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Anna Frances Probert

@afprobert.bsky.social
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From Aotearoa, now a Lecturer based at UNE in NSW 🇦🇺 Non-native species, biosecurity, ecology & entomology. Loves ants 🐜 I always RT ecology jobs & PhD opps. She/her

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Charles Mullon @charlesmullon.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Looking for an Associate Prof position? Interested in behavioural ecology & cultural evolution? Come join us at the Dpt of Ecology and Evolution in Lausanne🇨🇭 @dee-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social! Great department & great place to live. Pls RP. Apply here: wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/appli...
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Ralf Reski @reskilab.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Associate/Full Professor- Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics- Integrative Biology, and Director- University of California Berkeley Herbaria, USA. #plantscijobs #plantscijob #plantsciencejob aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05405
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Associate/Full Professor- Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics- Integrative Biology, and Director- University of California Berkeley Herbaria
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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gavin jones @ecologyofgavin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I’m looking to recruit a postdoc to join my research group at University of Iowa to work on disturbance ecology and biodiversity! Start date flexible, lots of opportunity for skill development, collaboration, and mentorship. Will review applicants in mid-August! Link: gavinmjones.com/opportunities/
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Opportunities
BIG NEWS! The Jones Lab will be relocating to the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability (SEES) at the University of Iowa in Fall 2026. Our work on disturbance ecology and conservation sc…
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Anna Frances Probert @afprobert.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
And check out the wonderful Ruvinda de Mel's ECR Spotlight article: journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
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ECR Spotlight – Ruvinda de Mel
ECR Spotlight is a series of interviews with early-career authors from a selection of papers published in Journal of Experimental Biology and aims to promote not only the diversity of early-career res...
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Anna Frances Probert @afprobert.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Overheating bat boxes put bats in peril 🦇🌡️ Read the write up about a new paper in @jexpbiol.bsky.social from a research project on Big Brown Bats in BC, Canada that I had the pleasure to be involved in.
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Overheating bat boxes put bats in peril
Staying cool during heatwaves is challenging for small creatures. As temperatures rise, smaller animals need to seek shade, sweat and pant to keep their temperature down. But the problem could be even...
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Anna Frances Probert @afprobert.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Fully funded PhD (for Australian and NZ citizens) in Adelaide at @flindersuniversity.bsky.social on Australian scorpion evolution with Dr Russell Bicknell www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships...
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PhD Scholarship in Australian scorpion evolution - Flinders University
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Katherine Siegel @katherinesiegel.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
You still have 5 days to apply for this awesome postdoc opportunity in the Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab at the University of Colorado-Boulder! This could be your backyard!
Image of five slanted rock formations (called the Flatirons) in the snow on a sunny day. There is a trail through the snow leading away towards the rock formations, which rise above some trees.
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Prof. Vigdis Vandvik @vvandvik.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Come work with us! Fully funded #PhD position in global change ecology - working in a cross-disciplinary cohort of 8 PhD students studying mountains in transition. 🧪🌐🏔️ @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social @cesam-uib.bsky.social www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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PhD Research Fellow in global change ecology (285493) | University of Bergen
Job title: PhD Research Fellow in global change ecology (285493), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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Anna Frances Probert @afprobert.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Went to take a shower and had this carry on happening outside the bathroom window this morning 🦘🥊
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Andrea Case @andreacase.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Please share — Michigan State Plant Biology is searching for an Herbarium Director! Tenure stream, open rank faculty position balancing research, teaching, service, and admin responsibilities. Join us! Reach out to me or @emjo.bsky.social with questions! plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu/job-postings...
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Anna Frances Probert @afprobert.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Poor photo but that’s a lovely greater glider right there 🥰 If you’ve not heard of this wonderful animal, look it up!
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Anna Frances Probert @afprobert.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Opportunity: Arthropod Taxonomic Specialists (10 positions) at the University of Guelph 🪰🐝🪲🕷️🦂
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Arthropod Taxonomic Specialists (10 positions) | Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
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José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
*PhD position* 🦉 Would you like to do a PhD with Indo-Pacific birds and evolutionary genomics? Join us in Stockholm: <deadline> 05 September 2025, 23:59 PhD student in Evolution of Indo-Pacific birds recruit.visma.com/spa/public/a...
