T & L Tools & Resources

Community Vision & Goals:

Vision & Change – AAAS & NSF sponsored effort to Transform Undergraduate Biology Education

Resource Sharing & Publication:

CourseSource – Journal of evidence-based teaching resources for UG biology education

Courses:

An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on evidence-based teaching

Classroom Resources:

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Faculty Positions SC Johnson College of Business and Cornell Tech (All Ranks)

17 July 2019 - Cornell University, Johnson

The SC Johnson College of Business and Cornell Tech invite applications for full time faculty positi [...]

17 July 2019 - Duke University, Biology

The Department of Biology at Duke University seeks applicants for the position of Instructor B for B [...]

Assistant Professor - Professional Clinical Faculty

17 July 2019 - Benedictine University, MPH

Benedictine University, Department of Public Health Title: Assistant Professor - Professional Clinic [...]

Assistant Professor

17 July 2019 - Boston University, Department of Linguistics

The Boston University Linguistics Department seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Computation [...]

IGFAE PhD Studentship in LHCb data analysis

17 July 2019 - University of Santiago de Compostela, IGFAE - Galician Institute of High Energy Physics

The experimental LHCb and phenomenology groups at the Galician Institute of High Energy Physics (IGF [...]

Amid concerns about grad student mental health, one university takes a novel approach

11 July 2019

At the University of North Carolina, specialized counselors serve the school’s biomedical Ph.D. stud [...]

How I negotiated paternity leave in a place where it’s not the norm

11 July 2019

Fathers in Japan rarely take paternity leave, but this postdoc wanted to blaze a trail [...]

In the tough academic job market, two principles can help you maximize your chances

10 July 2019

Our Letters to Young Scientists columnists explain how to face job market randomness by maximizing s [...]

Committee members shouldn’t expect Ph.D. students to serve coffee and pastries

4 July 2019

Thesis defenses and committee meetings are stressful enough without the added expectation of bringin [...]

Yes, you can—and should—negotiate academic job offers

27 June 2019

How a professor learned the importance of negotiating, and sharing his hard-won knowledge [...]

The Trifecta: STEM, 3D Learning, and ART

22 December 2017 - Tricia Shelton

Equal opportunity, preparation for college and career, innovations to improve people’s lives, and a [...]

A Changing Focus in Education

11 December 2017 - Tricia Shelton

We are changemakers. We are learners. We are educators. A changing focus in education American educa [...]

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Chooses BenchFly

9 December 2014 - Alan Marnett

We’re very excited to announce our new partnership with Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News [...]

New Trend Alert: Using Video to Introduce Data

3 September 2014 - Emily Poulin

Here at BenchFly, we’re always looking for new ways to use video to improve scientific research. Dur [...]

The ART of Video Funded by the Gates Foundation

22 August 2014 - Alan Marnett

When we started BenchFly five years ago, in 2009, our mission was to make research a better career f [...]