The University of Washington Department of Microbiology seeks to hire an Assistant Professor, Tenure Track. apply.interfolio.com/185622 We're interested in mechanistic approaches to study physiology and/or pathogenesis of bacteria and viruses, as well as microbial community interactions.

What is the scope of ISME Host Microbe, ISME's newest journal? Effects of antimicrobial agents, human activities, immunity and environment on AND ecological studies, cross-kingdom studies, microbiome studies of host-microbiome/microbe interactions academic.oup.com/ismehm/pages... #MicrobialEcology

New preprint! We used global observations and ML-informed niche modeling to understand the drivers of mycorrhizal fungal distributions and predict their sensitivity to climate change, finding big differences between guilds. Many people to thank! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

ATTENTION. This is NOT a 2024 repost. We are hiring NOW and the deadline for applying is fast approaching.

"Postdoc Position in Plant-Nematode-Microbe Interactions at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA" Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=Postdoc_position_at_Plant_Nematology_Lab_Purdue_University-2026_5_1.pdf #PlantSciJobs

Simon’s Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution now seeking applicants for fall 2027 start dates. Info below, LOIs due May 1, 2026. Please reach out if you’re interested in developing an application to support a PhD student position in our lab!

I will always remember her kindness. In addition to being an incredible mycologist, Adriana was a fierce advocate for early career researchers and equity in ecology. What a loss 💔 This hits hard. A meal train is circulating to support her family: www.mealtrain.com/trains/l3kg64

🍄 Lichen bleaching as a response to Arctic warming 🍄 Our new paper @funecology.bsky.social led by Jiří Šubrt shows striking lichen bleaching & symbiosis breakdown due to experimental warming in Svalbard. I'm an incredibly proud supervisor of Jiří's MSc/PhD work! doi.org/10.1111/1365... 🌐🧪🌱🌍

Please repost: My department at USC is hiring for a teaching-track faculty position. We are looking for someone principally to teach statistics for biologists, but there will be opportunities for other courses in statistics & algorithms applied to biology usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...

“NSF Plant Biology Act.” H.R. 7949 www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... This bill would expand NSF funding for plant and microbial biology grants with $150 million authorized each year from FY2026 through 2031. Reach out to your representatives. www.house.gov/representati...

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Pls share: A postdoctoral researcher position is available in the Scharf lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech to study motility and chemotaxis in the symbiotic soil bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti. jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoc...

!! Wow, NPR article highlighting botanist @naomibot.bsky.social !!

I am excited to share my first lead PhD paper out now in #AJB @botsocamerica.bsky.social We studied the fungal symbionts of a critically endangered tree cultivated ex situ for conservation. 🧵 doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...

Fungal #endophytes of an endangered tree vary with stress & microenvironment in an ex situ #conservation nursery New #AJB research by Brooke Sykes, François Lutzoni, Annabel Renwick, Shuzo Oita, Shannon Skarha & A. Elizabeth Arnold doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #ecology #torreya

Postdoc (2 years) in mycorrhizal fungal biogeography & species distribution modelling @umeaplantsciencecentre.se Work with large-scale metabarcoding data and modelling. Deadline is 30th April www.umu.se/en/work-with...

Helotiales fungi as potential nutritional partners for non-mycorrhizal plants: a machine learning and experimental approach https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.23.710836v1

Our @statnews.com survey of NIH-funded researchers drew nearly 1,000 responses from 45 states (plus DC and Puerto Rico). Here's a short thread on 5 scientists' whose labs and lives have been deeply impacted by federal policies 🧵

Hey #fungal26 our lab is hiring a postdoctoral researcher for an NSF funded project in ectomycorrhizal competition. Come find me for more info! www.lotuslofgren.com/pd2026

New paper led by @bgc-jena.mpg.de colleagues: "Higher plant diversity strengthens microbial functioning and enhances microbiome resilience, that is the capacity of the microbial community to maintain soil functioning despite environmental disturbances." doi.org/10.1186/s407...

Genomic and metagenomic survey of microbial carbonic anhydrase genes reveals novel clades, high diversity, and biome-specificity academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs

Such an awesome program supporting undergrad engagement at the annual Botany conference. And I’m so glad BSA figured out how to keep it alive. It’s not too late to apply for #Botany2026 in Tucson (1-5 Aug)!! #plantpeopleFT

Are you looking for a #postdoc that combines #bioinformatics with #microbial #ecology, metabolomics and data integration? NIOO is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to develop and curate a comprehensive microbial volatile #database. Respond by 13 March: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...

NSF Update (Awards through 2/27/26) Directorates to follow 1/10

Mesquite 4 beta released! Many new features, esp. phylogenomic. Check out the trailer and longer video on the home page: www.mesquiteproject.org, and use the download link there to get a copy. Feedback welcome! Ask and discuss on our new Google Group (groups.google.com/g/mesquite-p...).

Plant and soil biodiversity sustain root mycorrhizal fungal richness under drought stress -in @ISMEJournal academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...