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PhD student in Evolution of Indo-Pacific birds
The Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics is offering a four-year PhD position focused on analyzing population-level genomic data from museum bird samples. The project will employ cutting-edge gen...
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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Want to join our friendly team of conservation experts? Our marine team are hiring for a new 1yr role to provide expert scientific advice on marine developments 🌏 🧪 See here for how to apply: shorturl.at/kdthM #ornithology
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Conservation Scientist (Fixed-Term) | RSPB
We are seeking a Conservation Scientist to join the RSPB’s UK Marine Science team in an exciting fixed-term role for 12 months. The role provides a great opportunity to work at the cutting edge of res...
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Mike Moore @gypsumbotany.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
🚨🚨 New tenure track position in #ConservationBiology @oberlincollege.bsky.social in the #Biology department--come join us, and contribute to our brand new Environmental Science major too! #biologyjobs #ecologyjobs jobs.oberlin.edu/postings/16671
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Assistant Professor of Biology
The Biology Department at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time tenure track faculty position in the College of Arts and Sciences in conservation ecology. Initial appointment to this po...
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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Doctoral position on genomic basis of Fucus (brown algal) local adaptation - join our exciting #Fubluc team! Fully funded for 3.5 years & we also consider candidates with strong molecular or bioinformatic skillls but no marine / algal experience, see www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...
Fucus algal meadow in the Baltic Sea
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Australasian Evolution Society - AES @ausevosoc.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
AES 2025 ECR Awards – Apply Now! Submit your best paper (preprints welcome!) for a chance to give a 30-min plenary at AES 2025 in Brisbane. Two categories: PhD and Postdoc Winners get $500 travel support + free rego 🔗 ausevo.com/2025_researc...
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Nicholas Wu @nicholaswu.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Funded #PhD scholarship on the ecology of the eastern horseshoe bat and its sensitivity to the impacts of fire at Western Sydney Univeristy. Link: www.westernsydney.edu.au/schools/grs/... #IBRC2025
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Dr. Manu Ramalho @manuramalho.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Come to join us! 🎉🫶 The Department of Biology invites applicants for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor of Biology position! Learn more about the Department of Biology here: www.wcupa.edu/sciences-mat..., and apply online at www.schooljobs.com/careers/wcup...
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Smith Fellowship @smithfellows.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Applications are NOW OPEN for Smith Fellows conservation research Fellowships beginning in 2026! View the Proposal Guidelines and apply here: www.smithfellows.org/join-us
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Become a Fellow — Smith Fellows
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Kim Calders @kimcalders.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Job Alert! We are hiring a new PhD candidate to work with me and @louiseterryn.bsky.social on multitemporal terrestrial laser scanning for better understanding forest structural dynamics at @qforestlab.bsky.social . More info ➡️ bit.ly/449NunA Apply here ➡️ bit.ly/3I5AnMP Application deadline: Aug 3
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Lucas Cernusak @lucascernusak.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I have an opportunity for a new PhD student in tropical tree ecophysiology in my lab. Some more details at the link below. Please pass along! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Responses of tropical forest trees to rising carbon dioxide - conifers versus angiosperms at James Cook University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Responses of tropical forest trees to rising carbon dioxide - conifers versus angiosperms at James Cook University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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The Scottish Ornithologists' Club @scottishbirding.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
JOB OPPORTUNITY | ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER We're looking for an Assistant Development Officer to enhance the Club’s delivery of key programmes and provide vital support to our Development Manager, across several cross-cutting areas of activity. Full vacancy details here: //tinyurl.com/3jrd5t5r
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Australian Entomological Society @austentsoc.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
A fully funded PhD position at Stellenbosch University is available from October 2025 to investigate fruit fly (Tephritidae) dispersal and pest management using ecological, genomic, and spatial modelling, with applications due by 30 June 2025. See attached image for details.
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Anna Frances Probert @afprobert.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Nice one!
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Chilterns Chalk Streams Project @chilternstreams.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
‼️JOB VACANCY ‼️ Become a Citizen Science Coordinator with the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project!  Two weeks until we close! ⌛ Deadline: 30 June 2025
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Citizen Science Coordinator (Chalk Streams)
We are seeking a motivated professional with experience in recruiting, coordinating and facilitating volunteer activities for citizen scientists to conduct research and monitoring effectively, safely ...
