Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdDigital Humanities Lab, Exeter @dhlabexeter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Job Vacancy! For this role the candidate should have expertise in 3D modelling, photogrammetry, immersive design and visualisation in cultural heritage and humanities contexts. This post is available from 2 November 2026 on a fixed-term basis until 31/10/2027. careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/12... 0814
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAbandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George MonbiotChanges in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 17925171709
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdEHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨 There is an open call for manuscripts on “Metascience of the Evolutionary Human Sciences” as a special collection in our affiliated journal, Evolutionary Human Sciences. Deadline? May 31st, 2027 👀 More information?👇 DON’T MISS IT! 068
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdClément Zanolli @clement-zanolli.bsky.social · 21/09/2026⚠️ Looking for a postdoc in genetics? Interested in functional genetics with implications for human evolution? Last few weeks 🕐 to apply here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/417844 More informations on the project 🧪 can be found here: filesender.renater.fr?s=download&t...euraxess.ec.europa.euPostdoctoral Researcher in Genetic Data Analysis applied to archaeology W/MThe University of Bordeaux is a large, dynamic, and responsible university, attentive to the well-being of its staff. 055
Dr. Emma E. Bird @dremmabird.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A number of 🚨Science & Museum Jobs🚨 available at different levels right now for the Distributed System of Scientific Collections UK programme 🪩 #DiSSCo 🪩 fab if you're into 🌳science digitisation🌳 #ScienceJobs #MuseumJobs jobs.nhm.ac.uk/internal/Job...jobs.nhm.ac.ukDiSSCo UK Digitiser:South Kensington 01014
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdAlex Holcombe @alexh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If we have to call them Type 1 / 2 instead of false positive and false negative, use this mnemonic: the boy who cried wolf caused both Type I & Il errors, in that order. 14214
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdCrystal Palace Dinos @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026To the Natural History Museum! 112315
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdJohn Levin @anterotesis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026An "update" to JSTOR’s free reading program: they're downgrading access from 100 free articles/month to just 10. Access to academic writing is being whittled down, bit by bit. about.jstor.org/blog/an-upda...about.jstor.orgAn update to JSTOR’s free reading programBeginning September 1, 2026, JSTOR’s free reading program will provide registered readers with access to 10 articles every 30 days. 14202129
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdHUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 07/08/2026‼️ Fantastic new opportunity within our Cluster HUMAN ORIGINS ‼️ Full Professorship Early Prehistory at the Department of Geosciences of the University of Tübingen! Deadline for applications: 2nd October 2026. More info: uni-tuebingen.de/en/universit...uni-tuebingen.deW3-Professorship in Early Prehistory 01413
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdHUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 04/08/2026New opportunity: fully funded PhD position within the Cluster of Excellence HUMAN ORIGINS Investigate experimentally the evolutionary significance of transformative Stone Age techniques in this project on cognitive demands, and explore the probability of their success. Deadline: 15 September 2026. 11116
Dr. Emma E. Bird @dremmabird.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Ethics process started for my first study with living human participants…. Meanwhile my brain has been playing this scene on a loop 😅 030
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdClaire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026👀 Research Assistant/Research Associate in Statistical Modelling in Archaeology (Fixed Term), University of Cambridge. www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/56048/jobs.cam.ac.ukResearch Assistant/Research Associate in Statistical Modelling in Archaeology (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of CambridgeResearch Assistant/Research Associate in Statistical Modelling in Archaeology (Fixed Term) in the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge. 032
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdAgent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Lecturer in Bio Anth (0.5FTE) www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSH939/l...jobs.ac.ukLecturer in Biological Anthropology at Oxford Brookes UniversityDiscover an exciting academic career path as a Lecturer in Biological Anthropology at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today! 006
