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Evelyn Jensen

@eljensen.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer in Molecular Ecology at Newcastle University Conservation geneticist, Wildlife enthusiast

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Bruce Taylor @brucedstaylor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Here's a fun thing! Prof. Mike Hickerson @hickerlab.bsky.social has created Phylodiet, an app that reveals "How Much of the Tree of Life is on your plate": mjhickerson.github.io/phylodiet/ap... Enter your meal, and see how the ingredients are related. #phylogeny #TreeOfLife #Evolution
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Phylodiet
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Stephen Heard @stephenbheard.bsky.social · 17h
The "reverse outline" - a technique for diagnosing, and fixing, organization/structure problems in your paper drafts. Super powerful - and thus I'm slightly embarrassed I don't explain it well in my books. Here you go: scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com/2026/09/29/t...
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The “reverse outline”: a useful writing technique I mention, but don’t explain, in BOTH my new books!
In the last year, I’ve published not one but two books on scientific writing: the new edition of The Scientist’s Guide to Writing just last month, and Teaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences…
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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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José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
V happy about this one (@brentcemerson.bsky.social @biodiversitysmns.bsky.social @hernmoral.bsky.social)et al Species have survived on oceanic islands for Mya despite occupying small geographic areas, facing environmental calamities and having low Ne. We discuss this w/ a focus on conservation. 1/2
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Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Mullin et al. use WGS from 101 museum specimens of British/Irish moss carder bumblebees from 1894-2019 to reveal a dramatic drop in genetic diversity: ∼24.6% decrease in heterozygosity and a 2.86-fold increase in ROH 🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/article/... 📷 Gavin Broad #societyjournal #naturalhistory
MBE | Museum specimens reveal the genomic consequences of long-term population decline in an insect pollinator

Photo: Gavin Broad
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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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Dr. Gita Gnanadesikan @ggnanadesikan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Please help us share with folks near and far, scientists and non-scientists! We want lots of input as we consider new projects. Thank you!! 🐶
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Alexis Stamatakis @stamatak.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The RAxML-NG v2.0 preprint is out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... v2.0 features integrated model testing, fast branch support metrics, automatic parallelization, phylogenetic difficulty prediction, genotype evolution models, to name but the most important features. And it is A LOT FASTER of course
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RAxML-NG 2: Automatic model selection, novel tree search heuristics, and fast branch support metrics
RAxML-NG is a widely used tool for maximum likelihood based phylogenetic inference. In the seven years since the last RAxML-NG publication, we have continuously improved and extended the code. Here, w...
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Daniel Kierzkowski @kierzkowskilab.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🌱We are looking for an Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Genetics @irbv.bsky.social If you are passionate about genetics, molecular biology, or imaging, this is your chance to join a community of researchers working on plant development, cell biology, evolution, and biodiversity 🧬🔬 🧪🍁
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Careers
Through your undergraduate and graduate-level teaching, and your research activities, you will contribute to the faculty’s pursuit of excellence. Furthermore, you will promote your discipline and actively participate in the daily activities of a renowned institution. As such, you will:
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Kristina Muise, MSc 🦇👩‍🔬 @kristinamuise.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Is anyone involved with or have knowledge about the bat trade (international trade; academic, commercial, ornamental purposes etc) that can answer a few questions for me? I'm looking to submit a proposal brief for an article and would like a few perspectives! 🦇🧪🌎
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Lauren Hennelly @laurenhennelly.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Hi Everyone! I am hiring a 2 year Postdoctoral Research Associate in Evolutionary and Conservation Genomics at my lab at Rice University! You can read more about the position here: emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... Please reach out with any questions!
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Postdoctoral Associate - BioSciences
The Hennelly Lab is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate in evolutionary and population genomics in mammalian systems. The project will involve analyzing genomic data from modern and historical/an...
