Reposted by Vicencio OostraSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Calling all PA (esp. PGH!!) artists! The Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology & SaS are inviting 6 artists to join us for the annual SICB meeting Jan. 3-7 in Pittsburgh! We want to bridge a connection btw scientists & artists & have some of our science illustrated. Deets: bit.ly/sicb-art 612777
Reposted by Vicencio OostraUrsula Oggenfuss @oggenfussursula.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Are you interested in learning how genomes of weird fungi and protists evolve and are you looking for an exciting PhD opportunity? Jolien van Hooff and I are looking for an enthusiasic PhD candidate at Wageningen University: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p... #TEworldwide #Fungi #Protists #Genomewur.nlPhD position in genome evolution and architecture in unicellular eukaryotesAre you fascinated by how eukaryotic genomes evolve? Do you want to look beyond model organisms and point mutations to uncover the complexity of genome evolution? 13237
Reposted by Vicencio OostraAide Macias-Muñoz @aidemm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Please share! My lab is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar in evolutionary development. For more details feel free to email me. 04660
Reposted by Vicencio OostraAb vd Driest @abvddriest.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026Fucking.... Maar vooral lekker laten meedoen in " verbroederend" songfestival. En NL af te vaardigen, NPO. Pittig " ich habe es nicht gewusst" gehalte, lijkt me. 52432231
Reposted by Vicencio OostraJean Léon Maître @maitrejl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026📣Our department is hiring a new group leader!📣 Want to start your team in a vibrant scientific environment in the center of Paris? I was very lucky to do that 10 years ago, reach out if you have any question. Apply by December 18th: jpi-recruitment-curie-umr3215-u934.curie.fr 16871
Reposted by Vicencio OostraAndres Bendesky @bendeskylab.com · 04/10/202610 days left to apply for an Assistant Professorship in Evolutionary Biology at Columbia. 01729
Reposted by Vicencio OostraMark Bitter @markcbitter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New Perspective w/ @petrovadmitri.bsky.social and Paul Schmidt! We ask what evolution-in-action studies tell us about an old question: what genetic variation matters for fitness, and what maintains it? ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...ecoevorxiv.orgCommon, consequential, and actively maintained: a neo-balance view of genetic variation 14528
Reposted by Vicencio OostraMax-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 09/09/2026We are hiring! Start at a #MaxPlanckInstitute with your own independent Max Planck Research Group. This position is equivalent to a W2 Professorship at a German university, or Associate Professor internationally. 🔗Apply until October 14th! www.mpg.de/career/max-p... #ScienceCareer #MPRG #TenureTrack 0112136
Reposted by Vicencio Oostramonteirolab.bsky.social @monteirolab.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Looking for a PhD student to help uncover whether our arms and legs, and those of insects, share the same core gene-regulatory network. If interested, please contact antonia.monteiro@nus.edu.sg. Graduate Program application deadline is 15 Nov 2026 (www.dbs.nus.edu.sg/education/gr...) 11615
Reposted by Vicencio OostraJoe Hanly @hanliconius.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@cellpress.bsky.social has just released an.... interesting new 'short review' on pre-implantation gene editing, in which author Cathy Tie argues for the ethical imperative of pushing for this technology. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... There are, to put it mildly, a few issues here. 1/ 1118
Reposted by Vicencio OostraPleuni Pennings @pleunipennings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I am hiring a postdoc! Are you interested to work on population genetics/ drug resistance/ data? Want to work in Montpellier, France? Fastq files don't scare you? PhD required, start date hopefully Nov 1! (end date Sep 30 2028) Please share! abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2026/09/29/p...abetterscientist.wordpress.comPostdoc position on drug resistance evolution in Montpellier, FranceI have some exciting news (again!). I got money from the region (Occitanie) to hire a postdoc (and later an engineer / technician) to work on drug resistance evolution in malaria (P. faciparum) and… 178105
Reposted by Vicencio OostraMegan Dennis @mydennis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We are recruiting at the assistant professor level ~ Ideal candidates have expertise in genomics and/or biochemistry, applying emerging experimental, computational, AI-driven methods to answer mechanistic questions in human health. Please share! First review 10/30. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07832recruit.ucdavis.eduAssistant Professor- Biochemistry and Molecular MedicineUniversity of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now! 0916
Reposted by Vicencio OostraMatt 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... 03149
