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N.S. Vitek

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Paleontologist. Consumed by describing shapes and learning how to c̶o̶o̶k̶ get little humans to eat collard greens w̶e̶l̶l̶ at all.

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Z. Jack Tseng @tsengzj.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Vert paleo curator gig at LSU; see recently published "Vertebrate Fossils of Louisiana" for a preview of the collections and potential projects that can be developed: repository.lsu.edu/spmns/5/
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Vertebrate Fossils of Louisiana
By Suyin Ting, Lorene E. Smith, Connor D. White, et al., Published on 01/01/25
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Brandon Peecook @gondwannabe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tenure-track assistant professor/curator jobs in vertebrate paleo posted at both Idaho State and Louisiana State is a nice salve right now. ☕️ Apply, apply! 🥔 🐊 🦴 ⛏️
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Seth Finnegan @sethf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship program is accepting applications until November 1. If you're a finishing Ph.D student or recent grad interested in coming to Berkeley to work on a project in paleobiology/paleoecology/geobiology please feel free to reach out! ppfp.ucop.edu/info/
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University of California | President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
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Dakota McCoy, PhD @reallymccoy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Looking for a postdoc? At UChicago, the Climate Systems Engineering Initiative is soliciting apps: $95K salary , $10k research funds. I am happy to mentor folks in bio/eco/evo aspects, e.g. on (i) rewilding or (ii) ocean alkallinity enhancement. climateengineering.uchicago.edu/opportunitie...
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Florida Museum of Natural History @floridamuseum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Work with us! 🐾 Assistant Curator of Environmental Archaeology This is a 12-month, tenure-track position 👇 🔸 Full info: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/caree... 🔸 About the Department of Natural History at the Florida Museum: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/ 🏛️📌 Apply by Oct. 16, 2026
A person wearing glasses uses a digital caliper to measure a shell from a tray of numerous shells in a lab.Two people kneeling by a rectangular archaeological excavation site, using brushes to clear dirt from stones.Four people work in a storage room filled with shelves of boxes, using laptops and lamps to examine specimens.An adult and two students examine seashells and small fossils in plastic bins in a classroom with educational posters on the walls.
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JL Weissman @jlw-ecoevo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Two weeks left to apply for these postoc positions! We seek two postdocs interested in 1) building trait prediction models capable of resolving complex microbial traits from genomes and metagenomes, and/or (2) building mathematical models of microbial community dynamics in the human microbiome.
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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 27/09/2026
Becky Sullivan of NPR has written this terrible article about the cynical "protect college sports" bill, that frames as bipartisan the intentional attempt to undo what I and many other people accomplished: reducing the financial exploitation of some of the poorest, Blackest kids in the nation.
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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
pls note the bats have been carefully depicted HANGING FROM THEIR LITTLE BRANCHES on this radial phylogeny (bats drawn by Fiona Reid, whose portfolio is here --> fionareid.ca)
section of the central bat phylogeny figure from this new bat phylogeny paper; the representative bat from each family is hanging from the taxon label by its little toesies
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Rich Meisel @richmeisel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We're hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Evolutionary Biology in my department at the university of Houston @uh-ecoevo.bsky.social Come be my colleague careers.uh.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant or Associate Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Houston, Texas, United States
Department: Biology and Biochemistry Salary: Commensurate with experience Description: The Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Houston seeks to hire an evolutionary biolog...
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Michael Hiller @hillermich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Happy to share results of the @bat1kgenomes.bsky.social phase 1, providing reference genomes covering 21 bat families. New insights into bat phylogeny, ancestral genome reconstruction, European origin & ancestral echolocation. Great work by a team of 100+ colleagues www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Reference genomes and fossils revise bat family phylogeny and biogeography - Nature
An updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.
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Florida Museum of Natural History @floridamuseum.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We're hiring! 🐾 Assistant Curator of Environmental Archaeology This is a 12-month, tenure-track position 👇 🔸 Full info: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/caree... 🔸 About the Department of Natural History at the Florida Museum: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/ 🏛️📌 Apply by Oct. 16, 2026
A woman in a striped shirt holds a fragment of pottery while standing in a storage area with shelves of archival boxes.An adult and two students examine seashells and small fossils in plastic bins in a classroom with educational posters on the walls.Four people work in a storage room filled with shelves of boxes, using laptops and lamps to examine specimens.A person wearing a cap sits on a beach, holding a sieve over a bucket with other buckets and nets on the sand.