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Kevin Daly @gingerhowley.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I'm hiring a postdoc as part of my ERC project - the deadline is tomorrow noon GMT, apologies for the little notice If you have interest but can't make the deadline, please DM/email me immediately and i can try extend the deadline a few days
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University & College Vacancies
Connecting talent with opportunity in higher education
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Dr Nicholas Freymueller @smilodontology.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Interested in pursuing a #PhD or #MPhil on #ancientDNA in #Antarctica? Check out this fully-funded research position based here at #AdelaideUniversity here in South Australia! Full details attached below. Applications close 30 September. Please repost and share widely!
A flyer advertising a fully-funded PhD or MPhil position on Antarctic Ancient DNA.
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Becky Taylor @beckystaylor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Been wondering how well runs of homozygosity can predict inbreeding depression? Read our new meta-analysis where we show a significant relationship between ROH and fitness across taxa #popgen #consgen: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Runs of Homozygosity Predict Inbreeding Depression Across Taxa: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Measuring inbreeding via runs of homozygosity (ROH) captures realized autozygosity and can infer inbreeding timing through ROH length. A growing body of literature links the proportion of the genome ....
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 01/09/2026
🔈 APPLICATIONS OPEN... ...for BOU Small Research Grants & Career Development Bursaries Application deadline: 30 Oct 2026 Full details via links ⬇️ Grants: bou.org.uk/funding/s... Bursaries: bou.org.uk/funding/c... #ornithology 🪶
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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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Sampurna Roychoudhury @some-purna.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I'm very grateful to have gotten the opportunity to present part of my PhD research at the European ConsGen Meeting. This was my first major talk (hopefully of many) discussing Tortoises and I'm so thankful to everyone involved, especially @eljensen.bsky.social 🐢 @consgenmeeting2026.bsky.social
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Casey Dunn @caseywdunn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My new book, Phylogenetic Biology, is now published. Available online for free at dunnlab.org/phylogenetic... . Physical copies can be purchased at shop.lightningsource.com/b/085?params... or your favorite bookstore.
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Ash Whiffin @ashwhiffin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We currently have TWO collections-based vacancies at National Museums Scotland! As part of the upcoming DiSSCo UK program, we’re seeking a Digitiser and Senior digitiser to work with our insect collection: careers.nms.ac.uk/vacancies (Apply by 31st August) #Digitisation #Insects #MuseumJobs
An multi-camera imaging set-up at NMSPreserved bumblebee specimens with data labels below each individual
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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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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Does anyone out there have experience with AVITI or Ultima sequencing? How does the quality compare to Illumina? Are there any differences in the downstream bioinformatics? 🧪🧬💻 #NGS #bioinformatics #PopGen
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Stephan Schiffels @stschiff.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
If you are interested in learning computational population genetics and ancient genomics, I have curated my list of workshops and online tutorials (and will continue to do so) indicating suitability for self-learners and status. You find the list [here](www.stephanschiffels.de/resources.html).
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Anonymous Potato @anonymouspotato.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
EcoEvoJobs 2026-27 just opened for business and we've already got 79 faculty / permanent jobs listed. Please repost! ecoevojobs.net
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Evelyn Jensen @eljensen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This would be a travesty!
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Marco Festa-Bianchet 🇨🇦 @marcofesta.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Liber Ero postdoc deadline Nov 1. Exceptional opportunity for research in conservation in Canada - highly competitive, best to have gov't and Indigenous partners liberero.ca
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Physalia-courses@ONLINE @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
📣 Help us shape our 2027 courses! What topics and formats would you like to see? More 1–2 day courses, short webinars, or longer hands-on training? We’d love your feedback! 💡 📝 forms.gle/4s8tFxyympyA...
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Physalia Courses — Help Us Shape Our 2027 Programme
We’re planning our 2027 course programme and would love your input! 🎓 Whether you’ve attended one of our courses before or are simply interested in future training, your feedback can help us understan...
