Reposted by Jessi RickMikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I built WildObserve software so that reviewing Camera Trap images also trains a model for your own project. You confirm/correct the models labels and it re-trains on your laptop. No coding and no data centers! It also fits occupancy and abundance models on your data. 073
Reposted by Jessi RickEthan Linck @elinck.bsky.social · 29/07/2026grateful to have received the lab's first NSF grant to study cyclical processes of speciation with new theory and tools (applied to Melanesian birds). ad to come, but I'll be looking for a postdoc with computational biology chops—please reach out! (and repost) www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/... 87128
Reposted by Jessi RickMaria 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! 🙏akopyanlab.orgOpportunitiesWe 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... 02936
Reposted by Jessi RickMaria Akopyan, PhD @akopyan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026New preprint out today! [1/5] Can higher recombination rates help populations adapt more quickly to environmental change? We used forward-time simulations to find out. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgRecombination accelerates adaptation across genetic architectures and demographic historiesAccording to classic population genetics theory, recombination shapes the efficacy of natural selection. However, whether variation in recombination rate itself translates into meaningful differences ... 22714
Reposted by Jessi RickAlex Fraik @akfraik.bsky.social · 13/09/2026USFWS is hiring a permanent geneticist based at Auburn University at a fish technology center in GA! #consgenusajobs.govGeneticistYou will serve as a Geneticist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Warm Springs Fish Technology Center. You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 5 nights per month. You must obtain a g... 102
Reposted by Jessi RickRob Denton @rddenton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026[JOB!] I'm hiring for a really exciting postdoc position. A combination of breeding experiments, conservation genomics, and student mentorship. Room/board at the @amnh.org Southwestern Research Station each summer, 40 months of support, new science building at BSU. Share broadly! ad: bit.ly/4hKaUIL 16079
Reposted by Jessi RickE. Anne Chambers @chamberea.bsky.social · 14/08/2026We'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...chamberslab.orgopportunities – Chambers Lab 01624
Reposted by Jessi RickAzwad Iqbal @azwadiqbal.bsky.social · 08/08/2026BLink-seq is out! Linked-read sequencing that brings phased whole-genome data to non-model species at population scale. We show it phases haplotypes and detects SVs, revealing previously undocumented structural complexity in an adaptive Atlantic silverside inversion. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgBLink-seq delivers population-scale haplotypes without long reads: a scalable framework for non-model genomicsInformation about segregating haplotypes and structural variation (SV) can be extremely rich for a variety of applications in population genomics but remains largely inaccessible for many non-model sp... 12814
Reposted by Jessi RickPavel Dimens @pvdimens.bsky.social · 08/08/2026So happy to announce our preprint for BLink-seq linked-read sequencing is live! Tremendous work by Azwad, Jen, and Nina! We also launched a website that is slowly becoming the repository of general linked-read knowledge 🙂https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.08.03.742036 blinkseq.github.io blinkseq.github.ioBead-Barcoded Linked-read SequencingLinking sequences and beyond 052
Reposted by Jessi RickEvolution Students @ssegrad.bsky.social · 27/07/20261/4 In today's funding climate, every grant and fellowship matters. Based on feedback from our GSAC Community Check-In Survey, we're building a growing hub of graduate & postdoctoral funding opportunities and job boards to make them easier to find. 🧵 13641
Reposted by Jessi RickSky Island Alliance @skyislandalliance.org · 27/07/2026ICYMI: Our allies at the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection are hiring for an executive director, so if you know someone who’d be a good fit, please share! To learn more and apply by Aug. 16, visit: ow.ly/UIly50Zst5r 032
Reposted by Jessi RickDr. Arun Sethuraman @arunsethuraman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Hey 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! 18078
Reposted by Jessi RickDr. Stepfanie Aguillón 😷 @s-m-aguillon.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Interested in joining a growing lab in LA? We’re hiring a postdoc!! Please spread the word to folks in your network and feel free to get in touch with any questions recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11142 183101
Reposted by Jessi RickFlorian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social · 02/07/2026#Postdoc #position (3 years) in spatial #genomics of aquatic #invertebrates opening up in my group. 🧬 🦐 🥼 🧑💻 ❗ More info: apply.refline.ch/673277/1363/... The project aims to establish & analyse #genomic #diversity of aquatic invertebrates (EPT & Amphipods) in a spatially explicit approach. 🌍 🌐 📈 21214
Reposted by Jessi RickSmith Fellowship @smithfellows.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Applications are NOW OPEN for Smith Fellows conservation research Fellowships beginning in 2027! View the Proposal Guidelines and apply here: smithfellows.org/proposal-gui...smithfellows.orgApply — Smith Fellows 01423
Reposted by Jessi RickDr. Arun Sethuraman @arunsethuraman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Hi #SMBE2026! We have a new preprint out today - we wrote a decision tree based random coalescent model generator to work with fastsimcoal2, called CoalMiner! Do check out the preprint, and give CoalMiner a try! 0268
