Position Summary

GreenLight Biosciences is seeking an exceptional and highly motivated Research Associate to help advance the company’s platform technology for mRNA therapeutics. The successful candidate will support R&D efforts within the company in the areas of platform and process development, sample generation, and product characterization. A strong background and independence in molecular biology is required. Organizational and communication skills, creative problem-solving, and flexibility are essential.

This is a six-month...

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is recruiting for a tenure-track or tenure-eligible investigator within its Intramural Research Program (IRP) in Bethesda, MD. The recruitment is part of a planned expansion of NLM’s intramural research in computational health sciences. The goal of this search is to identify candidates with the potential to develop a dynamic, innovative, and independent research program with a focus on clinical...

“The new Harvard Ideation Hub (I-Hub) at HMS is currently looking to hire two Therapeutics Innovation Fellows (TIFs), one Fellow each for the following projects at HMS: (1) a COVID-19 Translator Research Program and (2) a Lyme Disease Research Program, detailed job posting can be found here...

The department of Health Sciences at Stetson University invites applications for a visiting assistant professor position beginning January 2021. The position is a full-time, 9-month appointment that spans January 2021-May 2022 (3 semesters), with the possibility of renewal. In 2018, an $18 million gift for the enhancement of health and science education spurred new thinking about partnerships, interdisciplinarity, and plans for a new building (slated for occupancy in May 2022). It...

The pandemic has posed a unique set of challenges for graduate students, who find themselves navigating a new educational environment as both students and instructors. Now, a new study quantifies just what those challenges are.

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Public writing can be a touchy subject. From one perspective, we are living in a golden age of public intellectualism. Today’s scholars have numerous ways to reach a broad audience — from online magazines hungry for fresh takes on the topics of the day to print magazines looking for authoritative essays. Writing coaches and programs such as the OpEd Project offer training in how to pitch to general-interest publications, while grant agencies in Europe and North America increasingly require...

"How to protect your bright mind from the drain of everyday racism you may encounter in academic life."

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The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral research fellow to join the Rutz lab in the Department of Cancer Immunology at Genentech. The successful candidate will initiate an independent research project to investigate mechanisms by which the ubiquitin pathway regulates T cell responses and immunosuppression. The expectation is that this work will result in novel and important contributions to our understanding of the regulation of adaptive immune responses in cancer and chronic inflammation, as evidenced by publications in top tier...

The DNA Enzymes Division of New England Biolabs (NEB) invites
applicants for the position of Postdoctoral Fellow. Projects will be part of a
research program aimed at studying DNA replication and repair using
enzyme kinetics, genetic, biochemical, and next generation sequencing.
Required Qualifications:
• Ph.D. in biochemistry, bioengineering, molecular biology or related field.
• Technical expertise in enzyme kinetics and enzymology.
• Excellent presentation and writing ability.
• Publication of original scientific work in high-quality journals.
• Next...

Collections Editor / Curriculum Specialist, pd|hub

Position Description and Responsibilities: The Collections Editor/Curriculum Specialist will be part of the pd|hub core team, working closely with the PI/Director and Collections Co- Investigator to ensure success of the Collections and corresponding activities.

• Oversee & manage Collections, including the submissions process, peer review process, model annotations, instructional strategies in train-the-trainer workshops, and mentoring groups

• Work with the PI, co-I...