Reposted by Lera MilesJeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 9hJust over two weeks left to apply! I may be biased, but it’s hard to imagine a better place to do plant evolutionary biology. 02127
Reposted by Lera MilesAlejandro Ordonez @anordonez1.bsky.social · 21h"🌿 We're hiring at @econovoau.bsky.social! Postdoc position forecasting how land-use change, climate shifts & rewilding will reshape European plant diversity. Biodiversa+ REDESIGN project, Aarhus Uni. 2 years. Closes 1 Nov 2026. 🔗 www.au.dk/om/stillinge... #ecology #postdocau.dkPostdoctoral researcher in biodiversity forecasting, vegetation dynamics and rewilding - Ledig stilling på Aarhus UniversitetLedig stilling ved Institut for Biologi - Økoinformatik og biodiversitet, Aarhus Universitet 01021
Reposted by Lera MilesBrian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Please pass along: I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab. We study physical ecology, macroecology, and biodiversity — spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested 🧪🌐🌾 291128
Reposted by Lera MilesNick Smith @nickgregsmith.bsky.social · 9hI am hiring a Postdoc on Plant Ecophysiology to join our new group at U Nebraska. The link below has the full ad and instructions for applying. Please share widely! #botany #botanyjobs #ecophysiology #ecophysjobs #globalchange employment.unl.edu/postings/102...employment.unl.eduPostdoctoral Research Associate in Plant EcophysiologyA postdoctoral position examining plant physiological responses to environmental variability is available in the lab of Dr. Nick Smith in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebrask... 02232
Reposted by Lera MilesNico Mongiardino Koch @nmkphylo.bsky.social · 10hI am looking for graduate students to join my lab in Fall 2027. If your interests lie within the realms of phylogenetics, macroevolution, and/or invertebrate biodiversity please reach out to me!! 12320
Reposted by Lera MilesBritish Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 15h📢 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN... ...for the 2027 BOU Summer Placement Scheme Financially supporting undergraduate students to carry out summer #ornithology research placements Application deadline: 29 January 2027 Guidelines & application form: bou.org.uk/funding/s... 🪶 01112
Reposted by Lera MilesUNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026💡An Ecuadorian economy thriving in harmony with nature 🇪🇨 We are pleased to launch a new roadmap for integrating nature into economic decision-making in Ecuador, developed under the Nature Transitions Support Programme (NTSP). Read more 🔗 bit.ly/4rBWDRf 012
Reposted by Lera MilesSteve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🚨Postdoc job alert: Come work with my paleontology & evolution group in Edinburgh! Researcher in Cognitive Evolution Over Deep Time. You'll study how brains & neurons have evolved over time, and predict neuron count in extinct species! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTC355/p...jobs.ac.ukPostdoctoral Research Associate in Cognitive Evolution over Deep Time at The University of EdinburghApply for the Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cognitive Evolution over Deep Time role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now. 26075
Reposted by Lera MilesNathalie Steins @nathaliesteins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#Job alert: Are you a benthic / shellfish ecologist? We have a #vacancy for a senior marine ecologist @w-u-r.bsky.social www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/s...wur.nlSenior Marine Ecologist, benthic and shellfish ecologyAs an experienced Senior Marine Ecologist at Wageningen Marine Research (WMR) in Yerseke, you will lead a team of dedicated researchers who are working together on a range of ecologically relevant iss... 0212
Reposted by Lera MilesAnita 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 Lera MilesClaire Carvell @clairecarvell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Ten days left to do a #FITcount in the 2026 @pomscheme.bsky.social survey season! Been watching lots of Ivy bees on the Ivy flowers on our garden fence. Not as many wasps as I remember from previous years. What’s visiting your Ivy? @waspwoman.bsky.social 098
