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Dr. Alex Fink

@alexthefinch.bsky.social
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Loves terns and likes all birds. #Conservationist working on Breeding Bird Survey, previously tern conservation and cancer cell migration.

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Institute of Avian Research 'Vogelwarte Helgoland' @ifv-whv.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
We are looking for a full-time, permanent, animal caretaker in Wilhelmshaven. Work with songbirds & quail in an international research team: - Bird care & welfare - Breeding programs - Hand-rearing chicks - Husbandry & hygiene - Data records More info: ifv-vogelwarte.de/en/institute...
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Vacancies - Institute for Bird Research
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Alister Clunas @alcatorda.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Puffin “wreck” on French/Iberian coasts getting zero media coverage. A major disaster. Needs to be covered by the mainstream media. @markavery.bsky.social @theguardian.com @birdtrack.bsky.social @steelyseabirder.bsky.social @jbfarthing.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social
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Maja Mielke (she/her) @maja-mielke.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Schau dir diese Petition an, um Europas Naturschutzgesetze zu schützen. Starke Lobbygruppen wollen sie schwächen. Unterschreiben dauert nur eine Minute. Es wäre toll, wenn du sie auch teilst! #HandsOffNature www.nabu.de/natur-und-la...
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Hände weg vom Naturschutz
Die EU will zentrale Naturschutzgesetze lockern. Gemeinsam können wir das verhindern. Gib jetzt deine Stimme ab – für starken Schutz von Mensch und Natur!
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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
🌱#PhDAlert! MSc in #EnvironmentalSciences, #SoilScience or #Biochemistry, strong quantitative skills, and an aptitude for #Fieldwork? Our #Forest and #Soil #Ecology group offers a #PhD in critical zone dynamics: apply.refline.ch/273855/1841/... #ScienceJobs
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Patrick Jansen 🐾 @patrickjansen.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Are you a PhD-level #wildlife ecologist committed to research and education for #biodiversity and nature restoration? Our group at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social has a #vacancy for an assistant professor! Deadline for applications is February 19. Please spread the word. www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
Restoring nature and reversing biodiversity loss are urgent societal challenges. Utrecht University invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Nature Restoration. In this role, you contribute to help solve these challenges through research and education by linking fundamental wildlife ecology to biodiversity recovery and nature restoration.

As an Assistant Professor, you will join a young, enthusiastic team that is eager to make an impact. You will help strengthen the team’s mission to connect fundamental wildlife ecology with the challenges of nature restoration in human-dominated multifunctional forest landscapes, especially in north-western Europe. 

Your research will focus on restoration-relevant themes, such as wildlife responses to anthropogenic change, the effectiveness of conservation interventions, and the contribution of wildlife to biodiversity recovery and nature restoration. Close collaboration with colleagues within and beyond Utrecht University is an important part of this role, as well as building sustainable partnerships with conservation practitioners and policymakers. 

You will combine fieldwork, experiments and biomonitoring (e.g. using sensor technologies) with laboratory, statistical and theoretical approaches. There is ample opportunity to initiate research projects and to acquire funding. 

In education, you will teach in the Biology programs, develop and coordinate a new course, and supervise research projects of BSc, MSc and PhD students.
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Matt Bracken @brackenlab.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Cool postdoc opportunity in Norway to evaluate global-change impacts on marine communities. Application info at euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/403197 🌊🦑
We encourage excellent early career scientists (i.e., PhD candidate gaining doctoral degree before 9 September or scientist with max. 8 y full-time equivalent experience in research by 9 September), who are interested in applying for a MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ecology at the University of Tromsø (UiT) to send in their application (max. 3-page CV & 2-page project plan). Deadline for application of intramural selection of candidates is 16 February. Chosen candidates will be supported by UiT to write an application for MSCA postdoctoral fellowship (deadline 9 September 2026). If granted (21-39% success rate for intramurally supported applications since 2018), the project shall start 1 May 2027. For more information about the application process and to apply see https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/403197. Regarding scientific background of project, we are interested in estimating the impact of ocean warming on benthic communities. For this purpose, unheated settlement panels (= control) and panels heated 1, 2, and 3 °C above ambient seawater temperature have been put out at 10 m depth in a fjord near the island of Tromsø in September 2024 (more information at Heated settlement plates (HSPl) in global experimentation: Experiences, research questions, future applications and collaborations). All panels had been photographed after 1 y of field incubation in September 2025 and more sampling is planned in 2026, to take samples for species identification ("ground truthing" of photographed individuals in collaboration with David Barnes at BAS, UK) and gene expression studies. Furthermore, there are tank facilities at UiT to measure physiological responses of organisms from unheated and heated panels. We are interested to hear about your ideas and read your research plan within the scope of the heated panels experiment.
