C-DEBI Newsletter – December 15, 2020

C-DEBI Newsletter – December 15, 2020
A bi-weekly digest of deep biosphere news and opportunities

Message from the Director:

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C-DEBI 2020 Annual Meeting participants pose for a group screenshot

It’s been 10 amazing years as an NSF Science and Technology Center (STC), and we continue to phase down in the next 2 years under a no-cost extension. We now come to the time to say thank you and goodbye to members of our staff who have supported the C-DEBI community, programs and activities that have been integral to our success: Matt Janicak (Data Manager and Webmaster); Nerissa Rivera-Laux (Administrative Assistant); and Gwen Noda (Education and Diversity Director) who is transitioning into the Wrigley Institute at USC while the undergraduate GGURE and GEM programs finish this coming spring/summer. Rosalynn Sylvan (Managing Director) will continue to manage the administration of C-DEBI, so please keep her listed as your primary contact.

We also share here an STC-only student and postdoc opportunity “Reach Out Science Communication Challenge” hosted by the NSF and the Boston Museum of Science. Current C-DEBI-affiliated undergraduate, graduate student, and postdoctoral researchers are invited to participate in 2 free virtual science communication workshops in January to sharpen their public communication skills with students and postdocs from all 12 STCs ($50 stipends are earned by attending both workshops and responding to follow-up surveys). Competitive “Reach Out Science Slams” in the spring will be nationally live-streamed with additional prizes. More information including eligibility, rules, and guidance at https://www.mos.org/reach-out-challenge.

Cheers,

Jan Amend
C-DEBI Director

Publications
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The ISME Journal
Time-series transcriptomics from cold, oxic subseafloor crustal fluids reveals a motile, mixotrophic microbial community (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41396-020-00843-4) (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116386) – NEW!
Lauren M. Seyler, Elizabeth Trembath-Reichert, Benjamin J. Tully* & Julie A. Huber*
*C-DEBI Contribution 548

The oceanic crustal aquifer is one of the largest habitable volumes on Earth, and it harbors a reservoir of microbial life that influences global-scale biogeochemical cycles. Here, we use time series metagenomic and metatranscriptomic data from a low-temperature, ridge flank environment representative of the majority of global hydrothermal fluid circulation in the ocean to reconstruct microbial metabolic potential, transcript abundance, and community dynamics. We also present metagenome-assembled genomes from recently collected fluids that are furthest removed from drilling disturbances. Our results suggest that the microbial community in the North Pond aquifer plays an important role in the oxidation of organic carbon within the crust. This community is motile and metabolically flexible, with the ability to use both autotrophic and organotrophic pathways, as well as function under low oxygen conditions by using alternative electron acceptors such as nitrate and thiosulfate. Anaerobic
processes are most abundant in subseafloor horizons deepest in the aquifer, furthest from connectivity with the deep ocean, and there was little overlap in the active microbial populations between sampling horizons. This work highlights the heterogeneity of microbial life in the subseafloor aquifer and provides new insights into biogeochemical cycling in ocean crust.

The ISME Journal
Experimentally-validated correlation analysis reveals new anaerobic methane oxidation partnerships with consortium-level heterogeneity in diazotrophy (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41396-020-00757-1) (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116386) – NEW!
Kyle S. Metcalfe, Ranjani Murali, Sean W. Mullin, Stephanie A. Connon, Victoria J. Orphan*
*C-DEBI Contribution 557

Archaeal anaerobic methanotrophs (“ANME”) and sulfate-reducing Deltaproteobacteria (“SRB”) form symbiotic multicellular consortia capable of anaerobic methane oxidation (AOM), and in so doing modulate methane flux from marine sediments. The specificity with which ANME associate with particular SRB partners in situ, however, is poorly understood. To characterize partnership specificity in ANME-SRB consortia, we applied the correlation inference technique SparCC to 310 16S rRNA amplicon libraries prepared from Costa Rica seep sediment samples, uncovering a strong positive correlation between ANME-2b and members of a clade of Deltaproteobacteria we termed SEEP-SRB1g. We confirmed this association by examining 16S rRNA diversity in individual ANME-SRB consortia sorted using flow cytometry and by imaging ANME-SRB consortia with fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) microscopy using newly-designed probes targeting the SEEP-SRB1g clade. Analysis of genome bins belonging to SEEP-SRB1g revealed
the presence of a complete nifHDK operon required for diazotrophy, unusual in published genomes of ANME-associated SRB. Active expression of nifH in SEEP-SRB1g within ANME-2b—SEEP-SRB1g consortia was then demonstrated by microscopy using hybridization chain reaction (HCR-) FISH targeting nifH transcripts and diazotrophic activity was documented by FISH-nanoSIMS experiments. NanoSIMS analysis of ANME-2b—SEEP-SRB1g consortia incubated with a headspace containing CH[4] and ^15N[2] revealed differences in cellular ^15N-enrichment between the two partners that varied between individual consortia, with SEEP-SRB1g cells enriched in ^15N relative to ANME-2b in one consortium and the opposite pattern observed in others, indicating both ANME-2b and SEEP-SRB1g are capable of nitrogen fixation, but with consortium-specific variation in whether the archaea or bacterial partner is the dominant diazotroph.

PNAS
Geochemical transition zone powering microbial growth in subsurface sediments (https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/12/04/2005917117) (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116386) – NEW!
Rui Zhao, José M. Mogollón, Sophie S. Abby, Christa Schleper, Jennifer F. Biddle, Desiree L. Roerdink, Ingunn H. Thorseth, Steffen L. Jørgensen

No other environment hosts as many microbial cells as the marine sedimentary biosphere. While the majority of these cells are expected to be alive, they are speculated to be persisting in a state of maintenance without net growth due to extreme starvation. Here, we report evidence for in situ growth of anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing (anammox) bacteria in ∼80,000-y-old subsurface sediments from the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge. The growth is confined to the nitrate–ammonium transition zone (NATZ), a widespread geochemical transition zone where most of the upward ammonium flux from deep anoxic sediments is being consumed. In this zone the anammox bacteria abundances, assessed by quantification of marker genes, consistently displayed a four order of magnitude increase relative to adjacent layers in four cores. This subsurface cell increase coincides with a markedly higher power supply driven mainly by intensified anammox reaction rates, thereby providing a quantitative link between microbial
proliferation and energy availability. The reconstructed draft genome of the dominant anammox bacterium showed an index of replication (iRep) of 1.32, suggesting that 32% of this population was actively replicating. The genome belongs to a Scalindua species which we name Candidatus Scalindua sediminis, so far exclusively found in marine sediments. It has the capacity to utilize urea and cyanate and a mixotrophic lifestyle. Our results demonstrate that specific microbial groups are not only able to survive unfavorable conditions over geological timescales, but can proliferate in situ when encountering ideal conditions with significant consequences for biogeochemical nitrogen cycling.

Have an upcoming manuscript about the deep subseafloor biosphere and want to increase your press coverage? NSF’s Office of Legislative and Public Affairs is looking to coordinate press releases between your home institution and the NSF to coincide with the date of publication. Please contact us as soon as your publication is accepted! (mailto:janicak@usc.edu)

Meetings & Activities
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EGU: Submit an abstract to 2021 EGU General Assembly, April 19-30, online (https://www.egu21.eu/) – (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116386) — NEW!
EGU is excited to announce that we will instead host vEGU21: Gather Online (#vEGU21). This virtual event will be an entirely different experience from last year’s meeting, Sharing Geoscience Online, which we had just five weeks to plan. vEGU21 will provide a much more complete representation of the experience that EGU members enjoy at the annual meeting in Vienna. vEGU21, which will be accessible from around the globe, will feature the 2020 and 2021 awards ceremonies and lectures, mentoring, networking events, and many more activities in addition to nearly 700 scientific sessions. The current plan is to extend the meeting dates to 19–30 April but to schedule all technical sessions during the last week of April. Abstract submission deadline: January 13, 2021.