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdClément Zanolli @clement-zanolli.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Job alert! The GenoMorph project is still recruiting a postdoc researcher in genetic data. The aim is to better understand relationships between genotype & phenotype in human teeth, with implications for hominin evolution. Please apply here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/417844euraxess.ec.europa.euPostdoctoral Researcher in Genetic Data Analysis (M/F)The University of Bordeaux is a large, dynamic, and responsible university, attentive to the well-being of its staff. 024
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdMatthew Collins @matthewcollins.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Copenhagen job alert 🚨 GLOBE (@ucph.bsky.social) is hiring a 21-mo Postdoc in #Bioinformatics & #ComputationalProteomics Work with @lindorfflarsen.bsky.social, @fridowelker.bsky.social, @brandtgroup.bsky.social & more mapping collagen/keratin diversity across 1000s of genomes. 📅 Deadline Aug 31jobportal.ku.dkPostdoc of Bioinformatics and Computational Proteomics 03131
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdTaï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Research Assistant at TCP wanted: Want to observe behaviour of wild chimpanzees? Want to live in a tropical rainforest? Want to protect endangered wildlife? If YES and you are interested in science, here is your chance. Apply here 👇 JOBS | Mysite share.google/npb1Knr0B3vP...share.googleJOBS | Mysite 11219
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdUCL Institute of Archaeology @uclarchaeology.bsky.social · 14/07/2026⌛There's still time to apply! The postholder will be employed on the Mapping Africa’s Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments (MAEASaM) project. Full time | Hybrid | Fixed-term | Deadline: 26 July 2026 Find out more: tinyurl.com/2myczpv8 #Jobs #hiring #Archaeology #GIS #UCL 059
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdEnrico R. Crema @ercrema.bsky.social · 29/06/2026A 5-year PDRA position in "Statistical Modelling in Archaeology" is available @cam-archaeology.bsky.social as part of the FORAGER project. Deadline: 21/8/2026 tinyurl.com/muhcjkfy www.forager-erc.eutinyurl.comResearch Assistant/Research Associate in Statistical Modelling in Archaeology (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of CambridgeResearch Assistant/Research Associate in Statistical Modelling in Archaeology (Fixed Term) in the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge. 11926
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdOpen Access Tracking Project @oatp.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/07/2026EThOS records restored www.bl.uk/stories/news/ethos-record… 021
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdNature @nature.com · 05/07/2026A journal trialled paying their reviewers and found it led to faster first editorial decisions – and increased review quality go.nature.com/3RcRfpYgo.nature.comWhy paying peer reviewers works, according to a journal’s editor-in-chiefNature - A biology journal which paid peer reviewers found that the approach cut the time to a first editorial decision by 85% and maintained high-quality reviews. 76925
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdAmélie Beaudet @ameliebeaudet.bsky.social · 02/07/2026🚨 PhD opportunity 🚨 Join @palevoprim.bsky.social as part of the #ReVol project (@cnrs.fr & Wits Joint PhD Programme)! Spend 3 years investigating the southern African fossil cercopithecoids to reconstruct past ecology and behavior through skeletal morphology and dental microwear. 22224
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdBenjamin Pope @benjaminpope.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The Australian Academy of Science is running a letter-writing campaign to MPs to support science funding in Australia. I just sent mine off and you can too! 01211
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdDr Jamie Gallagher @jamiebgall.co.uk · 24/06/2026The first year I’ve really struggled to get women on board. One final plea. I’ll gladly give up my own speaking slot because I’d really love more women and people from racially minoritised communities. 16079
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdOxford School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography @oxford-anthro.bsky.social · 18/06/2026📣 New Vacancy College Lecturer in Anthropology @ Full time, fixed term contract (1 year). Closing date 12pm, 26 June. Full details ⬇️ anthro.ox.ac.ukCollege Lecturer in Anthropology 015
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdPalaeotrails @palaeotrails.bsky.social · 22/06/2026We’re hiring a Research Assistant🚨 Interested in human evolution and African prehistory? We’re looking for someone with excellent organisational skills who will be based in Cambridge, with fieldwork opportunities in Kenya🇰🇪 Deadline: 01.07.2026 🔗 Apply online: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...cam.ac.ukResearch Assistant in the Ng'ipalajem Project (Fixed Term)Applications are invited for a 12-month Research Assistant position on the NG'IPALAJEM project, funded by the ERC. The project aims at collecting new palaeontological, archaeological and geological da... 02730
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdSORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 14/06/2026🌟 Have you come across a project making science more open, reproducible, or accessible in ecology & evolutionary biology? Nominating it for a 2026 SORTEE Commendation Award is a great way to recognise the people behind it! Submit a nomination here: sortee.org/awards/ #openscience 0910
