Reposted by Franca EichenbergerStephanie L King @stephanielking.bsky.social · 22/09/2026www.theguardian.com/technology/n...theguardian.comUsing AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?As animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly 01112
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerRenjie Zhang @renjiezhang.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Congrats Jack!! 🦗🧬 So excited to see this one out—fantastic work! This work investigates how cricket populations have adapted at the genomic level following the introduction of the parasitoid fly and show how this novel selective pressure has shaped both population structure and genetic variation. 21511
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerLaura Ross @laurarossevo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026My lab @ Edinburgh university is recruiting a postdoc to work on the weird and wonderful germline-specific chromosomes of flies. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... collaboration with @germline.bsky.social and yukiko yamashita funded by @novonordisk.bsky.social please repost! 16665
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerNishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026While you can easily access @andyradford.bsky.social and his science, these pearls of wisdom were the parting gift from his plenary at #ECBB2026! 0195
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerJocelyn 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! 13953
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerEmma-Liina Marjakangas @emmamarjakangas.bsky.social · 31/08/2026📢 Postdoc opportunity in interaction networks under global change @ University of Helsinki! The position includes leading fieldwork & analyses on seed dispersal networks & mentoring junior researchers. Apply by 30 Sept: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki... #Postdoc #Ecology #Conservation #AcademicJobsjobs.helsinki.fiPostdoctoral Researcher in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity ConservationPostdoctoral Researcher in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity Conservation 03042
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerFredrik Jutfelt 🐠 @jutfelt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Come 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... 06771
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerLuke Rendell @lrendell.bsky.social · 21/08/2026New paper! Costs and benefits of group size for sperm whales of the open ocean royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article... w/ Hal Whitehead, Sam Walmslsey and @anaeg.bsky.social 🐋🦑 @seamammalresearch.bsky.socialroyalsocietypublishing.orgCosts and benefits of group size for sperm whales of the open oceanAbstract. Individual feeding success can change with the size of a social group through competition, cooperation, recruitment and other processes. Female s 12419
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerCorrie 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...docs.google.comecoevojobs.net 2026-27 1134116
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerAthena @athenabrown.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Pleased to share our new paper is out! 🎉 We looked at how humpback whale songs changed across two decades in the Cook Islands migratory corridor 🐋🎵 Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.an... @rconstantine.bsky.social @ellengarland.bsky.social @asab.org @animbehsociety.bsky.socialdoi.orgRedirecting 1108
Franca Eichenberger @francae.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Wouldn't it be refreshing to just say what we mean – with empathy and kindness – instead of hiding behind a bizarre facade of phony politeness and subtle passive-aggression? I don't even know what the word 'interesting' means anymore. 050
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerLars Bejder @lbejder1971.bsky.social · 26/08/2026New paper out in Marine Ecology Progress Series by Nemeth et al: Energetic scaling of propulsive costs across body sizes in humpback whales. www.int-res.com/abstracts/me... 1189
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerWhale Tales @whaletalesorg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026A short and sweet and super cool Fun Flipper Fact from Dr. Clara Bird about Grey Whales! #WhaleTales #WhaleTalesPodcast @clarabird.bsky.social 1124
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerDr Eve Holden (she/her) @chimpanzeve.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Feeling disheartened about the limited representation of ADHD in the recent ch4 documentary? or want to broaden your view of what it can look like? May i suggest this award-winning alternative by the very lovely & talented Emily Bates in collaboration w/ @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comWhy do women like me get diagnosed with ADHD late?Emily Bates was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 34. She explores how the condition presents in women and why so many are diagnosed later in life. 031
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerAnna Santure @annasanture.bsky.social · 24/08/2026University of Auckland is looking for: Lead Technologist – Genomics - Te Kura Mātauranga Koiora | School of Biological Sciences in Auckland, New Zealand. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/TheUniversit...jobs.smartrecruiters.comLead Technologist – Genomics - Te Kura Mātauranga Koiora | School of Biological SciencesCompany Description: Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of AucklandKo te whare Pūtaiao | The Faculty of Science at the University of Auckland is the largest and most highly... 0914
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerSimon Evans @sevans.bsky.social · 20/08/2026*ALL* awardees are professors! And two are already Fellows of the Royal Society! It is mind-boggling that this tragicomedy is real and not the storyline of some satirical spoof of contemporary academia. 274
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerMongabay @mongabay.com · 19/08/2026In Aotearoa New Zealand, a new network of marine reserves is integrating traditional Māori guardianship with public conservation frameworks. Co-managed by the Kāi Tahu tribe and the government, the project establishes 308 square kilometers of no-take zones. Edward Carver reports for #Mongabay.mongabay.ccNew Zealand opens marine reserves with groundbreaking Māori co-management modelDUNEDIN, Aotearoa New Zealand — At a U.N. meeting in 2015, Aotearoa New Zealand’s then Prime Minister John Key made a major announcement that drew praise from international conservation groups: His… 13314
