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Jessi Rick

@jessi-rick.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor, University of Arizona School of Natural Resources & the Environment | PopGen, Phylogenomics, Conservation Genomics | she/her

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Mikey Tabak @mikeytabak.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I 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.
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Ethan Linck @elinck.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
grateful 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/...
screenshot of public abstract of NSF award, linked in post
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Maria 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! 🙏
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Opportunities
We 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...
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Maria Akopyan, PhD @akopyan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New 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...
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Recombination accelerates adaptation across genetic architectures and demographic histories
According to classic population genetics theory, recombination shapes the efficacy of natural selection. However, whether variation in recombination rate itself translates into meaningful differences ...
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Alex Fraik @akfraik.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
USFWS is hiring a permanent geneticist based at Auburn University at a fish technology center in GA! #consgen
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Geneticist
You 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...
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Rob 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
A human hand holds a medium sized green frog with distinct gray spots and yellow eyes. This is a Chiricahua Leopard Frog, a threatened species native to the southwest US and Mexico.
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E. Anne Chambers @chamberea.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We'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...
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opportunities – Chambers Lab
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Azwad Iqbal @azwadiqbal.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
BLink-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...
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BLink-seq delivers population-scale haplotypes without long reads: a scalable framework for non-model genomics
Information 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...
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Pavel Dimens @pvdimens.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
So 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
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Bead-Barcoded Linked-read Sequencing
Linking sequences and beyond
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Evolution Students @ssegrad.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
1/4 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. 🧵
Funding and job board curated by Dieter Lukas and Pro Manna
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Sky Island Alliance @skyislandalliance.org · 27/07/2026
ICYMI: 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
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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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Dr. Stepfanie Aguillón 😷 @s-m-aguillon.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Interested 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
Colorful advertisement for the position that reads:

We’re seeking a new Postdoctoral Scholar to lead the analysis and publication of whole-genome sequencing datasets from the northern flicker hybrid zone.

This is a two-year appointment based in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA. Start date is flexible and can begin as early as October 2026.

Basic Qualifications:
• PhD in evolutionary biology, ecology, genomics, or a related field by appointment start date
• Demonstrated ability to work with sequencing datasets
• Strong writing skills with a record of peer-reviewed publications
• Ability to lead independent projects and work collaboratively
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Florian 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. 🌍 🌐 📈
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Smith Fellowship @smithfellows.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Applications are NOW OPEN for Smith Fellows conservation research Fellowships beginning in 2027! View the Proposal Guidelines and apply here: smithfellows.org/proposal-gui...
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Apply — Smith Fellows
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Dr. Arun Sethuraman @arunsethuraman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Hi #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!
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Alex Fraik @akfraik.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Another fisheries genetics job working with the Northwest Indian Fisheries Comission! #consgen #fisheries #fishgen nwifc.org/fisheries-ge...
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Fisheries Geneticist - NWIFC | Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
Download the full Fisheries Geneticist EXTERNAL Announcement (PDF) Position Overview: The Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) is seeking a
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Craig Primmer @fishcongen.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Thanks 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...
Basic details of the amazing post doc positions on offer with amazing image of a large Teno River salmon in background
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Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
And 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!
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Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Headed 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!
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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Y'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
Curator of Vertebrates

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History currently has openings for three early-career Research Curators in Vertebrate Zoology, one each from the disciplines of ornithology, herpetology and ichthyology. The Department of Vertebrate Zoology seeks candidates with demonstrated expertise in, and a commitment to, collections-based research centered on systematics and evolution of birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. This includes the ability to pursue an original approach to systematics and comparative analyses using, for example, morphology, development, and/or molecular data, and showing evidence of broader impacts or applications in evolutionary biology and/or collections-based ecology, as demonstrated by a record of peer-reviewed publications.

Candidates must have demonstrated the ability to establish an externally funded research program and to contribute to the growth and curation of the collections. Research in the Department is supported by the Museum’s shared laboratories, including the Laboratory of Analytic Biology and the Scientific Imaging facility, among others. The Department’s scientific collections are the largest in the world for fishes, amphibians, and reptiles, and the third largest for birds.

