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Caroline Farrior

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Associate Professor, Integrative Biology The University of Texas at Austin forest dynamics, species coexistence, scaling and complex systems.

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Caroline Farrior @cfarrior.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Upcoming information session on the StenglWyer Scholars Program, a great postdoc program in biodiversity science at UT Austin. If you are interested in participating through the Farrior Lab, please reach out before Nov. 1.
Looking for a fully-funded postdoctoral position in biodiversity sciences? Apply for the 2027 Stengl-Wyer Scholars Program and join UT's community of innovative biodiversity scholars from across disciplines!

Attend a virtual information session on Thursday, October 8, 12pm - 1pm CT (1-2pm ET / 10-11am PT) to learn about what the program offers, how to apply, and meet Stengl-Wyer Scholars for a Q&A. When you register below, you will automatically receive a Zoom link via email. A recording will be shared.  All are welcome - please share! 

Stengl-Wyer Scholars Program - Information Session
Date: Thursday, October 8th, 2026
Time: 12 PM - 1 PM CT
Location: Zoom
Register here: https://utexas.zoom.us/meeting/register/dOnuMQs7QCqvSeFxs-diwg

Program details - Applications due Dec. 7: https://biodiversity.utexas.edu/about-center/endowments-biodiversity/stengl-wyer-endowment/stengl-wyer-scholars-program
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Kelly Zamudio @kzutaustin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Plant Colleagues! Open job for Director of the Billie L. Turner Plant Resources Center (PRC) at UT Austin. A great job for anyone addressing fundamental questions in evolution of plants and a commitment to herbarium administration and/or collections-based research. apply.interfolio.com/193263
a field of blooming bluebonnets, the state flower of Texas.
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Kelly Zamudio @kzutaustin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
TWO JOBS in our department #IntegrativeBiology at #UTAustin! Evolutionary Biology and Organismal Mechanistic Processes, both very widely defined. Come join us! Application info here: apply.interfolio.com/193270
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Caroline Farrior @cfarrior.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Some fantastic lessons in here from an incredibly thoughtful and creative teacher. Congratulations on your retirement, Ruth Buskirk! cns.utexas.edu/news/feature...
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Six Lessons from a Legendary UT Science Teacher
On moving day, a veteran scientist and teacher looks back on lessons learned in the college.
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Caroline Farrior @cfarrior.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Spread the word! My lab group is hosting a workshop tomorrow at #ESA2026: Ecological Theory for Everyone: A practical introduction to engaging with theory in your own research for those with little or no theoretical experience 1:30pm, Room 254B events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det...
A collage of theory figures: Trees searching for light, chaos from logistic growth, evolutionary analyses, stabilizing coexistence, and collective movement.
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Christos C. Ioannou @ccioannou.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Last couple of weeks to apply to join me for an MSc by Research @bristolbiosci.bsky.social for the September start date. Deadline 31st July. Lab-based #fishsci with awesome facilities: behavioural experiments in predation, collective behaviour, and anthropogenic effects. ioannougroup.com @asab.org
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Joe Brennan @biologyjoe87.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
UC Davis Ecology & Evolution Grad Preview Program is accepting applications until July 20th! It's a fully virtual program where you are paired with a grad student mentor and learn about what grad school entails, how to apply, and what student life is like! Please share widely!
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Caroline Farrior @cfarrior.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
University of Texas at Austin Biodiversity Center: hiring a communications coordinator. tinyurl.com/apply-bccc
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Rosie Fisher @rosieafisher.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Come and work on making demographic models of forests better, as part of our #NextGenCarbon EU project with @coxypm.bsky.social in Exeter. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRT853/p...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow at University of Exeter
Explore an exciting academic career as a Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
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Blair Costelloe @blaircostelloe.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
We are offering a PhD position with the WildBotics project @uni-konstanz.de! Want to join an interdisciplinary research network and use drones and computer vision to study animal behavior, ecology and conservation in Kenya? 🇰🇪🐘 Please apply! Deadline June 21 🧪🌍🌿 Full details: tinyurl.com/yn8jkzcf
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Simons Foundation @simonsfoundation.org · 19/05/2026
Reminder: Applications for our 2027 Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution are due on June 30, 2026. For more details: bit.ly/4umYKZd #science #lifesciences #ecology #evolution
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Applications for 2027 Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution Now Open
The Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences division is now accepting applications for its 2027 Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution.
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Rob Salguero-Gómez @robsalgo.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Hiring 3 postdocs in ecological resilience @biology.ox.ac.uk for my @erc.europa.eu CoG ResIntegrate project. Deadline May 29th. Details below. Pls share @salgoteam.bsky.social @evoldir.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ecology at University of Oxford
An academic position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ecology is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
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Simons Foundation @simonsfoundation.org · 01/05/2026
Now accepting applications for our 2027 Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution! These awards support students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs to conduct #ecology and #evolution research. Deadline is June 30, 2026: bit.ly/4umYKZd #science
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Applications for 2027 Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution Now Open
The Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences division is now accepting applications for its 2027 Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution.
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Texas Science @texasscience.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Iceland was the only Arctic country w/o mosquitoes. Now, thanks to human activities, they’ve made the leap. In a new editorial in Science, UT Austin biologist Amanda Koltz warns of more changes to come and calls for more Arctic research. doi.org/10.1126/scie... @texas-ib.bsky.social
The Arctic sky is thick with flying mosquitoes. Photo credit: Jesse Krause.A mosquito rests on the fabric of a scientist's shirt. Photo credit: Jeff Kerby.Mosquitoes land on the face of a stoic-looking bird. Photo credit: Jeff Kerby.The pant leg of a scientist is covered in mosquitoes. Photo credit: Jesse Krause.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/04/2026
The U.S. Forest Service is closing 57 of its 77 research facilities in 31 states under a reorganization plan announced this week, threatening science that looked at how wildfires, drought, pests and global warming are putting pressure on forests.
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Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk
Scientists say their work on fires and climate change could be lost as the agency moves its headquarters to Utah from Washington and shuts 57 research stations.
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Justine Karst 🇨🇦 @j-karst.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
This needs attention. Suzanne Simard threatened legal action against a journalist asking critical questions. This is not how science works. Brave of @aislingirwin.bsky.social to report.
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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
📢 iDiv & partners are hiring! 4 PhD + 2 Postdoc roles in the @betafor.bsky.social forest biodiversity experiment. 📍Start: 1 May 2026 | 🗓️ Deadline: 25 Feb 2026 Join an international, interdisciplinary research consortium & investigate forest management & biodiversity! www.idiv.de/career/job-o...
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Job Openings
Explore exciting career opportunities at iDiv. Join a modern, international, and innovative research centre in the heart of Germany.
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Florian Hartig @florianhartig.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
#PhDPosition in Ecological #DataScience in our group. For details, see www.uni-regensburg.de/universitaet... #MachineLearning #AI #DeepLearning #Statistics #Ecology #AcademicJobs
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We are hiring: PhD position in Ecological Data Science
We are looking for a PhD student to join the AG Hartig (Theoretical Ecology) in the field of ecological data science / deep learning. 
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
For those of you in Austin, the UT insect collection is having an open house today, 10-3pm. 3001 Lake Austin Blvd.
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
12:15 Thursday at AGU for those attending
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Rosie Fisher @rosieafisher.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Happily, there will be a CESM tutorial again this year @ncar-ucar.bsky.social Also, much like learning a Scandinavian language, once you can run CESM, you can probably also run NorESM, CMCC and E3SM, so it's like a 4-in-1 deal... :) www.cesm.ucar.edu/events/tutor...
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CESM Tutorial Application | Community Earth System Model
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Claus Wilke @clauswilke.com · 13/11/2025
My department at UT Austin is looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology, broadly defined. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have. apply.interfolio.com/177547
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Caroline Farrior @cfarrior.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Like math and plant community ecology? I am recruiting one or two new Ph.D. students to work on theory and its integration with data in the areas of forest dynamics, species coexistence, or plant community ecology more generally. Deadlines for the EEB and Plant Biology programs are Dec. 1.
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Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
The Ecology, Evolution and Behavior graduate program at The University of Texas at Austin is top-10 ranked.
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Simons Foundation @simonsfoundation.org · 14/10/2025
We are now accepting apps for our Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology awards. Deadline is 12/4/2025: www.simonsfoundation.org/applicatio… #lifesciences
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Applications for Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology Now Open
Applications for Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology Now Open on Simons Foundation
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Shan Kothari @shankothari.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
The nomination deadline for 2026 @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social awards is coming up on November 13, 2025! This year we're accepting nominations for the inaugural Bazzaz-Pickett Award for inclusive mentorship in ecology. We'd love to see as many nominations as possible! esa.org/about/awards/
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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
🌴Cinoglu et al. show that only small-scale disturbances & subsequent competition for light can stabilize the coexistence of demographic groups along the growth-survival and stature-recruitment trade-off axes @cfarrior.bsky.social 🧪🌎 🔍Article: buff.ly/xgNwK4Q 📰Blog: buff.ly/OTa5VvY
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Charlotte H. Chang @harpactes.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Excited that our work on nature-based climate solutions and #NLP is being shared on #TheAcademicMinute on @npr.org — thanks to everyone who made this opportunity possible. academicminute.org/charlotte-ch... Shout-out to my co-authors (on BSky): @jterbaugh.bsky.social @berobinson.bsky.social
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Charlotte Chang, Pomona College - Mapping the Local Impacts of Global Nature-Based Carbon Mitigation - The Academic Minute
On Pomona College Week: Natural climate solutions have a role to play in fighting climate change. Charlotte Chang, assistant professor of biology and environmental analysis, explores how. Charlotte Ch...
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Caroline Farrior @cfarrior.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
At #ESA2025? Check out my student Xinyi Yan's new theoretical work on plant-soil feedbacks and species coexistence! "Microbial competition for plant resources leads to multi-stability in plant coexistence outcomes" Wednesday at 2:45 in BCC 342 (CO2 112)
