CLIMB & NVIDIA. www.climb.ac.uk/blog/2026/09...climb.ac.ukCall for Applications: GPU-Accelerated Computing for Microbiome and Metagenomic Research · CLIMBCLIMB is a cloud computing infrastructure for microbial bioinformatics — notebook servers, shared storage and reproducible workflows for genomics, metagenomics and pathogen surveillance researchers ac... 31920
Reposted by Ken StedmanBernard Kim @bernardkim.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Princeton EEB is running a very broad faculty search at the Assistant Professor level. Please consider applying to join us! This is a wonderful, collaborative, cohesive department with diverse interests and amazing colleagues. apply.interfolio.com/193474apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 0100104
Reposted by Ken StedmanCarl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 17/09/2026I wrote about what came before CRISPR 4 billion years ago: a war among viruses. Gift link: nyti.ms/3TBq4q0nyti.msThe Next Gene-Editing Technology May Also Be the Oldest (Gift Article)Scientists have discovered a powerful gene-targeting system in viruses. Billions of years old, VIPR seems to predate CRISPR and may be even more powerful. 114351
Reposted by Ken StedmanEuropean Virus Bioinformatics Center @evbc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026How can an unknown #bacteriophage be classified? A new guide presents 10 practical tips, covering genome quality, taxonomic tools, similarity searches, phylogenetics, protein structure, host range and ecology. 🦠🔬 #Virology 📄 doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1014403 👤 EVBC member: Colin Hilldoi.orgTen quick tips for classifying unknown bacteriophage 0218
Reposted by Ken StedmanWill Ratcliff @wcratcliff.bsky.social · 15/09/20261/17 Submissions are now open for the 2027 Microbial Population Biology GRC! We expect this meeting to be extraordinarily oversubscribed. If you want to come, time is of the essence--apply ASAP! June 27–July 2 • Andover, NH www.grc.org/microbial-po... 310472
Reposted by Ken StedmanDmitri Petrov @petrovadmitri.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We are searching for an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology! Looking for colleagues asking fundamental questions relating to evolutionary processes and drivers of evolutionary patterns. If you think it is you, please do apply! And please repost. facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...facultypositions.stanford.eduAssistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology - Stanford University, California, United StatesThe Department of Biology at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology. A successful candidate will conduct research that asks fundamental que... 5151191
Reposted by Ken StedmanLeslie B Vosshall PhD @leslievosshall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Transformative opportunity for early career faculty @hhmi-science.bsky.social #FreemanHrabowski Scholars competition opens 11/3/2026 but you can get started NOW: view application components, establish eligibility, and unlock example applications and other resources www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...hhmi.orgEarly Career Faculty Program | Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMIThe Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program offers comprehensive support to outstanding early career faculty committed to scientific excellence in their own research, and to fostering labs that expand the ... 04841
Reposted by Ken StedmanSimon Roux @simrouxvirus.bsky.social · 16/09/20262 more days for VEGA26 early-bird registration ! Get in before it's too late :-) 001
Reposted by Ken StedmanAsher Leeks @asherleeks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Come work with @viromehunter.bsky.social and myself at UBC! We have a postdoctoral position available for someone with an interest in bioinformatics and genomics, using sociovirology to understand disease dynamics in plant viruses. Advert: ppvlab.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/0...ppvlab.sites.olt.ubc.caBrowser Verification | UBC Cybersecurity 02635
Reposted by Ken StedmanTatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · 07/09/2026📣 Please share! We’re recruiting to build predictive models of gene regulation in plants. We’d love to hear from anyone with strong foundations in regulatory genomics or ML and fluency with coding agents. Any career stage; no plant background needed. noborilab.org 1/5noborilab.orgNobori Lab | The Sainsbury LaboratoryDecoding the molecular and cellular basis of plant-microbe interactions. Single-cell and spatial omics of plant immunity. Led by Tatsuya Nobori at TSL, Norwich, UK. 12739
Reposted by Ken StedmanSimon Roux @simrouxvirus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026One week left to catch the early-bird rate for the VEGA26 symposium - Don't miss the deadline, and come share your research and thoughts about virus ecology, virus (meta)genomics, and virus applications ! (also, abstracts for posters and short talks are still open !) jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us...jgi.doe.govVEGA Symposium | Joint Genome InstituteBerkeley, CA 053
Reposted by Ken StedmanSimon Roux @simrouxvirus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Quick reminder - VEGA26 early-bird registration rates are on until Sept 19 ! If you are interested in virus/phage-host interaction, functional annotation of novel virus/phage genomes, and microbiome manipulations with virus/phages, you will have an amazing time Nov 18-19 in Berkeley 😁 🧬 🦠 🔬 🧫 0115
Reposted by Ken StedmanAndres Bendesky @bendeskylab.com · 11/09/2026We have a tenure-track faculty position in Evolutionary Biology in Columbia's E3B Department. Application deadline is October 15. Come be our colleague. Please RT! apply.interfolio.com/193016apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 082105
Reposted by Ken StedmanDiversify Microbiology @diversifymicro.bsky.social · 11/09/2026UNC Greensboro Department of Biology is hiring for three positions this year including one in microbiology! spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/35918spartantalent.uncg.eduAssistant Professor MicrobiologyThe Department of Biology at UNC Greensboro (UNCG) seeks an individual with a strong record of accomplishment in microbiology broadly defined for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assista... 05585
