The Field Museum is establishing a CT scanning facility and is looking for a lab manager to run it. fieldmuseum.hrmdirect.com/employment/job…

My (awesome) department is hiring an evolutionary genomicist. Come be my colleague!

Now accepting nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award! This prize recognizes contributions to the field through research, mentorship, outreach, DEI work, and/or other service to the evolutionary biology community. Submit your nomination today! evolutionsociety.org/society-awards…

Wild relatives of apples (Malus species), the main progenitor of domesticated apples (Malus sieversii from Central Asia) and domesticated apples (Malus domestica)! The story of modern #Apples includes natural selection, hybridization, gene flow, human selection, & breeding.

Dr. Anyi Mazo-Vargas and I are hiring a lab manager at Duke! Emphasis on molecular labwork. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/27895

Happy to release Stacks v2.67 today. This release updates process_radtags to make it easier to use SRA data and to filter poly-G (error) runs coming from Nextseq/Novaseq machines + bugfixes. We also added a genotype depth filter to populations #RADseq catchenlab.life.illinois.edu/stacks/

We just received our 3rd round of funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation, in collaboration with Cissy Ballen & Project Biodiversify! Our work introduces students to a diversity of authentic research & explores how to best share the stories of scientist role models! eschoolnews.com/steam/2024/07/…

It was a busy harvest day for the U.S. National Science Foundation funded pre-service teachers and the high school intern in our lab this summer. They have been working on legume-rhizobium interactions with their dedicated grad student mentor Josh.

Yoel Stuart, an associate professor of biology, was named a 2024 Biota Award Recipient by the Walder Foundation for his research on protecting local fish species. Learn more about his work benefiting biodiversity in the Chicago area. 🐠🌎 Watch Now: bit.ly/3zVaX0D

Our new study highlights the need for quality control in US #AMF mycorrhizal products. After assessing 23 inoculants, products underperformed compared to research lab-grown fungi, showing #plantpathogens, non-viability, and few AM fungal spores: Read it! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

come join UChicago’s E&E PhD students in a casual discussion around what a PhD entails and how to figure out if it’s a good choice for you! anyone who is vaguely or actively considering the idea of getting a PhD in biology (or specifically ecology & evolution) is welcome!

We're hiring THREE positions for Fall 2025: Assistant Professor in the area of Molecular Biology AND Assistant/Associate Professor in the area of Microbe-Plant Interactions AND Assistant Professor in the area of Microbe-Animal Interactions.

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The August issue is live! shorturl.at/MHAUq Many thanks to @Bianca_T0 from Yaowu Yuan (袁耀武)’s lab for the stunning monkeyflower cover image. Their review showcases "unusual suspects" for the molecular basis of phenotypic variation. Check it out!

My lab University of Montana is looking for a PhD student interested in studying either 1) reproductive ecology & speciation in endemic Missoula phlox or 2) thermal performance across the latitudinal gradient of Appalachian Phacelia! Please get in touch if interested! #Evo2024 #ESA2024

Many folks know this already but wanted to make an official announcement: I am super pleased to share that I will be starting my lab at Mississippi State University Mississippi State in Fall 2025! We will be recruiting grad students and a lab tech to start as soon as August ‘25

The SSAR DEI Committee's third 'applying to grad school' workshop -- this time focused on preparing your application materials -- will be held on Friday, September 20, from 3:00 - 4:30 pm ET. Please share widely and let me know if you have any questions! 🦎🐍🐢🐸💚

Really excited to share my latest pub, now published at the Journal of Chemical Ecology. We took a close look at local variation in a fungal-produced toxin in a diverse legume, and found surprising links to herbivory patterns. Check it out here 👇 tinyurl.com/3kahs57d

Interested in plant genetics, breeding, ecology or evolution? The Rubin Lab in SLUBiology at Saint Louis University is recruiting a PhD student for Fall 2025. The application deadline is Dec. 15: slu.edu/arts-and-scien…). Applicants are encouraged to reach out prior to applying.

🚨Job Alert 🚨 Our department is hiring TT faculty with a focus on developing research & coursework directed at pre-health students. The call is broad and many different fields of biology will be considered. Join an incredible department here in Chicago! careers.luc.edu/postings/29502