Reposted by Vicencio OostraStephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Are you a #NewPI in Ecology & Evolution? Would you like to meet with peers to chat about work, the future and life as a new PI? 🍪☕️ Then I have the form for you! 📋 Help us gauge interest in a new network/event by filling in this short survey: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/K4wUiuLuFn Please RT! 🙏 05298
Reposted by Vicencio OostraJudith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 23/09/2026So very, very happy to see this out @plosbiology.org : Ancient inversion polymorphisms associate with sexually selected traits across natural guppy populations. Beautiful work by two very clever and talented coauthors, Yuying Lin and @vdbijl.bsky.social . journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... 1/journals.plos.orgAncient inversion polymorphisms associate with sexually selected traits across natural guppy populationsGenomic inversions spanning many genes can persist for millions of years. This study of Trinidadian guppy populations reveals how both ecological conditions and mate choice help maintain this hidden l... 17536
Reposted by Vicencio Oostracaligo-lep-genomes.bsky.social @caligo-lep-genomes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Ayudanos a difundir esta oportunidad!! 🐛🦋 012
Vicencio Oostra @climate-adaptation.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Abrimos convocatoria: postula y secuencia el genoma de tu mariposa (o polilla) favorita. Con financiamiento, apoyo técnico y de análisis. Para equipos en Colombia, parte de Caligo - la nueva iniciativa de genomas de lepidópteros neotropicales. Fecha limite 30 Sep! fr4nzz.github.io/caligo/es/fu... 111
Reposted by Vicencio OostraGeorge Matsumoto @handle.invalid · 12/09/2026🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 @mbarinews.bsky.social invites applications for in-person postdoctoral fellowships in the fields of biological, chemical, and physical oceanography, marine geology, and ocean engineering. Deadline to apply is 5pm PT on December 2, 2026. www.mbari.org/about/career...mbari.orgPostdoc Fellowships • MBARIEach year, MBARI invites applications for several in-person postdoctoral fellowships in the fields of biological, chemical, and physical oceanography, marine geology, and ocean engineering. MBARI also... 04040
Reposted by Vicencio Oostra🍁 Alex Smith 🍁 @alexsmithants.bsky.social · 10/08/2026🧪🧵 🪰 🐜🪲🐞🦗🐛🦋🪳🦟 Thanks to all co-authors, in particular José A. Hernández Ugalde from CONAGEBio, & all associated with ACG & GDFCF – the hybrid association formed to aid with the development, protection, & sustainability of ACG. doi.org/10.1139/gen-... @gdfcf.bsky.social @rpuschen.bsky.social 055
Reposted by Vicencio OostraSara Mitri @saramitri.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Open position in the Department of Ecology and Evolution here in Lausanne! Come be our colleague! Topic: behavioral ecology, cultural evolution, or evolutionary psychology 01410
Reposted by Vicencio OostraSina Majidian @sinamajidian.bsky.social · 10/08/2026This will be an amazing tutorial on Comparative Genomics, covering the foundations, key challenges, and practical tips from the Orthology Clinic! It’s part of ECCB, but you can also join the tutorial only on September 3rd! #GenevaLovesData 064
Reposted by Vicencio OostraAlex de Mendoza @alexdemendoza.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The #LondonEvoDevo goes to Cambridge! Kindly hosted by @emiliapsantos.bsky.social, mark on your calendars *October 2nd* at the Main Theatre in the Department of Zoology (Cambridge). Registration (£0.00): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... All welcome to present: #PI #PhD #PostDocs, submit abstracts!docs.google.comLondonEvoDevo meeting - October 2026This event will take place on Friday October 2nd, 2026, at the Department of Zoology (Main Lecture Theatre), University of Cambridge, Downing Street CB2 3EJ, 12:30 - 18:30. There will be no posters, ... 03732
Reposted by Vicencio OostraChema Martin @chemamd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Come join us in the next London EvoDevo meeting! This time in Cambridge, hosted by @emiliapsantos.bsky.social Good science & friends! :) 094
Reposted by Vicencio OostraLaura Bertola @lauradbertola.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Extensive climate-induced range shifts in butterflies across the globe www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comExtensive climate-induced range shifts in butterflies across the globe - Nature Ecology & EvolutionInsects are increasingly pressured by climate change. Here the authors compile global evidence of range shifts in butterflies and call for more co-ordinated efforts in documenting such trends across c... 073
Reposted by Vicencio OostraChristian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Our latest contribution on #regulatoryevolution in which we show that the shape of fitness functions and the distribution of mutational effect sizes jointly limit adaptation by regulatory mutations. Led by @simonaube.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe shape of fitness functions and the distribution of mutational effect sizes jointly limit adaptation by regulatory mutations - Nature Ecology & EvolutionSaturation mutagenesis of the FCY1 promoter in budding yeast shows that adaptation to 5-fluorocytosine is not accessible through single cis-regulatory mutations, despite large mutational effects on pr... 14822
