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Allen J Moore

@ajmoore.bsky.social
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Evolutionist. Studying social interactions and genetics. I’m the one in the lab who isn’t allowed to touch the pipettes. EiC of Ecology and Evolution.

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Matthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A lot of excitement on here about the article in Science summarising the discoveries of @alistairsponsel.bsky.social and Brian Sutton, just published in the Journal of the History of Biology. Some people have asked, so here is what I think they show, and what are the implications:
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Photograph 49 is the Key to Understanding the History of Rosalind Franklin’s DNA Photograph 51 - Journal of the History of Biology
This essay, co-authored by a historian of science and an X-ray crystallographer, sheds new light on Rosalind Franklin’s Photograph 51. We refute the infamous claim that, unlike James Watson, Franklin ...
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Natalie Pilakouta @nataliepilakouta.bsky.social · 23h
📣 PhD opportunity in my lab 📣 Are you interested in the effects of climate change on social behaviour? 🌡️🔥 This PhD project will examine these effects in the amazing burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Informal enquiries welcome. Please share widely!
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Geoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The IceCube neutrino detector has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics. The Trump administration has proposed slashing its budget in half in 2027.
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Nathaniel Comfort @nccomfort.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Reposting for the morning crowd my mini-thread from yesterday on the new Sponsel & Sutton paper on Rosalind Franklin's work. tl;dr: Why didn't Franklin find the double helix? Because she wasn't looking for it! She had her own DNA project that had nothing to do w/ the gene.
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Allen J Moore @ajmoore.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Read this letter. Is this the country you want to live in? Land of the?
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Julian Resasco @julianresasco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I’m recruiting a grad student to join our lab at CU-Boulder in Fall 2027. I’m especially interested in students excited about insect community ecology and biodiversity, sp. interactions, and landscape connectivity. Please share with students who may be interested! www.colorado.edu/lab/resasco/...
ecologists in the field
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Absolutely nothing will stop me 👇
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Gwênlyn Glusman (she/her) ☸️ @gwenlyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I have modernized and enhanced the NSF COA generator tool. Results now update dynamically • Published under more than one name? Covered! • Other people share your name? No problem! • You prefer searching by ORCID? Go ahead! Give it a try. Feedback, bug reports, feature requests are MOST welcome! 🧪
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Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Today marks the 25th anniversary (😯) of our publication on discovery of FOXP2. To commemorate, I’ll repost a few prior threads about the gene. Here’s my explainer of how we tracked down FOXP2 & implicated it in speech/language deficits, in the days before completion of the human genome project.🗣️🧬🧪👇
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026
Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis.
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Nigel Goldenfeld @nigelgoldenfeld.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🧪 "Mr. Trump’s science adviser, Michael Kratsios, has criticized the agency’s system for deciding which grants to fund ... He also argued the N.S.F. should ... bypass external review panels.” Kratsios lost 90% of assets while CFO of Clarium Capital. Do you trust him with the US science portfolio?
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good end-of-FY coverage by the Times. The amount of unspent funds has wiggled but it was pretty clear for some time now that NSF was simply not going to spend a substantial portion of its congressional appropriation this year.
nytimes.com
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Kelly Dawe @corncolors.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The UGA Genetics Department is hiring! Please help spread the word. We have an opening for an Associate Professor/Professor in Genetics, Synthetic Biology, and Biological Engineering. See ad for details – and join us here in Athens, GA!
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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody &everything.

