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Diversify Microbiology
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A resource for symposium organizers, award committees, search committees to identify microbiologists who might diversify their pool. See the list at http://bit.ly/diversifymicro
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erinrgreen.bsky.social
Job alert ‼️ UChicago Micro is hiring! Open to tenured/tenure track faculty at all levels in any area of microbiology. Come join our amazing and growing department. apply.interfolio.com/174404
October 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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kristenobacter.bsky.social
UMass Amherst Microbiology is hiring a tenure-track virologist. Come work with me! 🦠🧪
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
Details - Assistant Professor - Virology | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
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October 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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blackinmicro.bsky.social
🌟 Join us for the #BlackInMicro Research Symposium on October 15, 2025. We are excited to feature 25 early career speakers! Don't miss out - sign up here: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro or click the link in our bio!
Black in Micro Week 2025 Early Career Research Symposium held on October 15, 2025, from 9 AM to 12 PM EST. Presenters include Katelyn Nicole Ward, Larisa Chila Kiki, Mallory Evans, Savannah Nicole Lewis, Enycé Fairbanks, and Khadijat Oluwapelumi Adefaye. It features six research presentations by early career scientists from various universities, covering topics such as drug repositioning for fungal infections, bacteriophage adaptation to silver ions, inflammasome responses to LPS, NK cell dynamics in malaria, organoid modeling of bacterial toxins, and protein disorder in Hepatitis E virus. Early Career Research Symposium featuring Aureliana Filomena Chambal Chilengue, Hassan Abbas, Nazik Elmekki, Immaculata Chika Ede, Audrey Randall, and Justin Durunyamunwu. Topics include tuberculosis transmission analysis using reference-free clustering, gut microbiota comparisons in ulcerative colitis, fitness determinants of Phocaeicola vulgatus, wound biofilm modeling, the role of Parabacteroides distasonis in type I diabetes, and microvascular modeling in dengue virus research. Early Career Research Symposium showcasing presenters howcasing presenters Nadia Holness, Deus Kamya, Trinity Moore, Caitlin Wiafe-Kwakye, Drea Darby, and Teni Shosanya. Topics include the role of Staphylococcus aureus in skin inflammation, the impact of Candida albicans on oral epithelial cells, the role of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron in gut inflammation, the effect of Enterococcus faecalis on colorectal cancer, the influence of Streptococcus pneumoniae on lung immunity, and the use of Escherichia coli in synthetic biology applications. Early Career Research Symposium with additional presenters. Presenters include Katelyn Nicole Ward, Larisa Chila Kiki, Mallory Evans, Savannah Nicole Lewis, Enycé Fairbanks, and Khadijat Oluwapelumi Adefaye. It features six research presentations by early career scientists from various universities, covering topics such as drug repositioning for fungal infections, bacteriophage adaptation to silver ions, inflammasome responses to LPS, NK cell dynamics in malaria, organoid modeling of bacterial toxins, and protein disorder in Hepatitis E virus.
October 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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viromegirl.bsky.social
We're hiring for several positions (a post-bac researcher in #transcriptomics, a #phage #postdoc, a senior researcher (broad topics) and a graduate student to work on #ciliates) - find info here: www.marine.usf.edu/genomics/app...
Apply - Genomics
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October 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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shigellameeting.bsky.social
Come and join us in Paris 2026 to talk all about Shigella!
September 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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bioetry.bsky.social
Delighted to announce that The International Meeting on the Biology of Vibrios will be back next year!

Vibrio2026 will be held in Berlin in September 13-16. See you there Vibriologists!

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Vibrio2026: The International Meeting on the Biology of Vibrios
Fourwaves - Vibrio2026: The International Meeting on the Biology of Vibrios
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September 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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yyachung.bsky.social
🍄 UGA Plant Pathology is hiring TT faculty in Mycology/Fungal Biology/Fungal Ecology at the Asst/Assc level! Please pass along this opportunity to anyone you know who may be interested. I'm on the search committee and happy to answer questions. 🍄 www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/445...
Assistant or Associate Professor - Fungal Biology/Mycology
The Department of Plant Pathology in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) at the University of Georgia is recruiting for the position of Assistant or Associate Professor in Fu...
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August 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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jkpfeiff.bsky.social
Faculty search announcement 2025: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Microbiology at UT Southwestern. We seek candidates working in microbial pathogenesis (some preference may be given to bacterial pathogens). Come join our community! (1/5) www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/...
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August 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Call for Applications – ISME Scholar Mobility Fund – ISME
ISME supports MSc/PhD graduate students and postdocs to develop academically via the Scholar Mobility Fund. Please submit your application by 1 October to study at a host institution abroad.
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September 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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utkmicrobiology.bsky.social
We’re hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Microbial Drivers of Chronic Disease, starting Fall 2026!
September 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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thejoesorg.bsky.social
We're hiring! 5 tenure track assistant professors. 2 #microbiology, 2 #Evolution, 1 #biologicalclocks

