‘Career Options: Academia’
Job Opportunity: Scientist Educator-Assistant, Associate, or Professor of Medical Education-Microbiology, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Mar. 1, 2022—The Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont University is seeking a Microbiologist to be a core faculty member as a Scientist Educator in the Department of Medical Education. This is a full-time faculty position at the rank of assistant, associate, or professor. Primary Duties and Responsibilities: • Contribute to the development, delivery,...
ASM Future Leaders Mentoring Fellowship Application due March 8!
Feb. 24, 2022—What is the ASM Future Leaders Mentoring Fellowship? The ASM Future Leaders Mentoring Fellowship is designed to support senior undergraduate, postbaccalaureate, master’s and doctoral graduate students from underrepresented groups who demonstrate an interest in the microbial sciences and seek mentorship in navigating their career trajectory. Microbiology sectors include but are not limited to academia, industry,...
Explainer: hard vs. soft money
Feb. 4, 2022—You may hear academics throwing around terms like “hard money” and “soft money” when talking about salaries. What do these terms mean, anyway? This blog post explains the difference.
Spring 2022 Women in the Academy Series
Jan. 11, 2022—Authenticity in the Job Search: Finding a Job and Remaining True to Yourself Lauren Easterling, Director of Trainee Services, Indiana University School of Medicine Thursday, January 27 12:00–1:15 p.m. Zoom sign up here.
Job Opportunity: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, Center for Health Equity Transformation, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY
Aug. 5, 2021—Job Opportunity: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, Center for Health Equity Transformation, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY Introduction We are seeking Assistant, Associate, or Full Professors for tenure track, Regular Title Series, full-time (12 month) positions in the Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET) in the College of Medicine at the University...
Job Opportunity: Lecturer, Human Physiology, Biology Division, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Jul. 1, 2021—Lecturer, Human Physiology, Biology Division, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN The Department of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology (BCMB) and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) in the Biology division at the University of Tennessee invite applications for a non-tenure track, full-time, 9-month position of Lecturer. The primary responsibilities of this position...
2021 ASPIRE Career Symposium: Educating Panel
Apr. 7, 2021— It’s time for the 2021 ASPIRE Annual Career Symposium: Careers for the Citizen Scientist! EDUCATING PANEL Friday, May 7 10:30-11:30am CST Zoom Webinar Register for Educating Panel Dr. Emily Dilger, PhD, Chief Education Officer, Ignited Dr. Emily Dilger is the Chief Education Officer of Ignited, a non-profit focused on teacher professional development. Teachers are...
Job Opportunity: Director, Programs (Career Services for Office of Graduate Studies), Miller School of Medicine’s Office of Graduate Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Apr. 6, 2021—The University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine’s Office of Graduate Studies has an exciting career opportunity for a Director, Programs for the student career services. Reporting to the Executive Director of the Office of Graduate Studies (OGS), the Director of Career Services is responsible for developing and establishing strategic plans, programs, and services to...
Careers in Medical Education
Apr. 5, 2021—The International Association of Medical Science Educators is forming an interest group for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows interested in careers in medical education. Learn more in and sign up here (Careers-in-Medical-Education1) if you are interested in hearing about events they plan to sponsor about careers in this field.
Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor Department of Biology College of Arts & Sciences, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
Mar. 26, 2021—JOB SUMMARY: Adelphi University invites applications for a tenure-track position in biology to begin in fall 2021. We seek candidates who have a strong commitment to teaching undergraduate and graduate students from diverse cultural backgrounds. The position is for a biologist broadly defined, who must be able to teach regulatory physiology, anatomy and physiology, comparative...
Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor- Animal Behavior, Department of Biology College of Arts & Sciences, Garden City, NY
Mar. 26, 2021—JOB SUMMARY: Adelphi University invites applications for tenure-track position in biology to begin in fall 2021. We encourage applications from diverse cultural backgrounds. The position is for a biologist, research area open, with teaching responsibilities to include animal behavior, molecular neuroscience, introductory biology, and or related courses. Additional teaching responsibilities will be determined but could...
Job Opportunity: Assistant/Associate/Professor of Physiology, DCOM, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN
Mar. 25, 2021—Job DescriptionThe Assistant/Associate/Professor of Physiology for the Harrogate location shall have the primary responsibility of teaching physiology in accordance with LMU-DCOM approved curriculum. They shall be held accountable for scholarly activity, also, as they contribute to the attainment of the mission of the University, the School, and the Department. Required QualificationsPh.D. in physiology or closely...
Job opportunity: Collegiate Faculty (Open Rank), The Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience, Blacksburg, VA
Mar. 13, 2021—The Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience is currently looking to hire an instructional faculty to help teach undergraduate neuroscience courses to our 800 majors. The position is open rank and is in our Collegiate Faculty track. The Collegiate Faculty track is a non-tenure track with ranks at the Assistant, Associate, and Full Collegiate Professor levels....
Job Opportunity: Director, CLEAR Center for Learning, Education, and Research in the Sciences, Oberlin College, Oberlin OH
Mar. 10, 2021—Posting Details Job Summary Oberlin College seeks a Director for the Center for Learning, Education, and Research in the Sciences (CLEAR) in support of Oberlin’s goal of promoting the persistence and success of all students in STEM fields. This is a full-time 12-month, Administrative and Professional Staff position with an excellent benefits package and competitive salary.Founded in...
Stanford Propel Postdoctoral Scholars Program, round 2 of applications open March 1
Feb. 23, 2021—For those in the biosciences, the Propel program is opening a second round of applications for its inaugural cohort. Propel Postdoctoral Scholars Program: Application opens March 1 Propel provides inclusive training for outstanding postdoctoral scholars in the School of Medicine focused on academic careers. Our mission is to recruit and develop a distinguished group of...
Job Opportunity: Faculty Position on the educator track, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Feb. 15, 2021—Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences invites applications for a faculty position on the educator track. The position requires a Ph.D. in the life sciences, expertise in science education and pedagogy, and preferably two years of experience teaching and developing life sciences curricula. Scholarly work related to science education is highly valued. The faculty...
Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor of Biology – Microbiology or Plant Physiology (3 positions), Department of Biological Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN
Feb. 12, 2021— The Department of Biological Sciences at Tennessee State University, a public Historically Black College and University (HBCU) located in Nashville, Tennessee, seeks applicants for three tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin August 2021. Special consideration will be given to candidates with expertise in Microbiology (two positions) or Plant Physiology (one...
Job Opportunity: Faculty positions, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Feb. 9, 2021—MTSU seeks applications for almost thirty faculty positions for the 2021-2022 academic year who are committed to innovative teaching, robust research/creative activity, and meaningful service. We also seek a culturally and academically diverse faculty who value working with a diverse student body. Review of most applications begins early February and will continue until positions are...
Beyond VU: Alumni Perspectives with Isi Ero-Tolliver, PhD
Feb. 3, 2021—Join the Vanderbilt Leadership Institute on February 4th to hear from Isi Ero-Tolliver, PhD, Vanderbilt alumnus. She is currently interim Dean of the School of Science and Associate Professor of Biology at Hampton University. Be sure to register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5V19iw_4qbG0sToLR4QdCCOmqQeYG67t0Dtk7TzJN_mLVkw/viewform
Women in the Academy Schedule for Spring 2021
Jan. 8, 2021—The Women in the Academy Series sponsored by the Vanderbilt Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center continues with: Women’s Leadership in the Academy Bonnie Dow, Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Arts and Science Katherine Friedman, Vice Chair of Biological Sciences Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Graduate Education, Peabody College Padma Raghavan, Vice Provost for...