I plan to hire two postdoctoral researcher positions to begin in
Jan-March 2017. One of these positions is funded by the USDA to evaluate
and develop sunflower pollen as a treatment for pathogens in bumble and
honey bees. Interested applicants should have experience working with
honey and/or bumble bees in field or lab settings; experience working
with bee pathogens and communicating with beekeepers and/or growers is
also desirable. The other is funded by NIH from the Ecology and
Evolution of Infectious Disease (EEID) panel to test models predicting
disease transmission via manipulations of bee traits, floral traits, and
plant-pollinator network characteristics. Interested applicants should
have experience working in plant-pollinator or pollinator-pathogen
interactions, and ideally experience conducting experiments with
multiple bee species. For both positions, desirable additional
qualifications include a strong record of publishing research in quality
journals, expertise in R and statistical analysis, and an interest in
mentoring undergraduate research.
UMass Amherst has a vibrant intellectual community and strong graduate
program in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB). These are
benefited, full-time positions. Salary would be determined by previous
experience, but no less than $47,476 annually.
This is not an official job advertisement, but I'm posting because I
will be at ESA in Portland next week and would be happy to meet with
interested applicants there. The official ads will come out in early
September. If you are interested, please contact me at lsad...@ent.umass.edu
/The University of Massachusetts Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans, and
individuals with disabilities and encourages applications from these and
other protected group members. /
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Lynn S. Adler, Professor
Biology Department
Office: 102D Fernald Hall
Mailing address:
221 Morrill Science Center South
611 North Pleasant Street
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003
lsad...@ent.umass.edu
Phone: 413-545-1060
FAX: 413-545-3243
people.umass.edu/lsadler/