Reposted by Lera Milessiani.se @siani.se · 09/09/2026#FundingOpportunity ⎮ The GlobalEbAFund, co-implemented by IUCN & @unep.org , funded through @iki-germany.bsky.social is offering 2 funding windows to support innovative initiatives addressing barriers to scaling Ecosystem-based Adaptation: Small & Medium-size grants. buff.ly/od4Ubd6buff.lyGlobal EbA Fund - SIANIThe Global EbA Fund is a funding mechanism supporting innovative approaches to Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) for climate change. It aims to overcome barriers to upscaling EbA by catalyzing… 001
Reposted by Lera MilesThe Neotoma Paleoecology Database @neotomadb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026📢 Hiring! PAGES (Past Global Changes) is seeking a Data Science Officer in Bern, Switzerland. Work with paleoscience data, reproducible workflows, FAIR/LiPD, statistics, ML & AI. Review starts 2 Nov 2026. Details & apply: pastglobalchanges.org/news/we-are-...pastglobalchanges.orgWe are hiring! | PAGES 1712
Reposted by Lera MilesZoë Goldsborough @zoegoldsborough.bsky.social · 24/09/2026📣🎓 Open #PhD Position (3.5 years) 🎓📣 Want to come work with me on culture and social bonds in apes? 🐵 Apply to join my new group in the @livingingroups.bsky.social at @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social. Full job posting: imprs-qbee.mpg.de/131133/cultu... Deadline 📅 23 October 2026 Please share widely! 14261
Reposted by Lera MilesWest Coast Birdwatching @westcoastbirds.bsky.social · 24/09/2026HELP NEEDED! There is a stranded Manx Shearwater in the West Midlands (SOLIHULL) that needs a ride back to the coast. Can anyone in that area help? Even to take it some of the way and pass on to another volunteer? Please call 01437 723193 if you can help 🙏 22528
Reposted by Lera MilesNora Slania @noraslania.bsky.social · 21/09/2026‼️Field work position ‼️ We are looking for a research assistant for chimpanzee field work in Cote d'Ivoire, starting November. 🐵🌳📹 Have field experience, speak French, and want to study chimps with us? Take a look and reach out! 0919
Reposted by Lera MilesShawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · 24/09/2026📢 PhD opportunity at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia 🦋 We are looking for a motivated domestic/international PhD student to work on citizen science and insect conservation. Please share with anyone interested! 🌐 shawanchowdhurylab.com #PhD #Ecology #Conservation #CitizenScience #Insects 01215
Reposted by Lera MilesMika Rantanen @mikarantane.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Radar image of Tuesday's mass crane migration. A 100 km long line of migrating cranes was clearly visible on weather radar. It is estimated that around 10,000 (?) cranes were involved in that formation. The highest count observed was 26,000 migrating cranes on that day in Kangasala (near Tampere). 620060
Reposted by Lera MilesLeverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity @anthropocenebio.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We're looking for a postdoc to work on biodiversity and land use modelling. You will adapt and develop an existing land use and food system modelling and decision-support tool to incorporate biodiversity and land use. Find out more and apply by 14 Oct: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post... 0912
Reposted by Lera MilesRod Page @rdmpage.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Jobs galore at @nhm-london.bsky.social @dissco.bsky.social - jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... - jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... - jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... - jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... - jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... including Heads of Digitisation and Technical Innovationjobs.nhm.ac.ukDiSSCo UK Digitiser:South Kensington 0412
Reposted by Lera MilesThe Fossil Files Podcast @thefossilfiles.bsky.social · 22/09/2026What did the Jurassic actually sound like? A team of scientists in the UK and China used fossil insect wings, lasers, FEA, AI models, DNA and more to recreate a 'palaeo-acoustic soundscape' of a Jurassic Forest. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h41...youtube.comReconstructed katydid ancestor calls from the JurassicYouTube video by The Brighter Side of News 196
Reposted by Lera MilesBTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Dream job for an #editor & nature lover! 🐦🌿Apply now ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 📅 Full time, Permanent. 📝 £38,710.00 per annum. 📍 BTO HQ in Thetford, Norfolk (Hybrid working). Deadline for applications: 30 September 2026. #Ornithology 03356