These federal positions will be filled at the GS-12 level, with a starting salary of $102,415, and excellent benefits. The positions are permanent and require a one-year probationary period. 

The official announcement is posted on USAJOBS, where applications must be submitted.
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/873849000

Please be sure to read the announcement and instructions carefully, as the process of applying via USAJOBS is stringent and differs from applying for an academic position. This website offers helpful advice: https://serc.si.edu/careers/tips-applying-federal-jobs

Please contact the Search Committee Chair, Michael McGowen (mcgowenm@si.edu) or the Department Chair, Helen James (jamesh@si.edu) with any questions.
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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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Josh Jahner @jpjahner.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Our new paper documents highly variable hybridization outcomes across years in sulphur butterflies academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
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Temporal dynamics of color polymorphism and hybridization in Colias butterflies
Abstract. Investigations into the genetic basis of color polymorphism have played a key role in our understanding of genetic architecture and the evolution
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Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
As promised, job ad can be found here (and on Texas A&M Job Board): drive.google.com/file/d/121HW...
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Arizona Leopard Frog Genomics MS Position.pdf
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Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Because 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!
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Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
This 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.
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Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Students 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.
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Home - Rick Genomics Lab
Evolutionary biology and population genetics. PhD student in the Program in Ecology at the University of Wyoming.
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Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I'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.
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African Bioinformatics Institute @abinstitute.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
We’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
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Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
That’s amazing, congrats Maria!!!
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Alex Fraik @akfraik.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The US Forest Service National Genomics Center is hiring an eDNA lab technician! Come work with us on cool genetics projects in Missoula #ConsGen #eDNA
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Environmental DNA Lab Technician
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Kelsie Hunnicutt @kelsiehunnicutt.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Thrilled 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!
A world map showing the distribution of species studied in hybridization research
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Rachael Bay @rachaelabay.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
We'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/JPF07605
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Jr. Specialist - Stachowicz/Bay Lab
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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Sky Island Alliance @skyislandalliance.org · 13/04/2026
ICYMI: 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
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American Naturalist / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Dougherty 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/...
The American Naturalist classic cover
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Jesse Alston @jessealston.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
New 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/...
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Clarifying space use concepts in ecology: Range vs. occurrence distributions
Quantifying 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...
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Maria Akopyan, PhD @akopyan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Our 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...
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Joana Meier @joanameier.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
David 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...
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David Alexander Marques (1984–2026) - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Speciation genomics researcher, author of the combinatorial theory of speciation and passionate birder
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Society 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...
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Society for the Study of Evolution
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Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Actually, wait, I just found @kbheinle.bsky.social on here— she was the one talking about brown trout GTseq!
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Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Yes! 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
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Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Applications 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!
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Jesse Alston @jessealston.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Wim van Leeuwen and I are looking for a postdoc. Come work with us!
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Alex Fraik @akfraik.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Job 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
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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Team 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!
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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Putting 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...
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Student 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 ...
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Arne Jacobs @fishyomics.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Integrative 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...
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University of Glasgow - Colleges - College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences - MVLS Graduate School - PhD Research Opportunities - College Futures Themes PhD Programme
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Mike Barker @barkerms.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Please 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 🧬🌐🌎
Sonoran Desert landscape looking west across Avra Valley from Tucson Mountain Park. In the foreground, a desert trail winds through cholla cacti, saguaros, ocotillo, and native shrubs. The valley stretches to distant mountain ranges on the horizon under a dramatic sky of blue patches and white cumulus clouds with rays of light breaking through.
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Liz Mandeville @lizmandeville.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
I'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.
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Mandeville Lab
Fish are so delightfully weird. We study the evolutionary genetics and ecology of freshwater fishes, plus a few more things, at Northern Michigan University
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ntherk.bsky.social @ntherk.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Excited 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.html
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Join Us
The 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...
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