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Jobs, PhD’s, postdocs, internships, and volunteer opportunities for ECRs in animal behavior and adjacent fields. Run and created by @juliammachado.bsky.social

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Tim Lee @leetim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My institute is hiring a group leader in Neuroethology! Bonn is a wonderful place to do neuroscience. Check it out! jobs.b-ite.com/jobposting/4...
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Max Planck Research Group Leader (W2) in Neuroethology (m/f/div)
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Lars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Join us through the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship in EEB! Conduct your own research, mentored by 2+ EEB faculty. $65k salary + research/moving $. All areas of EEB welcome. Apply by 11/1 I co-chair this search and am happy to field questions Spread the word! eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...
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Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
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Anna Wilkinson @coldbloodedcog.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Come and work with us.... jobs.lincoln.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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Job Opportunity at the University of Lincoln: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Human Animal Interactions
Lecturer salary starts from £38,784 per annum.Senior Lecturer salary starts from £44,746 per annum.The School of Natural Sciences at the University of Lincoln seeks to appoint a Lecturer or Senior Lec...
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Zoë Goldsborough @zoegoldsborough.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📣🎓 Open #PhD Position (3.5 years) 🎓📣 Want to come work with me on culture and social bonds in apes? 🐵 Apply to join my new group in the @livingingroups.bsky.social at @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social. Full job posting: imprs-qbee.mpg.de/131133/cultu... Deadline 📅 23 October 2026 Please share widely!
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Animal behavior opportunities @animalopps.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🚨Master’s project position available 🚨 Train gibbons to use touch screens as part of comparative and affective neuroscience research
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Dream job for an #editor & nature lover! 🐦🌿Apply now ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 📅 Full time, Permanent. 📝 £38,710.00 per annum. 📍 BTO HQ in Thetford, Norfolk (Hybrid working). Deadline for applications: 30 September 2026. #Ornithology
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Ashkaan K. Fahimipour @akfbio.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I'd be grateful if you could circulate to good students: I'm recruiting PhD students for Fall '27 in the areas of species interactions and animal behavior. Ad here - jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🔊 Registration is now open for The Non-Estuarine Waterbird Survey (NEWS)! Sign up ➡️ www.bto.org/webs-news NEWS monitors waterbirds along stretches of open coastline that aren't covered by estuary surveys, helping us build a more complete picture of wintering birds around the UK. #UKBirding
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Czech and Slovak Ethological Society @csets.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🦌🐺 New #PhD position! Behavioural and Physiological Responses of Red Deer to the Risk of Predation by Grey Wolves Interested in mammal behaviour, large carnivores and non-invasive research methods? 💼 50% position for 4 years | Institute of Animal Science 📩 Dr Adam Dušek: vuzv.cz/en/people/du...
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Bernard Kim @bernardkim.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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
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Dr. Kathleen M. Munley @thefishiedoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I am recruiting 1-2 graduate students (M.S. or Ph.D. track) to join my lab at @psychualberta.bsky.social in Fall 2027! Please share widely, and if you are interested in endocrinology, animal behavior, neuroscience, and/or seasonal biology, I would love to chat! 🐟🧠🧬🍂
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Julia Machado @juliammachado.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Do you have experience working with meerkats or in animal affect/ welfare science? Are you UK based? If so, we may be able to offer you 1-2 hours of PAID work coding footage of zoo-housed meerkats for a project on meerkat-keeper relationships! Register your interest here: tinyurl.com/ntumeerkats
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Dmitri Petrov @petrovadmitri.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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...
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Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology - Stanford University, California, United States
The Department of Biology at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology. A successful candidate will conduct research that asks fundamental que...
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Gerry Carter @gerrycarter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Please help us spread the word: Princeton University’s Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology is hiring an Assistant Professor! I ❤️ this collegial and collaborative department full of inspiring people: eeb.princeton.edu/people Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/193474
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I'm hiring a bioinformatician! Review of applications starts October 1 with a start date as soon as possible. 🧪 #Genomics #popGen #CompBio northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
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Bioinformatician - Lotterhos Lab
About the Opportunity About the Center for Marine Ecological Genomics The successful candidate will be based at the Lotterhos Lab and the Center for Marine Ecological Genomics at Northeastern Marine S...
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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We have a 4 year PhD position available @ebdonana.bsky.social in our project “Connecting key wetland sites through waterbirds: implications for plant populations”. We seek candidates with interest in plant ecology, waterbirds and/or movement ecology. Details attached @sibecol.bsky.social
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Auriane Le Floch @aurianelf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨Master's project on dog cognition🚨 Are you a Master's student? Into animal behaviour? Do you think dogs are cool? We've got a project for you. Check the flyer below 👇
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Andres Bendesky @bendeskylab.com · 11/09/2026
We have a tenure-track faculty position in Evolutionary Biology in Columbia's E3B Department. Application deadline is October 15. Come be our colleague. Please RT! apply.interfolio.com/193016
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Laura Ross @laurarossevo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
My lab @ Edinburgh university is recruiting a postdoc to work on the weird and wonderful germline-specific chromosomes of flies. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... collaboration with @germline.bsky.social and yukiko yamashita funded by @novonordisk.bsky.social please repost!