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Five Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in Microbiology, Evolution, and Biological Clocks - College Station, Texas job with Department of Biology - TAMU | 675062
Texas A&M University (TAMU) invites applications for five full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor positions
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September 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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hr-stagg.bsky.social
Moderna are hiring a summer intern for 2026 to work on their latent viruses programme. I'm totally jealous of anyone who gets this post. 😆

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2026 Intern, Latent Viruses Intern, Infectious Disease Epidemiology | John Diaz-Decaro
🚨 Come work with us for the summer! We’re hiring a Summer 2026 Intern in Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Latent Viruses) at Moderna in Cambridge, MA. This 11-week program (June–August) is a chance t...
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September 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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gerovac.bsky.social
CURIOUS ABOUT PHAGE BIOLOGY!?
CPIC lab at @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social
is recruiting in the call
+++ CURIOSITY IS INFECTIOUS +++
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Did you spot the phage? Please share!
March 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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vivekmutalik.bsky.social
Register NOW for the inaugural Conference on

Bacteriophages: Biology, Dynamics, and Therapeutics,

October 12–14, 2025, Washington, DC.

A 2.5-day program of invited talks, symposia, workshops, and abstracts will highlight the latest advances.

For more info:

www.iasusa.org/bacteriophag...
Conference on Bacteriophages: Biology, Dynamics, and Therapeutics - IAS-USA
Physical Education: Bridging Clinical Research and Patient Care
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September 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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jessicamablair.bsky.social
Assistant Prof post in bacterial genomics @unibirmingham.bsky.social Come and join us!!

@imibirmingham.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics at University of Birmingham
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics on jobs.ac.uk!
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September 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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quadraminstitute.bsky.social
⏰ Closing soon! We’re looking for a Research Scientist to work on an exciting project focused on the fungal organism Candida albicans, a major component of the human microbiome.

💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 7 September 2025
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A photo of a hand holding a petri dish with candida albicans and the text, "Research Scientist to work on a project focused on the fungal organism Candida albicans, a major component of the human microbiome, Salary: £37,500 to £45,350, Contract length: 5 years, Apply by 7 September 2025"
September 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social
Microbiology and Immunology and the Michael Smith Labs are seeking candidates for an Assistant Professor of Teaching in STEM Public Engagement position.

Learn more and apply at: www.msl.ubc.ca/careers/

#IndigenousinSTEM #BlackInNature #WomenInSTEM #MinoritiesInSTEM #DiversityInSTEM #STEMEducation
July 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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viromegirl.bsky.social
Do you love phage? I have an opening for a postdoc in my lab at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science (@cmarinescience.bsky.social) looking at interactions between marine phage and iron, which is an important limiting trace metal in the oceans (1/5) 🧵#phagesky 🦠🌊
Electron micrograph of two phage infecting a host cell side-by-side, with hearts between them
August 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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hayleynordstrom.bsky.social
Want to come work with me on phage engineering stuff?? The Fouts lab at JCVI is hiring!

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Recruitment
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August 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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sarsarela.bsky.social
We’re hiring a Postdoc in Gut Microbiome Metabolomics!

Help us decode microbial metabolism and its impact on human health @leibniz-hki.de , Jena 🇩🇪

🔗 jobs.hki-jena.de/jobs/Postdoc...
Job opportunity Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/div) in Gut Microbiome Metabolomics at Leibniz HKI Jobportal
Wissenschaft/Forschung in Jena
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August 12, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Do have a new job or title? Don't forget to update our list with your new information! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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August 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Diversify Microbiology is now open to all professionals working in the microbiology field. Nominate yourself at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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August 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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July 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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msobol.bsky.social
🚨 I’m hiring a postdoc for Fall 2025 with experience in microbial ‘omics data analysis and phylogenetics/genomics. Projects will be centered around ancient microbial ecology & evolution. Click here for more information: bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/wp.txstate.e...

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May 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Join us in Tubingen as a Junior Research Group Leader if you do research on #ESKAPE pathogens and infections and are interested in the highly cooperative environment of @dzif.bsky.social‬ and @cmfi.bsky.social ! Please send your application or forward to colleagues!
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May 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM