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Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor, Bioinformatics @ Northeastern University

December 13, 2021

An Assistant /Associate Teaching Professor is sought to teach full time in the Northeastern University Bioinformatics Professional Science Master’s (PSM) Program.  This position is located at the Roux Institute, Northeastern University’s Portland, Maine campus.  The Bioinformatics PSM degree program is designed to allow students to pursue advanced training in bioscience and simultaneously develop highly valued business skills.

The Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor will teach up to six (6) courses per academic year. This individual will collaborate with Roux...

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Mitochondrial Biologist @ March Therapeutics

December 13, 2021

About March Therapeutics 

Spun out of MIT and Harvard, March Therapeutics is a venture-backed, mission-driven, stealth-stage startup building a scalable platform for mitochondrial gene therapy. Leveraging the founding team’s broad domain expertise in synthetic biology, March Therapeutics aims to develop therapies for currently-incurable mitochondrial genetic diseases. March Therapeutics is an equal opportunity employer and...

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Academic Bullying is Too Often Ignored. Here Are Some Targets' Stories. [Science]

December 13, 2021

"I frequently vomit before going to the lab."

"I wanted to become a professor, but after the treatment and behavior of my PI [principal investigator] and department, I do not want to ever be involved with academia again."

"It was ~ 1 year before I realized that being told by my PI that I had 45 seconds to go to the toilet was inappropriate and an invasion of my privacy."

 

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Postdocs’ Advice on Pursuing a Research Career in Academia [PLOS]

December 13, 2021

The decision of whether to pursue a tenure-track faculty position has become increasingly difficult for undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral trainees considering a career in research. Trainees express concerns over job availability, financial insecurity, and other perceived challenges associated with pursuing an academic position.

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For early-career scientists along the training continuum, this advice deserves critical reflection before committing to an academic research career. For advisors and institutions, this work provides a unique perspective from...

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Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry/Biochemistry/Undergraduate Research @ University of Minnesota Duluth

December 7, 2021

UMD Swenson College of Science and Engineering and the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry seeks a postdoctoral associate, job code 9546, to assist in developing research projects for introductory chemistry labs using a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) model from talented and diverse scholars in Chemistry Educational Research or related fields. 

This is a 12-month, 100% time position under the direction of Dr. Jacob Wainman.  The anticipated duration is 2 years with further appointments contingent upon performance and availability of...

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