Activity about chili pepper ecosystems to introduce students to reading scientific literature and interpretation of graphs.

State University of New York at Geneseo Biology Department invites applications for a tenure track Biologist (Biochemist) at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin in August 2020. The duties of the position include teaching courses at the undergraduate level, conducting research involving undergraduate students, advising students, and providing service to the department and college.

Duties include:
- Teaching a course in biochemistry as well as other biology courses
- Maintaining a research program in biochemistry that engages undergraduate students
- Academic advising
- Service to the college and community

Our priority is teaching excellence. We seek someone with a strong commitment to teaching in a liberal arts setting and who is prepared to teach both introductory courses and advanced courses in their area of expertise. A commitment to working effectively with students from diverse backgrounds is essential.

Required Qualifications: The candidate must have a PhD in a relevant discipline conferred by the time of appointment and must be qualified to teach an undergraduate course in biochemistry and additional lecture and lab courses for Biology, Neuroscience and Biochemistry majors. The candidate must have a demonstrated interest in teaching. The candidate will be expected to develop and maintain a research program in biochemistry that engages undergraduate students and can be carried out at an undergraduate institution. The candidate will be expected to maintain research productivity sufficient to publish in peer-reviewed journals and to submit grants.

Preferred Qualifications: Candidates should have experience in teaching courses and laboratories in biology and/or biochemistry. Candidates should have relevant research publications and postdoctoral research experience in biochemistry.

The successful candidate will also have demonstrated a commitment to fostering an inclusive working/teaching environment. In addition, the successful candidate will have demonstrated a commitment and ability to work effectively with a diverse group of students, faculty, staff and constituents in support of campus and department missions.

To apply, submit an online faculty application at https://jobs.geneseo.edu Applicants must upload a cover letter, a teaching portfolio with evidence of teaching effectiveness, a statement of research plans that would involve undergraduates, and a CV. In addition, applicants should be prepared to supply contact information (email address) for three references.

Review of completed applications will begin upon receipt. To be guaranteed consideration, applications must be completed by January 1, 2020.

If using Interfolio to submit letters of reference, please follow the special instructions at this link: https://www.interfolio.com/dossier/

SUNY Geneseo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to recruiting, supporting and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For our full non-discrimination statement, see: http://www.geneseo.edu/affirmativeaction.

All applicants are subject to drug and criminal background checks. See our full Background Investigation Statement at http://www.geneseo.edu/hr/employment.

Job Details

Title:

Instructor - Biology

Job Category:

Faculty

College Name:

Somerset Community College

Campus Location:

Somerset, KY

Department:

Mathematics & Natural Sciences

Summary:

In addition to submitting an online application, please upload the following in PDF format: cover letter, resume or curriculum vitae, transcripts for all college coursework, copies of all current and unexpired certifications/licensures, and three current letters of recommendation dated within one year.

Kentucky State Law requires state and national pre-employment background checks as a condition of employment. 

Benefits include: medical insurance, life insurance, dental insurance, paid vacation, long-term disability, paid holidays, and 403(b) retirement plan. 

Duties:

Work collaboratively with students, faculty, and staff to ensure the educational needs of the individual learner are met.  Empower students to be fully engaged in the learning environment, promoting growth and educational development. Provide leadership to support the operation and success of courses in the division.
The position will focus primarily on Microbiology and/or Anatomy and Physiology courses in addition to teaching introductory biology courses. Must be flexible in teaching daytime and evening on any/all campuses, and through various delivery methodologies.

Montgomery College, in Maryland, is a three-campus community college serving over 50,000 students represented from more than 160 countries. If you are interested to teach Biology in a diverse community college environment, look out for part-time faculty announcements in the provided link! Job positions will be advertised about two months before the start of a semester.

https://apply.interfolio.com/65936

"We seek a scholar or scholar/practitioner in cultural studies, literature, or performing/studio arts who is attentive to hierarchies of power and privilege and can offer cross-cultural and/or transnational perspectives on environmental traditions. Fields and research approaches are open, but could include: critical race theory, ecocriticism and nature writing, ecofeminism/feminist environmentalism, energy humanities, indigenous and post-colonial/decolonial/decolonizing environmentalisms, posthumanism and animal studies, and queer ecologies. Applicants with a demonstrated record of working successfully with a diversity of students, including underrepresented and marginalized populations, are encouraged to apply."

This is an email that was written by Gary Ritchie to Raymond Tremblay in response to our query about screen readers and R studio.

From: Gary Ritchie <gary@rstudio.com>
Date: July 17, 2019 at 1:09:36 PM EDT
To: Hadley Wickham <hadley@rstudio.com>
Cc: Raymond L Tremblay Lalande <raymond.tremblay@upr.edu>

Hi. Yes, I am working on making the RStudio IDE accessible in the next release (1.3), and happy to talk about it.

We (RStudio) do recognize the importance of this. Unfortunately it is a retro-fit, rather than something that was baked in from the start, so it's a major undertaking. I'm happy to talk to any interested parties about progress and plans, and share early builds once they have reached a useful level of functionality.

More background:

RStudio Server is a web application, used via a web browser, thus subject to web accessibility guidelines and technologies.

RStudio Desktop is also a web application! It's essentially the same web application as RStudio Server but displayed in a desktop shell using the Chromium browser (the open-source core of Google Chrome). There are some additional accessibility challenges due to this, still being worked through, and right now I'm focused on the shared RStudio Server aspects.

I am targeting WCAG 2.1 level AA compliance, testing primarily with VoiceOver/Safari on Mac, and FireFox/NVDA on Windows. I do also conduct some tests with other combinations of screen readers and web browsers, including Chrome, JAWS, and Narrator. Naturally as part of this working towards full usability with keyboard-only, and voice-control.

In order to release RStudio 1.3 in a reasonable amount of time (very tentatively aiming for first half of 2020), I don't expect to achieve full compliance for every nook and cranny of the RStudio IDE (though I will try). Any known exceptions will be called out in our WCAG/VPAT assessment documents.

I am aware that "compliance" with things such as WCAG does not always translate to genuine "usability", and early testing and feedback from real users will be greatly appreciated.

You can see actual code-level changes as they are made in this Github project board: https://github.com/rstudio/rstudio/projects/4

Thanks,

Gary

Project Biodiversify is a repository of teaching materials and methods

aimed at enhancing human diversity and inclusivity in biology courses.

People – including students and biologists – exhibit a diverse set of backgrounds and identities. However, most biology students are not exposed to a diversity of role models in the field of biology, and many students are taught about biology in a way that (often unintentionally) does not feel inclusive to them or their communities.

Project Biodiversify is here to help! We are an online space that promotes the humanization, diversification, and inclusivity of biology classrooms.

PeerWise is an open question authoring tool that allows students to author questions, and also to answer other students' questions. The site allows for comments and ranking and also has a badge system to encourage students to participate actively with the tool. I have utilized this tool in several courses (General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, General Biochemistry). Please find a powerpoint file attached with additional information. You can access the tool at https://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/ 

Using organelle counts from SEMs to help students determine potential cell types, so they actually "see" that various cell types can differ based on the number and type or organelles they possess.  They will graph their counts and calculate means for each organelle type.

Using organelle counts from SEMs to help students determine potential cell types, so they actually "see" that various cell types can differ based on the number and type or organelles they possess.  They will graph their counts and calculate means for each organelle type.

There are a variety of links here for ensuring what you're designing is accessible.

We are seeking two plant biologists and one invertebrate biologists with a research focus on wetlands.  Please talk with Holly Gaff if you are interested or want more information. Please pass this ad to anyone you know on the market for these kinds of positions!