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Kacy Gordon @kacylynn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

JOB ALERT: UNC Bio is hiring 2 tenure track assistant profs doing molecular, cell, and dev bio. The search is intentionally broad, so please share widely and spread the word! Find more information and apply here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/325... Application review begins Nov 1.

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Asher Leeks @asherleeks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Come work with @viromehunter.bsky.social and myself at UBC! We have a postdoctoral position available for someone with an interest in bioinformatics and genomics, using sociovirology to understand disease dynamics in plant viruses. Advert: ppvlab.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/0...

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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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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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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Very excited to read and use in teaching and training!!

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Lily Khadempour @khadlily.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'm happy to share my new paper "A new conceptual framework for host-microbe symbiosis" If you've seen me give a talk in the last 5 years, then you've seen me talk about this. It's been a journey. academic.oup.com/ismehm/artic... #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky

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A new conceptual framework for host-microbe symbiosis

Abstract. Host-microbe relationships are studied across biological disciplines, with unique but overlapping conceptual frameworks arising from each of them

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Data Scientist job - Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO), Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), data-management, computational, and bioinformatics assignments supporting research in tropical biology, ecology, and forestry. #ecologyjobs 🧪🌐🌾 trustcareers.si.edu/postings/8a2...

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Data Scientist (Bioinformatics), IS- 1560- 11

Job Opening: Data Scientist (Bioinformatics), IS- 1560- 11 at Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.

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George Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · 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...

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Postdoc Fellowships • MBARI

Each 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...

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Graham Coop @gcbias.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I’m looking to hire an NIH funded postdoc to join our lab here at Davis (please RT). Ongoing areas of interest include: 1) polygenic signals of selection from time series, ARGs, GWAS, etc 2) The interpretation of GWAS, polygenic scores, & sources of confounding

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Maria Akopyan, PhD @akopyan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📣 I'm recruiting PhD students to join the Akopyan Lab at Rice University! If you're passionate about evolutionary genomics, I'd love to hear from you. Details: akopyanlab.org/opportunities Please share widely! 🙏

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Opportunities

We are recruiting PhD students in Evolutionary Genomics for Fall 2027 at Rice University! Projects in the lab include investigating the causes and consequences of recombination rate variation, the...

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Anthony M. Bonacolta @ambonacolta.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My final PhD chapter is now published in Microbiome (@microbiomej.bsky.social)! Using metabarcoding, photochemical measurements, and the first scRNAseq of a bleaching coral, we examined the microbial ecology of coral bleaching at the single-cell level! 🪸🔥 #CoralReefs 🔗 rdcu.be/zWHQ92WqZQUa

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Single-cell ecology of coral-algal symbiosis breakdown - Microbiome

Background The symbiosis between corals and dinoflagellate algae is disrupted by heat stress, leading to bleaching and subsequent coral mortality, devastating reef habitats. Despite its planetary-scal...

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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My lab is ALSO recruiting a new postdoc to work on an exciting NIH-funded project. Start date ideally by early 2027. Please share with any recent or soon-to-defend neuro/psych PhDs with experience in rodent labs. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

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Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the Opportunity Job Summary The Shansky Lab is seeking a full-time postdoc to conduct National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded behavioral neuroscience research investigating sex differences in...

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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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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I am currently searching for a postdoc to work on the evolution of adaptations, cold acclimation, and freezing tolerance in switchgrass. The position entails lab, growth facility, bioinformatics, and fieldwork. careers.msu.edu/jobs/postdoc...

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Postdoctoral Scholar-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Position Summary The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct field and laboratory experiments to understand the causes of genetic variation...

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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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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hmmm hard to say, but it would be exciting if it was!!

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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

@jkdaanoy.bsky.social does a much more elegant job showcasing his integrative work here! Working with him has been so fun!

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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

And you forgot the biggest shout out to @jkdaanoy.bsky.social for being a rockstar scientist and exploring these questions with such rigor! Miss you already Dr. Da-Anoy!! So proud of you and I cannot wait to see what you do in your postdoc :)

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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I'm so proud of this work and get ready for more exciting work from @jkdaanoy.bsky.social coming out of our lab! Whoot! Oh, yea, BU did an article too! www.bu.edu/cas/students...

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Students Uncover a Hidden Trade-Off in Coral Survival | Arts & Sciences

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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Our results suggest a mechanism for how Durusdinium association enhances thermotolerance yet predisposes corals to tissue damage under stress, suggesting immune trade-offs that can compromise host survival under multiple stressors.

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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Lastly, because our sample size was low, we wanted to confirm that the patterns we observed were consistent in other studies. We found that regardless of species and life stage- D-hosting corals consistently exhibited this enriched immune signal.

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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Next, to test whether the constitutively higher immune signature observed in D-hosting corals led to reduced susceptibility to pathogens, JK performed a pathogen challenge experiment and found that it did not, D-hosting corals died quicker!

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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We profiled the microbiome in response to heat challenge and while there was some response to both coral genotype and heat challenge, there was no clear signal here.

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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

These gene expression data also showed that heat stress and symbiosis-related gene expression varied under heat challenge and by algal type, with D-hosting corals showing greater expression under heat challenge.

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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Next we profiled the gene expression after heat challenge and did a Weighted Gene Correlation Network Analysis (WGCNA) that revealed a module of genes enriched for immune and stress response pathways associated with heat treatment and several physiological traits.

