More awesome science coming your way next week (13th April) at Cell Size & Growth – @sgmcinally (Goode & Jane Kondev lab, Brandeis Uni) will tell us about the scaling of actin filaments and Kurt Schmoller (Helmholtz Munich | @HelmholtzMunich) will present his lab's latest work on mitochondrial scaling.

We're excited to share our Bioessays review of the red algae cytoskeleton! Contractile cytokinesis without myosin, amoeboid shape changes without Arp2/3: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.100…

I'm looking to hire a technician for a 2-year position studying microtubule-associated proteins in T. brucei. It's ideal for recent grads looking for experience before applying to grad/med school. Please DM me for more info. Official job posting: tinyurl.com/y6nzfs9a

Join us! ✅interesting project ✅great lab mates ✅beautiful location (shown) ✅most lab equipment already has googly eyes properly affixed (data available upon request)

We've added 100 people to this slack group in a week. If you work on protists in the US as a oceanographer, parasitologist, ecologist, evolutionary biologist, etc., send me your email address and let's talk about how we build community.

UW-Madison Bacteriology Dept seeks dynamic, rigorous, diverse candidates addressing mechanistic aspects of compelling questions in any area of microbiology, in any domain of life. Full listing for tenure track Assistant Professor coming soon jobs.wisc.edu #235869

Non academic (5 years) (Berlin, Germany) Statistician / Data scientist in statistical analyses, modelling in infectious disease epidemiology and outbreak detection. with Alex U at Robert Koch-Institut RKI für Euch More details: iddjobs.org/jobs/statistic…

Come join us at beautiful UW–Madison in the Center for Limnology! We are seeking outstanding candidates for the position of Assistant Director. Apply by Aug 20, 2021. jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/5099…

Hey my fellow MicroFolk: Our Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics in the College of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Davis is searching for an Assistant Professor of Teaching (TT) recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF04372

Come join us at Notre Dame! We have two open positions (tenure track, any rank) and are especially enthusiastic to see applications from those specializing in molecular biology, synthetic biology, or biochemistry. Apply at apply.interfolio.com/93452

I’m looking for 1-2 postdocs to join the lab to study trypanosomatid morphogenesis, with a focus on understanding the organization and duplication of the subpellicular microtubule array. Positions are currently funded for 3 years. Apply at this link: apply.interfolio.com/95799

We're hiring a manager for our light microscopy imaging core Biological Sciences, someone that can assist many labs with their imaging projects and to develop new technologies. Review begins Oct 11. Please retweet. See website or DM me for details: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF04461

I'm giving a talk next Tuesday in this virtual workshop! See how Filoreta and other non-model species fit into the evolution of multicelluarity. Emergent properties abound!

Come join us in Woods Hole!!!!!

Save the date for the 50th-ish anniversary of Microbial Diversity Course, July 30, 2022 at the MBL. A great series of talks and a chance to catch-up and network! 50+ years of transformative education. Info here: mbl.edu/microbialdiver… Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL)

Parasite of the Month: #Giardia duodenalis sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #protists #parasites by Laura Rojas in Trends in Parasitology

New Parasite of the Month: #Giardia #duodenalis, (also known as G. #lamblia & G. #intestinalis), a major cause of parasite-induced #diarrheal disease. #Giardiasis Authored by Laura Rojas-López, Rafael Marques & Staffan Svärd SciLifeLab @UU_University cell.com/trends/parasit…

Microbial Diversity Course 50+ years anniversary. Class 2022 Celebrating MICROBES. 🦠🧬👩🏻‍🔬Hello from future scientific leaders Microbial Diversity at MBL Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) 1/5

We're hiring! A two-year postdoctoral position is available on or after September 1, 2022 under the supervision of Dr. Paul Turner in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University (turnerlab.yale.edu). Please direct inquiries to [email protected]