Our recent paper is out where we propose kmer-based phylogenetics for fungal Starship TEs (which are unalignable as highly variable). We think it could help with spotting bonafide HGT events (and suggest direction of transfer?) doi.org/10.1093/g3jo... @mcmullan0.bsky.social @norwichmicro.bsky.social

i type "source ~/.bashrc" almost mindlessly, out of instinct, an ancient incantation whose purpose has been lost to the sands of time

University of Arizonas text alert system today: ~10:00: beware of bee swarm on campus ~10:10: watch out for the bees, but they’re being taken care of ~10:45: bees are still there, it’s not great ~11:00: the bees have expanded their conquest ~11:45: please refer to the UofA as UofBee

Please share. 🙏 I'm searching for an RA to join my group this fall. 1-year fixed term, with the possibility for extension depending on funding. Suitable to a post-bacc or masters interested in plant genomes, epigenetics, or reproductive biology. DM, email, or comment with questions.

🌸Plant diversity dynamics over space and time in a warming Arctic 🌸 Our new study @nature.com analysed plant diversity change in >2000 tundra plots over 4 decades. We found that plants changed unevenly, mostly driven by warming and biotic interactions. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵 (1/7) 🌐🧪🌱🌍

Join us in Amsterdam to explore the inner lives of mycorrhizal fungi using robotics, fluorescence microscopy & machine learning. Work at AMOLF w/ @thomasshimizu.bsky.social + more 📅 Application Deadline: 15 May, 2025 Advert here: amolf.nl/wp-content/u... Photo (!) @vkokkoris.bsky.social

Hi Folks! Myself and the Barberan Lab at U of A are still looking for a PhD student to work on an NSF funded project exploring effects of fire and invasion on soil microbes. We are looking for someone to start in Fall! SOON! Email me if you are interested! PLS Repost! @EsaSeeds

🌱 SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS 🌱 The #AJB announces a call for papers for a special issue, “Plant Resilience and Conservation for a Changing Climate,” led by guest editors J. Rentsch, E. Stacy, C. Mackenzie, J. Boyd & V. Negron-Ortiz.⁣ ⁣ Deadline for proposals: May 30, 2025. bit.ly/3GcyMUG

📣Job Announcement! California Botanic Garden, the largest garden dedicated to #CAnativeplants, is seeking a Nursery Manager to join our team! To view the position click the link: drive.google.com/file/d/1MGcA... Please share! 🌱

The Zahn lab is transitioning into the TIDAL Lab this Fall and moving to the Appl. Sci. Department at William & Mary. Would love to chat with students interested in doing a PhD at the nexus of microbial ecology and data science (starting 2026). RP please! gzahn.github.io

Not really my announcement to make--I am but a lesser co-author--but IQ-TREE 3 has just been released! (Most credit to Minh Bui and @roblanfear.bsky.social and their labs) ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

🚨🍄 NatureServe is just hiring a Lead Mycologist for the first time! This position will have a major impact on fungal conservation in North America! So excited for what's coming! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/le...

#Viewpoint: Flexible or fortified? How #lichens balance defence strategies across climatic harshness gradients Inger K. de Jonge, et al. 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue

Today's update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species includes the first 1,000 fungi on the list, revealing growing threats from deforestation, agricultural expansion and urban development. You can read the news release here. 🌍🧪🍄 iucn.org/press-releas...

A postdoc position in Aarhus University now officially available for applications: international.au.dk/about/profil...

Come work with us! The New York Botanical Garden is hiring a Curator at the Assist. or Associate level. Profile: a productive and FUN Mycologist or Cryptogamic Botanist. Happy to talk to candidates about how wonderful one of the best botanical research centers is, easy. www.nybg.org/about/work-w...

Two open positions for a lab manger and a laboratory technician. Applications from displaced federal employees are welcome. Lab manager position: www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/410... Lab tech position: www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/391... Please email [email protected] if you have questions

I’m on the market! 🎉 What do I do? -I develop research questions and applied biotechnology to understand and disrupt insect symbioses. -I coordinate international teams to tackle interdisciplinary global challenges. -I train mycologists, entomologists and insect pathologists.

We're searching for a postdoc to study insect-microbe symbiosis in our lab at UNC Chapel Hill. Application can be found here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/295...

Wow, they found fungal hyphae inside the sheaths of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria! Usually with these types of symbiosis it's the other way around, with bacteria growing inside their host. This is supercool!🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Grassland and rangeland folks! We are seeking someone for our rangeland ecology Chair position. Full title OR at least 10 years experience outside of academia. LOTS of financial support: arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree... Work with me!!!!!! #range @sustainablerangeland #grassland

Happy #WomenInScience Day! To mark the occasion, a reminder that I've created a list of #WomenInMycology 🍄 The list includes underrepresented geographies and different areas of expertise. Want them in your timeline? Pin the list!📌 bsky.app/profile/did:...