The School of Environmental Sciences (SES) at the University of Guelph (UoG) invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in apiculture/honey bee biology. The anticipated start date for this appointment is July 1, 2025, or another mutually agreed-upon date in 2025. The successful candidate will hold a PhD in…
Are you passionate about data and its role in supporting European pollinator conservation? The EU Pollinator Hub seeks a highly motivated Junior Data Scientist to join our team. About the Job TITLE: Junior Data Scientists ORGANIZATION: Bee Life European Beekeeping Coordination ADDRESS: Avenue Louise 209/7, 1050, Brussels (BELGIUM) CONTACT PERSON: Noa Simón Delso (simon@bee-life.eu) LOCATION…
Context: In Europe, the Western honey bee Apis mellifera has a dual nature as a managed and wild species (Requier et al. 2019). Although wild-living populations of A. mellifera are a threatened component of the native fauna, too little attention has been paid to monitoring these populations (Requier & Crewe 2019, Seeley 2019a). However, recent…
We have a competitively-funded PhD project that will suit candidtes with interdisciplinary expertise in Bumblebee behaviour, Robotics and Computer Vision. Please see the details of the project at the link below: ➔ Automatic feeder for monitoring and supporting bumblebees… Interested applicants should contact Dr Atapour-Abarghouei and Dr Riabinina with the CVs and Cover/Motivation letters by the…
Project description Wild bees are key pollinators of wild plants and crops, but they face many threats, among which are the effects of intensive agriculture. In the Horizon Europe project “Promoting sustainable agriculture for pollinators” (AGRI4POL) research and stakeholder partners across Europe, including Switzerland, have joined forces to advance the basic and applied knowledge required…
Application deadline: Review of applications will begin on Monday, December 2nd 2024, and will continue until a suitable candidate is found. Start date: Flexible, with Summer 2025 and Fall 2025 possible. Project description and responsibilities: The selected individual will participate in collaborative research alongside USDA ARS bee labs (e.g., Stoneville, MS; Beltsville, MD; Baton Rouge,…
Background and duties Despite their high susceptibility to invasions and disease spread due to the tight cooperation of individuals living in close contact, many social animals have evolved mechanisms that allow effective defence at the group level. Considering the colony as a superorganism where individuals equate to cells, these defences provide the colony with the…
A two-year position for a postdoctoral researcher is open at the “Bess and Environment” research unit (Avignon, France) affiliated to INRAE (French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment), one of the leading institute in the world for the study of relationships between agriculture, environment and food. The postdoc will work on the mechanisms…
This is a 12-month, non-tenure-accruing, Instructional Assistant Professor/Lecturer track faculty position that will be 100% teaching housed in the Entomology and Nematology Department within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida. A successful candidate with a Ph.D. degree would be eligible to…
Post Title: Treasurer Location: Remote working Working Pattern: Part-time 8 hours per week Responsible to: Board of Trustees/Directors Remuneration: (as indicated by Indeed average Treasurer /Financial Officer pay in the UK) We are currently seeking a dependable Treasurer to take charge of our organisation’s financial operations, encompassing cash management and corporate finance. Senior management relies…