William DeWitt

50 years after the publication of The Selfish Gene, it's time for books that capture the complexity of life to take centre stage go.nature.com/4z8IeyO

The Department of Biology and Marine Biology at UNCW welcomes applicants for three positions: (1) Lecturer - Biology jobs.uncw.edu/postings/40847 (2) Asst Prof - Cell & Molecular Bio jobs.uncw.edu/postings/41148 (3) Asst Prof - Evolutionary and/or Quantitative Bio jobs.uncw.edu/postings/41207 #jobs

The NYU Department of Biology is searching for an Assistant Professor in AI-enabled biology: researchers developing or applying AI/ML to answer fundamental biological questions. Applications due Nov 15: apply.interfolio.com/195143 Please share!

In new study, we show that SARS-CoV-2 has evolved decreased inherent antigenicity in humans, as quantified by a ~3-fold decrease in the number of naïve human B cells that can bind the spike RBD. doi.org/10.64898/202...

James Gleick (@around.com) on the duplicitous chatbots

We have an open tenure-track faculty position in the broad area of quantitative biology. Come join our department in NYC! Deadline has been extended to Nov 23rd, 2026. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/192256

Some reflections on AI in math. I found it helpful to simply list out the various parts of what a mathematician does, why math is valuable, and where the funding comes from. From there, what happens if AI gets more capable? youtu.be/LKrwhjOI8Nc

Please RT: Do you use math to address interesting biological problems? Join us at Vanderbilt BioSci! We are conducting an open-rank TT search in Theoretical Biology: apply.interfolio.com/194619. We are a friendly and collaborative department with interests spanning a range of biological disciplines!

We're hiring: tenure-track Assistant Professor in computational or physical applied mathematics at CU Boulder, starting Aug 2027. Nonlinear waves, dynamical systems, applied PDEs, numerics. ML/quantum ties a plus. Full consideration by Nov 8. jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

Johns Hopkins Biology is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in computational genetics and genomics. Applications due Nov. 8th: apply.interfolio.com/194924 In my experience, this has been an incredibly supportive environment to build a lab. Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

my department is hiring in (what else) philosophy and AI

Apply to be my colleague! UW Genome Sciences is hiring two new faculty: one open rank, one assistant. GS is tight-knit, collaborative, and interdisciplinary, with strong PhD students. The search is wide open in terms of research areas (I'm on the search committee). ap.washington.edu/ahr/position...

Apply to be my colleague! UW Genome Sciences is hiring two new faculty: one open rank, one assistant. GS is tight-knit, collaborative, and interdisciplinary, with strong PhD students. The search is wide open in terms of research areas (I'm on the search committee). ap.washington.edu/ahr/position...

I'm hiring a postdoc to help build tools for inferring complex speciation histories with genomic data. strong computational skills are a must, but this is a training opportunity. 60K$+ salary, 2 years, details flexible. please reach out! (and repost) ad here: jobs.montana.edu/postings/53150

Excited to share that my department has an open faculty search for an Assistant Professor! The search is broad, focused on candidates who plan to address fundamental questions in genetics and genomics. The due date is soon: Nov 13. You can apply through interfolio. apply.interfolio.com/190644

Four days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWayc

We are excited to announce a new faculty position in AI for Biology at UC Berkeley. Please repost & share this opportunity with outstanding early-career researchers in your networks. Apply by Nov 9, 2026: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05560

I was part of a group that met last week to try to propose recommended changes to the structure of math PhD programs in an age of AI. Our report, together with a collection of related resources, is now available here: cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/aimathphd_su...

Exciting news: @uwgenome.bsky.social will be hiring for two tenure-track faculty positions this year, one open rank and one assistant professor. Both are “Genome Sciences” interpreted broadly so we welcome applicants working in a variety of fields and methods. Ad will be out shortly.

We're hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Evolutionary Biology in my department at the university of Houston @uh-ecoevo.bsky.social Come be my colleague careers.uh.edu/jobs/assista...

Please help spread the word! We are recruiting multiple Postdoctoral Fellows as part of the recently launched Bakar Computational Biomedicine Initiative (BCBI) at UC Berkeley and UCSF. BCBI website: bcbi.berkeley.edu Apply by Nov 1, 2026: berkeley.infoready4.com#freeformComp... (1/n)

Fantastic Asst Professor positions open across multiple UC Berkeley departments @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Plant/Algae/Microb aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05522 Plant/Env aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05382 Gen/Dev/Evo aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481 Eco aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05489

Princeton EEB is running a very broad faculty search at the Assistant Professor level. Please consider applying to join us! This is a wonderful, collaborative, cohesive department with diverse interests and amazing colleagues. apply.interfolio.com/193474

We are searching for an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology! Looking for colleagues asking fundamental questions relating to evolutionary processes and drivers of evolutionary patterns. If you think it is you, please do apply! And please repost. facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...

