Bee Biology Lead

Location: Northern

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** Vylor
* * is seeking an experienced and innovative
** Bee Biology Lead
** to establish and advance our bee research capabilities. This is a
** hands-on scientific role
** for an individual who will directly design, conduct, troubleshoot, and interpret research while building the capabilities needed to support discovery programs.

** What You'll Do*
* * Establish and maintain fit-for-purpose honey bee colony, apiary, laboratory, and controlled-environment research capabilities.
* Develop seasonal colony-management plans encompassing colony establishment, queen and brood management, nutrition, health monitoring, pest and disease management, overwintering, and preparation of colonies for experimental use.
* Personally design and execute rigorous experiments addressing bee biology, health, physiology, development, reproduction, behavior, and responses to biological or environmental variables.
* Develop, optimize, validate, and document assays, experimental protocols, and sampling methods for individual bees, brood, adults, queens, colonies, tissues, or other biological samples.
* Establish and apply approaches to understand bee biology and evaluate biological hypotheses, leveraging molecular biology, genetics/genomics, functional biology, biochemistry, microbiology, or related technologies.
* Analyze and integrate molecular, organismal, and colony-level data to generate clear scientific conclusions and recommendations.
* Identify and implement new methods, technologies, equipment, and external capabilities that strengthen or accelerate bee research.
* Maintain high standards for experimental rigor, reproducibility, research integrity, stewardship, safety, and compliance.
* Provide technical direction and mentorship to research associates, seasonal personnel, contractors, and collaborators while remaining directly engaged in experimental work.
* Communicate scientific progress, technical risks, capability needs, and recommendations to project and portfolio leadership and contribute to invention disclosures, patents, publications, and external scientific engagement as appropriate.  
** What Skills You Need*
* * Ph.D. in entomology, apiculture, insect biology, physiology, molecular biology, genetics/genomics, microbiology, biochemistry, or a closely related discipline, with significant relevant research experience; or an M.S. with substantial equivalent experience.
* Demonstrated hands-on experience maintaining and experimentally manipulating honey bees and colonies for scientific research.
* Strong knowledge of honey bee biology, colony organization, development, reproduction, nutrition, behavior, health, pests, pathogens, and seasonal colony management.
* Proven ability to independently formulate hypotheses, design experiments, establish controls, develop protocols, troubleshoot complex biological systems, analyze data, and draw defensible conclusions.
* Hands-on expertise in one or more areas relevant to bee or insect biology, such as molecular biology, genetics/genomics, gene-expression analysis, functional biology, microbiology, biochemistry, or omics.
* Strong quantitative, data-interpretation, documentation, and scientific communication skills.
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