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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Come work here, it is a fun place and we would love to have you as our colleague: careers.amnh.org/postings/4923 #Lepidoptera #Insect #Entomology #AMNH
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Assistant Curator/Assistant Professor, Invertebrate Zoology
The Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) seeks an outstanding tenure-track Assistant Curator/Assistant Professor with expertise in the evolution of Lepidop...
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Unite NY @unite-ny.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New Yorkers can vote for the people who write state law. They can't propose law themselves. No citizen ballot initiative exists here at the state level, and that shapes what reform is even possible. 🧵
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JL Weissman @jlw-ecoevo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
My lab is hiring two(!) postdocs interested in (1) building trait prediction models capable of resolving complex microbial traits from genomes and metagenomes, and/or (2) building mathematical models of microbial community dynamics www.microbialgamut.com/mGAMUT_postd...
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Brandon Peecook @gondwannabe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Tenure-track job in vertebrate paleo! 🦬🦕🦈🦴 This is my former position at the Idaho Museum of Natural History & Biological Sciences. Can confirm that the collections are excellent & understudied; AND that the people at the IMNH and BioSci are wonderful colleagues. APPLY!
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Curator/Assistant Professor, Idaho Museum of Natural History & Biological Sciences (3756)
Job DescriptionThe Idaho Museum of Natural History and the Department of Biological Sciences at Idaho State University invite applications for a joint...
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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
NSF just posted the call for the annual Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB). You must propose a project to apply AI to biological research. Deadline is Sep 29, 2026 www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
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Kory Evans Ph.D @sternarchella.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is actually heartbreaking. This museum is my favorite place in the entire city and inspired me as a child and as an adult. There’s gotta be a way to save it. www.inquirer.com/education/ac...
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The Academy of Natural Sciences is closing its museum after nearly two centuries
The closure does not affect the rest of the institution, which builds and maintains the collections and conducts research through departments such as the Patrick Center for Environmental Research.
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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 01/08/2026
My comment on NSF-2026-OTR-0001, NSF's obsequious gutting of their own procedures, replacing them with OMB's proposed rules undermining federal grantmaking with their ideological agenda. Need guidance on commenting? @standupforscience.net has you covered: fight2win.standupforscience.net #NSF
Full text at https://gist.githubusercontent.com/noamross/292dee0ff3b9d47e345801cc7796f70c/raw/2f9bde9cdd1ce067bcce6633e7ddaf70bf0db041/2026-07-31-comment-NSF-2026-OTR-0001.txtFull text at https://gist.githubusercontent.com/noamross/292dee0ff3b9d47e345801cc7796f70c/raw/2f9bde9cdd1ce067bcce6633e7ddaf70bf0db041/2026-07-31-comment-NSF-2026-OTR-0001.txt
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Stuart McDaniel @stuartmcdaniel.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Friends, let’s do this. Here is the link to make a comment - www.regulations.gov/document/NSF...
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Paul Harnik @paulharnik.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Our dept @colgate.edu is hiring a tenure-stream asst prof in paleoclimate! We are so excited to learn about everyone's work & welcome our new colleague. Review of applications begins September 1. Pls share broadly. For details & to apply: apply.interfolio.com/188708
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 14/08/2026
The NSF Proposal is a not-so-sneaky attempt to implement Vought’s OMB Proposal before it’s finalized. Take action against the NSF Proposal; Leave your public comment: zurl.co/j2JCa Join us today at the NSF Rapid Response Workshop, 2-3PM ET: zurl.co/IXE9L
The graphic contains a photo of Russell Vought and the white Stand Up for Science logo. The graphic reads: "We need to stop the NSF Proposal; The NSF Proposal Intends to Implement Vought's OMB Proposal Policies Ahead of Time; Here's what you can do: Leave a public comment. Join us for the final NSF Rapid Response Workshop, Today, 2-3PM EST. LINKS IN BIO!"
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Lisandro Milocco @milocco.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
What can development contribute to predicting evolution? I argue it sets what evolution can access, and this depends on timescale since different parts of development evolve at different rates. Hence coarse-graining: keep only what matters 📣 New in @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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Hoyaboya @hoyaboya1.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Bever et al. (2026, The American Naturalist) Conserved Polymorphism, Fossils, and the Macroevolutionary Reach of Microevolution doi.org/10.1086/740891
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Conserved Polymorphism, Fossils, and the Macroevolutionary Reach of Microevolution | The American Naturalist: Vol 0, No ja
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Carole Hom @clhom.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The colleagues are phenomenal, the research is great, and it’s a department that values teaching and mentoring. Evidence: see the “10 Simple Rules…” paper by faculty and postdocs in the department. osf.io/preprints/ed...