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Gustavo Silva de Miranda @gustavo-de-miranda.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Job alert! Sam Noble Museum (OU) seeks a Collection Manager for the Recent Invertebrates collection (insects, mollusks, arachnids & more). You’ll team up with the incoming Curator (👋 me). Apply via jobs.ou.edu, Job # 251244. DM questions. #museumjobs #arthropods #collections
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Jobs - OU Human Resources
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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
This year, at #ICCB2025, I will share our research on butterfly migration. If you are around, come and say hi! Also, feel free to reach out if you are looking for a PhD position. You can find more about our research here: shawanchowdhury.com.
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Dara Stanley @darastanley.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
We're hiring two PhD and two postdoc positions! Interested in pollinators, soils, agroecology, pesticides? Then come and work with us and with collaborators and all over Europe! stanleyecologylab.org/vacancies #findaphd Please share!
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Vacancies | ecology
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Priscila Chaverri @pchaverri.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join an exciting project investigating the effects of bat seed dispersal on plant microbiomes and pathogen dynamics in tropical ecosystems. With @morceglo.bsky.social. More info: jobs.apsnet.org/job/postdoct...
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Jesse Shapiro @bjesseshapiro.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Are you a recent PhD (or soon to be PhD) from outside Canada looking to do a postdoc in Quebec? Get in touch if you are excited about microbes, evolution, ecology, genomics (or all of the above!) and I'd be happy to help develop a project together! www.mcgill.ca/gps/funding/...
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PBEEE/Quebec Merit Scholarship for Foreign Postdocs and Visiting Research Student and Visiting Researchers
**Note that the FRQ is in the process of revamping their webpages. We will update links soon as we can with the current 2025 year's information. Be sure to check back to see if any eligibility or docu...
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David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Job Opportunity: Collections Manager, Lepidoptera 🦋🐛🔎🔬🌍 www.anhrt.org.uk/african-natu...
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Job Opportunity: Collections Manager, Lepidoptera
Job title: Collections Manager, Lepidoptera Deadline: Friday 27 th June 2025 Employer: African Natural History Research Trust, Leominster, UK Contract Dura...
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Jesús Aguirre Gutiérrez @jeaggu.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
A new PostDoc position in our BioEO team url-shortener.me/1KHP @ecioxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk -> Quantifying interactions between climate change, forest functional diversity and fragmentation and vector borne diseases in the Amazon -> get in touch if interested ! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Flor Yannelli *typo queen* 👽🌱🪁(she/her/ella) @floryannelli.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
This was not an easy one. 🚨 A recent article by Ahmed et al. (2025) attempted to draw parallels between biological invasions and human migration. While intended to explore interdisciplinary insights, the analogy raises serious conceptual and ethical concerns. 🧵
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Parallels between biological invasions and human migration are flawed and undermine both disciplines. Response to Ahmed et al.
A recent article by Ahmed and colleagues (2025) attempt to draw parallels and assess distinctions between biological invasions and human migration. This co
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JD Roberts @jdroberts.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
I can't say this was a particularly enjoyable paper to be involved in, but I think we were right to write it
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George Holmes @georgeholmes.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
A very diverse bunch of scholars - from across biology, conservation, and migration studies - wrote this piece on the very obvious, yet not quite obvious enough for some, dangers of comparing invasive species and human migration. academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
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Parallels between biological invasions and human migration are flawed and undermine both disciplines. Response to Ahmed et al.
A recent article by Ahmed and colleagues (2025) attempt to draw parallels and assess distinctions between biological invasions and human migration. This co
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Southern eDNA Society @sednasociety.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
The TropWATER eDNA lab (JCU) is looking for a Postdoc Research Fellow for a full-time, 2-yr role on applied biosecurity & biodiversity monitoring projects across Nth Aus. Join a passionate team applying eDNA tools to real-world conservation and management challenges. tinyurl.com/bdh43rum
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Research Officer, Environmental DNA Laboratory - Townsville, QLD, Australia
James Cook University (JCU) is creating a brighter future for life in the Tropics and beyond, through education and research that makes a difference locally and globally.  We now have an opportunity a...
