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Jenn Coughlan

@jenncoughlan.bsky.social
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Assistant Prof @ Yale EEB. Canadian in the US. Lover of evolutionary genetics, speciation, adaptation, and plants. Mimulus fanatic. (they/them)

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Doc Edge @docedge.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Please repost: My department (quantitative and computational biology at the University of Southern California) is hiring a teaching-track faculty member. The new hire will focus on teaching statistics courses to biology students. Apply by Dec 1 usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...
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Full-Time, Teaching-Track Faculty Position in Quantitative and Computational Biology at USC
Learn more about applying for Full-Time, Teaching-Track Faculty Position in Quantitative and Computational Biology at USC
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Haley A Branch @stressedbranch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New preprint out from my time as a postdoc in @jenncoughlan.bsky.social lab! In a range-wide survey of M. guttatus, we found a lack of stomatal regulation in response to drought, which led to our inability to draw predictions from other known trait-associations www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Divergence in wilt tolerance across the range of Mimulus guttatus in the absence of stomatal regulation
Whether phenotypes and environments predict performance under stress is central to ecology and evolution and can reveal species' vulnerability to global change. We sampled Mimulus guttatus range-wide ...
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Jenn Coughlan @jenncoughlan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
well, it would be helpful if I posted the actual link 🤦 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Divergence in wilt tolerance across the range of Mimulus guttatus in the absence of stomatal regulation
Whether phenotypes and environments predict performance under stress is central to ecology and evolution and can reveal species' vulnerability to global change. We sampled Mimulus guttatus range-wide ...
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Jenn Coughlan @jenncoughlan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I am delighted to share our new preprint, led by the amazing @stressedbranch.bsky.social! This paper was a real Herculean effort by four amazing postdocs across three labs and a small army of extremely talented undergraduates. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 1/n
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Stuart McDaniel @stuartmcdaniel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
UF Biology is searching for an Assistant Professor in Plant Ecology, pass it along explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/search...
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University of Florida - Search Results
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UNR Biology Buzz @unr-biologybuzz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We are hiring! 🧪 Tenure-track position in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno. Great colleagues, nearby mountains, and of course a certain lake... Application info: nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNR-external... www.unr.edu/biology #evolution #EEB #ecoevo #evolsky #academicjobs
A winter view of Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada mountains with snow on the ground and trees
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Kelly Dawe @corncolors.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The UGA Genetics Department is hiring! Please help spread the word. We have an opening for an Associate Professor/Professor in Genetics, Synthetic Biology, and Biological Engineering. See ad for details – and join us here in Athens, GA!
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Ethan Linck @elinck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm hiring a postdoc to help build tools for inferring complex speciation histories with genomic data. strong computational skills are a must, but this is a training opportunity. 60K$+ salary, 2 years, details flexible. please reach out! (and repost) ad here: jobs.montana.edu/postings/53150
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Postdoctoral Researcher
The Department of Ecology at Montana State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scholar as part of NSF-funded research on speciation under alternating cycles of gene flow and isolation (fundi...
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Chris Smith @chriscrsmith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm hiring a postdoc in population and evolutionary genetics at Indiana University Bloomington! We're a computational lab working on spatial demographic inference using genomic data and machine learning. You can apply here: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/34508
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Indiana University Academic Positions