We have measured 47,851 neutralization titers of current human sera vs current influenza strains to inform vaccine update & analyses of viral evolution. New H1N1 strains (eg, D.3.1.1 + G155E) have reduced neutralization, as do some H3N2 subclade K descendants. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

The Department of Integrative Biology at UT Austin has two open positions for assistant professors, one in evolutionary biology and one in mechanistic processes. Please share. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/193270

“While Dartmouth lacks Harvard’s size or global structure, it was in a much better position to resist government pressure. That made its silence all the more disappointing. Dartmouth had the leeway to be brave, yet it chose not to be.” —@jacobweisberg.bsky.social

@roshnipatel.bsky.social and I wrote about using biobanks to learn about evolution, and how those findings shape interpretations of association studies. We focused on estimating evolutionary constraint and relating relating selection on variants to selection on traits and include open questions.

UNC Greensboro Department of Biology is hiring for three positions this year including one in microbiology! spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/35918

Please repost: My department (quantitative and computational biology at the University of Southern California) is hiring a teaching-track faculty member. The new hire will focus on teaching statistics courses to biology students. Apply by Dec 1 usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...

A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...

Job opportunity at Columbia U., in "any combination of field, experimental, computational, or theoretical approaches to study fundamental questions in evolutionary biology".

I wrote down my thoughts about the last several weeks of AI hell. aiguide.substack.com/p/misleading...

Applications are open for SFI's 2027 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships. SFI is looking for recent Ph.D. graduates with strong quantitative and computational skills who want to pursue independent, transdisciplinary research. Deadline: September 30, 2026 Apply: santafe.edu/sfifellowship

The Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle (@isbscience.org) is recruiting faculty across all ranks. Are you a systems-level thinker who is interested in tackling ambitious problems in biomedical research? Come and join us! isbscience.bamboohr.com/careers/71

We are thrilled to share that our GPN-Star manuscript is now published and freely available: doi.org/10.1038/s415... (1/n)

A paper, challenged by a preprint, discussed by the community. The future of peer review? Lots to think about here - from epistasis to AI to how we review science. ht @prelights.bsky.social

Critical evaluation is an essential part of science. Leonie Brüne speaks with @gmarcovisani.bsky.social and @wsdewitt.github.io about their technical comment #preprint re-examining conclusions from the MULTI-evolve paper. #preLight: prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a... youtu.be/n1ijJ0ZoDBY?...

We are hiring! 🌟 Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor. It's a broad search: we want great colleagues doing serious biological work at the molecular scale. Join us! apply.interfolio.com/191981 bcmb.uchicago.edu

Interesting 📰 @theguardian.com by @samanthsubramanian.bsky.social on non-neural cognition: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte... Confronted with this polarizing debate, @philosobio.bsky.social & I wrote a balanced take on basal #cognition from an #evobio lens 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #HPS

Computational Medicine program at UNC is doing a faculty search and I really want more translational / AI-centric labs to join the floor. Anyone on the market who wants to start clinical trials on short timelines and uses AI in the clinical loop?

A fantastic place to work with strong scientific community, core facilities and infrastructure including biomolecular NMR. Apply! urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

Another wonderful opportunity where UCSD School of Biological Sciences is hiring! We’re looking for an outstanding colleague to join our vibrant scientific community. Come do exciting science with us in beautiful San Diego! apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04607 Please share widely!

Just preprinted my work on rapid evolution in fluctuating environments! When many linked mutations with different environmental tradeoffs compete, I found that mutations with stronger tradeoffs systematically outcompete beneficial “generalist” mutations. Read more here: doi.org/10.64898/202...

The exaggerated grimness of A.I. leaders “makes it easy to overlook the more immediate harms created by these technologies,” Cal Newport writes.

Come be my colleague! Montreal is a great place to live and work! Tenure Track position at @mcgill.ca in quantitative cell biology with a research program to address fundamental questions in biology. @futurepislack.bsky.social mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...

⚡ Our paper is now out in @natphys.nature.com ! This version now includes a detailed molecular characterisation of the optogenetic perturbations, new insights on the relevance of tricellular junctions for tissue morphology, and beautiful light-sheet timelapses. 🔬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Come be my colleague!! 🎉 We’re hiring an Assistant Professor in Developmental Biology at UCSD! If you’re doing exciting work in development or regeneration, come join us!! Please spread the word and apply! apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04591

I am delighted to announce that The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Utah is continuing a multi-year recruiting initiative for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. Please share and consider applying! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/208...