Charles Darwin
Letter to Charles Lyell
1st October 1861
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Chris Smith @chriscrsmith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm hiring a postdoc in population and evolutionary genetics at Indiana University Bloomington! We're a computational lab working on spatial demographic inference using genomic data and machine learning. You can apply here: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/34508
indiana.peopleadmin.com
Indiana University Academic Positions
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Jolyon Troscianko @jtroscianko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🦋 Butterfly wing patterns create motion illusions that protect them from predators! Our new study (8 years in the making) is out in Nature today doi.org/10.1038/s415... @grahancock.bsky.social @esbriolat.bsky.social @scienceanna.bsky.social @lauraakelley.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social
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Jeremy Van Cleve @vancleve.theoretical.bio · 29/09/2026
My group is recruiting a Ph.D student for Fall 2027! We're a friendly group of mathematically-minded and computationally-inspired biologists studying topics including social evolution, host-pathogen interactions, genetics, and demography. See vancleve.theoretical.bio for more info!
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van cleve research group
Van Cleve Research Group – theoretical evolution & ecology at the University of Kentucky
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Anita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Emory Biology department is hiring a tenure-track ecologist at any rank. Deadline is Nov 1, link below! As I've said many times before, I couldn't ask for a more supportive department. Our faculty colleagues, dept chair, and admin staff are truly awesome ❤️ apply.interfolio.com/191783
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Allen J Moore @ajmoore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Congratulations!
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GGBN @ggbnoutreach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Congrats to the NEON Biorepository at Arizona State University for receiving funding from NSF to co-lead a project aimed at creating a national resource for sequencing and analysing the DNA of important species! news.asu.edu/20260924-env...
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Decoding important wildlife DNA | ASU News
There is a wealth of knowledge to be found in the DNA of our nation’s spectacular wildlife. A team of researchers co-led by Arizona State University will create a national resource to sequence and ana...
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/09/2026
Russell Vought is upset his ideas are overwhelmingly unpopular, but he won’t stop until he is the evil henchman for all NIH grants. 🧵
The graphic displays a photo of Russell Vought and the red Stand Up for Science logo. The graphic reads: "Update: Russell Vought joins the war on cancer, on the side of cancer."
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Edward R. Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A reminder to sign up to the @sortee.bsky.social conference: 13-14th October sortee.org/upcoming/! The advocacy committee will be running a hackathon (second event) looking at EcoEvo society journal policies and data/code availability/quality.
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Upcoming SORTEE conference
Upcoming conference by the Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/09/2026
Democrats vs. Republicans in a nutshell. This absolutely nails it.
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Emilio M Bruna @brunalab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is among the most intellectually flaccid editorials I’ve ever read. “Humanities & social-science programs…do more to subtract from the sum of human knowledge than add to it” is quite a take from… <checks author’s byline> someone who majored in American Studies. www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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Opinion | The Ph.D. Job Crisis Is a Needed Market Correction
Universities will produce fewer underemployed, overcredentialed and aggrieved young people.
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The Ferrari Lab @theferrarilab.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
TT Assistant Professor position in Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease at University of Florida
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University of Florida - Details - Assistant Professor of Biology
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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Please share! We're looking for an entomologist to join our dept.! I'm excited as it's broadly advertised to find someone who can build a stellar teaching program w/research on insect ecology. Deadline is tight (end of Oct.). Read more & apply at jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/235...
Flyer that says: 

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
AND PLANT PATHOLOGY

We're hiring!

The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology is seeking applications for a nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Insect Ecology (60% teaching/40% research). The position will play a central role in the department’s undergraduate curriculum, including ENT 201: Insects and People, as well as additional undergraduate and graduate courses. The position also provides an opportunity to build a nationally recognized research program in insect ecology, secure external funding, and mentor undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead instruction for ENT 201: Insects and People and teach additional courses using effective, technology-enhanced approaches. Mentor undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs.

Establish a nationally recognized, externally funded research program in insect ecology (e.g., behavior, plant–insect interactions, community ecology, conservation, or global change biology). Publish in peer-reviewed journals and engage students in research.

Contribute to departmental, college, and university service, engage with scientific societies, review manuscripts and grant proposals, and participate in outreach.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

Demonstrated teaching experience at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.

Expertise in one or more areas of insect ecology (e.g., IPM, invasive species, pollination biology, vector ecology, trophic interactions, global change, or molecular/community ecology).

Ph.D. in Entomology or a related field, with a proven publication and funding track record (as PI/Co-PI or lead author).

JOIN OUR TEAM!

For more information and to submit your application, please visit:
https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/234875
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Matthew Cobb @matthewcobb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Jumping genes shaped ant evolution, in particular related to olfaction.
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Transposable elements as evolutionary catalysts of ant macrodiversity
Transposable elements (TEs) are key contributors to genome evolution, yet their macroevolutionary roles in adaptive radiations remain poorly understood, as high-quality genomic resources at sufficient...
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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 25/09/2026
FYI to everyone submitting this October NIH cycle You need to re-certify your ScienCV AFTER Sept 26 (tomorrow) for your application or it may not be accepted. Great timing!
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Maitreya Dunham @maitreya.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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.
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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📰Published📰Context-dependent joint buffering of abiotic stress by parental care and sibling interactions🪲 buff.ly/CRir32r 🧪🌍️
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Context-dependent joint buffering of abiotic stress by parental care and sibling interactions
Paul Huber, Floyd Betz, Saskia Cordes, Hannah Charlotte Hoffmann, Enna Lucile Klinghammer, Sandra Steiger This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be foun…
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Marshall Shepherd @drshepherd2013.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Director, University of Georgia Weather Network and Extension Specialist Share as appropriate. Pam Knox retired from this position. I am on the Search Committee if there are any questions. www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/506...
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Extension Specialist and Director of the UGA Weather Network
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (UGA CAES) is seeking a dynamic individual for the position of Extension Specialist and Director of the UGA Weather Network...
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Ben Parker @ben-parker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Excited that our new paper with @henrylabsymbio.bsky.social and Kerry Oliver is out @pnas.org! We show that mobile genetic elements can spread adaptive host-benefiting traits across heritable insect symbionts on eco-evolutionary timescales.🧵 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Phenotypic divergence is driven by mobile genetic elements in a heritable insect symbiont | PNAS
Heritable microbes profoundly influence insect biology, yet the traits they confer often evolve rapidly and differ among closely related symbiont s...
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Ecology and Evolution @ecol-evol.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A plea for civility, from our editors: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @ajmoore.bsky.social
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Claus Wilke @clauswilke.com · 15/09/2026
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
Two Assistant Professor Positions in Evolutionary Biology and Mechanistic Processes

Description
The Department of Integrative Biology at The University of Texas at Austin seeks to fill two faculty positions in the areas of Evolutionary Biology and Mechanistic Processes, broadly defined. We are looking for candidates who are advancing (1) evolutionary biology or (2) the mechanistic understanding of organismal processes. These positions will be filled at the level of Assistant Professor.