Reposted by Ken StedmanAlexander Harms @aharms485.bsky.social · 09/09/2026New project in the lab - engineering phages to edit mitochondria! We team up with Ian Collinson @ianofbristol.bsky.social + Nicholas Taylor @nmitaylorlab.bsky.social in the ProMit consortium led by Michal Minczuk @mitogene.bsky.social. PostDoc Ruta Prakapaite @rootspr.bsky.social is ready to go! 🪄🧬 2324
Reposted by Ken StedmanJim Sun, PhD @sunlab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to join the team @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca to study TB pathogenesis and host-directed therapy! Please help disseminate amongst your network. ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjo...ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.comPostdoctoral Research Fellow - Host-Pathogen Interactions & Host-Directed TherapeuticsAcademic Job Category Faculty Non Bargaining Job Title Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Host-Pathogen Interactions & Host-Directed Therapeutics Department Research I Sun I Department of Microbiology... 0919
Reposted by Ken StedmanHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Reposting this ongoing search (any discipline of biology) for an Assistant to Associate level colleague in the Division of Basic Sciences at Fred Hutch. Great city, great colleagues, great core facilities, great trainees. 16468
Reposted by Ken StedmanShawn Burgess @burgesslab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Excellent opportunity for early stage clinician-scientists. You do some research at the NIH and leave with funding for 5 years after, like a K99/R00 for MD's but you get to do research at the largest research-only hospital in the world. IMO better if you love zebrafish 😘 www.nih.gov/research-tra...nih.govLasker Clinical Research ScholarsThe Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program is an historic “intramural-extramural” partnership to nurture the next generation of clinical researchers. 088
Reposted by Ken StedmanPatrick R. Secor @prsecor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This job ad is now live! Please share or apply here: jobs.montana.edu/postings/52780 Screening of applicants begins Sept 15, 2026 #MicroSky #PhageSky #ScienceJobsjobs.montana.eduPostdoctoral Researcher - Lyme Disease Bacteriophage BiologyThe Secor Lab seeks a postdoctoral researcher to investigate bacteriophage biology in the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. The successful candidate will help define how phiBB-1 controls h... 02930
Reposted by Ken StedmanReyes-Lamothe lab @reyes-lab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026We’re hiring! The Biology department at McGill is hiring a tenure-track professor in Quantitative Cell Biology. We’re looking for an outstanding researcher and educator to join our community. Deadline: October 9 Info & application: mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree... Please share!mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.comAssistant Professor in Quantitative Cell Biology - Department of BiologyPlease refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ... 15663
Reposted by Ken StedmanChristophe 🔬 Leterrier @christlet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This is Marseille. We'll be recruiting soon 😎 0453
Reposted by Ken StedmanThiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · 31/08/2026'There are deadly viruses all around us, and viruses routinely jump from animals to humans and cause severe outbreaks. This is a real, documented risk. This is the risk we should worry about. This is the risk we should prepare for. But instead, we worry about fictitious AI-designed viruses'blog.genesmindsmachines.comI'm sorry, you're not going to die from an AI-engineered supervirusGod save us from economists who think they can competently talk about biology 12412
Reposted by Ken StedmanBrian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Thrilled to announce that my department - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - at the U of Arizona will likely be hiring for a tenure-track position in "Population and Community Ecology" this fall. Watch this space for more details and official announcements coming soon ... #Ecology #EcologyJobs 🌐🌾🧪 011899
Reposted by Ken StedmanKristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026We have a (dry lab) Postdoc Position in Viral Genomics & Pathogen Surveillance here in wonderful and sunny San Diego 🏄♂️☀️! We're looking to continue to build our AI and broader infectious disease surveillance efforts, with a focus on our outbreak.info platform. Read more: andersen-lab.com/about/andersen-lab.comAbout | Andersen LabLearn more about the Andersen Lab, as well as jobs and career opportunities. 13531
Reposted by Ken StedmanBoo Tseng Lab @btsenglab.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The UNLV School of Life Sciences has a new position for an Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Biology. Come join my department! Ad: nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNLV-Externa...nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comAssistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology, School of Life Sciences [R0153361]The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) appreciates your interest in employment. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application: Once you start the application process ... 158
Reposted by Ken StedmanAaron Quinlan (he/him) @aaronquinlan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I am delighted to announce that The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Utah is continuing a multi-year recruiting initiative for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. Please share and consider applying! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/208... 183102
Reposted by Ken StedmanJocelyn Poissant @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social · 28/08/2026🦌💩🦠 PhD opportunity! I am recruiting a fully-funded PhD student at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine to study the causes and consequences of gut microbiome variation in caribou. Start date is flexible. Please share! 13953
Reposted by Ken StedmanJocelyn Poissant @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social · 05/08/2026If you would be interested to apply for a fellowship to join the lab to work on fecal microbiome MAG assembly and/or mGWAS in caribou and feral horses, please get in touch. We have had great success with this competition so far (3/3 funded) research.ucalgary.ca/postdocs/fun...research.ucalgary.caVPR Postdoctoral Excellence AwardThe Spring 2026 competition is now closed. Applications for the December 1 competition will open on October 1. 046