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Ellen Leffler @ellenleffler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My department at University of Utah is recruiting new faculty, with "Human" and "Genetics" broadly defined. It is a fantastic place to start a lab, with collaboration, creativity and conviviality encouraged. Applications due Oct 16. Please share and apply! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/208...
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Will Ratcliff @wcratcliff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Application review for the GRC in Microbial Population Biology will start October 15th! Please apply before then if you are keen on coming. www.grc.org/microbial-po...
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Linking genomic variation to floral trait adaptation across species boundaries #TansleyReview by Acoca-Pidolle et al. @carriewessi.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #plantscience
Examples of floral trait divergences between sister species adapted to different pollination modes.
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Karolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
UConn EEB is hiring a tropical horticulturalist for our greenhouses! It's an awesome collection of both research+teaching/public display, and you get to work with pretty amazing folks (I may be biased). Job listing: jobs.hr.uconn.edu/en-us/job/49... Closes 10/14! 🌴🌿🌵🌺
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Pleuni Pennings @pleunipennings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I 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...
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Postdoc position on drug resistance evolution in Montpellier, France
I 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…
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Jeremy Van Cleve @vancleve.theoretical.bio · 29/09/2026
My group is recruiting a Ph.D student for Fall 2027! We're a friendly group of mathematically-minded and computationally-inspired biologists studying topics including social evolution, host-pathogen interactions, genetics, and demography. See vancleve.theoretical.bio for more info!
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Van Cleve Research Group – theoretical evolution & ecology at the University of Kentucky
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Anita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Emory Biology department is hiring a tenure-track ecologist at any rank. Deadline is Nov 1, link below! As I've said many times before, I couldn't ask for a more supportive department. Our faculty colleagues, dept chair, and admin staff are truly awesome ❤️ apply.interfolio.com/191783
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Natives make up 1.1-1.8% of the US population but 0.4% of all STEM workers 🫠 ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb2026...
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STEM Talent: Education, Training, and Workforce | NCSES | NSF
Talent is critical to the U.S. science and engineering enterprise and competitiveness. The U.S. science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce represented about a quarter of the to...
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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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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Interested in testing hypotheses on pollen evolution using genomic data? Apply for our open 4-year PhD student position at Stockholm University! Application via the SU website, deadline Oct 24, 2026. #evolution #pollen #pollinationmode #plants #genomics #RNAseq su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
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Doktorand i ekologi och evolution
Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik (DEEP) bedriver forskning och utbildning vid Arrheniuslaboratorierna på campus Frescati. Vi är cirka 100 medarbetare, inklusive doktorander och postdok
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Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Fantastic Asst Professor positions open across multiple UC Berkeley departments @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Plant/Algae/Microb aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05522 Plant/Env aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05382 Gen/Dev/Evo aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481 Eco aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05489
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Assistant Professor – Plant or Macroalgae-Associated Microbial Communities and Interactions - Plant and Microbial Biology
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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PopGen Vienna @popgenviennaphd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The PopGen Vienna Seminar series schedule is ready for the next semester (Oct–Jan). It's jam-packed with fantastic speakers in #evolution, #genetics, #genomics, #popgen, and more! Details and streaming link signup can be found on our website www.popgen-vienna.at/news/seminars/
PopGen Seminar Series Winter Term 2026/27