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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I am excited to announce a job for an Asst Prof in Plant Evolution in the dept. of Evolution and Ecology at @ucdavis.bsky.social. We're looking broadly, from macro (speciation, comparative genomics, evo-devo) to micro (pop biology, adaptive evolution, evo-eco). recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07777
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N.S. Vitek @nsvitek.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
New @stonybrooku.bsky.social student coauthored research: Many proposed rules predict a link between climate and tooth size in mammals. Well-supported rules would help us know what to expect in new environments. But which rules actually have support? A case study: Northern Grasshopper Mice
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Size of grasshopper mice (Onychomys leucogaster) predicted by moisture, but not resource rules
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Dr. Mary T. Silcox @marytsilcox.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The University of Toronto Mississauga invites applications for a tenure stream Assistant Professor position in Paleoanthroplogy. Deadline to apply is October 15, 2026. Full details: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Mississa...
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Assistant Professor - Palaeoanthropology
Assistant Professor - Palaeoanthropology
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Florida Museum of Natural History @floridamuseum.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Last call! We're hiring 🐟 Assistant Curator of Ichthyology 🏛️📌 Apply by Aug. 21, 2026 This is a 12-month, tenure-track position 👇 🔸 Full info: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/caree... 🔸 Apply via @ufl.edu: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/54...
Man in blue shirt holding a large fish and a tray of smaller fish, with a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission vehicle behind him.Two women working with animal specimens in a storage room with metal shelving and a forklift.A fish specimen preserved in a glass jar, displayed with other specimens in similar jars.Group of people in a studio setting observing a clear container with an object inside, some taking photos with phones.
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Joe Levy @colddirt.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Love exploring climate change in the geological record? Want to teach about climate change with fabulous undergraduates? Yearning to advance your paleoclimate research in a supportive, scholarship-forward environment? Then come work with us at Colgate University! ⚒️🧪❄️🧪🌊🧪 apply.interfolio.com/188708
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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Come work for me at the North Dakota Geological Survey and run the Paleontology Section. Applications due August 30th. " www.cnd.nd.gov/psc/recruit/...
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Matt Friedman @friedmanlab.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Two tenured, mid-career positions available in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Michigan: Climate-Driven Hazards and Earth Surface Dynamics. Applications due Aug. 15th: lsa.umich.edu/earth/about-...
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Job Postings | U-M LSA Earth and Environmental Sciences
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JL Weissman @jlw-ecoevo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I'm recruiting a PhD student to work on genomic trait inference and microbiome modeling in permafrost thaw systems (on an NSF-funded project). If you have a strong interest in computational biology/microbial ecology please reach out! More details to come soon.
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Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Hey All! I know its field season for many of us, so I wanted to give everyone a heads up on this: The Paleontology Section Manager position (my former job) will be posting on or around August 1. Keep an eye out if you are interested in taking on the leadership of the dynamic NDGS Paleontology team!
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Red Alert Warning
ALT: Red Alert Warning
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N.S. Vitek @nsvitek.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Lots of room for responsible innovation at the intersection of AI, computer vision, morphometrics, paleontology, and evolutionary biology! Don't sleep on this PRFB call -- happy to chat project ideas. Let's build something together! www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
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Paul Harnik @paulharnik.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
We are pleased to announce that the Dept of Earth & Environmental Geosciences @colgate.edu is hiring a tenure-stream asst professor in paleoclimate! For additional info regarding the position & to apply: apply.interfolio.com/188708 . Please share broadly & contact us with your questions. Thank you!
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Tracy Heath @trayc7.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I’m recruiting a PhD student to join our lab in the fall of 2027. If you’re excited about phylogenetics, comp bio, paleobiology, stats theory, macroevolution, etc. please get in touch! Folks at #Evol2026, you can talk to @brpetrucci.bsky.social & @sigournie.bsky.social to learn more about our lab
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Anat Belasen, PhD @anatlovesfrogs.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
My department is hiring a lead researcher for our molecular core lab! Please help distribute and feel free to reach out if you have questions I can help with jobs.ou.edu/jobs/core-mo...
