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Research Opportunities at U.S. Department of Homeland Security

March 29, 2021

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is offering research opportunities for their Visiting Scientist Program at the Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) in Atlantic City, NJ. These opportunities are open to faculty as well as postdoctoral or current PhD applicants (must receive degree by anticipated start date) with technical or research experience (US Citizens only). Ideal applicants will be interested in adding their perspective and expertise to innovative research in threat detection technology while learning from and collaborating with a highly skilled team of TSL staff...

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Biology Faculty, Anatomy, Physiology, and Neuroscience @ Bethel University

March 29, 2021

Summary

Teach courses in anatomy, physiology, and neuroscience and participate in a research program involving undergraduates.

 
Responsibilities

Teach the equivalent of a full seven-course load per year, including courses in the introductory biology curriculum, anatomy, physiology, and neuroscience, as well as upper-level biology courses appropriate to the candidate's qualifications. Engage in ongoing professional and/or scholarly development, and participate in a research program involving undergraduates. General faculty...

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Biology Faculty @ Wentworth Institute of Technology

March 29, 2021

Wentworth Institute of Technology (Boston, MA) is seeking to fill one full time faculty position in biology within the Sciences Program in the School of Sciences and Humanities to start in September 2021. The search committee will start reviewing applications on March 22, 2021 and continue to accept applications until the position is filled. 

 

Wentworth’s mission is to provide an experiential learning environment, focused on training students for career success. That mission is...

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The More Mentors, the Merrier [Science]

March 29, 2021

Since the beginning of my scientific training, fellow students and well-meaning career counselors encouraged me to seek multiple mentors to help me find my way. But, as a self-conscious Black woman in a predominantly white field and institution, I felt intimidated. I was filled with self-doubt, embarrassed by how much I didn't know. How could I ask people to help me if I didn't even know what I needed help with?

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T32 Training Grant: Population Neuroscience of Alzheimer’s Disease and Age-related Dementia (PNA)

March 23, 2021

The grant offers 3 pre-doc (each one up to 4 years) and 2 post-doc positions (each one for up to 3 years).  

 

Our PNA curriculum addresses this need by providing:

  • foundational knowledge in population science and neuroscience of aging
  • availability of multi-center and international databases
  • enhanced training in cutting-edge multimodal methodologies to measure brain changes with age, including neuropsychological assessment, neuroimaging, and post-mortem assessments
  • hands-on experiences on...
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Autoimmunity @ Benaroya Research Institute

March 19, 2021

The Khor laboratory at Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason Hospital is  seeking highly motivated and creative postdoctoral candidates. The Khor lab works to  understand novel pathways regulating inflammation and autoimmunity. Pathways of  translational interest emerge from our study of autoimmune-relevant pathways  dysregulated in people with Down syndrome, as well as discovery of novel druggable  regulators of inflammation. Our approach is multi-disciplinary and highly...

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Postdoctoral Position, Genetics @ Columbia University

March 18, 2021

Postdoctoral positions are available in Alberto Ciccia’s laboratory in the Department of Genetics and Development at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. The Ciccia laboratory investigates 1) the molecular mechanisms that maintain genomic stability to suppress cancer development and regulate chemotherapy and immunotherapy responses (Joseph SA et al, DNA Repair, 2020; Huang JW et al, Nature Communications, 2020; Taglialatela A et al, Molecular Cell, 2017); 2) the function of nucleotide variants in DNA repair genes using innovative base editing...

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