Dr. Emma E. Bird @dremmabird.bsky.social · 11/06/2026💀The Swanscombe occipital was discovered 90 years ago ⛏️ 🔆Some reflections and never before published images from the museum archives🔆 rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Image made available by the Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London. All Rights Reserved. 042
Dr. Emma E. Bird @dremmabird.bsky.social · 09/06/2026www.muni.cz/en/about-us/...muni.czBiological / Physical Anthropologist (Assistant Professor) | Masaryk University | MUNI 000
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdAlana Sharp @acsharp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026📣 We have a new FUNDED PhD opportunity on ageing of the human heelpad: tissue properties and gait biomechanics. 📍Location: @livevobiomech.bsky.social 👩💻The team: @krisda.bsky.social @drrostireadioff.bsky.social and me! 🔗 Apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...findaphd.comAgeing of the human heelpad: tissue properties and gait biomechanics at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Ageing of the human heelpad: tissue properties and gait biomechanics at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com 014
Dr. Emma E. Bird @dremmabird.bsky.social · 08/06/2026🚨New Publication🚨 A historical and reflective piece with @chrisbstringer.bsky.social to acknowledge the perfectly named 'Granite Jubilee' (90th) of the Swanscombe fossil 💀 discovery in SE England. #NaturalHistory #HumanEvolution #HistoryofScience rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.comThe Swanscombe fossil at 90: revisiting its phylogeny, taxonomy, and place in human originsThe year 2025 marked the ninetieth since a fossil hominin occipital bone was discovered in Swanscombe, southeast England. In subsequent years, its parietal bones were found, producing what remains th... 020
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdRyan N. Felice @rnf.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Hey look: A job! @echinerd.bsky.social and I are looking for a research technician to work on sea urchin development. If you are good at segmenting CT scans and want a chance to work on some super cool organisms, this job here at UCL is for you! apply now: bit.ly/4o2qccY 12525
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdDr Matt Pope @mattpope.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Tabitha Paterson's brilliant artwork for @unravellingpalaeo.bsky.social is a challenge to the status quo, the idea people werent in Britain 125,000 years ago. It shows animals from the last interglacial, but includes the people and stone tools which some people have stopped looking for. 🦣🏺 04012
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdHUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 27/05/2026✨New opportunity✨ Fully funded PhD position in our Experimental Archaeology Lab lead by @egveatch.bsky.social! Find all necessary information on our website: uni-tuebingen.de/en/research/... #HumanOrigins #EarlyCareerArchaeologistsuni-tuebingen.deCluster of Excellence HUMAN ORIGINS 01210
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdHUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 26/05/2026🚨Deadline approaching🚨 for this fully funded PhD-position at Uni Tübingen! Want to know more? ➡️ Get in touch! 01010
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdSelina Brace @selinabrace.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Looking for a postdoc to join my group at the NHM London & work on aDNA of dogs/wolves! jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...jobs.nhm.ac.ukPostdoctoral Researcher ancient DNA:South Kensington 03943
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. Birdwennergrenorg.bsky.social @wennergrenorg.bsky.social · 20/05/2026From the SAPIENS.org archive. A paleoanthropologist reflects on England’s oldest human cranium—and what its changing interpretations say about science. www.sapiens.org/biology/pale... 051
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdCambridge Archaeology @cam-archaeology.bsky.social · 29/04/2026📣 Work with us! 📣 The McDonald Institute invites applications for the fifth annual Fellowship in archaeology (broadly defined) aimed at candidates of Black Identity or Heritage. 📅 Closing date: 25 May 2026 👉 More info here: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc... 01113
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdBethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Thank you to @sciam.bsky.social for letting me dig into the protein enhancement fad. 1. If you are an elite athlete, OR elderly/frail, maybe you do need extra protein. 2. That's not you. You're not an elite athlete. 3. If it is you: consider yogurt. www.scientificamerican.com/article/prot...scientificamerican.comAre protein-boosted foods and drinks actually more healthy?Extra protein can be found in everything now, from potato chips to Pop-Tarts. Does this benefit the average eater? 30618157
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdRebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 11/05/2026New EHBEA initiative promoting Open Science, led by @louisbachaud.bsky.social 👏👏 096
