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Jessica Metcalf

@jessmetcalf.bsky.social
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Demographer working on evolutionary ecology, infectious disease dynamics, vaccination

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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Reminder: our tenure-track Assistant Professor search (open field) closes October 15, less than three weeks away. Please share!
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Justin Lessler @justinlessler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
@jessmetcalf.bsky.social and I examine why it is unlikely that there will be a "warning" for the next pandemic in the form of a limited chains of transmission. If fact large numbers of failed emergence events should often reduce our concern. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Will there be a warning for the next pandemic?
How to best allocate resources to combat the threat of pathogen emergence remains an important open question. Using archetypes that characterize the link from genotype to fitness in both zoonotic rese...
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Dmitri Petrov @petrovadmitri.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We are searching for an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology! Looking for colleagues asking fundamental questions relating to evolutionary processes and drivers of evolutionary patterns. If you think it is you, please do apply! And please repost. facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology - Stanford University, California, United States
The Department of Biology at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology. A successful candidate will conduct research that asks fundamental que...
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Jessica Metcalf @jessmetcalf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New paper with @justinlessler.bsky.social - Will there be a warning for the next pandemic? www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Will there be a warning for the next pandemic?
How to best allocate resources to combat the threat of pathogen emergence remains an important open question. Using archetypes that characterize the link from genotype to fitness in both zoonotic rese...
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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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Jessica Metcalf @jessmetcalf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Apply to join Princeton EEB as an Assistant Prof: apply.interfolio.com/193474
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Seth Finnegan @sethf.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
My home department (Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley) is searching for an assistant professor in ecology—please distribute widely! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05489
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Assistant Professor –Ecology- Integrative Biology
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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Yonatan Grad @yhgrad.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Postdoc position in infectious disease epi, genomics, applied stats to join our work on sampling strategies for pathogen genomics surveillance. Based in Shirlee Wohl’s group at BWH but to work closely with my team. See ad here: massgeneralbrigham.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MGBExt...
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Postdoctoral Fellow
Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts t...
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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Are you into mathematical modelling of ecological and evolutionary systems? Look at this job ad for a senior lecturer in Lund. I've visited many times, splendid compact city, splendid department! lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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Senior Lecturer in Computational Biology
Lund University welcomes applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. Gender equality, equal opportunities and diversity are fundamental principles in all parts of the University’s activit
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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 03/09/2026
Editing a #PhilTransB theme issue is a serious commitment but can be a very rewarding experience. It provides the opportunity to compile a dedicated issue of the world's first science journal on a topic of your choosing. Find out more: bit.ly/PTBproposals
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Gerry Carter @gerrycarter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Please help spread the word: Wilkinson lab at U Maryland, College Park, is hiring a postdoc to join our collaborative ongoing NIH-funded project titled “Social stress, epigenetic and immune function across bat lifespans.” umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UMCP/job/Uni...
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Post-Doctoral Associate
Job Description Summary Organization's Summary Statement: The Wilkinson lab at the University of Maryland, College Park, is hiring a postdoc to join an ongoing NIH-funded project titled “Social stress...
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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Come and work with us (the Kokkonuts) as a postdoc! Our research within (theory-evo-eco) is broad; let's say it's implicitly defined by the journal club papers we read. Which is why the application process includes a JC-related task, I hope it'll be a fun one for you! www.evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...
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Chuliang Song @clsong.com · 17/08/2026
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... An amazing paper led by Jamie on the feedback between competition and evolution!
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Eco-evolutionary feedback reshapes competitive dynamics in an orchard fly system
The feedback between competition and evolution is central to hypotheses about the origin and maintenance of species diversity. Yet, whether competition-induced evolution is sufficiently rapid, consist...
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tenuretracker.info @tenuretracker.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social) is hiring: Assistant Professor in Open Field - Demography #assistantprofessor #demography
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Jessica Metcalf @jessmetcalf.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Michael Sieber @michaelsieber.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Have ideas for your own, independent research program in Theoretical Biology? Then come and join us as a Group Leader at the @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social in Plön, Germany!
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Group Leader in Theoretical Biology (m/f/d)
Experience in Theoretical Biology, Applied Mathematics, Theoretical Physics
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M.J. Crockett @mjcrockett.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Catastrophic for science.
