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Paddy Tkaczynski @paddytkaczynski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🚨🐵Primate Job: @plasticprimates.bsky.social have teamed up with @monkeyforest.bsky.social and we have a postdoctoral researcher position opening to explore Barbary macaque population and conservation genomics. Details are here (tinyurl.com/mr275rrm) but feel to reach out to me with any questions!

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Andrew Lin @andrewclin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We're hiring! Join us as a postdoc to study how the brain is optimised for sensory coding and memory Please spread the word! Apply at jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research... Deadline: 5 October 2026 Learn more at: www.aclinlab.org

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Research Associate: Neuroscience (2 Posts)

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Chris Krupenye @chriskrupenye.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🚨 PhD position in human, nonhuman primate, and/or dog cognition! I am thrilled to be reviewing applicants this year for a new PhD student to join the Social & Cognitive Origins Group in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins @jhu.edu @jhuartssciences.bsky.social 1/

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Christoph Völter @christophvoelter.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Join us in Vienna! We are looking for a #PhD student and a #Postdoc to investigate #innovation in great #apes: PhD ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/... Postdoc ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/... Application deadline: August 17th. Please share widely!

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Quentin Bacquelé @quentinbacquele.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

1/ The world's songbirds sing in just 8 basic sounds. And where a bird lives decides which ones it uses. My first PhD paper is out now in @science.org (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee6239) Here is what we found:

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Claudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

If you enjoyed #ISBE2026, the next one to look forward to is #ECBB2026. Registration closes August 17th, so sign up quickly! www.aru.ac.uk/events/confe...

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Registration - ECBB 2026 - ARU

Find out how to register for the European Congress for Behavioural Biology (ECBB) 2026 at ARU, Cambridge, 1-4 September 2026.

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drphilcox.bsky.social @drphilcox.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

JOB ALERT! We are recruiting at @ucl-c4ia.bsky.social - a lecturer (Grade 8) or associate professor (Grade 9) in primate or human evolutionary anatomy (research and teaching). Contact Susan Evans or myself for further details. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRZ412/l...

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Lecturer / Associate Professor in Primate or Human Evolutionary Anatomy at UCL

Searching for an academic job? Explore this Lecturer / Associate Professor in Primate or Human Evolutionary Anatomy opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

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Stu West @stuwest.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The University of Exeter have announced a programme of academic staff cuts, including all of www.exeter.ac.uk/research/gro... Sign the open letter of support at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @crab-exeter.bsky.social

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Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour (CRAB) | Research Groups | University of Exeter

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Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Interested in Animal acoustic communication? Human non-verbal communication? Bioacoustics for biodiversity? Effects of anthropogenic noise?👇 visit the new website of the ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab, a unique ecosystem combining Research and Training. www.eneslab.com #bioacoustics

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ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab

Home page of the ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab.

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International Bioacoustics Society IBAC @ibacsocial.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Ready for a deep dive into bioacoustics? ENER Winter School is open for applications until the end of September. The intensive course runs January 4-15 2027.

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Jamie Whitehouse @jamiewhitehouse.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

We are currently accepting applications for two positions on this project! Research Fellow/Post doc : tinyurl.com/postdocNTU PhD Student: tinyurl.com/PhDNTU Come work with us! @bridgetwaller.bsky.social @neuroprimato.bsky.social

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Jamie Whitehouse @jamiewhitehouse.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🐒 PhD Opportunity 🐒 I'm excited to announce that we are now welcoming applications for a 3-year fully funded PhD position at Nottingham Trent University as part of our @leverhulme.ac.uk funded project. More info: jamiewhitehouse.github.io/mappingconne... Apply here: tinyurl.com/PhDNTU

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Alex Sanchez-Amaro @alex-primate.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Not a secret anymore! I am extremely proud and happy to present you the EVApeCognition Dataset, out now in Scientific Data. Over the last 5 years we have assembled and standardized data from 150 studies on great ape cognition from the WKPRC in the Leipzig Zoo! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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EVApeCognition: An 18-Year Dataset of Great Ape Cognition - Scientific Data

Scientific Data - EVApeCognition: An 18-Year Dataset of Great Ape Cognition

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Bridget Waller @bridgetwaller.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Research Assistant position working on eye-tracking and parenting cognition in macaques, linked to Yuri Kawaguchi's BBSRC Fellowship. Join us at NTU! @yurikawaguchi.bsky.social vacancies.ntu.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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Research Assistant in Primate Cognition:Hybrid

Research Assistant in Primate Cognition working with captive rhesus macaques to improve animal welfare.