Qualifications
Candidates should be using innovative approaches in evolutionary biology and/or the mechanistic understanding of whole-organism processes. Mechanistic processes include, but are not limited to, behavior, biomechanics, cognition, physiology, and development. The phylogenetic scope of the Evolutionary Biology position may include eukaryotes, prokaryotes, viruses, and the scale may include individual molecules to entire ecosystems and beyond. Candidates for either position may employ experimental, theoretical, or computational frameworks, or a combination thereof. Special consideration will be given to applicants with demonstrated potential for integrating across our target disciplines. 

We seek applicants with a strong record of high-quality research, publications, potential for extramural funding, and a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentorship. A PhD or equivalent is required at the time of appointment, and postdoctoral research experience is strongly recommended.
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Rob Denton @rddenton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Boosting this back out there. Just a couple weeks to apply!
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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Yesterday NSF announced a series of major changes to its grantmaking, best encapsulated by a shift from bottom-up 'investigator-driven inquiry' to more top-down 'NSF-directed opportunities'. These include 4 Frontier Initiatives (previously described as 'Grand Research Challenges'). My reporting:
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NSF moves to overhaul funding approach in line with White House priorities
The major funder of basic science has not said how its new initiatives will be funded — but staff worry streamlined approach will further squeeze cash for core sciences.
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Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Now seeking our next Reviews Editor! We are looking for someone with broad interests and enthusiasm who can help promote the success of a society-owned journal by commissioning Review and Perspective articles. Indicate your interest by Sept. 15: www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...
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Call for Evolution Reviews Editor Applications
Are you passionate about evolutionary biology and want to make a major contribution to the literature? If so, you could be the next Reviews Editor for Evolution ! We are seeking someone with ...
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Allen J Moore @ajmoore.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I would apply just to work with Jessica, someone I have long admired. And not just because she has published on dragonflies and cockroaches (everyone should aspire to that).
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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Come work here, it is a fun place and we would love to have you as our colleague: careers.amnh.org/postings/4923 #Lepidoptera #Insect #Entomology #AMNH
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Assistant Curator/Assistant Professor, Invertebrate Zoology
The Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) seeks an outstanding tenure-track Assistant Curator/Assistant Professor with expertise in the evolution of Lepidop...
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Molly Przeworski @mollyprz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Job opportunity at Columbia U., in "any combination of field, experimental, computational, or theoretical approaches to study fundamental questions in evolutionary biology".
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Nathaniel Comfort @nccomfort.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This elegant bio sketch of Jim Watson by @matthewcobb.bsky.social is balanced, nuanced, and graciously acknowledges my work on Watson. Even more graciously, it doesn't spill the beans on the many ways my book challenges the history of the gene. Coming next fall from Basic Books!
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Allen J Moore @ajmoore.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Excellent, as always. Watson would feel very vindicated by the current US government. I suspect he would be viewed as a savant, right when everyone else was wrong. Vought, Miller, Vance and their ilk make Watson’s views mainstream.
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Erik Svensson @evolodonata.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026
Come join me and my colleagues at the Department of Biology at #LundUniversity in #Sweden! New position as Senior Lecturer in Computational Biology just announced. Apply or spread the word to all interested candidates! […]
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Original post on ecoevo.social
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Jim Elser @drlimnology.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Would you like to work here? The search for the next director of Flathead Lake Bio Station is re-opened (search suspended last year due to admin issue). FLBS is in terrific shape, physically, financially, & academically with exciting prospects for the future. 🧪 Apply: apply.interfolio.com/192695
Colorful sunset over Flathead Lake as seen from Polson.  Flathead Lake Biological Station is about 16 miles up on the east shore.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 04/09/2026
Calling AI companies “labs” gives them an air of scientific rigor—but it's time to call them what they really are, Matthew Sun argues.
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There's No Such Thing as an AI 'Lab'
The term lends an air of scientific rigor to what are really billion-dollar corporations.
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Pleuni Pennings @pleunipennings.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Brilliant
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Thrilled to announce that my department - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - at the U of Arizona will likely be hiring for a tenure-track position in "Population and Community Ecology" this fall. Watch this space for more details and official announcements coming soon ... #Ecology #EcologyJobs 🌐🌾🧪
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Pls share: We have a new position for an Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Biology at UNLV. tinyurl.com/4uhpav4j
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Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology, School of Life Sciences [R0153361]
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) appreciates your interest in employment. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application: Once you start the application process ...
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