The Wadsworth and Ross Labs at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass, Amherst) seek a Postdoctoral Research Associate to perform research on mitotic spindle dynamics and mechanics. This will include generating mammalian cells using CRISPr or siRNA to test candidate MAPs in spindle function. The appointee is expected to establish some independence in research design and execution,...
Past Announcements
Dr. Darcy Kelley, Harold Weintraub Professor, in the department of Biological Sciences at Columbia University will deliver the Fall Sinauer Associates Lecture "Mechanisms underlying the evolution and expression of vocal communication" on Wednesday,...
Check out BURA, the Biology Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship program!
BURA provides a website for Biology undergraduates to apply for research apprenticeships in the life sciences. This is a great place to learn about active research projects and to find a laboratory for honors thesis work. Many laboratories prefer to start with students in their freshmen, sophomore, and junior...
The Biology Intensive Orientation Session (BIOS) is a rigorous academic program designed to enhance the success of first-year students in life science majors. BIOS immerses incoming students in college-level biology coursework, and...
University of Massachusetts
Visiting Assistant Professor (NTT)
The Biology Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (www.bio.umass.edu/biology/) invites applications for one full-time non-tenure track position. Initial appointment is for one year and is ordinarily renewable for two...
Faculty Position in Biology
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The Department of Biology (www.bio.umass.edu/biology) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst seeks a full-time non-tenure track Lecturer to coordinate and direct the first-year biology laboratory experience for life science...
Dr. Marlene Zuk, from the department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the University of Minnesota will deliver the Spring Sinauer Associates Lecture "Rapid evolution in silence:
adaptive signal loss in the Pacific field cricket" on...
Director of Administration and Finance
Biology Department
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
The Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is seeking a Director of Administration and Finance. The Director will provide management and supervision for the administrative and technical support services of the Biology Department and be responsible for...
RESEARCH FELLOW, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The Fritz-Laylin Lab (fritzlaylinlab.org) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is recruiting a highly motivated Research Fellow. The Fritz-Laylin lab studies cell motility at the interface of evolutionary biology and quantitative cell biology to define minimal requirements for cell movement, and to trace the evolutionary...
CLERK III (50% time), CNS
College of Natural Sciences Dean’s Office
The College of Natural Sciences Dean’s Office at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has an immediate opening for a 50% time Clerk III (grade 11). This benefited position will provide administrative support to the Director of Neuroscience, the Institute of Neurosciences, and the various committees associated...
Interested in research abroad? This Research Scholarship supports undergraduate research on a biological question in a laboratory or field setting outside of the United States.
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