ELSI: 9th Symposium – Science in Society, January 25-29, online (https://symposium2021.elsi.jp/) – (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116386) — NEW!
The Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) is one of Japan’s ambitious World Premiere International research centers, whose aim is to achieve progress in broadly inter-disciplinary scientific areas by inspiring the world’s greatest minds to come to Japan and collaborate on the most challenging scientific problems. ELSI’s primary aim is to address the origin and co-evolution of the Earth and life. The Science in Society symposium urges us to consider what the role of science in society is and, by extension, how scientists should prioritize their time between research and societal engagement. This will be achieved by providing the cultural, historical and overall societal context of the meaning of science–including the roles of policy, advocacy, funding systems, and science communication–by expert scientists and non-scientists who work at the interface of science, government, the private sector and society at large. The symposium will include lectures and panel discussions as well as hands-on
workshops to help kickstart activities that provide utility beyond the symposium itself. This symposium will be geared towards scientists of all fields, but welcomes participants from all branches of society. Free registration deadline: January 15, 2021.

DOE / NMDC: Invitation to share your perspective on microbiome data science (http://bit.ly/nmdc_survey) – (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116386) — NEW!
The National Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC) is a new initiative funded by the US Department of Energy to support microbiome data exploration and discovery through a collaborative, integrative data science ecosystem. The NMDC seeks to address fundamental roadblocks in microbiome data science and gaps in transdisciplinary collaboration by making microbiome data findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR). The NMDC is gathering information to understand how members of the microbiome research community work with microbiome data. The collected feedback will be used to guide the iterative development of the NMDC towards addressing the community’s current and future needs for discovery and access to microbiome data. We encourage members of the microbiome research community to share your input by completing our survey. This survey should take about 10 minutes. It is completely voluntary and all responses are anonymous. Please share and distribute the survey link to ensure we
reach all members of the microbiome research community.

Ongoing Activities:
* C-DEBI: Rolling call for Community Workshop support (http://www.darkenergybiosphere.org/research-activities/research-support/workshops/)
* C-DEBI: Protocols.io Group Page (https://www.protocols.io/groups/center-for-dark-energy-biosphere-investigations)
* C-DEBI: Subseafloor Cultures Database (http://www.darkenergybiosphere.org/outputs-resources/subseafloor-cultures-database/)
* C-DEBI: Join us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/c-debi-center-for-dark-energy-biosphere-investigations/)

Proposal Calls
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NSF: Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet) (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21511/nsf21511.htm) – (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116386) — NEW!
The goals of the Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet) program are to accelerate the process of scientific discovery and prepare the next generation of U.S. researchers for multiteam international collaborations. The AccelNet program supports strategic linkages among U.S. research networks and complementary networks abroad that will leverage research and educational resources to tackle grand research challenges that require significant coordinated international efforts. The program seeks to foster high-impact science and engineering by providing opportunities to cooperatively identify and coordinate efforts to address knowledge gaps and research needs. This solicitation invites proposals for the creation of international networks of networks in research areas aligned with a grand challenge identified as a priority by the research community or NSF, such as the NSF Big Ideas or in an active program solicitation. AccelNet awards support the
connections among research networks, rather than supporting fundamental research as the primary activity. Each network of networks is expected to engage in innovative collaborative activities that promote synergy of efforts across networks and provide professional development for U.S. students, postdoctoral scholars, and early-career researchers. Two proposal categories covered by this solicitation include: Design and Implementation. Full proposal deadlines: January 4, 2021 and October 10, 2022.

-USGS: Mendenhall Research Fellowship: Geology, geochemistry and global context of deep-ocean marine minerals (https://www.usgs.gov/centers/mendenhall/19-8-geology-geochemistry-and-global-context-deep-ocean-marine-minerals) –
The deadline for submission of applications, which include research proposals, will be January 4, 2021.

-MBARI: 2021 Postdoctoral Fellowship (https://www.mbari.org/2021-postdoctoral-fellowship/) –
Application deadline: January 20, 2021.

NSF: Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) (https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505749) – (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116386) — NEW!
An academic career often does not provide the uninterrupted stretches of time necessary for acquiring and building new skills to enhance and advance one’s research program. Mid-career scientists in particular are at a critical career stage where they need to advance their research programs to ensure long-term productivity and creativity but are often constrained by service, teaching, or other activities that limit the amount of time devoted to research. The MCA offers an opportunity for scientists and engineers at the Associate Professor rank (or equivalent) to substantively enhance and advance their research program through synergistic and mutually beneficial partnerships, typically at an institution other than their home institution. Projects that envision new insights on existing problems or identify new but related problems previously inaccessible without new methodology or expertise from other fields are encouraged. Partners from outside the PI’s own subdiscipline or discipline are
encouraged, but not required, to enhance interdisciplinary networking and convergence across science and engineering fields. By (re)-investing in mid-career investigators, NSF aims to enable and grow a more diverse scientific workforce (more women, persons with disabilities, and underrepresented minorities) at high academic ranks, who remain engaged and active in cutting-edge research. Full Proposal Target Date: February 1, 2021.

-NSF: Research Traineeship (NRT) Program (https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505015&WT.mc_id=USNSF_46&WT.mc_ev=click) –
Full Proposal Deadline Date: February 6, 2021.

-NSF: Biological Oceanography (https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=11696&WT.mc_id=USNSF_46&WT.mc_ev=click) –
Full proposal target date: February 15, 2021.

-NSF: Chemical Oceanography (https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=11698&WT.mc_id=USNSF_46&WT.mc_ev=click) –
Full proposal target date: February 15, 2021.

-NSF: Physical Oceanography (https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12729&WT.mc_id=USNSF_46&WT.mc_ev=click) –
Full proposal target date: February 15, 2021.

-NSF: Understanding the Rules of Life: Microbiome Interactions and Mechanisms (URoL:MIM) (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21534/nsf21534.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click) –
Full proposal deadline: February 23, 2021.

-JGI: CSP New Investigator (https://jgi.doe.gov/user-programs/program-info/csp-overview/csp-new-investigator/) –
Next deadline: March 1, 2021.

-NSF: EarthCube: Developing a Community-Driven Data and Knowledge Environment for the Geosciences (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21515/nsf21515.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click) –
Full proposal deadlines: March 2, 2021.

NSF: Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (OCE-PRF) (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21538/nsf21538.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click) – (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116386) — NEW!
The Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) offers postdoctoral research fellowships (PRF) to provide opportunities for scientists early in their careers to work within and across traditional disciplinary lines, develop partnerships, and avail themselves of unique research resources, sites and facilities. The fellowship program is intended to provide beginning investigators of significant potential with experiences that will establish them in positions of leadership in the scientific community. During tenure, Fellows affiliate with a host research organization(s) and conduct research on topics supported by OCE. Fellowships will include participation in a professional development program that emphasizes development of mentoring skills and that coordinates the involvement of Fellows in conferences and activities that are focused on increasing the engagement of underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals or permanent
residents. Applicants who are women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and underrepresented minorities in STEM, or who have attended community colleges and minority-serving institutions (e.g. Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Alaska Native Serving Institutions, and Hawaiian Native and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions) are especially encouraged to apply. Full Proposal Deadlines: March 3, 2021 and November 12, 2021.

-NSF: Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21524/nsf21524.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click) –
Full Proposal Deadline: March 5, 2021.

-IODP: Call for Drilling Proposals (http://iodp.org/proposals/call-for-proposals) –
The next submission deadline will be in early April, 2021.

-NSF: International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20598/nsf20598.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click) –
Track I: IRES Sites (IS) due date: September 21, 2021. Track II: Advanced Studies Institutes (ASI) due date:September 28, 2021.