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
PUP is pleased to offer paid internships for Fall 2026-Spring 2027 in several department areas, including Editorial, Promotions/Publicity, Sales, Academic Marketing, & Integrated Marketing. This role is hybrid/remote and for payroll purposes open to those in NJ or PA. Apply by 7/12: buff.ly/JbOmJHK
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James Hay @jameshay.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Are you a computational immunologist or bioinformatician interested in impactful vaccine research? We're hiring a postdoc to join @psioxford.bsky.social work in vaccine immunology and evaluation, working on the ChAdOx1 Nipah vaccine. Please get in touch! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Congratulations to this year’s Hamilton Award winner, Princeton Vaughn! @princetonvaughn.bsky.social www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...
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Jessica Metcalf @jessmetcalf.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Theory and endosymbiosis from the brilliant Marjolein: doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
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Redirecting
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Pamela Martinez @pamelapm.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I'm very excited to share this preprint led by @sorenlouislarsen.bsky.social and Chloe Yand, and made possible by the collaboration with my friend and colleague @ayesha-mahmud.bsky.social. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Same household, different choices: variation in health behaviors related to respiratory viruses in Illinois
While SARS-CoV-2 and influenza continue to place a significant burden on population health, within-household differences in decisions towards vaccination and seeking care across these two pathogens, a...
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Jessica Metcalf @jessmetcalf.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
New (on theme) paper led by @rebaker.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Climate change and infectious diseases - Nature Medicine
This Review examines how climate variables affect pathogen transmission, seasonality and outbreak patterns, how these interact with weather extremes and demographic change, and how current data stream...
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Jonas Schöley @jschoeley.com · 05/05/2026
What is the main reason for premature male mortality in Mexico? @ikashnitsky.phd and Aburto answered this question in 2019 for every Mexican state, every year since 1990 and all ages from 15 to 50. Their rich results are available on demoscapes. demoscapes.org/collections/...
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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Ourworldindata is hiring a writer ourworldindata.org/hiring-write...
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We’re looking for a writer
We’re hiring a writer who can make the world’s largest problems understandable to our large Our World in Data audience.
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Jessica Metcalf @jessmetcalf.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
EEB Scholars - run by our wonderful Princeton EEB graduate students, now open for applications: eeb.princeton.edu/graduate/eeb...
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Yonatan Grad @yhgrad.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Now published: our work using phylodynamics from surveillance data to quantify and experimentally validate the fitness impact of antibiotic resistance determinants & how this changes with patterns of antibiotic use: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Quantifying the real-world impact of antibiotic use and genetic determinants of resistance on gonococcal dynamics
Nature Microbiology - Phylodynamic modelling shows how the changing antibiotic landscape and genetic determinants of resistance shape real-world gonococcal dynamics. Experiments validated that...
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Tobias Lenz @biotobi.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
We are extending the deadline to Feb 27, since we still have a few slots. 👉 A semi-informal event to interact with your peers, learn about cutting-edge research, and hear from two leaders in the field (Sophie Armitage & Dieter Ebert). And it's free! 🎉 PIs, please recommend to your grad students!
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Jessica Metcalf @jessmetcalf.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
More on the impact of poultry vaccination in villages from the brilliant Justin Sheen royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
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Characterizing Newcastle disease virus transmission dynamics and the impact of vaccination in village settings
Abstract. Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is a virulent poultry pathogen with global circulation. Several vaccines reduce individual disease burden, includin
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MPI for Evolutionary Biology @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Today is the #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience ✨ To celebrate, we’re opening registration for our workshop "Women in Evolutionary Biology II" — keynotes, research, networking, and discussions on equality & inclusion in science. 📍 Plön (Germany) | 🔗 workshops.evolbio.mpg.de/event/144/ov...
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Berkeley Population Sciences @berkeleypopcenter.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
We're now accepting applications for our Annual Workshop on Formal Demography, taking place in-person at UC Berkeley on June 1-5, 2026. Deadline to apply: March 1. See more information on the workshop and how to apply here: populationsciences.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u... Please share widely!