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdKévin Salesse @kevinsalesse.bsky.social · 07/05/2026🚨 I am hiring! 🚨 Postdoctoral Researcher in Biological Anthropology (1.5 years) at Masaryk University, within the BITE Brno project I lead, funded by the Czech Science Foundation on demographic responses to urbanization. Apply here: www.muni.cz/en/about-us/... Please share!muni.czPostdoctoral Researcher in Biological Anthropology | Masaryk University | MUNI 018
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdCecilia Padilla-Iglesias @ceciliapad.bsky.social · 30/04/2026🚨FULLY FUNDED PHD POSITION!🚨 If you are interested in trying to answer the question of "How did climate shape the movements, interactions, and evolution of hominin populations?" Come join my lab at @humanorigins.bsky.social 🧬🧪 deadline 7th of June ⬇️ uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet... 15757
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdJamie Whitehouse @jamiewhitehouse.bsky.social · 30/04/2026🐒 PhD Opportunity 🐒 I'm excited to announce that we are now welcoming applications for a 3-year fully funded PhD position at Nottingham Trent University as part of our @leverhulme.ac.uk funded project. More info: jamiewhitehouse.github.io/mappingconne... Apply here: tinyurl.com/PhDNTU 13541
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdRob Foley @robfoley.bsky.social · 24/04/2026ICArCHEB in Portugal has put out a call for proposals for HEIRS (the Hub for Human Evolution Research Synthesis). HEIRS supports collaborative research projects designed to produce syntheses of important issues in the field. A wonderful opportunity - link below heirs.icarehb.com/calls-traini...heirs.icarehb.comCall for Group Synthesis Project 2026 – heirs 0148
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdSociété d'Anthropologie de Paris (SAP) @sapanthropologie.bsky.social · 24/04/2026The article by @amelinebardo.bsky.social and Anna Maria Kubicka, “ #Bilateral #asymmetry in the lower limbs in #medieval humans and #LaFerrassie #Neandertals LF1 and LF2,” has just been published in diamond open access in the BMSAP: journals.openedition.org/bmsap/17966 155
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdJules Skotnes-Brown @julesskotnesbrown.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Two weeks left to apply for two 4.5 year postdocs!! WP2: History of Conservation and Animal Health www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD198/p... WP3: History of Conservation and Earth Systems’ Health www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD410/p... Deadline: 7 Mayjobs.ac.ukPost Doctoral Research Associate - Grade 7 at University of LiverpoolAn opportunity for an academic position as a Post Doctoral Research Associate - Grade 7 is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings. 01121
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdClaire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 22/04/2026👀 Postdoctoral Research Associate in Bioarchaeology (with particular experience in the analysis of infants) @durham.ac.uk Closes: 14th May www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRH266/p...jobs.ac.ukPostdoctoral Research Associate (Archaeology) at Durham UniversityLooking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Archaeology) on jobs.ac.uk! 0119
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdKathelijne Koops @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social · 22/04/2026📣ATTENTION!!! Postdoc position on Creativity in Wild Chimpanzees and Bonobos 🤩 With the APE Group & Wildminds Lab @nakedprimate.bsky.social Come join us!!! ✨Please RT✨ @efprimatology.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social 04941
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdTom Booth @boothicus.bsky.social · 14/04/2026New study of the effects of micro-CT scanning on ancient DNA preservation in ancient bones: no significant effect on conventional preservation metrics. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...journals.plos.orgµCT scanning effects on aDNA and a multi-step workflow for archaeological petrous portionsThe petrous portion of the temporal bone (often informally referred to as the “petrous bone”) is a key element in human evolutionary studies due to its exceptional preservation of biomolecules and mor... 0184
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdJohn Nyakatura @johnnyakatura.bsky.social · 13/04/20262 PhD Opportunities! 🤩 We are recruiting two highly motivated PhD students to join an ambitious project advancing Robotic Paleontology—a rapidly emerging field that fuses paleontology, biomechanics, simulation, and robotics. nyakaturalab.com/news/ Please share!!nyakaturalab.comNyakatura-Lab for Comparative Zoology | NewsSee what’s been happening in the Nyakatura Lab. News: discover our latest publications, recent events, and research highlights. 01723
Reposted by Dr. Emma E. BirdSociété d'Anthropologie de Paris (SAP) @sapanthropologie.bsky.social · 14/04/2026🚩 #PhD #joboffer #Taxonomy and #phylogeny of the #hominins from Fejej (Ethiopia): a comparative analysis of #cranio-dental remains at the UMR 7268 ADES in Marseille @univ-amu.fr Submission of applications before 3 May Please note that funding for this PhD is not yet guaranteed (see details ⏬) 124