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerLeeban Yusuf @leebanhy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Working with minimal genomic samples from two species? I’ve put together DemogFit, a small R package for fitting IM models and estimating gene flow parameters from a single whole-genome sample per species, plus a Snakemake pipeline to generate the input files. github.com/LeebanY/Demo...github.comGitHub - LeebanY/DemogFit: Have minimal genomic samples from two species and want to infer their demographic history? DemogFit is an R package for fitting four simple likelihood-based demographic mode...Have minimal genomic samples from two species and want to infer their demographic history? DemogFit is an R package for fitting four simple likelihood-based demographic models using the distributio... 12313
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerAgent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Senior Lecturer, spatial.and statistical analysis www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSG826/s...jobs.ac.ukSenior Lecturer in Spatial and Statistical Analysis at University of YorkDiscover an exciting academic career path as a Senior Lecturer in Spatial and Statistical Analysis at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today! 038
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerSFB 1372 @sfb1372.bsky.social · 18/08/2026NaviSense, the Cluster of Excellence on Animal Navigation at the University of Oldenburg, is looking for motivated doctoral researchers to join their interdisciplinary team! Find more details here: 🔗 uol.de/job1191en #DoctoralResearcher #AnimalNavigation #Oldenburg 01223
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerBahl Lab @bahllab.bsky.social · 17/08/2026🚨 4 new positions for postdoctoral research available at our @zukunftskolleg.bsky.social in beautiful Konstanz! If you are interested in exploring collective behaviour at the interface of theory and experiment, then consider applying! ⚠️ Deadline October 12 stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/4...stellen.uni-konstanz.deFour 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowships at the ZukunftskollegApplication Deadline: 12 October 2026, 11:00 am (CET) 01727
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerRoyal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 24/07/2026New issue of #PhilTransB: Ecological #epigenetics at the intersection of behaviour and life history variation in non-model animals. Read #OA: buff.ly/6v4pqCo 1169
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerMike Fowler @theorecol.bsky.social · 11/08/2026#Postdoc role in our transdisciplinary "REPAIR" project! Exploring future possibilities for #biophilic living through creative and reflective research. Art-based co-creation with communities & schools, to develop creative and narrative outputs. www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...swansea.ac.ukResearch Assistant - REPAIR ProjectRetrofitting for the Future – Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Adaptation’, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. 189
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerBob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Are 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... 0146202
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/08/2026“We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a phenomenal rate, wreaking havoc on roads, squeezing out smaller vehicles and endangering pedestrians. Like ever-hungry teenagers, cars in Europe are growing on average a centimetre wider every year.” Don’t repeat North America’s mistake, Europe.theguardian.comBritain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian WolmarLarger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar 63968254
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerChristoph Völter @christophvoelter.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Two postdoc positions at the Messerli Research Institute in Vienna in the research area of human-animal interactions: www.vetmeduni.ac.at/fileadmin/v/...vetmeduni.ac.at 0817
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerMolecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 17/07/2026MBE invites submissions for a special series on the evolutionary inferences made possible by the new generation of high-quality vertebrate reference genomes. 🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/pages/call-for-papers-evolutionary-genomics-of-vertebrates 🗓️ From Aug. 1 2026 ℹ️ eic.mbe@gmail.com #societyjournal 164
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerCharles Mullon @charlesmullon.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Looking for an Associate Prof position? Interested in behavioural ecology & cultural evolution? Come join us at the Dpt of Ecology and Evolution in Lausanne🇨🇭 @dee-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social! Great department & great place to live. Pls RP. Apply here: wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/appli... 15490
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerDr. Valentina Alaasam @vale-alaasam.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I am looking for PhD students and postdocs to join my lab at the University of Pittsburgh in Fall 2027. Anyone excited about urban evolution, hummingbirds, & community engagement, please reach out! And/or find me at #AOS2026 this week! More info here: www.valentina-alaasam.com 19697
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerSofia Forss @sofiaforss.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Interested in animal urbanization and human wildlife co-existence, join our team this fall 👇🏼 01513
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerMarkus Stetter @mgstetter.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Still time to apply: Postdoc position in our lab together with @meauxjuliette.bsky.social to combine Ecological models with quantitative genetics. Become part of a great community of Ecological Genetics. jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...jobportal.uni-koeln.de 01118
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerMorten Frederiksen @seabirdmortenf.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Happy to announce a postdoc position with me and Jakob Strand, to work on data from the revamped Danish beached bird survey organised by DOF BirdLife Denmark. How many seabirds end up on Danish beached, where do they come from, and why did they die? #seabirds ecos.au.dk/en/about-us/...ecos.au.dkPostdoc in seabird ecology - Vacancy at Aarhus UniversityVacancy at Department of Ecoscience - Arctic Ecosystem Ecology, Aarhus University 03037