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University of Bristol Biological Sciences @bristolbiosci.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We are hiring a new lecturer in Bioinformatics! Hit the link below to find out more and apply: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de... #bristoluni #wearebristoluni #biologicalsciences
Job Alert! Lecturer in Bioinformatics. Come and join use in the world class Life Sciences Building at the University of Bristol! Closing date: Sunday 27 September.
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Chris Krupenye @chriskrupenye.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 PhD position in human, nonhuman primate, and/or dog cognition! I am thrilled to be reviewing applicants this year for a new PhD student to join the Social & Cognitive Origins Group in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins @jhu.edu @jhuartssciences.bsky.social 1/
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Michael Reichert @reichertfroglab.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I'm recruiting new grad students for fall 2027, looking for students motivated by animal behavior and animal communication. Our main study system is acoustic communication in treefrogs. More details here, please spread the word: reichertlab.com/2026/09/07/r...
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Recruiting grad students for fall 2027
The Reichert Lab in the Department of Biology at Oklahoma State University is recruiting 1-2 graduate students (MS or PhD) for Fall 2027. Our lab does integrative research in animal communication a…
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Susana Monsó @susanamonso.com · 07/09/2026
Interested in doing a PhD in philosophy of animal minds in lovely Murcia? We have just published a call for expressions of interest to do a PhD as part of our research project on ecological validity in comparative cognitive science. Please consider applying if this is up your street!
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Call for expressions of interest: PhD position
The Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation is about to publish a call for pre-doctoral scholarships (FPI) adhered to scientific projects that have been approved for funding in 2026. We invite …
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We're seeking a Research Ecologist to develop & apply methods for analysing large-scale passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) datasets & to lead work on the collection/analysis of restoration & rewilding data. Apply via www.bto.org/jobs Closing date: 22 September. #Ornithology #bioacoustics
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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🚨 I AM HIRING a 3-year postdoc & 4-year PhD student 🚨 [PLEASE SHARE WIDELY] My Emmy Noether @dfg.de funded Neural Circuit & Systems Evolution lab (🌟) at the @unimainz.bsky.socialÍ wants to start existing. So..., what do we need? WELL... we need you! APPLY UNTIL 21 SEPTEMBER.
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Eliza Bliss-Moreau @eblissmoreau.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
My dept/area is hiring! We're open to animal species/model and research area. UCD is an amazing place to do nonhuman animal work - major 🐒 center, a band new rodent vivarium in the Psych building, and capacity to house all sorts of other animals! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07812
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Assistant Professor of Psychology - Biological Bases of Behavior
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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Lindsey Swierk @lindseyswierk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🦎*Please share!*🦎 The Swierk Lab is recruiting 1-2 PhD students for Fall 27 / Spr 28 to study Neotropical anole 1) body coloration and visual signals or 2) predator avoidance, diving, and respiration. Please contact only by email. More info and contact details here: drive.google.com/file/d/1TGmC...
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Jocelyn Poissant @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🦌💩🦠 PhD opportunity! I am recruiting a fully-funded PhD student at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine to study the causes and consequences of gut microbiome variation in caribou. Start date is flexible. Please share!
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Gerry Carter @gerrycarter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Please help spread the word: Wilkinson lab at U Maryland, College Park, is hiring a postdoc to join our collaborative ongoing NIH-funded project titled “Social stress, epigenetic and immune function across bat lifespans.” umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UMCP/job/Uni...
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Post-Doctoral Associate
Job Description Summary Organization's Summary Statement: The Wilkinson lab at the University of Maryland, College Park, is hiring a postdoc to join an ongoing NIH-funded project titled “Social stress...
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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Come and work with us (the Kokkonuts) as a postdoc! Our research within (theory-evo-eco) is broad; let's say it's implicitly defined by the journal club papers we read. Which is why the application process includes a JC-related task, I hope it'll be a fun one for you! www.evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...
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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We are looking for a Blog Editor to work on our joint blog with @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social! 💭 This voluntary position provides an excellent opportunity to gain experience commissioning, editing and publishing new content within ecology 🪴 Find out more below 👇 apply.workable.com/britishecolo...
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
🪶Want to band cool birds on an island in the western Pacific?IBP is hiring 2 banders to help re-establish & operate bird banding stations on the island of Rota, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. PROJECT DATES: Oct. 10 thru Dec. 20, 2026. More info here: birdpop.org/docs/jobs/Ro...