Reposted by Lera MilesJeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It’s official, the 2026 El Niño has broken a record for the highest ocean anomaly in 170+ years… Incredibly reaching that threshold a full 2 months ahead of 2015’s record of +3.02C set on Nov 18th. See that red line? That’s 2026. Every other bold line are the strongest El Niño’s on record. 1/ 39927554
Reposted by Lera MilesUNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026📢 Join us for an upcoming open webinar exploring how National Ecosystem Assessments (NEAs) can help translate human rights commitments into practical action, with contributors from Botswana, Colombia and Malawi 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/46rDaZV 012
Reposted by Lera MilesDmitri Petrov @petrovadmitri.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We 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...facultypositions.stanford.eduAssistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology - Stanford University, California, United StatesThe 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... 5151191
Reposted by Lera MilesRussell Garwood @russellgarwood.co.uk · 16/09/2026An update following feedback from several kind people. As before, reuse as you see fit.. 15430
Reposted by Lera MilesAndy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026We have a 4 year PhD position available @ebdonana.bsky.social in our project “Connecting key wetland sites through waterbirds: implications for plant populations”. We seek candidates with interest in plant ecology, waterbirds and/or movement ecology. Details attached @sibecol.bsky.social 11528
Reposted by Lera MilesKelly Zamudio @kzutaustin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Plant 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 02634
Reposted by Lera MilesiDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🌍 iDiv and the @uni-jena.de are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) in Macroevolution & Macroecology. 🕒 Full-time (40h/week) or part-time (minimum 75%) 📅 Start: 1 Dec 2026 💼 Fixed-term: 3 years 💶 Salary: up to E13 (TV‑L) ⏳ Deadline: 30 Sept 2026 www.idiv.de/career/job-o...idiv.deJob OpeningsExplore exciting career opportunities at iDiv. Join a modern, international, and innovative research centre in the heart of Germany. 11622
Reposted by Lera MilesClaus Wilke @clauswilke.com · 15/09/2026The 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 05483
Reposted by Lera MilesGerry Carter @gerrycarter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Please help us spread the word: Princeton University’s Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology is hiring an Assistant Professor! I ❤️ this collegial and collaborative department full of inspiring people: eeb.princeton.edu/people Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/193474 14351
Lera Miles @leramiles.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Missing Iain Banks this evening www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comAI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargonExperts air concern over AI lingo redolent of James Joyce’s prose that is creating barriers to monitoring and oversight 010
Reposted by Lera MilesDavid N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 12/09/2026A heartwarming tale about a dedicated effort to save the last few remaining gooey snails (Myxas glutinosa) in the UK bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comZoos help to save snail found in only one lake in WalesOnce prevalent across the UK, this mollusc is now only found in one lake in Wales. 433292
Reposted by Lera MilesKristina Anderson-Teixeira @k-andersonteixeira.bsky.social · 12/09/2026ForestGEO is hiring a data scientist! This is a 2-year position based in Washington, DC. Come join us! Application deadline is Oct. 12. Please distribute widely to potential candidates. trustcareers.si.edu/postings/8a2...trustcareers.si.eduData Scientist (Bioinformatics), IS- 1560- 11Job Opening: Data Scientist (Bioinformatics), IS- 1560- 11 at Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. 158
Reposted by Lera Milesliedvogel lab @genmig.bsky.social · 11/09/2026hello wonderful network, especially all of you in the #Doñana region - we are looking for someone who could check the island specified in Sandra's thread for a GPS logger and gull-billed tern chick that has died on an island in this area. please share in your networks to multiply our chances 035
Reposted by Lera MilesCatherine Sheard @sheardcat.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Susanne Fritz, who is great, is advertising a macroevolution/macroecology/biogeography postdoc at iDiv in Leipzig: jobs.uni-jena.de/jobposting/c...jobs.uni-jena.dePostdoctoral Researcher in Macroevolution and Macroecology 02227
