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Getting on the short list: academic job applications

Posted by , on 18 June 2014

After serving on some academic selection committees recently, I’m worried about the future of some of our young scientists. Especially concerning are the number of applications where the candidate, pursuing ...

Job opening: PhD position Wnt signaling and stem cell biology

Posted by , on 3 December 2013

We have an opening for a PhD student at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. This research project will investigate the behaviour and control of Wnt-responsive stem cells in ...

Job posting: Executive Editor for the journal Development

Posted by , on 13 July 2011

We’d like to draw your attention to one of the current job postings, even if you don’t normally look at the job ads page. After 8 very successful years with ...

the Node update - Jobs

Posted by , on 7 September 2010

New format for job postings You may have noticed some job ads for postdocs appearing on the Node. Until today, these ads appeared with the rest of the posts, but ...

The Experiments We Never Run

Posted by , on 1 September 2026

Somewhere, there’s a paper that will not get written. Before there’s a scientific paper, someone has to be there to ask the right question, design the right experiment, watch it ...

Tenure Track positions at the Assistant/Associate Professor level

Posted by , on 27 August 2026

The Department of Cell Biology and the Regenerative Medicine Institute at New York University Grossman School of Medicine invite applications to fill tenure-track positions at the Assistant/Associate Professor levels. We seek applicants ...

I don’t belong here: Thoughts of a first-generation academic

Posted by , on 25 August 2026

As a university student working towards my bachelor’s degree, I didn’t even know what it would mean to add “Dr.” to my name. Six months into my postdoc, I regularly ...

Postdoc and Tech Post available: Wnt signaling, embryology, advanced imaging

Posted by , on 20 August 2026

We are seeking a Research and Innovation Associate (Postdoc) and a Research Assistant (Technician) to work on 3-year BBSRC-funded interdisciplinary project studying the cell biology of Wnt signalling. The Postdoc ...

How does RNA keep the immune system in check? Two PDRA positions available in Renshaw Lab, Sheffield

Posted by , on 20 August 2026

Two Research Associate Posts – click here to see advert   A new interdisciplinary programme at the University of Sheffield is investigating how the RNA-binding protein ELAVL1 shapes neutrophil behaviour ...

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