NSF: Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) (https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5483&WT.mc_id=USNSF_46&WT.mc_ev=click) – (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116386) — NEW!
The Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) provides awards to Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions to promote high quality science (including sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, statistics, and other social and behavioral sciences as well as natural sciences), technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, research, and outreach. Support is available to TCUP-eligible institutions (see the Additional Eligibility subsection of Section IV of this solicitation) for transformative capacity-building projects through Instructional Capacity Excellence in TCUP Institutions (ICE-TI), Targeted STEM Infusion Projects (TSIP), TCU Enterprise Advancement Centers (TEA Centers), and Preparing for TCUP Implementation (Pre-TI). Collaborations that involve multiple institutions of higher education led by TCUP institutions are supported through Partnerships for Geoscience Education (PAGE) and Partnerships
for Documentary Linguistics Education (PADLE). Finally, research studies that further the scholarly activity of individual faculty members are supported through Small Grants for Research (SGR) and Science Education Alliance Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science in Tribal Colleges and Universities (SEA-PHAGES in TCUs). Through the opportunities highlighted above, as well as collaborations with other National Science Foundation (NSF) units and other organizations, TCUP aims to increase Native individuals’ participation in STEM careers and improve the quality of STEM programs at TCUP-eligible institutions. TCUP strongly encourages the inclusion of activities that will benefit veterans. See the program solicitation (https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5483&WT.mc_id=USNSF_46&WT.mc_ev=click) for proposal windows and deadlines through 2021.

NSF: Dear Colleague Letter: Requesting proposals for online biology education to the Research Coordination Networks for Undergraduate Biology Education (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21026/nsf21026.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click) – (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116386) — NEW!
With this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), the Directorates for Biological Sciences and Education and Human Resources encourage the submissions of proposals to the Research Coordination Networks for Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-UBE) Program that focus on developing, piloting, and sharing innovative and transformative approaches for online undergraduate biology courses, particularly those that foster inclusive approaches that encourage student engagement and retention in biology. The RCN-UBE program is well positioned to support these types of proposals since its goal is to improve undergraduate biology in different areas by leveraging the power of a collaborative network that supports groups of investigators to communicate and coordinate their research, training, and educational activities across disciplinary, organizational, geographic, and international boundaries. The COVID-19 global pandemic has resulted in most undergraduate students receiving some form of full or hybrid digital,
online courses. Given the short time to prepare for this transition, colleges did not have the opportunity to design holistic experiential and research-based online learning environments. Thus, there is a critical need to develop and test innovative strategies and share best practices that can transform the online learning environment using engaged learning pedagogies that effectively provide high-quality experiences for biology students. Such approaches are expected to be strongly student-centered and consider diversity, equity, and inclusion in all design aspects. These efforts will likely outlive this pandemic and have the potential to transform higher learning in biology to offer more options to diverse students in many new and emerging settings.

Rolling Calls:
* C-DEBI: Rolling call for Research Exchange proposals (http://www.darkenergybiosphere.org/research-activities/research-support/exchange/)
* IODP-USSSP: Proposals for Pre-Drilling Activities (http://usoceandiscovery.org/pre-drilling-activities/)
* NSF: Antarctic Research Program Solicitation (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20568/nsf20568.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click)
* NSF: Arctic Sciences Program Solicitation (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21526/nsf21526.htm)
* NSF: DCL: Career-Life Balance (CLB) Supplemental Funding Requests (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21021/nsf21021.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click)
* NSF: DCL: Collaborative Proposals under NSF and US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) Collaborative Research Opportunities (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20094/nsf20094.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click)
* NSF: DCL: Colleague Letter: Poorly Sampled and Unknown Taxa (PurSUiT) (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20059/nsf20059.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click)
* NSF: DCL: Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students (INTERN) Supplemental Funding Opportunity (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21013/nsf21013.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click)
* NSF: DCL: UKRI/BBSRC-NSF/BIO Lead Agency Opportunity in Biological Informatics, Microbes and the Host Immune System, Quantum Biology and Synthetic Cell (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20118/nsf20118.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click)
* NSF: Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB) (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20502/nsf20502.htm)
* NSF: Enabling Discovery through GEnomic Tools (EDGE) (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20532/nsf20532.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click)
* NSF: Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (IIBR) (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18595/nsf18595.htm)
* NSF: Instrument Capacity for Biological Research (ICBR) (https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505542&WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click)
* NSF: Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students (INTERN) Supplemental Funding Opportunity (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18102/nsf18102.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_179)
* NSF: Research Assistantships for High School Students (RAHSS): Funding to Broaden Participation in the Biological Sciences (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18088/nsf18088.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click)
* NSF: Research Experience for Teachers (RET): Funding Opportunity in the Biological Sciences (https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18089/nsf18089.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click)
* UNOLS: Cruise Opportunity Program (https://www.unols.org/unols-cruise-opportunity-program)

Employment
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-USC: Assistant Professor in Global Environmental Change (https://usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angeles/assistant-professor-in-global-environmental-change/1209/17868768) –
Earth. Evaluation of applications will begin on December 20 2020, and continue until the position is filled.

