Reposted by Kate LaskowskiBob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Monash University is offering a fully-funded PhD scholarship to an outstanding student in animal behaviour/evolutionary ecology. Choose from eight project areas. For information about what project I'm offering, please DM me or see application form: forms.gle/ia9t4KPD3FKT.... Deadline: 15 Nov. 05576
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiNatalie Pilakouta @nataliepilakouta.bsky.social · 18h📣 PhD opportunity in my lab 📣 Are you interested in the effects of climate change on social behaviour? 🌡️🔥 This PhD project will examine these effects in the amazing burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Informal enquiries welcome. Please share widely! 0621
Kate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I'm pretty over this new type of October.... 120
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiJonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 06/10/2026CA prop 38 is a scam - vote NO. For example see: This CA proposition will send $4 billion to a single nonprofit. Who’s behind it? calmatters.org/politics/ele...calmatters.orgIs this proposition a $4 billion giveaway to a billionaire’s LA research center?Proposition 38 will award $4 billion to one unnamed research center. Under the very specific criteria, only one center seemingly qualifies. 511071
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiChris Smith @chriscrsmith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'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/34508indiana.peopleadmin.comIndiana University Academic Positions 14570
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiNoah Bressman, PhD @noahwithfish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My favorite emails from students are those with the subject, “What fish is this?” Here, we have a skilletfish, our local clingfish species that uses is suction cup-like pelvic fins to stick under crevices and in shells. 425534
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiUNR Biology Buzz @unr-biologybuzz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We 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 06385
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiKelly Dawe @corncolors.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The 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! 24174
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiJohn P. Friel, Ph.D. @friel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Check out this lovely profile of the University of California, Davis’s Peter Wainwright, whose lifelong fascination with fishes inspired a remarkable career in research and teaching. Peter was my postdoc advisor years ago when he was at Florida State University, and is awesome dude and mentor.ucdavis.eduAmong the Academies: A Lifelong Fascination With FishFor Peter Wainwright, the academic path was simple: he simply followed his fascination with fish.“I dare say there wasn't a lot of deep thought about what direction I should go in my life,” he said. “... 36119
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 119115802876
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiJeremy Van Cleve @vancleve.theoretical.bio · 29/09/2026My 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!vancleve.theoretical.biovan cleve research groupVan Cleve Research Group – theoretical evolution & ecology at the University of Kentucky 05370
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiJeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm holding a press conference tomorrow to announce the inauguration of the era of Super Selection 3405
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiAnita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The 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 2115145
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiEdward R. Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A reminder to sign up to the @sortee.bsky.social conference: 13-14th October sortee.org/upcoming/! The advocacy committee will be running a hackathon (second event) looking at EcoEvo society journal policies and data/code availability/quality.sortee.orgUpcoming SORTEE conferenceUpcoming conference by the Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE) 127
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiGina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Early career faculty in Evolution? I would love to chat with you! 24136
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiMatt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🚨 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Please share! We're looking for an entomologist to join our dept.! I'm excited as it's broadly advertised to find someone who can build a stellar teaching program w/research on insect ecology. Deadline is tight (end of Oct.). Read more & apply at jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/235... 03149
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiAmmon Perkes @alltheperkes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🐟🚨 Fish paper alert! 🚨🐟 You might already know that individuals are unique, even when they’re genetically identical clones raised in identical environments. But what about groups? Groups of clones are distinct from birth, but (unlike individuals) those differences do not predict later behavior!authors.elsevier.comGroup-level phenotypes are idiosyncratic yet unpredictable over development in a clonal fishBehavioral differences among groups can have profound impacts on individual fitness,1 yet how group-level phenotypes arise and change during developme… 32720
Kate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Okay this is just wildly cool - they tracked human ice-fishers *and* the fish they're hunting. Even though humans can't see the fish *at all* the humans are still surprising good at zero-ing on their prey. Probably the most complete picture of predator AND prey movement together. 🤯🎣 0259
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“The Imagination Library is encouraging the public to give directly to their local Imagination Library Partner on Dolly Parton Day, or help establish a new program in their community” 📚 www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainmen...nbcbayarea.comIt’s Dolly Parton Day! Here's how you can celebrate.Pour yourself a cup of ambition. It’s Dolly Parton Day. Communities across the world are dedicating Friday to honoring beloved country singer. 423381
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiAnnemarie van der Marel @annemariemarel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Our paper is out in Ecology @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social! We found that an extreme drought year drove a local population of a social rodent to extinction. A sobering example of how climatic extremes can drive population collapse. Read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... 2207
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiLars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Join us through the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship in EEB! Conduct your own research, mentored by 2+ EEB faculty. $65k salary + research/moving $. All areas of EEB welcome. Apply by 11/1 I co-chair this search and am happy to field questions Spread the word! eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...eeb.msu.eduPostdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior 178116
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiDaniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This @asn-amnat.bsky.social conference will feature some excellent afternoon symposia (with no conflicting sessions), including one organized by my grad student Emma Choi, on using spatial & landscape population genomics to detect coevolution! 0135
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiPip Wren @lollibeepop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A joyous fat bear week to all 🐻 106197966631
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiDrew Schreiner @schreinerdrew.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Peer review, 2026: AI submitting and reviewing itself 14213