Reposted by Jessi RickAlex Fraik @akfraik.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Another fisheries genetics job working with the Northwest Indian Fisheries Comission! #consgen #fisheries #fishgen nwifc.org/fisheries-ge...nwifc.orgFisheries Geneticist - NWIFC | Northwest Indian Fisheries CommissionDownload the full Fisheries Geneticist EXTERNAL Announcement (PDF) Position Overview: The Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) is seeking a 036
Reposted by Jessi RickCraig Primmer @fishcongen.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Thanks to a couple of recent Ws on the funding front, we have 3 open postdoc positions in Helsinki, Finland in the field of salmonid fish ecological and evolutionary genomics. DL 7.8. More details in advert: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki... 03343
Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 27/06/2026And come check out my poster (in Session B) on genomic insights into the history of Lake Tanganyika's fishes and my PhD student Adam Ziegler's poster (in Session A) on the genomics of local adaptation in Atlantic silversides! 210
Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Headed to Copenhagen for my first @official-smbe.bsky.social conference! Excited to connect with old and new colleagues and hear about the amazing research everyone is doing. If you'll be at #SMBE2026 and want to connect, please reach out! 3112
Reposted by Jessi RickProsanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Y'all - the Smithsonian is hiring three new curators - herpetology, ichthyology, and ornithology! Notably, this is a 2nd fish curator position - i.e., not the same as the one advertised last month. So if you applied for that one apply again. www.usajobs.gov/job/873849000 4164149
Reposted by Jessi RickWes Larson @wes-larsonak.bsky.social · 24/06/2026We'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...usajobs.govBiologist (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... 01227
Reposted by Jessi RickJosh Jahner @jpjahner.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Our new paper documents highly variable hybridization outcomes across years in sulphur butterflies academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...academic.oup.comTemporal dynamics of color polymorphism and hybridization in Colias butterfliesAbstract. Investigations into the genetic basis of color polymorphism have played a key role in our understanding of genetic architecture and the evolution 054
Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 06/06/2026As promised, job ad can be found here (and on Texas A&M Job Board): drive.google.com/file/d/121HW...drive.google.comArizona Leopard Frog Genomics MS Position.pdf 000
Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Because I am looking for someone to start this fall semester, we will be reviewing applications immediately and on a rolling basis, until we find the right fit for the position. Please share widely and reach out with any questions! 100
Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 06/06/2026This project builds off of two prior/current MS projects on (invasive) Rio Grande leopard frogs and (native) lowland leopard frogs, and will be influential for the management of these two species. The student will be working and collaborating closely with management folks on this project. 110
Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Students with interests in wildlife genomics and invasive species are encouraged to apply, and there's more info about my lab and current projects on my lab website at jessicarick.com. The student can choose a degree in either Natural Resources (Wildlife Emphasis) or Genetics.jessicarick.comHome - Rick Genomics LabEvolutionary biology and population genetics. PhD student in the Program in Ecology at the University of Wyoming. 100
Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 06/06/2026I'm recruiting a master's student for Fall 2026 to join my lab at The University of Arizona, to work on a project investigating the population genomics and hybridization dynamics of native and invasive leopard frogs in central Arizona! 🐸 🧬 Ad with details is posted below. 169
Reposted by Jessi RickAfrican Bioinformatics Institute @abinstitute.bsky.social · 19/05/2026We’re looking for a Director 👇 ABI is seeking a senior scientific leader to help grow a continental hub for bioinformatics and computational biology. Applications close 30 June 2026. Apply: webapp.placementpartner.com/wi/vacancy/?... #AfricanScience #Bioinformatics 138
Reposted by Jessi RickAlex Fraik @akfraik.bsky.social · 14/05/2026The US Forest Service National Genomics Center is hiring an eDNA lab technician! Come work with us on cool genetics projects in Missoula #ConsGen #eDNApaycomonline.netEnvironmental DNA Lab Technician... 0610
Reposted by Jessi RickKelsie Hunnicutt @kelsiehunnicutt.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Thrilled that our new review article on animal hybridization is now up on EcoEvoRxiv! 🎉 Working on this review with @mollyschumer.bsky.social was a blast, and it was such a wonderful opportunity to catch up on all the amazing work in animal hybridization over the last few years! 04619
Reposted by Jessi RickRachael Bay @rachaelabay.bsky.social · 23/04/2026We're looking for a junior specialist to work on a fun project exploring seagrass local adaptation across the whole state of California! It should be a good mix of field and molecular work. Please share with folks you think would be interested! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07605recruit.ucdavis.eduJr. Specialist - Stachowicz/Bay LabUniversity of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now! 13958
Reposted by Jessi RickSky Island Alliance @skyislandalliance.org · 13/04/2026ICYMI: Our allies at Aravaipa Canyon and Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve each have a job opening, looking for stewards to protect these special places well into the future. Check ‘em out and share. Aravaipa: ow.ly/fkVW50YImKx Sonoita Creek: ow.ly/ZbCp50YImJx 012
Reposted by Jessi RickAmerican Naturalist / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Dougherty et al. present evidence that conditions in monsoonal molting areas influence the population dynamics of bird species that breed in western North America. Available now ahead of print! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 0117