06.10.2026 – Dan Nussey (Univ. Edinburgh, UK)	Lecture Hall B
The evolutionary ecology of senescence in wild animals

13.10.2026 –  Howard Rundle (Univ. Ottawa, CA)	Lecture Hall B
The population genetic consequences of mate competition: Empirical insights from Drosophila

20.10.2026 – Josephine Pemberton (Univ. Edinburgh, UK)	Lecture Hall A
Evolutionary genetic studies in long term, individually-monitored wild animal populations
SFB Polygenic Adaptation Distinguished Speaker

27.10.2026 – Richard Benton (Univ. Lausanne, CH)	Lecture Hall B
Niche specialisation in nervous systems and beyond

03.11.2026 – Thomas Bataillon (Aarhus Univ., DK)	Lecture Hall A
How to find a “Ruby in the Rubbish?”: On using population genomics to make inference about beneficial mutations, deleterious mutations and their impact on adaptation

24.11.2026 – John Welch (Univ. Cambridge, UK)	Lecture Hall A
When will hybridization be beneficial?

01.12.2026 – Thomas Flatt (Univ. Fribourg, CH)	Lecture Hall A
Inversions and the hunt for the genomic targets of selection

15.12.2026 – Andreas Futschik (Vetmeduni, AT)	Lecture Hall M
Frequentist and Bayesian inference for population genetic data

12.01.2027 – Leif Andersson (Uppsala Univ., SW)	Lecture Hall A
On the origin of Baltic herring by means of natural selection

19.01.2027 – Mikkel Schierup (Aarhus Univ., DK)	Lecture Hall A
De novo mutations, cross-overs and gene conversions across primate species inferred from HiFi sequencing of sperm and testis tissue

26.01.2027 – Thomas Wiehe (Univ. Cologne, DE)	Lecture Hall M
Looking at (some) plant genes with a joint LLM-population genetics lens
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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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Kelly Zamudio @kzutaustin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Plant Colleagues! Open job for Director of the Billie L. Turner Plant Resources Center (PRC) at UT Austin. A great job for anyone addressing fundamental questions in evolution of plants and a commitment to herbarium administration and/or collections-based research. apply.interfolio.com/193263
a field of blooming bluebonnets, the state flower of Texas.
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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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Jaap de Roode @jaapderoode.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
So excited to share that the Department of Biology @emoryuniversity.bsky.social is hiring an open-rank faculty member in the area of ecology. Happy to answer any questions. Please share! 🧪 apply.interfolio.com/191783
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Claus Wilke @clauswilke.com · 15/09/2026
The Department of Integrative Biology at UT Austin has two open positions for assistant professors, one in evolutionary biology and one in mechanistic processes. Please share. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/193270
Two Assistant Professor Positions in Evolutionary Biology and Mechanistic Processes

Description
The Department of Integrative Biology at The University of Texas at Austin seeks to fill two faculty positions in the areas of Evolutionary Biology and Mechanistic Processes, broadly defined. We are looking for candidates who are advancing (1) evolutionary biology or (2) the mechanistic understanding of organismal processes. These positions will be filled at the level of Assistant Professor.


Qualifications
Candidates should be using innovative approaches in evolutionary biology and/or the mechanistic understanding of whole-organism processes. Mechanistic processes include, but are not limited to, behavior, biomechanics, cognition, physiology, and development. The phylogenetic scope of the Evolutionary Biology position may include eukaryotes, prokaryotes, viruses, and the scale may include individual molecules to entire ecosystems and beyond. Candidates for either position may employ experimental, theoretical, or computational frameworks, or a combination thereof. Special consideration will be given to applicants with demonstrated potential for integrating across our target disciplines. 