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Jenny TP @jennytpgrows.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
#AcademicSky ##PhDSky
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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
📣 📣 📣 UPDATE: The 2026-2027 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resource! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Martin Whiting @lizardlab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New PhD opportunities in behavioural ecology at the University of Tasmania and Macquarie University working with Geoff While and Martin Whiting plus multiple international collaborators on lizard sociality and communication. Please spread the word! #phd
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LaurenGuillette.bsky.social @laurenguillette.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We’re seeking highly motivated MSc and PhD students to join the Animal Cognition Research Group at the University of Alberta in Fall 2027! 🐦 All positions are funded: MSc: 2.3 years PhD: 5 years Applications: Sept. 1–Dec. 1, 2026 sites.psych.ualberta... PsychUAlberta 🧪 1/2
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Selmaan Chettih @selmaan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Check these three faculty searches at Yale and join me in New Haven! 1. Experimental neuroscience apply.interfolio.com/190736 2. Computational/Theoretical neuroscience apply.interfolio.com/190740 3. The (new!) Center for Neuroethology and Physiological Plasticity apply.interfolio.com/191722
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Migration Ecology Group @migecol.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Free PhD positions!!! Cluster of Excellence NaviSense -> Sensory Basis, Mechanisms, and Impacts of Animal Navigation -> is looking for curious and motivated individuals from resource constrained countries to join NaviSense as Doctoral Researchers. #NaviSense #ornithology uol.de/en/job/docto...
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Elizabeth Hobson @elizabethhobson.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I am recruiting another postbac for this research project, ideally for someone to start in Aug/Sept 2026 (soon!!). Please share with anyone who might be interested! tinyurl.com/59rf8jcy
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SFB 1372 @sfb1372.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
NaviSense, the Cluster of Excellence on Animal Navigation at the University of Oldenburg, is looking for motivated doctoral researchers to join their interdisciplinary team! Find more details here: 🔗 uol.de/job1191en #DoctoralResearcher #AnimalNavigation #Oldenburg
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Neuroendocrinology and Behavior lab at UCLA @alwardlab-ucla.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I’m looking to hire a postdoc to join our lab at UCLA! We study the genes, hormones, and cells that regulate social behavior in the African cichlid Astatotilapia burtoni (in a separate post we’re looking for a PhD student) @sbn-bsky.bsky.social 1/3
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Petr Procházka @rytikerttunen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
🐦 Job offer: Research Data Analyst – Wildlife Telemetry 📊 GPS • R • ecology • habitat selection 📍 Paris 📅 Apply by 29 Aug 2026 Join the #HABITRACK team at CESCO @mnhn.fr and help uncover how European birds use their habitats! 👉 recrutement.mnhn.fr/front-jobs-d... #EcologyJobs #ornithology #RStats
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Sal Keith (she/her) @salkeith.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
RECRUITING 3 Senior Research Associates to develop responsible AI-enabled approaches to unlock animal behaviour for conservation. Roles include: 🧠 AI/Computer Vision 🐠 Behavioural Ecology 🌊 Marine Field Ecology Join @lec-reefs.bsky.social & @dsailu.bsky.social, Lancaster Uni, UK. Ads coming soon!
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Emilie Ellis @e-ellis1.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🦋 I’m recruiting a fully funded PhD student at the University of Helsinki: understanding how butterflies respond to climate change across Europe. Apply by 30 Sept: Full details: jobs.helsinki.fi/job-invite/5... Please share! #ecology #job #phd
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Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) in Butterfly Ecology and Climate Change across Europe
Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) in Butterfly Ecology and Climate Change across Europe
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Tracie McKinney @mckinneymonkey.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Want to study biology or wildlife conservation at BSc or MSc level? Want to do a primatology research project with me? 🐒 Check out our courses through clearing. Great people and beautiful South Wales setting. youtube.com/shorts/zmUOg...
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Dan Stowell @danstowell.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026
Job alert! Postdoctoral Researcher in Machine Learning for Wildlife Audio careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/P… - here at the University of Leiden with me & my #bioacoustics team. Please share! #university #leiden […]
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Earth Species Project (ESP) @earthspecies.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
We’re hiring two Bioacoustics Annotators! Help build and curate the datasets used to train and evaluate our models for animal communication research. 📅 Apply by August 17: earthspecies.org/2026/07/29/w...
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hombrecerebro.bsky.social @hombrecerebro.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Harvard Neurobiology + Kempner are hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in computational neuroscience. The search is broad; researchers combining computational and experimental work (including nonhuman-primate research) should apply! academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/16615
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Assistant Professor of Neurobiology
The Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University invite applications for a tenure tra...
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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Are you an ecologist/evolutionary biologist looking for an ongoing academic position? Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences is hiring! Come join us in Melbourne, Australia! Details here: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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