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Dr. Arun Sethuraman @arunsethuraman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Hey team - it’s looking very likely that I’ll be hiring not one but two four year postdocs! We’re a fun lab with tons of theoretical and applied pop gen projects - broadly in polyploid, conservation, and human evo. Competitive salary, sunny San Diego! Do share with your about to defend grads!
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Tristan A.F. Long @thelonglab.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
My contribution to the ongoing "1%" science discourse is this picture you can send to your favourite preprint author(s) after reading their papers to tell them you liked their work! #SciArt #PawReview
Cartoon of a red panda (Ailurus fulgens) looking forwards with a paw raised. Around the panda is written "THIS PREPRINT IS 100% PAWESOME!"
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Debbie Leigh @debbiemleigh.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
If anyone is working on using genomics for conservation focused goals and at #SMBE please reach out! I want to hear about all your work :)
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Noah Whiteman @nkwhiteman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
So excited to announce our search for 4 postdocs (funded by the Simons Foundation) who will use genomics to "test how ecological interactions, natural selection, natural enemies, hybridization & environmental gradients shape...tropical tree communities" in Panama: stri.si.edu/story/bci-ev... ...1
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Elinne Becket, PhD @bielleogy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
So I'm finally thoroughly parsing through this preprint from @bjesseshapiro.bsky.social & Patrick Lypaczewski where they homebrewed targeted ONT library prep, and it's even more brilliant than at first glance. Plus they've been so generous in answering my questions. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Wes Larson @wes-larsonak.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
We're hiring a genetics lab manager position at NOAA in Juneau, Alaska! The successful candidate will oversee day-to-day laboratory operations and contribute to the development of new molecular methods. Salary is $75-145k/yr. Email wes.larson@noaa.gov with questions www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewD...
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Biologist (Omics)
This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Vacancies may be available in each listed location. Additional duty lo...
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Conference on Reptile and Amphibian Knowledge (CROAK) 2026 @croak-conference.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Save the date! We are very happy to announce the first CROAK - Conference on Reptile and Amphibian Knowledge - to be held at the Rigg and Furrow Brewery in Northumberland on 15 –16 September 2026. We welcome delegates from all backgrounds and will soon open abstract submissions and registration. +
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CMEC @macroecology.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Genetic diversity helps species survive and adapt: New study shows how to identify distinct populations and boost #conservation, extinction risk assessments, and reintroduction efforts. Out in BioScience by Geue et al., incl. @annabruniche.bsky.social academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Figure from Geue et al. 2026.
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Alexander Kopatz @go70north.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Don't miss the 7th European Conservation 🧬 Genetics Meeting August 26-28 in Antwerp! It's all about💡 #conservation + #population #genetics + #genomics 🌿🐟🌳🐸🍄🦀🐦‍⬛🦆🦎🐌🫎🪲🦇🕷️🦋🐛🐜 Early bird rate closes June 30. Regular registration closes July 23. Late Registration closes Aug 13. #dna #consgen #popgen
Banner for the 7th European Conservation Genetics Meeting, August 26-28 2026 in Antwerp, Belgium.
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Gernot Segelbacher 🪶 🧬 @gsegelbacher.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
protecting populations in conservations is important - we here present a framework which can help you to identify populations for conservation prioritisation #consgen 🦤#IUCN #SSC a long term project by @cgsg.bsky.social led by @jgeue.bsky.social and @debbiemleigh.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/bios...
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A practical framework for identifying genetic subpopulations and ESUs: Insights for IUCN assessments and broader management
Abstract. Species conservation assessments evaluate extinction risk, and recovery potential, advancing species persistence through guiding resource priorit
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Kevin Daly @gingerhowley.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
If you're you have experience in working in animal / pathogen #aDNA and are interested in a postdoctoral position as part of my ERC Project HERDPATH, please DM/email me kevin[at]palaeome.org
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Eliot Miller @eliotmiller.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🔊 We're getting ready to update the @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #phylogeny & #taxonomy! Please please please! If you have a phylogeny published in the last year, or you've noticed one we're missing, let us know via the feedback form at the top of the page. birdsoftheworld.org/bow/phylogen... @world
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Debbie Leigh @debbiemleigh.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Come work with me unlocking the secrets of island genetic diversity patterns! And exploring how the severely elevated genetic erosion we have previously shown on island systems might impact communities. #postdoc #job #germany senckenberg.softgarden.io/job/65352091...