Reposted by Jessi RickJesse Alston @jessealston.bsky.social · 07/03/2026New paper in Ecology! In which we clarify the distinction between range and occurrence distributions for quantifying animal movement patterns esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comClarifying space use concepts in ecology: Range vs. occurrence distributionsQuantifying animal movements is necessary for answering a wide array of research questions in ecology and conservation biology. Consequently, ecologists have made considerable efforts to identify the... 143
Reposted by Jessi RickMaria Akopyan, PhD @akopyan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Our paper is out in @Science! The Atlantic silverside spans Earth's steepest latitudinal gradient in coastal sea-surface temperature. Despite high gene flow, populations show clinal genetic variation in multiple locally adapted traits. doi.org/10.1126/scie... 75624
Reposted by Jessi RickJoana Meier @joanameier.bsky.social · 02/03/2026David Marques was an amazing speciation genomics researcher, a passionate birder, and a wonderful friend, husband, and father. May he rest in peace. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comDavid Alexander Marques (1984–2026) - Nature Ecology & EvolutionSpeciation genomics researcher, author of the combinatorial theory of speciation and passionate birder 26332
Reposted by Jessi RickSociety for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 27/02/2026📢 Now accepting proposals for the Graduate Research Excellence Grants! These provide evolutionary biology research funds for early and advanced Master’s and PhD students. Applicants must be members of SSE. Deadline: May 18, 2026 www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...evolutionsociety.orgSociety for the Study of EvolutionSite description 11834
Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Actually, wait, I just found @kbheinle.bsky.social on here— she was the one talking about brown trout GTseq! 100
Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Yes! I was just at a conference and listened to a talk with data from GTseq for brown trout in NM. Happy to DM more info— the folks aren’t on here as far as I know 110
Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Applications for this UA postdoc fellowship are due next week— please reach out if you’re looking for a conservation-focused postdoc and would be interested in working with me! 065
Reposted by Jessi RickJesse Alston @jessealston.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Wim van Leeuwen and I are looking for a postdoc. Come work with us! 055
Reposted by Jessi RickAlex Fraik @akfraik.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Job alert: NOAA NWFSC & UW are looking for a postdoc (ASAP) in Seattle study foraging ecology of Cook Inlet beluga whales using eDNA. Genetics/ecology/eDNA experience preferred. Interested candidates reach out to kim.parsons@noaa.gov or rpkelly@uw.edu directly. #eDNA #ConsGen 21729
Reposted by Jessi RickJudith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Team fish - we need your help! We are trying to build a database of all the fish chromosome-scale genomes where sex chromosomes have been identified. Have you build one or some? Do you know someone who has? Can you post the link in the comments? Please spread the word and repost! Thank you! 104564
Reposted by Jessi RickDaniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for a minute for a string of announcements, please share widely!!! 1. Student research awards are open for applications, to fund research expenses for 10 graduate students ($2000 each) nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.comStudent Research Award<p>The ASN Student Research Awards support research by student members that advances the goals of the society: the conceptual unification of ecology, evolution, and behavior. Each award consists of a ... 13543
Reposted by Jessi RickArne Jacobs @fishyomics.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Integrative PhD position available in my lab on the mechanisms (gene expression, metabolism, microbiome and hormones) of intestinal remodelling in lampreys. Come work in a great and fun research environment with @nealdawson.bsky.social & Adam Dobson (not here). Apply: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...gla.ac.ukUniversity of Glasgow - Colleges - College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences - MVLS Graduate School - PhD Research Opportunities - College Futures Themes PhD Programme 189
Reposted by Jessi RickMike Barker @barkerms.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Please pass along - We've extended the CAMBIUM fellowship deadline to December 15! Our NSF NRT supports new grad students to harness biodiversity big data to adapt to & mitigate climate change impacts. Great fit for evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics, ecology & more. cambium.arizona.edu 🧬🌐🌎 12436
Reposted by Jessi RickLiz Mandeville @lizmandeville.bsky.social · 24/11/2025I'm recruiting a new master's student for fall 2026 in my lab at Northern Michigan University @bionmu.bsky.social ! Students with interests in evolution of freshwater fish are encouraged to apply. Please see our lab website lizmandeville.github.io and the attached advertisement for more information.lizmandeville.github.ioMandeville LabFish are so delightfully weird. We study the evolutionary genetics and ecology of freshwater fishes, plus a few more things, at Northern Michigan University 13738
Reposted by Jessi Rickntherk.bsky.social @ntherk.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Excited to recruit a new PhD student for Fall 2026 in my lab at Cornell! Looking for someone interested in evolutionary genomics + fisheries/conservation applications. Quick timeline this year—reach out soon. More details: www.therkildsenlab.org/join-us.htmltherkildsenlab.orgJoin UsThe lab of Nina Overgaard Therkildsen in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell University invites applications for a PhD position starting in Fall 2026. Our group works... 02136