WHOI: Tenure Track Scientist – Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry (https://careers-whoi.icims.com/jobs/1345/tenure-track-scientist—marine-chemistry-%26-geochemistry/job) – (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116386) — NEW!
The Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry (MC&G) Department at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) invites candidates to apply to the open full-time exempt tenure track position(s) on our scientific staff. We seek to hire one or more scientists at the Assistant Scientist level; however, qualified candidates will be considered at Associate Scientist without Tenure, Associate Scientist with Tenure, or Senior Scientist levels. Opportunities for interdisciplinary research exist and collaborations are encouraged with colleagues in the other science departments, centers, and labs, as well as with researchers in the broader Woods Hole scientific community, including other institutions focused on marine research. WHOI’s Scientific Staff are expected to provide for their salaries from grants and contracts. The Institution provides internal funding opportunities for developing innovative research projects and salary support when no other funding is available. Candidates hired at the pre-tenure
level will receive an initial appointment for four years. Review of applications will begin on December 28, 2020.

-Queen Mary U of London: Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Biogeochemical Modelling (https://webapps2.is.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/job.action?jobRef=QMUL23274) –
The closing date for applications is January 15, 2021.

UIC: Bridge to the Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate in Earth and Environmental Sciences (https://eaes.uic.edu/people/open-positions/) – (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116386) — NEW!
The position is a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, which may culminate in the opportunity to transition to a tenure-track assistant professorship starting in the 2023-2024 academic year. The position is open to all disciplines in the Geosciences. The successful candidate will work with established faculty to develop an independent and competitive research program that would facilitate a transition to a tenure-track position in the department. Particularly during the postdoctoral phase, the candidate will need to take advantage of existing facilities (e.g., the University computational cluster, campus/departmental instrumentation, etc.), with options for expansion of facilities after transition to tenure-track faculty. The selected scholar will be part of an incoming cohort of 20 Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Scholars across the university. In addition to mentorship within the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, the
selected scholar will participate in a cohort-based mentoring experience through the Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity, where they will have the opportunity to meet other Bridge to the Faculty Scholars. This position is full-time and includes a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as professional development funds. Application deadline: January 22, 2021.

Maryville College: Assistant Professor of Cell Biology (https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=39737&clientkey=1064DAE0FBE4FE97CBC8BAA9499D8EE7) – (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116386) — NEW!
Maryville College, a selective four-year liberal arts college committed to superior teaching, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Biology. We seek a broadly trained Cell Biologist who holds a Ph.D. in Biology or a closely related field. Teaching responsibilities include an upper-level Cell Biology course, contribution to the introductory biology series, and general education courses. Preference will be given to candidates who are excellent and innovative teachers that use best practices to engage and retain students in STEM fields and can help reform an undergraduate biology curriculum to meet the needs of diverse students. Candidates with proven ability to advise undergraduate research are preferred, because supervision of senior research projects is expected. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a commitment to effectively advising students in health-related fields and mentoring minoritized students. Applications received by January 31, 2021 can be assured of full
consideration.

Lehigh University: Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences (https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/17733) – (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116386) — NEW!
The Department of Biological Sciences at Lehigh University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the level of Assistant Professor. We are particularly interested in applicants studying natural populations, although all applicants investigating fundamental questions in evolutionary biology (broadly defined) whose research complements or enhances existing departmental strengths are welcomed. Hires are expected to develop an internationally recognized extramurally funded research program and contribute to the department’s excellence in teaching. The initial deadline for applications is February 1, 2021.

-WHOI: Research Assistant / Research Associate – MC&G (https://careers-whoi.icims.com/jobs/1292/research-assistant—research-associate—mc%26g/job) –

-MBARI: Principal Investigator or Principal Engineer (focus on seafloor patterns and processes) (https://www.mbari.org/principal_investigator_engineer/) –
We are currently receiving applications for this position, which will remain open until filled.