We seek applicants with a strong record of high-quality research, publications, potential for extramural funding, and a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentorship. A PhD or equivalent is required at the time of appointment, and postdoctoral research experience is strongly recommended.
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Adam Siepielski @adamsiepielski.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Arkansas is hiring a TT Assistant Professor Position in Ecology. We have a wonderful group of colleagues. Join us! Apply here: tinyurl.com/yxk5marb
Photograph of the University of Arkansas in Fall.
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Jenn Coughlan @jenncoughlan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Huge congrats to former Coughlan labbie- Dr. Haley Branch!!!!!
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Jenn Coughlan @jenncoughlan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I'm absolutely stunned and honored to be the BSA Emerging Leader this year. What a great society, full of amazing science and fantastic humans!!!!! Thank you to my nominators and the awards committee!!!! #Mimuluspropaganda
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Wiley Ecology, Environment and Sustainability​​ @wileyecology.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The @newphyt.bsky.social #TansleyMedal recognises an outstanding contribution to #PlantScience. 🌱 Open to researchers 3–5 years post-PhD 🌱 Shortlisted applicants submit a #TansleyInsight 🌱 Winner receives £2000 (GBP) Deadline: 1 November 2026 Apply now! 🔗 bit.ly/4xqJ5u6
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Andres Bendesky @bendeskylab.com · 11/09/2026
We have a tenure-track faculty position in Evolutionary Biology in Columbia's E3B Department. Application deadline is October 15. Come be our colleague. Please RT! apply.interfolio.com/193016
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Matthew Hahn @3rdreviewer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
NSF Biology Postdoc Fellowships are back! Good news for everyone...great news for someone who wants to work in our group? Just reach out if interested. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
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Jenn Coughlan @jenncoughlan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Sneaky Dees!!! 😍😍😍😍
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ybrandvain.bsky.social @ybrandvain.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I'm excited to release the newest version of my free applied biostats textbook. It's tidyverse style, clarkia inspired and loads of fun Im putting this down until the end of the semester, when I'll add and polish additional chapters, but the 1st 21 are pretty solid yanivjb.github.io/biostats-book
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Applied Biostatistics
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Ben Martin @benjaminmartin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Come be my colleague! Montreal is a great place to live and work! Tenure Track position at @mcgill.ca in quantitative cell biology with a research program to address fundamental questions in biology. @futurepislack.bsky.social mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree...
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Assistant Professor in Quantitative Cell Biology - Department of Biology
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...
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Erik Svensson @evolodonata.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026
Come join me and my colleagues at the Department of Biology at #LundUniversity in #Sweden! New position as Senior Lecturer in Computational Biology just announced. Apply or spread the word to all interested candidates! […]
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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
NSF just posted the call for the annual Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB). You must propose a project to apply AI to biological research. Deadline is Sep 29, 2026 www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Applications for the New Phytologist #TansleyMedal for excellence in #PlantScience are now open! 👇
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Molly Schumer @mollyschumer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Help needed! Does anyone know of a lab that has glass (pigmentless) guppies? We are interested in getting them for a project
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闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD @minyaaa.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My home society that helped me to grow from a baby grad student to now 💚 After serving on the board, my appreciation for BSA only increased bc I saw firsthand how strongly the society values its students, community & mission. An amazing community of and for plant people! #DayforBSA #plantpeopleFTW
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Kyra LoPiccolo @krlopicc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
My first research article from my PhD is officially out! 🌱 A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this project possible! 🌿 @jillahamilton.bsky.social @jacobmazza.bsky.social @lucieanderson.bsky.social academic.oup.com/aob/advance-...
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Climate gradients drive variation in seed morphology and life history with impacts on seedling performance in Fraxinus nigra
AbstractBackground and Aims. Climate gradients influence seed morphology, emergence, and early life-history traits with cumulative impacts on seedling perf
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Karolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
If you saw our new paper and thought "I didn't know aquatic plants use CAM!" boy do we have a fun project for you! Our lab is developing high throughput methods to screen plants for CAM. Do you work on, or know of, a plant that you think could be using CAM? Let us know! 👉 forms.gle/AyQc5KgzEYoM...
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Are your plants CAM suspicious?
Have you ever wondered if the plants you work on are... living a double life working the nightshift? We are too. Our lab is looking to identify and screen more plants for CAM activity. We are beginnin...
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Yun Deng @yundeng.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This is one of the best ARG talks I’ve ever heard and there are lots of good tips for best practice in empirical studies. If you are interested in using ARG-based methods to your system, I highly recommend that you check this out.
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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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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Check out these highlights from the latest American Journal of #Botany! botany.org/file.php?fil... Find the issue Table of Contents at bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15372197.... #plantscience
The coastal perennial ecotype of Mimulus guttatus DC. (syn. Erythranthe
guttata DC.) growing on a cliff at Montara State Beach, Montara, California, USA, with oceanic salt spray damage on the leaf margin.
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Christian Landry @christianlandry.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Looking forward to hosting you here! Make sure your favourite topic is present at #SMBE2027 by organizing your own symposium.
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Neil Tsutsui @neiltsutsui.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We're hiring! Our search for an Assistant Professor in Arthropod Biodiversity just opened. Come join us at UC Berkeley in the amazing Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management! Feel free to contact me if you have questions. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05523
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Assistant Professor - Arthropod Biodiversity - Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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Luke Remage-Healey @healeylab.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Come be our colleague!!! TT position in Evolution careers.umass.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Title: Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Biology Work Location: Amherst Schedule: Full Time Work A...
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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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