Reposted by Vicencio OostraEmma-Liina Marjakangas @emmamarjakangas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026📢 PhD opportunity at the University of Helsinki! Join the ANEW project to study ecological networks, seed dispersal and biodiversity conservation under global change. Apply by 31 Aug 2026. 🔗 jobs.helsinki.fi/job/31_8_202... #PhD #Ecology #Conservation #AcademicJobsjobs.helsinki.fiDoctoral Researcher (PhD student) in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity ConservationDoctoral Researcher (PhD student) in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity Conservation 03240
Reposted by Vicencio OostraSushant Potdar @sushantpotdar.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Excited to share my final (and my favorite) PhD chapter, where we analysed male Bicyclus anynana butterfly spermatophore proteins, and its compositional plasticity following information acquired during the males' past social interactions (via mate preference learning), and his cryptic preferences! 162
Reposted by Vicencio Oostra★ govert schilling @govertschilling.nl · 29/07/2026lees dit. @sheilas.bsky.social overtreft zichzelf. helaas, gaat het niks uithalen, vrees ik 😢 23601221
Reposted by Vicencio OostraKate Nave @kathrynnave.eurosky.social · 29/07/2026My postdoc is coming to an end, so I'm looking for work! Let me know if you, or anyone you know, wants to hire a philosopher of biology/cognition with a knack for cross-disciplinary work, a focus on autonomy + agency, and experience writing for the broader public (10+ yrs in sci/tech journalism). 35032
Reposted by Vicencio OostraProsanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 29/07/2026From collections to conservation: the indispensable role of natural history museums The IUCN Species Survival Commission has published a Position Statement on the vital role of biological collections in biodiversity conservation iucn.org/news/202607/...iucn.orgFrom collections to conservation: the indispensable role of natural history museumsThe IUCN Species Survival Commission has published a Position Statement on the vital role of biological collections in biodiversity conservation: a formal acknowledgement that natural history museums,... 012568
Reposted by Vicencio OostraSociety for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 29/07/2026We remind the SMBE community that applications for the second edition of the SMBE Fellows Program are ongoing. Apply before August 15. 🔗 smbe.org/smbe-fellows-program #society 059
Reposted by Vicencio OostraNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 29/07/2026From the abstract: “promoting a woman to Associate Professor increases female faculty by 1.5 members after 15 years, leads to six additional female PhD graduates over the following decade, and raises the number who subsequently remain in academia and reach tenured positions” 119888
Reposted by Vicencio OostraThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/07/2026Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggeststheguardian.comHome Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggestsUpper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’ * UK politics live – latest updates A senior judge has accused the Home Office of relying on “AI hallucinated” information to refuse an asylum claim. The case relates to a Moroccan woman and her child who fled her country after experiencing forced underage marriage and extreme violence, including rape. The woman claimed asylum on the basis of fears that she would be killed by her husband: a powerful, previously convicted criminal. Continue reading... 17304191
Reposted by Vicencio OostraJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 28/07/2026My alma mater (College of the Atlantic) is hiring faculty in Field Ecology, Agroecology, and Chemistry. If you're looking for a very cool small liberal arts college on the coast of Maine with a strong environmental focus, check it out (happy to answer questions!): www.coa.edu/human-resour...coa.eduCareer Opportunities | College of the AtlanticCareer opportunities at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor Maine. 47774
Reposted by Vicencio OostraLee Henry @henrylabsymbio.bsky.social · 28/07/2026⭐Postdoc position available⭐ How do symbionts evolve new beneficial functions? Join the Henry Lab to investigate how horizontal gene transfer drives host–microbe symbioses. 🦠 Apply below Enquiries: l.henry@qmul.ac.uk Please share! #Postdoc #EvolutionaryBiology #Symbiosis henry-lab.co.ukqmul-jobs.tal.netPostdoctoral Research Associate in Evolution of Host–Microbe Symbioses - QMUL JobsID: 10612. Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Evolution of Host–Microbe Symbioses. Application Deadline: 02736
Reposted by Vicencio OostraDr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 28/07/2026We just released a new open resource for studying evolution, ecology, colour, behaviour & biodiversity. OzButterflies 🦋 ✨ 4,000+ individuals 🌈 Visible + UV images 🧬 CO1 barcodes 📈 Spectral reflectance data 🏞️ 125 species doi.org/10.1093/data... @mherberstein.bsky.social @livuni-ives.bsky.social 011147
Reposted by Vicencio OostraMolecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Klawitter & @alexeidrummond.bsky.social introduce novel and efficient methods for estimating the credible level of individual tree topologies using tractable tree distributions, specifically conditional clade distribution (CCD). 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag141 #societyjournal #compbiodoi.orgBayesian credible sets for phylogenetic tree topologies with applications to coverage analysis and cross-model comparisonAbstract. Credible intervals and credible sets, such as highest posterior density intervals, form an integral statistical tool in Bayesian phylogenetics, b 087