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Integrative Biology - UT Austin @texas-ib.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Applications for the 2026 Stengl-Wyer Scholars Program are open! The program provides up to 3 years of support for talented postdoctoral researchers in the broad area of the diversity of life and/or organisms in their natural environments. Learn more here: utexas.infoready4.com/CompetitionS...
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Caroline Farrior @cfarrior.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
We find stable coexistence of Rüger's tropical tree demographic strategies (slow, fast, short-lived breeders, and long-lived pioneers) in a model with just competition for light and stochastic small-scale disturbances. Great work, Damla Cinoğlu! besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Small disturbances and subsequent competition for light can maintain a diversity of demographic strategies in a neotropical forest: Results from model–data integration
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Caroline Farrior @cfarrior.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
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Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...
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Juliano Sarmento Cabral @jsarmentocabral.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
We are hiring! 6 years postsoc position (civil servant contract)! Last few days before the deadline! Please re-tweet!
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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
EEB Mentor Match for 2025 is now open! This is an opportunity for students applying to graduate school in Ecology, Evolution, or Behavior to be matched with a mentor to guide them through the application process. Mentors can sign up too! eebmentormatch.com
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EEB Mentor Match
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Caroline Farrior @cfarrior.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Job: Outreach Coordinator. UT Austin - Biodiversity Center and Field Station Network utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff/job/...
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Education and Outreach Coordinator, Texas Field Station Network, Biodiversity Center
Job Posting Title: Education and Outreach Coordinator, Texas Field Station Network, Biodiversity Center ---- Hiring Department: Department of Integrative Biology ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ...
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Rosie Fisher @rosieafisher.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
New #FATESmodel postdoc in Oslo! Come and join our team :) www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Postdoctoral Research Fellow in terrestrial carbon cycle modelling (281332) | University of Oslo
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in terrestrial carbon cycle modelling (281332) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in terrestrial carbon cycle modelling (281332), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Friday, August 15, 2025
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Safe Streets Austin @safestreetsaustin.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Kidical Mass is coming NEXT Saturday! 👉🚲👈 Austin's biggest kids' ride ever takes place 4/26, starting 9am at Marshall Middle School. Bring the kids and yourself! www.eventbrite.com/e/kidical-ma...
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James O'Dwyer @jpodwyer.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The great Sally Otto and I are hosting a series of interviews called “Reflections on the history of modeling and theory”, as part of @smtpb.bsky.social. First one drops next week, with Simon Levin. Tune in for great stories, some pearls of wisdom, and the long view on modeling and theory in biology.
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Safe Streets Austin @safestreetsaustin.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Kidical Mass ATX is coming April 26th! Meet 9am at Marshall Elementary School. Help unleash the collective power of kids of bikes! More info & RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/kidical-ma...
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Jonathan Myers @jamyersecology.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Ecology! Applications are open for the #TysonResearchCenter Undergraduate Fellows Program at WashU’s field station, including opportunities to join our summer forest #biodiversity & #fireecology team 🌳 🔥 Applications due Feb. 15 Reposts appreciated!
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Caroline Farrior @cfarrior.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
UT Austin Cluster Hire: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science for Environmental Systems apply.interfolio.com/158908 Deadline: January 6, 2025
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Martijn Slot @martijnslot.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Come and be my colleague in Panama! forestgeo.si.edu/forestgeo-st...
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ForestGEO Staff Scientist - Research Ecologist, South & Central American Tropical Forests
The Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO) is a global network of forest research plots and scientists dedicated to the study of forest function and diversity.
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The Fields Institute @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Congratulations to Dr. Leah Edelstein-Keshet, Professor Emerita at the University of British Columbia, for winning the 2025 CRM-Fields-PIMS prize! Dr. Edelstein-Keshet is a trailblazer in mathematical biology. Read more about her work at tinyurl.com/pb9f8w6w
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Caroline Farrior @cfarrior.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Postdoctoral positions at UT Austin Stengl-Wyer Scholars ecology and other life sciences for recent graduates deadline: December 9, 2024 $70k/year salary $10k/year for research expenses cns.utexas.edu/research/res... utexas.infoready4.com/CompetitionS...
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Stengl-Wyer Scholars
Stengl-Wyer Scholars are postdoctoral scientists in ecology and the life sciences who study at The University of Texas at Austin
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Lars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I'd like to put together a starter pack of early career ecologists (self defined), who are or would like to be active on BlueSky. I'm putting out a 'soft call' here, to see who'd like to be included in the initial group, before formally launching Reply if you'd like to be in the initial group!
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Caroline Farrior @cfarrior.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
UT Austin Cluster Hire: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science for Environmental Systems apply.interfolio.com/158908 Deadline: January 6, 2025
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