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Kathelijne Koops @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

📣ATTENTION!!! Postdoc position on Creativity in Wild Chimpanzees and Bonobos 🤩 With the APE Group & Wildminds Lab @nakedprimate.bsky.social Come join us!!! ✨Please RT✨ @efprimatology.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social

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Claudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

🧵 Very proud our special collection on vocal communication in corvids in Animal Cognition (@springernature.com) is now fully published! 🐦 Huge thanks to all collaborators and contributors who made this possible! (1/15) link.springer.com/collections/...

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Vocal communication in corvids

In the field of vocal communication, research has mostly focussed on birds because of their vocal learning capacity and non-human primates due to their ...

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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

⏰Time running out - deadline 19th April - to apply for funded #PhD: 🪶Quantifying animal movement patterns & behavioural interactions in a changing world 👥Joint with us @bristolbiosci.bsky.social & #SimonGriffith #MacquarieUniversity #modelling #birds #mammals #Australia ℹ️ tinyurl.com/343acaev

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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

🚨JOB alert🚨 We have three (yes, THREE) 🌟lectureships🌟 advertised in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol. Broad remit, including #AnimalBehaviour & #GlobalChangeBiology ⏱️Deadline: 8th March 2026 🙏Please circulate widely 😊Come join us! Full #job details: tinyurl.com/y3us95rc

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Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol

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Jérôme Micheletta @jmicheletta.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

We are recruiting a Lecturer in Psychology: mss.port.ac.uk/ce0732li_web... and a Teaching Fellow: mss.port.ac.uk/ce0732li_web.... Come and join the Centre for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology 🐶🐵🐴🐘🕷️🧒 www.port.ac.uk/research/res...

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BERG Stirling @berg-stirling.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

We had a fantastic seminar yesterday led by @rouratorresb.bsky.social about early life adversity and fitness trajectories in mandrills. Thanks again, Berta!

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Alex Sanchez-Amaro @alex-primate.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Glad to share our new study led by @kirstensutherland.bsky.social. We have investigated how chimpanzees solve common pool resources using a novel group paradigm. Find more in Kirsten's post

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Adrian Soldati @adriansoldati.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

New paper out👂📢🐒! We highlight the remarkable expertise of local field assistants at BCFS (Uganda) in interpreting chimpanzee pant-hoot calls—identifying who is calling, their age, sex, and context—revealing scientific knowledge built through years of experience. doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

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Claudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

If you work on corvid ecology, behaviour, cognition, or conservation, this might be useful for you 👇 I’ve just published CORVIDATA in Scientific Data 🐦 doi.org/10.1038/s415... (1/4)

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CORVIDATA: A global dataset of morphology, ecology, sociality, and life-history in Corvidae - Scientific Data

Scientific Data - CORVIDATA: A global dataset of morphology, ecology, sociality, and life-history in Corvidae

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Cornish Jackdaw Project @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Exciting PhD opportunity to develop tech and software to record and understand wild animal behaviour. Fully funded by EPSRC DLA. Based at @uniexecec.bsky.social; co-supervised by Alex Thornton (@cornishjackdaws.bsky.social), @kjhockings.bsky.social and collaborators. Apply: tinyurl.com/5fr73snt

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Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

📢JOB alert📢 Application for the camp manager position at the @taichimpproject.bsky.social is open now. We seek a new camp manager starting on January 1, 2026, for 2+1 years (3rd year optional) working with and for wild chimpanzees in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire.👇 emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/I...