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Konrad Lorenz Research Center @klf-univienna.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
📣 Interested in a 4-year postdoc in the movement ecology group? @univie.ac.at is recruiting outstanding female researchers through the E-STEEM programme. @pesumas.bsky.social is a registered host and welcomes applications from potential candidates. careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e...
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Sean Michaletz @seanmichaletz.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🍁Funding for new PhD students ($40k/yr) & postdocs ($70k/yr) coming from outside Canada. Contact me if interested in #Ecophysiology at #UBC in #Vancouver! Possible topics: leaf physiology, thermal ecology, microclimate, scaling, tree physiology, forest ecology, more! michaletzlab.org Please share!
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 05/11/2025
Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it. It's the story of our time. The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next. www.authoritarian-stack.info
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The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
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Birds on the Move @birdsmove.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
📢📢PhD opportunity! We are looking for enthusiastic researchers to develop a project looking at the ontogeny of migratory behaviour! Deadline for expression of interest: 8 February 2026 👉Check details here: drive.google.com/file/d/1wow2... #migration #ornithology #GPStracking
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Nathalie Pettorelli @pettorelli.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Home student looking for a PhD & interested in AI, quantitative ecology & bridging the species to ecosystem divide? This ZSL project, entitled "AI-enabled construction of an ecosystem management framework that supports UK seabirds conservation", may be for you! See lnkd.in/edhp3_zy (deadline:12/1)
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Lucy Wright @lucy-wright.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
🚨Great #conservationjob opportunity for a #seabird #scientist here working on one of the world's best long term studies of seabirds with a really lovely team. You'll learn loads along the way. #ornithology #seabirders
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Dr. Alex Fink @alexthefinch.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
So much love for such an amazing bird that's bringing conservation and passion for birds closer to everyone ❤️
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Barbara Tschirren @btschirren.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
**PhD opportunity @uniexecec.bsky.social** How is immunogenetic variation maintained in the wild? Why are alleles that increase disease susceptibility maintained in populations, when natural selection should eliminate them?
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cambiomed-biodiversa.com @cambiomed-biodiversa.com · 16/11/2025
We are advertising a 12month scholarship for analyzing pictures of macroalgae using an AI tool. The candidate should have a bachelor degree in Biological Sciences or similar. For applications see Borsa di Ricerca n. 44/2025 on www.szn.it/index.php/it... DEADLINE 30 November!!!
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Bandi attivi - Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
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Tommaso Jucker @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
🚨Job opportunity🚨 We are hiring a 3yr research technician. If you love fieldwork, are passionate about forests & mountains, and want to up-skill in remote sensing, sensor networks and running field experiments this could be the dream job for you! 🧪🌳⛰️🛰️🌡️🍄 www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
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Centre for Research on Ecology, Cognition and Behaviour of Birds @ecobird.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
🐦 EcoBird is hiring a Postdoc in animal cognition! Join us + @themanybirds.bsky.social to investigate innovation & problem-solving in birds. 📅 Start: as early as Jan 2026 🌍 Funded through UGent’s international mobility scheme More info & how to apply ↓ www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
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Postdoctoral fellow
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Katie Field @katiefield4.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
🌿🍄‍🟫🌱🍄We’re recruiting!!🌿🍄‍🟫🌱🍄 I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
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Alice Carravieri @alicecarravieri.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
📢 PhD opportunity at @cebc-chizelab.bsky.social @ifv-whv.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social 🎓 Interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns 📅 Apply by 12/12/2025 at euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142 #seabirds #ecotoxicology @univ-larochelle.fr @commonternproject.bsky.social
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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
We're hiring 🧪🌍 Two amazing senior science opportunities in Northern Ireland Seabird Scientist: Tagging, tracking and monitoring to inform marine policy in NI tinyurl.com/yeuw5znd Conservation Scientist: Restoration of key habitats and priority species tinyurl.com/4rj43dfp
A Marsh Fritillary butterfly basks in the sun.