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Core Molecular Facility Lead Researcher - Norman, Oklahoma, United States
Pay Range: Targeted salary: $87,000 annually, based on experience Benefits Eligible: Yes Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, Standard/Fixed Schedule Travel: Not required Position Introduction: The Lea...
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Brandon Peecook @gondwannabe.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🐢🐊🦎🐍🐸 !!
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Sandy Kawano, PhD @sandyk.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Job Alert! I am recruiting a postdoc (and soon a lab tech) to study the functional morphology and biomechanics of walking-like behaviors in fishes at the University of Virginia. Details at: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0.... Ads for postdoc+lab tech on salamander locomotion grant coming soon! 🧪🐟🦎
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Research Associate in Biology in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Research at University of Virginia
Apply for Research Associate in Biology job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Research at University of Virginia
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N.S. Vitek @nsvitek.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
If you're applying to Ecology & Evolution PhD programs this fall or just got into one this spring, this funding is for you! Simons Graduate Fellowship in Ecology & Evolution The emphasis on funding cross-timescale studies fits my lab perfectly: consider applying! Application (LOI) due June 30
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Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...
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Jonathan Basile @jonothingeb.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I wrote for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social about Kathryn Paige Harden's new book, an attempt to popularize the eugenics of criminality. I read it as a gambit to build liberal support for the project animating far right politics today, inspired by Replacement theory.
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Lewis A. Jones (he/him) @lewisajones.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
We're hiring a Research Technician at the University of Vigo! 🇪🇸 Join the BENEDICTS project and help us build a database of benthic foraminifera to better understand how marine ecosystems have changed over time. 🔗 secretaria.uvigo.gal/uv/web/convo...
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| Secretaría Online Universidade de Vigo
Secretaría Online Universidade de Vigo -
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Lee Hsiang Liow (廖珕庠) @lhliow.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Apply for a Paleosynthesis workshop with a Co-PI! Deadline 26 June 2026. Gather up to 14 participants for a workshop for a burning palaeontology question! I have participated in a couple in the past and they are really fun! www.paleosynthesis.nat.fau.de/info-callws/
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Workshop Application Information – Welcome to PaleoSynthesis
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N.S. Vitek @nsvitek.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Job Opening: Director of the Turkana Basin Institute (TBI). Opportunity to build on TBI's history of research, education, and international collaboration in early human history, paleoanthropology, paleobiology, drylands ecology, genomics, and the geosciences. www.imsearch.com/open-searche...
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Director | Isaacson, Miller
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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Come work with us!
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Kiersten Formoso, PhD(epressed) @formorphology.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Hi! I'm not here very often, but I just launched my brand new lab website! I'm also hiring a !!! three-year !!! Postdoc. Interest form link can be found under "The Team" section. (Current domain name is temporary haha. FormorphologyLab dot com coming soon!) badger-mustard-h5jf.squarespace.com
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N.S. Vitek @nsvitek.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Favorite quote: "What's great about science is its people... If we use these tools to bypass that process in favor of faster output...[w]e take away the only part of it that wasn't replaceable in the first place." ergosphere.blog/posts/the-ma...
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The machines are fine. I'm worried about us.
On AI agents, grunt work, and the part of science that isn't replaceable.
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Dr Simon Goodman @phoca-sapiens.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Come join us! We're recruiting 3 new academic posts in the School of Biology, University of Leeds, closing 23/04/26. Assoc Prof Plant Science tinyurl.com/4x48jc78 Assoc Prof Animal Biology tinyurl.com/2s4sk85s Lecturer in Ecology, Zoology, Biodiversity or Ecosystem Management: tinyurl.com/39dwp47j
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Unite NY @unite-ny.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Hot take: term limits for state legislators shouldn't be a controversial idea. And in New York, the data proves it isn't. 🧵
Graphic showing a pie chart 81% complete. Text: New Yorkers Support Term Limits / Voter Empowerment Index 2026: 81% of New yorkers support term limits for state legislators.
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Anurag Agrawal @anurag-asclepias.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Open postdoc position in my lab at Cornell, conducting comparative and experimental studies on transcriptomic responses to diet and toxins, utilizing the milkweed-insect community. Background in molecular bio & herbivory desired. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31867
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Cornell University, CALS Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Job #AJO31867, WDR-00057721 Postdoctoral Associate, CALS Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US
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