Reposted by Lera MilesJoel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I believe the RNLI are responding to legitimate concerns that people might drown. 161191223
Reposted by Lera MilesIlikecaketoo (UK) @ilikecaketoo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Disgraceful that the RNLI have to say this today, but here we are 😞. If you would like to donate👇🏻. rnli.org/support-us/g... #RNLI #RNLISavesLives 621934871
Reposted by Lera MilesForest Research @forestresearchuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Do you participate in nature-related citizen science – or would you like to?📱Take part in our survey: ow.ly/bIee50ZHB6o 🔗 More information: ow.ly/EqKX50ZHB6s #CitizenScience #ForestResearch 2511
Reposted by Lera Milesjessamine finch @seedystudies.bsky.social · 09/09/2026📣 New York Botanical Garden is seeking a career-track Restoration Ecologist! 🥾 develop ext. funded, field-oriented, collections-informed, & collaborative research program 📨 Optimal consideration: Sep. 25 (open till filled) 📆 Start: Jan. 1, 2027 (negotiable) 🤑 $87.5k jobs.jobvite.com/nybg/job/o8s...jobs.jobvite.comNew York Botanical Garden is looking for Assistant Curator, Restoration Ecology.New York Botanical Garden is looking for Assistant Curator, Restoration Ecology. Learn more or Jobvite a friend. 02231
Reposted by Lera MilesJohn Marchant @johnmarchant.bsky.social · 08/09/2026rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 041
Reposted by Lera MilesStephen Heard @stephenbheard.bsky.social · 08/09/2026OMG THERE'S A VIDEO! THIS PAPER HAS A MUSIC VIDEO! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...cell.com 243
Lera Miles @leramiles.bsky.social · 05/09/2026A remarkable use of the HYDE historical population model - and a bunch of other data. Obviously a reminder to be grateful for modern medicine, but also what a feat to pull together the research over the long span of history and share in such a nice simple format. anyhumanever.comanyhumanever.comAny Human EverOne life, drawn at random from all who have ever lived. 000
Reposted by Lera MilesUNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Adapting with nature 🌱🛠️ The EbA Tools Navigator guides you through more than 240 tools and methods to support nature-based approaches to climate adaptation. 🔗 bit.ly/4yjtkF8 004
Reposted by Lera MilesBTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 03/09/2026We're seeking a Research Ecologist to develop & apply methods for analysing large-scale passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) datasets & to lead work on the collection/analysis of restoration & rewilding data. Apply via www.bto.org/jobs Closing date: 22 September. #Ornithology #bioacoustics 03462
Reposted by Lera MilesRSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 01/09/2026New job alert🪶 2.5yr fixed term Conservation Scientist role in our England and Wales team Project: Developing a trial management intervention for upland breeding Whinchat through a programme of new science Deadline: 23 Sept Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car... 📷Ben Andrew 13531
Reposted by Lera MilesMegan Barkdull @meganbarkdull.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The Natural History Museum of LA is hiring a Curator of Marine Invertebrates! Come join an amazing team and contribute to stewarding the largest marine invert collection in the Western US. 🐙🪼🦐 workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau... 16348
Reposted by Lera MilesMario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I am looking for potential candidates interested in applying for an external postdoctoral fellowship in my lab at Uppsala University. If you want to work on buzz pollination please get in touch. Reach me by email. More about our current work here: plant-evolution.org/wp/ 12828
Reposted by Lera MilesEmma-Liina Marjakangas @emmamarjakangas.bsky.social · 31/08/2026📢 Postdoc opportunity in interaction networks under global change @ University of Helsinki! The position includes leading fieldwork & analyses on seed dispersal networks & mentoring junior researchers. Apply by 30 Sept: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki... #Postdoc #Ecology #Conservation #AcademicJobsjobs.helsinki.fiPostdoctoral Researcher in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity ConservationPostdoctoral Researcher in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity Conservation 03042