E-Board No. 73

November, 2008

Dear ISDCI Colleagues;

This month there is an important message from the President Elect, Val Smith, about the election of new Society Officers for 2009-2012. Please use this opportunity to be involved and have your say in Society affairs.

Also, remember to encourage any new colleagues, undergraduates, postdocs or PhD students in your lab to join the Society. This is especially important for anyone thinking of attending the 11th International Congress in Prague next year, to enable them to take advantage of the reduced registration rates for members. Students and postdocs who join now will have the opportunity to apply for financial aid from the Society to travel to Prague. As in previous years, priority for awards will be given to pre/post doc applicants who have been members for 6 or more months prior to the meeting.

Please keep sending any items of interest (e.g. news, successful graduations, meetings, job vacancies, positions sought) to me (csmith@gwu.edu) for future E-Boards. Its free advertising!

Courtney Smith


*********************************************
FROM VAL SMITH, PRESIDENT-ELECT

Dear ISDCI members;

Now it is time to nominate officers to the ISDCI council from 2009 to 2012 and below are the present officers of ISDCI. The positions which are to be filled are President-Elect, Vice President for Asia and Oceania, Vice President Americas and Secretary-Education and Secretary-Treasurer.

OFFICER POSITIONS & HOLDERS IN 2008

Past President: Chris Secombes, (Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
President: Kenneth Söderhäll (Uppsala, Sweden)
President-Elect: Val Smith (St Andrews, Scotland, UK)
Vice-President Americas: Martin Flajnik (USA)
Vice-President Europe & Africa: Jorunn Jorgensen (Tromso, Norway)
Vice-President Asia & Oceania: Miki Nakao (Kyushu, Japan)
Secretary - Treasurer: Norman Miller (Jackson, Mississippi, USA)
Secretary - Education: L. Courtney Smith (Washington, DC, USA)

Nominations are sought for the following positions:

President - Elect
Vice President Americas
Vice President Asia & Oceania
Secretary - Treasurer


Please send names of nominees, with confirmation that they have agreed to stand, and who proposed and seconded (sponsored) the nomination. Nominees must be full members of ISDCI.

Nominations should be sent to me (vjs1@st-andrews.ac.uk) by December 12, 2008.

Many thanks.

Yours sincerely,

Val Smith
President-Elect ISDCI
vjs1@st-andrews.ac.uk

******************

TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION in MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The Department of Biological Sciences invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor for September, 2009. We are seeking a broadly trained scientist interested in the molecular biology of organismal interactions. Research could include, but is not limited to, immunology, parasitology, plant-microbe interactions or symbiosis. Research conducted in an evolutionary context will be preferred. We seek a scientist who will strengthen and expand the research and teaching within the department (see www.gwu.edu/~biology). The successful candidate will develop or maintain an externally funded research program that involves graduate and undergraduate students. Teaching will include an undergraduate lab course in molecular biology and second course within the candidate’s area of expertise. A completed PhD and postdoctoral experience is required.

Review of applications will begin November 16, 2008 and will be ongoing until the position is filled. Application procedure: interested candidates should submit electronically 1) a letter of application, 2) a CV, 3) a brief description of research interests including past accomplishments and future plans, 4) a statement of teaching plans including a description of courses that could be taught, and 5) up to three publications. Candidates should arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to:

Molecular Biology Search Chair
Department of Biological Sciences
340 Lisner Hall
2023 G Street NW
The George Washington University
Washington DC 20052
e-mail: mbsearch@gwu.edu
Phone: 202 994-6090

Only complete applications will be considered.

GWU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. The search committee seeks to attract an active, culturally and academically diverse faculty of the highest caliber.

E-Board Archive

Zoology Building · University of Aberdeen · Aberdeen · AB24 2TZ Tel: +44 (0)1224 272872 · Fax: +44 (0)1224 272396 · Email: info@isdci.org