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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 16h

The SSE Education and Outreach Committee is seeking speakers for the Evolution 2027 Education and Outreach Symposium titled “Evolution in a Changing World.” Nominations are due November 1! Learn more: www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...

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Chris Smith @chriscrsmith.bsky.social · 16h

I'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/34508

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Indiana University Academic Positions

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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Just a reminder that #Botany2027 Symposia and Colloquia proposals are due October 16th! Learn more here: mailchi.mp/botany.org/b...

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Botany 2027 Call for Symposia, Colloquia, and Workshop Proposals!

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Lars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Join 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/...

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Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

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Ben Tumolo @bbtumolo.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Are you interested in an MS position and stream ecosystems? My lab (www.benjamintumolo.com) @bionmu.bsky.social is recruiting an MS student to join a collaborative NSF-funded project to study positive species interactions in streams. Apply by Nov 2, 2026 See here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @aaberhe.com · 29/09/2026

Applications are now open for the UC President's Postdoc Fellowship Reach out if you want to submit an applicaiton focused on environmental/soil sciences, biogeochemistry, climate change, & related areas As a former fellow, this is a program I highly recommend 4 ECRs interested in academic careers

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Christine Sprunger @sprunger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

MSU is looking for the next Director of AgBioResearch! This position is an upper admin admin position and the successful candidate will report to the Associate Provost and Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. wittkieffer.com/positions/a1...

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Director, AgBioResearch

Michigan State University (MSU) seeks a collaborative and strategic leader to serve as the next Director of AgBioResearch. Applications, nominations, and expressions of interest are invited. Michigan...

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Anita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The 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

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Early career faculty in Evolution? I would love to chat with you!

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Applications are now open for the International Travel Stipends to attend the 2027 Evolution meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico! Funds cover registration, travel, meals, and lodging. Submit your application by November 1st! www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci... @evolmtg.bsky.social

The San Juan coastline. Text: Evolution 2027, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 25-29. Society for the Study of Evolution International Travel Stipends, Deadline: November 1.

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Super interesting conversation.

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Evolution Students @ssegrad.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Seems like the previous link didn't work. Here is the updated link: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Funding opportunities.xlsx

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Andrew Hipp @andrewlhipp.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Looking for collections experience? Love plants? Living in the Chicago region? If YES! then be an @mortonarboretum.bsky.social short-term research technician position in the Herbarium and Forest Ecology Lab's wood collection. Msg with questions, apply today: careers.hireology.com/themortonarb...

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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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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I'm ordering a heatsink from Dell for my lab server and this "intended product use" caught my eye. Perhaps some of my students feel that bioinformatics has caused them mass destruction??

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Bald eagles nested this spring at Oak Woods Cemetery on Chicago’s South Side. I visited several times starting May 17 and took these videos. Storms wrecked nearby trees, but the nest survived. On June 27 I saw a young eagle fly out of the nest.

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We had a great Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social workshop for Chicago teachers as part of my joint NSF and Walder Foundation program to provide research experiences for preservice teachers. It's been a joy hosting the Data Nuggets creators the past 5 years for this workshop.

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

We had a big crew from Loyola at #Evol2026 in Cleveland this past week. So many great talks and poster presentations from our postdocs, grad students, and undergrads across 4 labs @loyolachicago.bsky.social

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Four postdoc positions - Evolutionary Dynamics and Genomic Ecology (BCI EDGE)integrating population & evolutionary genomics, community ecology, metabolomics, & long-term forest dynamics to investigate the evolutionary processes maintaining tropical forest diversity stri.si.edu/story/bci-ev... 🧪 🌐 🌾

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BCI Evolutionary Dynamics and Genomic Ecology project

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Emily Bruce @brucelab.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

My friend's NSF CAREER received the highest possible score (Excellent, Excellent, Excellent: High Priority) and it was rejected today. This would have been my friend's first extramural award, 5 years after starting their lab, exactly when grant $ is make or break for an Assistant Professor's career.

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

My student Josh Melnick did a great job presenting his masters research at #Evol2026 on comparative population genetics between Astragalus lentiginosus and rhizobia. This was his first conference talk. He is off to Florida State for a PhD this fall.

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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Job ad is not out yet, but we're going to be hiring an Asst Prof at Cal State Northridge who works on either birds or mammals (area of research is broadly defined). Track down @jbyoder.org, @mutualismecology.bsky.social, or me at #Evol2026 with questions!

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Jill M. Love, PhD 🏳️‍🌈 @jillmlove.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

🎉 PUBLISHED!!!! Out now in @newphyt.bsky.social 🎉 We found positive selection on leaf shape plasticity in a Monkeyflower species. This experiment used two big field transplants, greenhouse, AND growth chamber work. It was hard, but awesome. With @ferrisifolius.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/nph....