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Macrogenetics (f/m/d) at Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
We're looking for: Postdoctoral Researcher in Macrogenetics (f/m/d) (Full or Part Time) • Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland
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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
People. @ksamuk.bsky.social and others have made this argument before. There’s good software to do this right. Here’s the argument again: Invariant sites matter! They’re not in your standard vcf and many programs pretend they are anyway. academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
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A Recipe for a Good π. How to Properly Estimate Population Genetics Summary Statistics and Why we Should Systematically Report Them
Abstract. Many long-standing questions in population genomics can now be addressed through comparative analyses and by leveraging the vast amount of genomi
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Jitka Polechová @polejit.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Are you looking for a PhD on the intersection between evolutionary and ecological theory? Join us @univie. Fully funded PhD position in fundamental eco-evolutionary theory, open to international students. Apply by 13.7.2026: ecoevo.owlstown.net/search Reposting appreciated. #evolbio #evoeco #ecology
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Jitka's EcoEvo Lab - Jobs
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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🚨Funding for 2yr postdoc w/ me & @geocron.bsky.social on landslide-tsunami-jökulhlaup project, but (this is the ridiculous part) I need to select someone NOW or I lose the $. If you're NOT in Canada (can be any nationality) and interested, send me your CV and transcripts by midnight MT, June 12. 🧪⚒️
icebergs in a glacial lake
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Joanna Masel @joannamasel.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Our new paper doi.org/10.1098/rspb... on long-term genetic threats to small populations finds that "mutational meltdown" (bad mutations fixing) is less of a problem than "mutational drought" (too few good new mutations) @wmawass.bsky.social @uliseshmc.bsky.social @jeremyjberg.bsky.social 1/5
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Extinction vortices are driven more by a shortage of beneficial mutations than by deleterious mutation accumulation
Abstract. Habitat loss contributes to extinction risk in multiple ways. Genetically, small populations can face an ‘extinction vortex’—a positive feedback
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Matthew Hahn @3rdreviewer.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Very happy to announce a big new paper from the lab, led by grad students @smishra677.bsky.social and Laia Pomar-Pallarès (in collaboration with @roblanfear.bsky.social). We introduce a new way to study introgression, with accompanying software (DAFT) 1/n 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Selina Brace @selinabrace.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Looking for a postdoc to join my group at the NHM London & work on aDNA of dogs/wolves! jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Postdoctoral Researcher ancient DNA:South Kensington
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Greg Owens @gregowens.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
UVic is hiring a Terrestrial Plant Ecologist Assistant Professor! Come join our department! We're nice and Victoria is awesome. www.uvic.ca/science/biol...
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Faculty Position in Terrestrial Plant Ecology - University of Victoria
Department: Biology                 &am...
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DrArchivalGenomics @ehekkala.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
#Science, #WomenInSTEM #Academia 🧪🌏🧬🧪📚📜🧑‍🎓👩‍🎓👨‍🎓Heads up- we’re hiring a permanent, full-time lecturer in Biology with experience in Scientific Teaching, #Pedagogy, curricular revision etc. with a fall 2026 start date. Hope to have the ad posted early next week. Reach out with questions. NYC based.
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Rosy Christopher @envirosyment.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
It's that time of year again! and much like the Flower Crab Spiders, Spider Spies is coming out of hibernation and running a second year. So if you want to be involved in investigating these colourful spiders and their flower using habits head over to our website foragingecology.com/spider-spies/
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