Reposted by Ken StedmanKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.nytimes.comDolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.” 247238615776
Reposted by Ken StedmanBenjamín Schultz-Figueroa @benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I don't think how bad things have gotten for higher-ed is as well-known as it should be for people not directly connected to a university. So much of it is hollowed out and teetering on the edge of collapse after years of austerity and the bodyblow of Covid. Something's gotta give. 628695
Reposted by Ken StedmanDave Baltrus 🦦 @surtlab.bsky.social · 26/08/2026My Department has lost 11 faculty over the last couple years to retirements etc…and yet our total teaching credit hours have increased. We were just told that our next faculty search for one position can take place in 2030. Something has to give with the budget crunch. 0116
Reposted by Ken StedmanHanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Come and work with us (the Kokkonuts) as a postdoc! Our research within (theory-evo-eco) is broad; let's say it's implicitly defined by the journal club papers we read. Which is why the application process includes a JC-related task, I hope it'll be a fun one for you! www.evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...evoldir.net 195118
Reposted by Ken StedmanElaine Luo @oceanmicrobes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Excited to share that our lab has moved to the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences @somas-sbu.bsky.social at Stony Brook @stonybrooku.bsky.social and we are recruiting postdocs (flexible start dates). About the lab and how to apply in the join tab: sites.google.com/stonybrook.e...sites.google.comLuo Lab - Microbial OceanographyOur overall goal is to determine how microbes impact ecology and biogeochemistry, with a particular emphasis on under-explored environments with novel microbial diversity. Microbial engines drive biog... 01510
Reposted by Ken StedmanDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science. 339163585426
Reposted by Ken StedmanHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Here's a quick and cool cheat-sheet on all the competitions, eligibility, deadlines (just realizing the dates I wrote above were the opening dates, not the deadlines: please consult the links I posted for the correct dates and more details of why you should absolutely apply) 21012
Reposted by Ken StedmanHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 21/08/20265) Finally, for more established investigators, the HHMI Investigator Competition (www.hhmi.org/programs/inv...) will open on Sep 28, 2027. Eligibility requires 7 or more years of lab leadership experience (no upper limit) at one of 362 eligible institutions.hhmi.orgMid-Career & Senior Faculty Program | HHMI Investigators | HHMIThe HHMI Investigator Program offers generous, long-term support to established scientists whose research fundamentally changes our understanding of how biology works. 143
Reposted by Ken StedmanHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 21/08/20264) Early career faculty within the first 7 years of leading their independent labs are invited to apply to the Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program (www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...). Deadline: Nov 3*. (*The Hanna Gray & Freeman Hrabowski competition is joint, but with distinct categories of awards)hhmi.orgEarly Career Faculty Program | Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMIThe Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program offers comprehensive support to outstanding early career faculty committed to scientific excellence in their own research, and to fostering labs that expand the ... 134
Reposted by Ken StedmanHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 21/08/20263) Postdocs ready to transition to faculty positions are invited to apply to the Hanna Gray Fellows program (www.hhmi.org/programs/han...) Apply if you plan to definitely transition to a faculty position within 2 years of receiving this award. Deadline: Nov 3.hhmi.orgPostdoc-Faculty Transition Program | Hanna H. Gray Fellows | HHMIThe Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program supports postdoctoral scientists as they launch careers in academic science, equipping them to pursue scientific research at the highest levels and to recruit, mentor... 144
Reposted by Ken StedmanHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 21/08/20262) 2nd/3rd year PhD or MD-PhD students are invited to apply to the Gilliam Fellows Program (www.hhmi.org/programs/gil...); up to 3 years of PhD support; eligible to apply for an additional 4 years as a Gilliam Postdoc Fellow! Deadline: September 1hhmi.orgPhD and Postdoc Transition Program | Gilliam Fellows | HHMIThe Gilliam Fellows Program supports PhD students and their faculty thesis advisors in advancing cutting-edge research and fostering inclusive scientific training environments, while supporting the tr... 134
Reposted by Ken StedmanHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 21/08/2026@hhmi-science.bsky.social has several upcoming competitions for scientists at various career stages. Here is a list (pl share whatever you feel will be useful): 1) Rising college juniors & seniors in summer 2027 can apply to the Cech Fellows program (www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...) Deadline: Nov 10hhmi.orgSummer Undergraduate Research Experience (REU) | Cech Fellows | HHMIThe Cech Fellows Program is a paid, nine-week summer research experience empowering the next generation of scientific leaders. 22326
Reposted by Ken StedmanÁkos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Postdoctoral position with Salma Balazadeh at the University of Göttingen to study plant-microbe interactions and plant responses to drought (2 years, with the possibility of extension for up to 6 years)👇 www.uni-goettingen.de/de/644546.ht...uni-goettingen.deStellenanzeigen - Georg-August-Universität GöttingenWebseiten der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen 001
Reposted by Ken StedmanPatrick 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