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiTiffany Lowe-Power stands with Minnesota @tlowepower.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Please repost/share We're hiring! UC Davis Plant Pathology seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in plant health & microbiomes. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07904 My department is full of great colleagues, and we look forward to recruiting our new colleague!recruit.ucdavis.eduAssistant Professor of Plant PathologyUniversity of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now! 03377
Kate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This was such a monumental amount of work - we tracked groups of clonal fish from birth, all day, every day, for MONTHS, to figure out if we could predict group behavior. It's the coolest project giving us really great insight into what our expectations should be for group behavioral development! 0147
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiKirsten Sheehy @ksheehy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026📣 New paper! 📣 ❓Do clonal fish and their sexually reproducing heterospecifics differ in parasite load? 🤒 We found that clonal Amazon mollies were more likely to be infected than Sailfin mollies, but parasite loads were largely the same. 🤔 Could behavior have something to do with this pattern? 1/3doi.orgDifferences in Parasite Infection Status and Behavior Between a Clonal Fish and Her Sexually Reproducing HeterospecificsWe found that Amazons and Sailfins differed in their qualitative, but not quantitative, resistance to parasites. Amazons had worse qualitative resistance (i.e., were more likely to be infected with a... 2167
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiAndy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I’ve come to the end of my 5-year term as a Trustee of @asab.org & Executive Editor of its journal, #AnimalBehaviour. It's been a real privilege to hold these roles & I’m grateful to all those who have made it such a productive & enjoyable experience. 🙏 Please support Society journals. 16013
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiJon Aguiñaga @jon-aguinaga.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Anotha one! 🐟 This one is special to me. Kirsten conceptualized this cool experiment and brought me along to Texas, where we learned field methods on sampling our fish in the wild and measuring their behavior. Glad to see this out! This is also the first time my photos have been used in a pub! 0125
Kate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Yo the Amazon Warrior team is having a bumper crop of papers this month! Here Kirsten tries to figure out if our clonal fish are more likely to suffer from parasites compared to their sexual sister species? The answer - sometimes but not always! 0130
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiBernard Kim @bernardkim.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Princeton 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/193474apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 099104
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiSmooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026when ai leaves u behind 75261939821
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiBehavioral Ecology @behavecol.bsky.social · 20/09/2026📢 The new issue of Behavioral Ecology is out! 📢 Volume 37, Issue 5, September/October 2026 Read about all new research here ⬇️ academic.oup.com/beheco/issue... Cover set up by Viktor Storozhuk. Regular monitoring camera trap, FSBI ‘Land of the Leopard’ #Behavior #Ecology #Animal 0146
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiAshkaan K. Fahimipour @akfbio.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I'd be grateful if you could circulate to good students: I'm recruiting PhD students for Fall '27 in the areas of species interactions and animal behavior. Ad here - jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id... 02840
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 18/09/2026[banging on table] FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK www.popsci.com/environment/...popsci.comThe Fat Bear Week 2026 bracket is here and chunkier than everVoting starts September 22 with a final winner crowned on September 29. 211673710
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiJay Gallagher @jay-gallagher.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A little more on what we actually did here and why the results surprised us! 🧵 We know that individuals are unique. But why? Where do these differences come from? 2107
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiJenn Houtz @jhoutz175.bsky.social · 18/09/2026My first post is to tell you to come be my colleague at Allegheny College! Our Biology Department is hiring a tenure-track geneticist. Allegheny champions undergraduate teaching and research mentoring. Applications are due Oct 1, 2026. alleghenycollege-ibwwjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...alleghenycollege-ibwwjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.comAssistant Professor of BiologyThis is a tenure-track faculty position at the academic rank of Assistant Professor in the Biology Department. Primary responsibilities include teaching, scholarship, and service. This position report... 01829
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiLeslie B Vosshall PhD @leslievosshall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Transformative opportunity for early career faculty @hhmi-science.bsky.social #FreemanHrabowski Scholars competition opens 11/3/2026 but you can get started NOW: view application components, establish eligibility, and unlock example applications and other resources www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...hhmi.orgEarly Career Faculty Program | Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMIThe Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program offers comprehensive support to outstanding early career faculty committed to scientific excellence in their own research, and to fostering labs that expand the ... 04841
Kate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Visiting Michigan State for a seminar today and PEOPLE, I GOT TO HOLD A GAR! @solomonrdavid.bsky.social - I'm told these were once your babies! (Yes this looks very awkward but this is how they told me to do it 😆) 0672
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiSORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Interested in helping make science a better place? Nominations for 2027 #SORTEE volunteer positions are open now! With 10 committees to choose from and so many ways to get involved, we welcome everyone to volunteer with us! Nominations close 31st Oct. sortee.org/join/ #openscience 01319
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiTiffany Lowe-Power stands with Minnesota @tlowepower.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Eric Jones is not a serious candidate. I recommend reading this short article if you are in Davis/Napa congressional district davisite.org/2026/09/14/e...davisite.orgEric Jones campaign hands out different flyers for Republicans and DemocratsA continuation of the deceptive tactics we’ve seen since the primary Republican-geared version of the Eric Jones for Congress flyer, with my annotations. By Roberta Millstein Last week, a Davisite … 053
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiEamonn Wooster @predator-smarts.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Read this paper! Very cool 163
Kate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Jay used our clonal mollies to ask does increasing environmental variation increases phenotypic variation? Turns out.... it doesn't! Mollies reared with pred cues swim more slowly & hide more but the magnitude of individuality remained the same! It seems individuals are unique no matter what... 03112
Kate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Both condolences (for my time) and congratulations are in order! 130
Kate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026If you know me, you know that Am Nat 🐌 is one of my fav journals. So I am delighted (and a little terrified) to say I've recently accepted a role as one of its Senior Editors! Be sure to keep us in mind as home for your favorite work (including behavior) 😉! @asn-amnat.bsky.social 511416
Reposted by Kate LaskowskiHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 11/09/2026“…the push by AI companies to solve mathematical problems as a benchmark is detrimental to the science of mathematics, and to the mathematical community. The goals of the AI companies and the goals of the mathematical community are severely misaligned.“ 26724