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Phenotypic plasticity is broadly adaptive across an elevation gradient in the Cutleaf Monkeyflower

Leaf shape plasticity expression is variable in Mimulus laciniatus.

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Dr. Carly Kenkel @drcarl.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2027 is live! PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/MAGd4ohyPeoY... students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely! 🧪

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Ecology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2027

Please complete this form if you are a PI recruiting graduate students for a Fall 2027 start. If you are NOT recruiting, feel free to share the response sheet with prospective students looking for lab...

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

My new postdoc Akash Datta and grad student Nick McNutt @loyolachicago.bsky.social have been busy homogenizing lots and lots of field soil for our GWAS of microbiome variation in Medicago.

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Laura Alencar 🇧🇷🐍🦎 @alencarlrv.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Interested in #macroevolution, #macroecology, and mountain biodiversity? I'm recruiting a #postdoc for an NSF-funded project at Yale, in collaboration with Martha Muñoz (Yale) and Maya Stokes (Florida State University). I'll be at #Evol2026 and happy to chat! Link below

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Congrats to my USRE (summer undergrad research intern) student Jens on presenting his research on plant microbe interactions in a cool native legume Lespidiza. It was great having Jens in the lab! @loyolachicago.bsky.social

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

💬 In the latest Evolution Exchange, SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom talks with Dr. Andrea Betancourt and Dr. Gideon Bradburd about how to train PhD students for careers outside of academia. www.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio... @gbradburd.bsky.social

Text: Training PhDs for Non-Academic Careers in E&E wit Dr. Andrea Betancourt and Dr. Gideon Bradburd. The Evolution Exchange, a monthly conversation series from the Society for the Study of Evolution. Headshots of Andrea and Gideon.

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Thom Sanger @thomsanger.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

If you are around Chicago on June 16th, come have a beer and learn about the evolution and development of sexual diversity.

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

We moved 1200 Medicago plants out to the field today for our GWAS mapping microbiome variation. This is part of my NSF CAREER grant and we have a Chicago Public School teacher and a pre-service teacher on our team.

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Did you know SSE is running a fundraiser to expand our graduate student research awards? If you can donate, any amount helps!

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Virtual #Evol2026 begins this Wednesday! SSE members in India, Brazil, and 152 countries around the globe can receive free virtual meeting registration - request your discount code today! www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

💬 In the latest Evolution Exchange, SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom talks with Dr. Claire Horner-Devine (Counterspace Consulting) about what career coaching is and how it can help academics: www.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio... @chdcoaching.bsky.social @gbaucom.bsky.social

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

In-person talk submission deadline extended to May 3 for #Evol2026!

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Want to get more involved with future Evolution meetings? Consider applying to be an assistant meeting officer! Deadline May 1. #Evol2026

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John Novembre @jnovembre.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Spread the word! UChicago BSD is currently searching for an instructional professor (open rank) to help develop and support graduate training in quantitative biology at UChicago. This is an Instructional Professor position (open rank). apply.interfolio.com/183517.

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Here is how to submit a talk (due today!) to #Evol2026 . I had trouble figuring this out.

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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Behind every inspired student is a teacher who made it possible. 🌿 This teacher's fond memory captures exactly what PlantingScience makes possible, and why we cannot afford to let it disappear. Please donate today: crm.botany.org/makeadonation #IPAD2026 #PlantingScience #IamaBotanist #STEM 🌿

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The NSF GRFP is now out! There are 2,599 awardees, which is the most ever—and a big shift from last year which initially halved awardees (1,000 awardees + an additional 500). I've thrown together a plot to break down the changes by field. www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...

Plot showing GRFP awards by directorate shows a big dip last year and major increases for engineering and biology (though this only brings it back to parity with 2024).

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Heather Cacanindin @hcacanindin.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

It's a BIG DAY! Abstracts are due and we celebration International Plant Appreciation Day! #IPAD2026 #BOTANY2026

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Pretty? More like pretty nasty. Lesser Celandine is a very aggressive invasive species that is becoming dominant along the riverbanks in Chicago. It completely blankets the ground. I saw a few Trout Lilies but they likely will be choked out soon.

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Tom Kimmerer, PhD @tomkimmerer.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Redbud trees are spectacular early-flowering trees in the Bluegrass and much of the Eastern Deciduous Forest. They beautiful, and also have some complex flowering behavior that I don't fully understand. Have a look at the story (open to everyone).

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Purple Haze

When the redbuds bloom

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/04/2026

In the running for greatest giveaway of all time

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Last summer I lost my favorite Costa sunglasses while doing field work in a remnant oak savannah. I absolutely loved these glasses and spent a ton of time looking for them. Here we are a year later and I found them today! ...after a prescribed burn. So I treated myself to Dairy Queen to cheer up.

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