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stumblymumbler · 8 months ago
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Velella Velella!
By the wind of the seas these jellies appear on our shores seemingly all at once, en masse, living and dying at the same time in the same place in real-time, lined up like candy-coated blind pirates slinking into eternal slip-‘n’-slide display after stepping off the end of the plank, fallen, falling, crooked and haphazardly and finally placed to rest at last atop soon-to-be very stinky…
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evoldir · 5 years ago
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Fwd: Job: UToronto_Mississauga.MicrobialEvolution
Begin forwarded message: > From: [email protected] > Subject: Job: UToronto_Mississauga.MicrobialEvolution > Date: 4 September 2019 at 07:10:57 BST > To: [email protected] > > > The Department of Biology at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) > invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment in Microbial Ecology > and Evolution, at the rank of Assistant Professor, commencing July 1, > 2020, or shortly thereafter. > > Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Biology or closely related field and > demonstrated excellence in research and teaching. Post-doctoral experience > is preferred. > > We are searching for an outstanding scientist who addresses fundamental > questions in the ecology, evolution or systematics of viral, prokaryotic > (bacteria and cyanobacteria) or eukaryotic (e.g. fungi, simple algae) > microbes. The department is particularly interested in an individual > whose research, teaching and technical experience would complement our > existing departmental strengths. Topics of interest include, but are > not limited to: > > *       genetics, ecology, or evolution of chemical or antibiotic >        resistance > *       ecology and evolution of microbiomes and metagenomes > *       host-symbiont coevolution > *       ecology, evolution, genetics of microbial diseases > *       ecology, evolution, genetics of microbially-mediated mutualisms > *       population genetics and genomics of microbes > *       systematics (fungal, algal, or protozoan) > > The successful candidate must demonstrate excellence in research > with a record of publications in top-ranked, peer reviewed and > field-relevant academic journals, presentations at significant > conferences, awards/accolades, and the submitted research statement, as > well as strong endorsements by referees of top international stature. The > successful candidate must also have demonstrated excellence in teaching > related activities that can include performance as a teaching assistant or > a course instructor, experience leading successful workshops or seminars, > student mentorship, or conference presentations or posters. > > The successful applicant is expected to develop and maintain an active, > independent, innovative and externally funded program of research in > the Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga. This > individual will also be appointed to the tri-campus graduate Department > of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. For > more information on the Department of Biology please visit our webpage > at https://ift.tt/2ZHhkg8. Information on the graduate unit can be > found at www.eeb.utoronto.ca. > > The University of Toronto Mississauga and its affiliated institutions > offer a stimulating and supportive environment with a variety of > facilities and a highly interactive community of researchers. Excellent > opportunities exist for collaboration within the Department of Biology, > with other departments at UTM, as well as with faculty at the St. George > and Scarborough campuses of the University of Toronto. > > Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. > > All qualified applicants are invited to apply online by clicking the > link below. Applications must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, > a statement outlining current and future research interests, three > representative publications, and a teaching statement with evidence > supporting excellence in teaching. > > Submission guidelines can be found at: http://uoft.me/ how-to-apply. We > recommend combining attached documents into one or two files in PDF/MS > Word files in the following format: 1) Letter, CV, research statement, > and teaching statement 2) Publications. > > Applicants must arrange for three letters of reference from individuals > familiar with the candidate's research and teaching to be sent directly > to: Dr. Joel Levine, Chair, Department of Biology, University of Toronto > Mississauga, by email (letters must be printed on letterhead, signed, > dated and scanned) to: [email protected]. > > If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact > Prof. Joel Levine at [email protected]. All application materials, > including reference letters, must be received by the closing date, > October 12, 2019 11:59 pm EST. > > The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its > community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / > persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, > persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute > to the further diversification of ideas. > > As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief > Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly > related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees > or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional > planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP. > > All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians > and permanent residents will be given priority. > > > > Stephanie do Rego > via IFTTT
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