Reposted by Vicencio OostraRob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Hot off the press @official-smbe.bsky.social MBE - a phylum-wide assessment to systematically evaluate, refine, and revise current understanding of the evolutionary dynamics of the #arthropod moulting genetic toolkit! academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...academic.oup.comEvolutionary dynamics of the arthropod moulting machineryAbstract. Exoskeletons define arthropods, providing support for segmented bodies and appendages while protecting against environmental stress and predation 13616
Reposted by Vicencio OostraJoanna Masel @joannamasel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Our paper on how better amino acid substitution matrices trained on cleaned alignments improve gene tree inference, and on best practice for cleaning MSAs more broadly, is now out academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-.... New options in both IQTree and Muscle5. @phylowheeler.bsky.socialacademic.oup.comImproved gene tree inference from removing alignment errors both from focal genes and when training substitution modelsAbstract. Multiple Sequence Alignment (MSA) is a key step in phylogenetic analysis and is prone to error. Unfortunately, algorithms that remove likely alig 07839
Reposted by Vicencio OostraVicky & The Sleight Lab @vs-marine.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Please share, I am hiring an evo devo postdoctoral research fellow! 📍: The Sleight Lab, University of Aberdeen, Scotland (5th oldest University in UK & English-speaking world) 📅: start after 1st December 2026 🐌: Evolution and Development (molluscs) ⌛: 3 year contract sleightlab.com/vacancies/ 02636
Reposted by Vicencio OostraKatie Abson @katieabson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Our paper is out! 📣 we find that molecular measures of genetic variation do not predict heritable genetic variation across species - important implications for the application of genomic data for conservation! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...pnas.orgNucleotide diversity is a poor predictor of short-term adaptive potential | PNASThe capacity to adapt is essential for a population to avoid extinction in a changing world and is recognized as a global conservation priority. Ad... 110167
Reposted by Vicencio OostraCraig Primmer @fishcongen.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Thanks to a couple of recent Ws on the funding front, we have 3 open postdoc positions in Helsinki, Finland in the field of salmonid fish ecological and evolutionary genomics. DL 7.8. More details in advert: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki... 03343
Reposted by Vicencio OostraVincent Debat @vincentdebat.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Repeated evolution of iridescence and hindwing tails is associated with morphometric flight proxies in skipper butterflies academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...academic.oup.comRepeated evolution of iridescence and hindwing tails is associated with morphometric flight proxies in skipper butterfliesAbstract. Phenotypic evolution is shaped by phylogenetic history, ecology and biomechanical constraints. Butterfly wings offer an ideal system to explore t 045
Reposted by Vicencio OostraAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/06/2026There are no words that can describe the horror of seeing this happening in Ireland today. 952802974
Reposted by Vicencio OostraYuqian Huang (Arina) @yuqian-huang-arina.bsky.social · 03/06/2026🦋 Excited to share "How to be Rare – A Butterfly's Story", a comic inspired by my PhD research on colour pattern polymorphism in the Evening Brown butterfly 🧑🎨 A fantastic collaboration with illustrator Ellen McNamara and Professor @hudrewthis.bsky.social from Massachusetts College of Art and Design 0168
Reposted by Vicencio Oostramara lawniczak @marakat.bsky.social · 29/05/2026If you are interested in collecting specimens for chromosomal genomes and/or generating chromosomal reference genomes from specimens that were not cold-chain preserved, please read on and share this thread. 13431
Reposted by Vicencio OostraTrends in Genetics @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social · 28/05/2026"Phylogenomics beyond the “bag-of-genes” model" by Siavash Mirarab & colleagues "[T]he time is ripe for a paradigm shift in phylogenomics to account for genomic position in all analyses." FREE till July 16th at authors.elsevier.com/a/1nAUrcQbJI... 064
Reposted by Vicencio OostraAylwyn Scally @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Postdoctoral job announcement: come to Cambridge and work on population genetic modelling with environmental and ancient DNA, jointly with @gamzeandgursoy.bsky.social and me. Details at www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/55580/ - applications by June 16th.jobs.cam.ac.ukResearch Associate in Population Genetics Modelling and Environmental DNA (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of CambridgeResearch Associate in Population Genetics Modelling and Environmental DNA (Fixed Term) in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge. 04652