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Will Lowe @conjugateprior.org · 09/02/2026
Perhaps you received a mysterious noreply email asking you to evaluate some publications 'for novelty'. Looked kinda dubious? Yup, that's the one. So what's up with this 'metascience novelty indicators challenge'? 🧵
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Lise Aubry @aubrypopecolab.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
We are pleased to welcome you to the 11th International Conference of the Evolutionary Demography Society, to be held at Colorado State University from June 16–18, 2026. For more information, please visit: evodemos11.weebly.com
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Rachel M. Wheatley @rachelmwheatley.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
🔊 Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Bacterial Evolution. Looking to recruit a postdoc to join a UKRI FLF-funded project on antibiotic resistance evolution in the microbiome 🦠 3 years funding, deadline 26th Jan, please share! hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
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Job profile
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Sebastian Funk @sbfnk.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Two more fully funded PhDs in real-time infectious disease modelling & forecasting — developing methods for operational use by @ukhsa.bsky.social and others in outbreak response. UK home students, starting April or September 2026. www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
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PhD Studentships in Health Analytics and Modelling | LSHTM
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Imperial College London and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are pleased to invite applications for two PhD studentships in real-time
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Yonatan Grad @yhgrad.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Now out in @natcomms.nature.com Kudos to @tylim.bsky.social and @jameshay.bsky.social for a huge effort and thanks to all the collaborators for their hard work. See the final version here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Jessica Metcalf @jessmetcalf.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Benny and Estelle about talking about malaria and cyclones on Wednesday 8th at 12:00 EST: duke.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Club EvMed - Extreme Weather and Malaria Control. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Club EvMed - Extreme Weather and Malaria Control. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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Jessica Metcalf @jessmetcalf.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
dof.princeton.edu/faculty-deve...
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Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows
We encourage early career scholars to pursue a career in academia by supporting their postdoctoral work at Princeton
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Jessica Metcalf @jessmetcalf.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
New paper from Burcu - working towards describing 'immune education' journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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A model of early-life interactions between the gut microbiome and adaptive immunity provides insights into the ontogeny of immune tolerance
The developing immune system must learn which microbes to tolerate and which to resist, but how this process unfolds is unclear. This study develops a mechanistic mathematical model of early-life gut ...
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Benny Rice, PhD @bennyrice.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Out today in Science: Our work on tropical cyclones and malaria in Madagascar. Work inspired by many and done in collaboration with many www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Vaccination to mitigate climate-driven disruptions to malaria control in Madagascar
Extreme weather is common in high malaria burden areas and is likely to increase in severity owing to climate change–related severe weather events. Yet, data on infection rates after these events and ...
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Fidy Rasambainarivo @fidydvm.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Excited, surprised and proud to share the news about my @MaxwellHanrahan Award in Field Biology! The award recognizes my work in infectious disease ecology and wildlife conservation in #Madagascar. To learn more about the award: www.maxwell-hanrahan.org/programs/fie...
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Jessica Metcalf @jessmetcalf.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Princeton EEB Scholars program now open eeb.princeton.edu/graduate/eeb...
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EEB Scholars Program
The 2024 EEB Scholars Program application is now open and will close on June 15th, 2024.As part of efforts to increase the diversity and accessibility of graduate studies in ecology and evolutionary b...
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Jessica Metcalf @jessmetcalf.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
One led by Gugulethu Moyo (www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/gugulet...): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Getting ahead of human-associated microbial decline in Africa: the urgency of sampling in light of epidemiological transition
Evidence is growing that human-associated early-life microbial diversity modulates health over the long term, via effects in the infant termed ‘immune…
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Simon Cauchemez @scauchemez.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Simplicity is a key strength of the package: it only takes a few lines of code to run and compare different types of models! Dev by Nathanael Hoze, with contributions from Marga Pons, @jessmetcalf.bsky.social, @mtwhite.bsky.social, @hsalje.bsky.social.
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Jessica Metcalf @jessmetcalf.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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Revealing trends in measles immunity during periods of varying measles circulation in Madagascar
Abstract. Estimating the durability of immunity from vaccination is complicated by unreported re-vaccination, and unobserved natural infection or reexposur
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Catherine Sheard @sheardcat.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
If you're a non-UK scientist who wants to come to the UK for a postdoc, this year's Newton Fellowships are now open. You'll need a lab to host you (which could be me, but truly, could be any PI, so get in touch with someone you'd like to work with!) royalsociety.org/grants/newto...
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Newton International Fellowships | Royal Society
This fellowship is for non-UK scientists who are at an early stage of their research career and wish to conduct research in the UK.
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Alexei Maklakov @alexeimaklakov.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Great to see it almost in print! - I wrote a Ch. on Evolution of Lifespan and Ageing
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MIDAS Network @midas-network.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
The Department of Demography at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar position in the research group of Prof. Ayesha Mahmud. For more info, visit: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04716
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Postdoctoral Scholar Employee - Demography
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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