Franca Eichenberger @francae.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Thrilled to have started my new position as Senior Research Associate in Animal Behaviour at the University of Bristol this week, working with @stephanielking.bsky.social & @researchdolphin.bsky.social. Grateful for the great times at the University of St Andrews & excited for the journey ahead! 🐬🌊 1180
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerAaron Ragsdale @apragsdale.bsky.social · 30/05/2026I’m looking to hire one or two postdocs - possible projects include pop gen theory, methods development, and human evolutionary inference. Please share, and email if you are interested. More info: evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...evoldir.net 03451
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerCamille Troisi @camilletroisi.bsky.social · 01/06/2026🚨We're hiring again, this time for a research assistant position 🚨 The position is to help with a project looking at learning and social behaviour in birds along an urban gradient Position at @ceec-research.bsky.social 📆28th June deadline More info: shorturl.at/vBxiW #ringing #fieldwork 05266
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerSusan Johnston @susanjohnston.bsky.social · 01/06/2026📣🧬 Postdoc Alert🧬📣 We are hiring a 2+ year NERC-funded postdoc at Edinburgh Uni investigating causes and consequences of sex differences in recombination in house sparrows in Norway. Informal enquiries welcome at Susan.Johnston@ed.ac.uk 🙂 Details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... 071115
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerCultural Evolution Society @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social · 22/05/2026CEs Job Alert 🚨! 4-year teaching focused lecturership at Bristol in bio/evo anthropology with a quantitative focus. Bristol is a terrific city to live in, and many ECRS in the CES will hopefully fit the profile: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...bristol.ac.ukDetails | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol 11924
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerJeanne Mérindol @jeannemrdl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026New paper on wind- and shipping-driven underwater noise in the St. Lawrence Estuary 🌊🔊 We look at how different noise sources impact key marine mammal habitat across frequencies. 📄 doi.org/10.1121/10.0...doi.orgWind-dependent and traffic-generated noise in marine mammal habitat: Assessment across three frequency bands in the St. Lawrence estuaryUnderwater sound is crucial for cetaceans, aiding behaviors such as foraging, communication, navigation, and reproduction. The St. Lawrence Estuary (eastern Can 143
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerIzzy Langley @izzylangley.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Exciting opportunity to join a fab team (if we do say so ourselves!) investigating seal diet around Scotland. Fieldwork and lab work. Fixed term until 31st March 2028 - take a look for more info. Closing date is 18th May 2026 lnkd.in/eUZ7pGrilnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 036
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerDr Rachael Miller (Harrison) @drrmiller.bsky.social · 29/04/2026PhD Opportunity! 4-year funded PhD @uniexecec.bsky.social: “From cognition to conservation: using cognitive and behavioural research to enhance animal reintroductions”. Closes: 5 June 2026. Funding: @royalsociety.org (UK/Home students only). More info & to apply: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... 1/exeter.ac.ukFrom cognition to conservation: using cognitive and behavioural research to enhance animal reintroductions, PhD (Funded) | University of ExeterThe University of Exeter’s Centre for Ecology and Conservation, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, is inviting applications for a 4-year PhD studentship (UK fees), ideally commencing Sept 2026. 13252
Franca Eichenberger @francae.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Really nice to see our recent paper picked up in a Dispatch. It highlights a point we care a lot about: even in a conservation success story like humpback whales, recovery is about more than numbers.🐳 Dispatch: www.cell.com/current-biol... @currentbiology.bsky.social @seamammalresearch.bsky.socialcell.comMarine biology: Don’t call it a humpback comeback!As a population recovers from extreme exploitation, it is not simply a matter of how many individuals are in the population but who they are, which can affect sexual selection. A long-term study of hu... 1189
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerSMRU Ecophysiology Lab @smruecophys.bsky.social · 23/04/2026@eva-mariab.bsky.social presenting her AMAZING PhD work on the effects of blood gases on peripheral perfusion in diving grey seals at the #ECS2026 🦭🦭🦭 0157
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerLuke Rendell @lrendell.bsky.social · 23/04/2026@oceangill.bsky.social looks beyond Europe to summarise coastal cetacean conservation issues and massive data gaps around the Indian Ocean, focussing on the concerning status of humpback dolphins and establishing a vital international network #ECS2026 🦑🐋🧪 @seamammalresearch.bsky.social 093
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerKathelijne 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 Franca EichenbergerLuke Rendell @lrendell.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Count the #MSc_MMS_St_A students and graduates at #ECS2026 - I make it 41 but I will be wrong 🤣 so nice to see everyone! 196
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerLuke Rendell @lrendell.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Let's goooo! #ECS2026 🏴 @jeannemrdl.bsky.social is presenting work on humpback song in soundscapes of New Caledonian lagoons 🥳 🐋 🦑🧪 🏴 0297
Franca Eichenberger @francae.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I'm looking forward to presenting my findings on the spatio-temporal genetic structure of humpback whales feeding in the North Pacific over the past 4 decades from my postdoc at the Marine Mammal Institute @oregonstate.edu at the European Cetacean Society (ECS) conference in Scotland next week. 🐳🧬 182
Reposted by Franca EichenbergerSofia Forss @sofiaforss.bsky.social · 16/04/2026We have an open MSc Project Position at the Urban Vervet Project, and are currently looking for a motivated teammate to discover species interactions in a human altered environment 👇🏼 For more INFO👇🏼 01716
Franca Eichenberger @francae.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Victims’ Background Shapes Perceptions of Police Violence. 🔗 www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/...news.uzh.chHerkunft der Betroffenen beeinflusst Wahrnehmung von Polizeigewalt 010