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Maria Stager @mstager.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A beautiful look into the secretive lives of my favorite shorebird, with guest appearances by @drgodwit.bsky.social, me, and several other colleagues!

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Dr. Valentina Alaasam @vale-alaasam.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I am looking for PhD students and postdocs to join my lab at the University of Pittsburgh in Fall 2027. Anyone excited about urban evolution, hummingbirds, & community engagement, please reach out! And/or find me at #AOS2026 this week! More info here: www.valentina-alaasam.com

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Galactic Polymath Education Studio (GP) @galacticpolymath.com · 09/04/2026

Do birds hibernate like bears? 🐻 Almost none do… So how do they survive −40° winters? Test your intuition: youtube.com/shorts/2jNER... #winterbirds #birding #science #STEM Part of our new unit "Birds in Winter" which you can check out here: teach.galacticpolymath.com 🧪🪶

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What Do Birds Do in Winter? (Most People Get This Wrong)

YouTube video by Galactic Polymath

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Nathan Senner @drgodwit.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

1/ Remember when Ted Cruz went to Cancún as the Texas power grid failed? It wasn't just the people of TX left behind, it was also the wildlife. Out now @natecoevo.nature.com, our paper led by @mstager.bsky.social & @treeswallows.bsky.social documents how bad the storms were for birds. rdcu.be/e7aUy

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UMass Amherst @umassamherst.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

A new UMass study in @natecoevo.nature.com has found how many purple martins died in The Great Texas Freeze of 2021—and how long recovery may take. bit.ly/40JO1eK

Sunset sky with hundreds of birds flying around.

purple martin feeding baby purple martin

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Nathan Senner @drgodwit.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

We're hiring! The Dept. of Environmental Conservation @umassamherst.bsky.social is looking for an Extension Professor in Biodiversity Conservation. Reviews start Feb 1. I am on the SC and absolutely love working in the ECo Dept. Come join us! DM me with questions. careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...

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Details - Extension Assistant Professor - Biodiversity Conservation | Human Resources | UMass Amherst

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Katrina Phillips @katrinaphillips.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

✨🌊Marine Science research opportunity for undergraduates🌊✨ Join us summer 2026 at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, located on the beautiful Gulf coast of Alabama. Housing & stipend provided. More at www.disl.edu/univ-prog/ns... @disealab.bsky.social #NSF #REU #UndergraduateResearch

A flyer for the Dauphin Island Sea Lab Research Experience for Undergraduates with images of students doing hands-on lab work, kayaking, and presenting their research. Flyer text below:

Research Experience for Undergraduates
Marine Science Fellowships
25 May - 31 July 2016

Eight undergraduate fellowships
• Ecology of marine and estuarine invertebrates & fishes
• Marsh & seagrass ecology
• Microbial ecology
• Molecular biology and genetics
• Biogeochemistry
• Benthic ecology
• Physical oceanography
• Toxicology
• Plankton ecology
• Marine mammal ecology
• Aquatic animal medicine

On-site housing
Travel & food allowance
$7,000 stipend

Research experience with a faculty mentor
Professional development
Field trips

DISLREU@disl.edu

Dauphin Island Sea Lab
101 Bienville Blvd
Dauphin Island, AL 36528

Phone: 251-861-2141

Funded by: NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Program and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Apply Today: www.disl.edu/univ-prog/nsf-reu

Students at 2 or 4 year colleges & universities, nontraditional, veterans, and all others are encouraged to apply

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Peter Sudmant @psudmant.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

The Sudmant Lab & Wilsterman Lab are hiring a postdoc! Come work on the genetics and evolution of the placenta and dissecting genetic adaptations to altitude in deer mice! Check out more details here: evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi... www.sudmantlab.org www.thewilstermanlab.com Please Share!

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https://evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldir/PostDocs//UCalifornia_Berkeley.Genomics

Postdoc:UCBerkeley.Genomics Postdoctoral position(s) in computational biology and genomics Keywords: Genomics; single cell genomics; evolution; reproduction; ecology; human disease; computational bi...

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Journal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

NEW MINI-REVIEW: examining how non-breeding ecology and migration shape reproductive isolation and population structure, synthesizing recent findings on song variation, habitat effects, migration shifts, and hybrid fitness. ➡️ vist.ly/4hcqb #ornithology #birds #speciation #moult 🪶

Fig. 1 from the article: Three potential processes resulting in two species with different nonbreeding strategies: (A) nonbreeding adaptive divergence arises after complete reproductive isolation. (B) Diverging lineages evolve nonbreeding divergence during a period of allopatry. Scenario (C) is a proposed model of sympatric speciation via the evolution of novel nonbreeding strategies. Alternatively, in scenario (D), divergence in nonbreeding strategies arises but does not precipitate reproductive isolation.

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Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

There is still time (until 25 Nov) to apply for this #postdoc position 🐦. Get in touch if you have questions. Details 👇 @erc.europa.eu @evoldir.bsky.social @biologylu.bsky.social

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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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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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Eldar Rakhimberdiev @eldarrak.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Want your modelling to save birds? PhD with me at UvA (Amsterdam): build spatial integrated population model for black-tailed godwits with world-class dataset and strong team here & @birdeyes-gfn.bsky.social/RUG). werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies... Apply by 1 Dec 2025: #Ecology #Bayesian #Conservation

a couple of individually marked godwits. Photo by J. Seenstra

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Maria Stager @mstager.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Just a few days left to apply to our TT position in Plant Physiology in the Dept. of Biology @UMassAmherst! Join a great group of plant scientists (and physiologists 😉) AND fall in love with small town New England! Please repost. careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...

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Details - Assistant Professor - Plant Physiology | Human Resources | UMass Amherst

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