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Anna Frances Probert @afprobert.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
It's the best time of the year! I get to see all the wonderful work from my entomology students 🥰
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Louise Firth @louisefirth.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
We are advertising a 28-mo postdoc on hybrid #ecoengineering in #saltmarshes @ University College Cork, @ucc.ie 🇮🇪🇪🇺. Ref no 087274. EU & @marineinst.bsky.social funded BLUESHORES Project. State date: 1st Sept 2025. Salary: €45,847–€52,339. 🌱🌊🦀🐌 See link: universityvacancies.com/university-c...
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Tom Ratz @tomratz.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Looking for a PhD project on sexual selection? Join us at UZH! Application deadline: 9 June 2025. jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
I'm hiring! Postdoc available in my lab in Ecological Genomics. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/... I will start reviewing applications mid-July. 🧪🧑‍🔬🖥️🧬🦑. Please share widely, thanks!
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ecological Genomics
About the Opportunity Job Summary A postdoctoral research associate is available at the Lotterhos Lab at Northeastern University. The postdoc will be based at Northeastern University’s Marine Science ...
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Ben Spies-Butcher @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The Macquarie PhD scholarship on our new Climate Economy project is now open - working with me, @garethbryant.bsky.social Sophie Weber, @clairerhiannon.bsky.social & Svenja Keele. We'll explore how climate change remakes our political economy. Topic negotiable. www.mq.edu.au/research/phd...
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The climate economy: Emerging strategies for Australia
Join a PhD project on Australia's climate economy, exploring how transport, policy, and finance adapt to climate change.
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Anna Frances Probert @afprobert.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Two academic (lecturer) positions available at the University of Otago in Aotearoa/New Zealand! One in Conservation Biology, another in Evolutionary Ecology. Links for positions below: otago.taleo.net/careersectio... otago.taleo.net/careersectio...
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GunnarKeppel.bsky.social @gunnarkeppel.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Scholarships for #PhD projects to save the #biodiversity in the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia, available now. If interested in working with me, project 5 will seek to ensure #ClimateResilient ecosystems. scholarships.adelaide.edu.au/Scholarships...
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Bob Croser Woodland Recovery Supplementary Scholarships - The Environment Institute | Scholarships & Prizes
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UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling @cpom-uk.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🆕 Job role 🆕 @uniofreading.bsky.social is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to work on sea ice modelling, as part of the NERC project CRISP. 🌍Location: Reading 📅 Apply by: June 30 🔗 Apply Now - jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... #ClimateResearch #Postdoc #ScienceJobs
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Tom J. Langbehn @tomlangbehn.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Are you into 🐟🦐 ,🌊&💻📈? Come join us at the Theoretical Ecology Group @unibergen.bsky.social We’ve got 2 #PhD and 1 #Postdoc openings—fully funded, all for 3 years, all part of a funtastic team. 🔗 PhD: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... 🔗 Postdoc: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... #AcademicJobs
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PhD Research Fellow (two positions) in marine evolutionary ecology (281140) | University of Bergen
Job title: PhD Research Fellow (two positions) in marine evolutionary ecology (281140), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Sunday, June 15, 2025
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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
We are hiring a Data Analyst postdoc in Prague for 2+ years, focusing on macroecology and avian behaviors. Apply by June 15, 2025, for a start date in September 2025. … www.researchgate.net/job/1021667_Po…. #postdoc
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Martin Turcotte @exp-evoeco.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
#Postdoc Position: Interested in the evolutionary and ecological impacts of whole genome duplication? Join Dr. Tia-Lynn Ashman @drtialynn.bsky.social and I at the U. of Pittsburgh, to test what drives the competitive outcomes between diploids and #polyploids Details: shorturl.at/EHOeJ
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Vojtech Brlik @ecobrlik.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Just a few days left to apply! PhD position on migration and demography of Blackpoll Warblers with @ryannorrissci.bsky.social - don’t miss your chance! #ornithology #birds #migration 🌐
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Maureen Laroche 🇲🇶 @tattooed-bug.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Come work with us at MVE! www.linkedin.com/posts/mauree...
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Editors-in-Chief, Medical and Veterinary Entomology - Royal Entomological… | Maureen Laroche, MSc, PhD, FRES
The &quot;Medical and Veterinary Entomology&quot; journal is actively recruiting new Editors-in-Chief! If you have strong experience publishing and reviewing in this field, I really recommend you to a...
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