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CEBC Predateurs Marins team @predateursmarins.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Post-doc position at CEBC to work on quantitative genetics of albatross populations using pedigree and genomic data. Info and application at emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U... Contact Timothée Bonnet for more details #postdoc #seabirds #Genomics
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Paul Dufour @pauldufour80.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
🚨 2nd master’s project! Interested in bird migration & genomics? 🧬🐦 Use whole-genome data to trace the recent colonization of Ouessant Island by Blue Tits and explore how irruptive migratory events can shape colonization dynamics. Please share! #ornithology www.vogelwarte.ch/de/wir/mitar...
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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
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[HUMS Bicentenary PhD] Waterbirds: an interdisciplinary study of British wetland avians in art, ecology and the economy during the Iron Age and early Roman era at The University of Manchester on FindA...
PhD Project - [HUMS Bicentenary PhD] Waterbirds: an interdisciplinary study of British wetland avians in art, ecology and the economy during the Iron Age and early Roman era at The University of Manch...
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Andrés Cuervo @amcuervo.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
museum job alert 🇨🇦 royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/XBR2Yc...
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Curator of Birds - Royal Ontario Museum - Career Page
Apply to Curator of Birds at Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Jan Geert Hiddink @jangeerthiddink.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
🌍🐧 Fully-funded PhD Opportunity joined between La Rochelle University (France) & @sosbangor.bsky.social (UK): Understanding Antarctic Ecosystem Resilience through Penguin Energetics ❄️🎓 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380114
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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Last chance to apply for this exciting job opportunity in our International Conservation Science team Applications close Monday 20th Oct 🌍🧪
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Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Interested in a PhD in quantitative animal behavior? Applications are open through October for PhD projects starting in 2026: imprs-qbee.mpg.de/32524/apply For an inside look at the projects, let our doctoral students be your guide 👇 Videos by @alexhhchan.bsky.social
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Stu Bearhop @stubearhop.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Fully funded PhD working on insectivorous bird declines with a broad range of stakeholders. Starting ASAP #ornithology #zoology #biodiversity #science #ecology www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
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Steve Portugal @sjportugal.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
We're looking for a new postdoc on our new BBSCR grant (Graham Taylor/Tim Guilford/Cait Newport). See link below! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I have a job opening in my lab. If you are interested in bird behaviour and predator prey interactions please take a look! werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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Vacancy — Postdoc Position in Decision Making in Birds
Are you an expert in animal behavior? Do you have experience working with birds? The Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) is looking for a motivated researcher to investigate the ro...
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Anna N Osiecka 🍉 @aosiecka.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
🔊 This the season! Looking or two MSc students to tackle 1. vocal efficiency across pipit species and, surpsingly, 2. vocal tract anatomy of the great cormorant (bonus: I also have the heads to model hearing!) Drop me a line! I love people! :) docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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MSc project
MSc thesis projects in animal communication Laws of brevity across pipit (Anthus) species Across many human languages, there are several general principles in temporal patterning: most frequent word...
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Dr. Alex Fink @alexthefinch.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
You might not know that you need to see this, but you totally do! The most beautiful of all sea swallows (German word for tern), the Arctic Tern!