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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Next, in my BUMP course students performed a thermal challenge assay and discovered that D-hosting corals were not as susceptible to bleaching as C-hosting corals; however, they started sloughing their tissue instead! This was a very exciting result that was repeated over several experiments.

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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Next, we characterized of the P. acuta transcription factor NF-κB. This work showcases our ongoing collaboration with the Gilmore lab at BU! We have been collaborating since 2018 and each year we discover something new about his favorite TF!

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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

First, we profiled GE patterns of Cladocopium- and Durusdinium-hosting corals and found that genes associated with immunity (including NFkB!) were upregulated in D-hosting corals. This pattern was confirmed via western blotting.

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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This work was started in my Marine Physiology and Climate Change course in BU Marine Program (BUMP) when @jkdaanoy.bsky.social was my Teaching Fellow. Super fun integrating research and teaching throughout the scientific process. Here are our students acting like polyps ;)

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Fredrik Jutfelt 🐠 @jutfelt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Come join us, PhD and postdoc positions! Please spread! Supervisor @patricepottier.bsky.social (patricepottierlab.com), me as co-supervisor. Impacts of climate change on different life-stages in fish.🐟🧪 PhD web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103... Postdoc web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

NSF just announced its GRFP solicitation due in October - deadline varies by field: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... Now for the bad news... * NSF estimates they will issue 1,500 awards, down from 2,500+ last year. * NSF removed STEM Education and Learning Research as a Major Field.

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Elizabeth Sypek @elizabethis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Honest, i would still recommend this job. I love what i do, and we need good people to keep it going.

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Long-reads reveal 6X more guppy genes are sex-biased for splicing compared to short-reads. But male isoform richness mostly reflects transcriptional noise, not proteomic expansion. Beautiful analysis by @linley-sherin.bsky.social out now doi.org/10.64898/202...

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E. Anne Chambers @chamberea.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We're hiring! The Chambers Lab is recruiting grad students interested in landsacpe & conservation genomics or species delimitation of reptiles & amphibians. Find more info here (or reach out with questions!): chamberslab.org/opportunitie...

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opportunities – Chambers Lab

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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

HIRING MICROBIOLOGIST: effective start asap! The PDRA/PDRF (per xp) will investigate the interactions of bumblebee antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) with the gut microbiota & more. Our work has shown AMPs have striking specificity for ecological microbes. careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/13... 1/2

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Postdoctoral Researcher Associate or Fellow in Cornwall | University of Exeter

View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Researcher Associate or Fellow vacancy in Cornwall. Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow This job is part of an Advanced Research + Inventio...

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Holly Bik @hollybik.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

My lab is HIRING - we have an opening for a #postdoc focused on marine invertebrate symbioses & evolution (heavy focus on microbial -Omics and bioinformatics, but lots of fun fieldwork opportunities too!) Full position info here: www.biklab.org/join-the-lab Please help spread the word! #SymbioSky

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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

It is very hard to watch the scientific enterprise in the US being dismantled more each day.

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Erin Dillon @erinmdillon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

How many #sharks should there be on a coral #reef? Our new publication in Science tackles this question using thousands of fossil shark dermal denticles—tiny, tooth-like scales that are shed and preserve in sediments—from Panama's two oceans. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1126/scie...

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Fredrik Jutfelt 🐠 @jutfelt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Tenure track professor in Rapid Marine Adaptation at the University of Vienna! Deadline: Sept. 15th jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T...

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Job Opening. Faculty Position in Plant Evolutionary Biology at University of California, Davis in the Department of Evolution and Ecology (EVE, my home department). More detail here. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07777

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The College of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Davis invites applications and nominations for a 9-month, tenure-track position in the Department of Evolution and Ecology at the ASSISTANT PROFESSOR level. The Department of Evolution and Ecology is seeking a plant evolutionary biologist with interests in the evolution of plants at any taxonomic, geographic, organizational, or evolutionary scale. Candidates must have a Ph.D. (or equivalent) in the biological sciences, evolutionary biology, ecology, genetics, or a related field, and will be expected to complement and build upon existing faculty strengths in the Department of Evolution and Ecology and across UC Davis.

We welcome applicants working on any group of plants and using empirical, computational, experimental, and/or theoretical approaches. Possible areas of study are broad, and include macroevolutionary research on plant diversification, trait evolution in a phylogenetic context, major evolutionary innovations, comparative genomics, and evolutionary developmental biology, as well as research focusing at or below the species level including population biology, quantitative genetics, adaptive evolution, speciation, biogeography, and the evolution of life histories or species interactions.

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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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Kelly Zamudio @kzutaustin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Potential Post-Docs. OJO! UT's Stengl-Wyer Scholars Program is accepting applications for 2027. You can work with any UT faculty and define your own project! Great opportunity and community. Be in touch if you have ideas that might match interests in my lab! biodiversity.utexas.edu/about-center...

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Stengl-Wyer Scholars Program

Stengl-Wyer Postdoctoral Scholars Program in Biodiversity at the University of Texas at Austin

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Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology @sicb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It's that time! Abstract submission is open for #SICB 2027! Come share your research and learn about the most exciting areas #scientific research in Pittsburgh, PA on January 3-7, 2027. abstract deadline is August 28 at 11:59 PM HST. Questions go to Matt McHenry: ProgramOfficer@sicb.org.

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