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Prof Grant Stentiford @cefaschiefsci.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
go.bsky.app/4PTX62K Marine ecologists aplenty within…
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Nathan Senner @drgodwit.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Love birds and know demographic analyses? My lab is hiring a postdoc for 2 years to develop a population viability analysis for endangered Roseate Terns! Join our team, including collabs from @massaudubon.org & @audubon.org, among others. App review begins 15 May. careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
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Details - Post Doctoral Research Associate - Endangered Roseate Tern | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
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Wylie Horn @wyliehorn.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Lead GIS Analyst (Habitats Specialist) - RSPB - www.environmentjob.co.uk/jobs/105501-... #birdingScotland #gis
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Lead GIS Analyst (Habitats Specialist)
Would you like to use your interest in data and habitats to help one of Europe's largest nature conservation charities? You will lead the team that will produce accurate and up to date spatial data .....
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Natalia (Nat) Zielonka @natbzielonka.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Please come and take my job! I’ve been the social media support officer for the @bou.org.uk for almost 4 years and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it! I made so many new friends, met new colleagues, attended many amazing conferences and learnt a lot. This is an ideal role for #ECR folks in #ornithology 🪶
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Ondrej Fiser @laniusondrej.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
🦅🧠 Bird Cognition 🧠🦅 Anyone who studies or is just fascinated by how birds perceive, learn, remember and solve problems 🐦 Let's all meet in this cool new #starterpack 🤩 Let me know if you want to join in too 🦜🦤🦉🦆🐣🪺🪶🧪 🔗 go.bsky.app/V2K7HQM #Ornithology #Birds #AnimalBehaviour
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Anna N Osiecka 🍉 @aosiecka.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
MSc thesis topic in #bioacoustics #vocalcommunication : linguistic laws in male yellowhammer song, with Tereza Petruskova, @lsburchardt.bsky.social & myself. Based in Berlin and/or Prague. Description & how to apply here: tinyurl.com/26e32dus
Male yellowhammer (this cute little yellow songbird, Emberiza citrinella) sitting on a heap of ground. Photo from wikimedia.
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Thalie Konstantinidis @thaliek.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Phd Opportunity for UK and EU! + possibility for overseas depending on scholarship terms. In parternship with BTO @btobirds.bsky.social , University of Exeter @uniofexeter.bsky.social and RSPB @rspb.bsky.social on population change in insectivorous birds 🐤🐛 www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
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Award details | Funding and scholarships for students | University of Exeter
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Chris Clark @selasphorus1.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
POSTDOC announcement! I am hiring a postdoc to study owl flight biomechanics. I will be at SICB. Please email me for the full advertisement, screenshot below. Please retweet! Ideal candidate has research experience with wild birds, 3D kinematics and acoustics. #SICB2025
A screenshot of part of the advertisement, please email me at cclark@ucr.edu for the full advertisement
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North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory @northronbirdobs.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
🚨VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY🚨 We are looking for a volunteer for the 2025 season to help with bird monitoring, ringing, and obs maintenance! Full board included. Long term volunteers preferred, but all applications welcome! Contact alison@nrbo.co.uk for more info. Please share!
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Dr. Alex Fink @alexthefinch.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
More starter packs for so many disciplines/interests! Let's rebuild our communities!
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Lucy Wright @lucy-wright.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
PhD opportunity with a brilliant team of supervisors including my fab colleague @heyjooode.bsky.social for someone who likes seabirds and data science - whoever gets this will develop a very employable skillset!
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Dr Sjúrður Hammer @sjurdur.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
#seabirds 🧪🌍 this is so nice news
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Dr. Alex Fink @alexthefinch.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
I have - a PhD in Biophysics incl. 1st author pubs ✅ - tracked movement of 1000s of cells ✅ - ringed 100s of birds ✅ - monitored/surveyed several bird species ✅ - written ornithological reports ✅ but am "high risk candidate" for ornithological postdoc ❌ Does anything but a streamlined CV count?
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Dr. Alex Fink @alexthefinch.bsky.social · 04/01/2024
Currently reading "Migrations" and the thought of what we're doing to the planet and our beloved birds (and most other species) scares the living shit out of me. #ClimateAnxiety #EndFossilFuels #StopTheGreed
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