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Our 2025 Field Skills Workshop is Underway! As part of the field skills workshop, we have a panel of four primate researchers with extensive experience in community-based animal conservation, who will be speaking with our participants.

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

We have new primate merch on our online shop! Check out whats on offer; there's always time to treat yourself (or a primate-obsessed friend!): primatesocietyofgreatbritain.teemill.com

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Dr Blake Morton @drblakemorton.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Our free #nature booklet for young readers, Urban Tails, has six stories - each covering a different season of the year. Be sure to read this month's story for August! Over 1,500 downloads and counting! 🦊🏙️🍃🌳 #BritishCarnivoreProject Link here: www.blakemorton.co.uk/download/129...

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Claudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

The first papers from our special collection on vocal communication in corvids are now live. Most are still under review, stay tuned for more updates as they’re published! link.springer.com/collections/...

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Vocal communication in corvids

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Dr Blake Morton @drblakemorton.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

🚨Please circulate🚨 The #BritishCarnivoreProject has a #free booklet, entitled Urban Tails, to help young people (ages 9-14) engage with #nature. It includes #stories, #outdoor activities, and other fun #educational materials. 🦊🏙️🌳🍃Download here: www.blakemorton.co.uk/download/129...

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Cat Hobaiter @nakedprimate.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

📣 Join the K/Creative Ape Team 🤓 2 PhDs on Creativity in Wild Chimpanzees & Bonobos; w myself & the v awesome @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social @snf-fns.ch Uni Zurich @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @efp2026.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primbehavecol.bsky.social 🐵🧪

two 4-year PhD positions in the Ape Behaviour & Ecology Group of the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Zurich, and the Wild Minds Lab of the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of St Andrews, to study wild chimpanzees and bonobos.
The PhD candidates will work within the Creative Ape Project. The overall goal of the project is to enhance our understanding of the evolution of creativity, and to shed light on whether humans are a uniquely 'creative ape'. To do so we will apply a comparative approach, quantifying the creative capacities of wild non-human apes to investigate the underlying drivers that shape creative expression across species. The project explores four interconnected topics: i) Making mavericks, ii) Funny guys and arty-types, iii) Lone ape geniuses, and iv) Creative ape economies. We employ a comprehensive approach that leverages long-term datasets, new field data, detailed manual video-coding, bespoke automated deep-learning models, and advanced modelling, to extract rich information on the ways in which apes solve problems in their daily lives.

Excellent collaborative, independent working and time management skills are essential. Previous field experience (incl. behavioural data collection) is required, and experience working in remote places under difficult living conditions is highly recommended. The project will require strong data management and data analysis skills, and 12-18 months of field work split into 2-3 periods.

Please submit your application in a single PDF to kathelijne.koops@iea.uzh.ch and clh42@st-andrews.ac.uk – by 4th of August 2025. Feel free to get in touch if you have any inquiries about the positions. Applications should include: 1) cover letter stating your motivation and how your expertise fits the project (max. 1 page), 2) Curriculum Vitae, 3) copy of the highest degree obtained, 4) names and contact details of two referees, and 5) reprints of 1-2 selected publications

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Paddy Tkaczynski @paddytkaczynski.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

PSGB's Primate Field Skills Course is running again this year: tinyurl.com/yvrhwtn7 It is aimed at developing primate field skills, particularly for those who may face obstacles gaining these skills in other ways. You can help raise funds for more participants to join here: tinyurl.com/3s7p538u

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PSGB Field Skills Workshop | Primate Society of Great Britain | Primate Society of Great Britain

Applications are open for our 2025 Field Skills Workshop at London Zoo, A ZSL conservation zoo (28th-30th August)! This is the second year that we are running the Field Skills Workshop, which is aime...

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Amanda Rotella @amrotella.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

🚨Job alert in Psyc! 🚨 Northumbria is hiring ⭐Vice Chancellor Fellows ⭐! - Assistant Profs, with 3 years for research focus - then transition to regular role Check out it out here: work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Applications are now open for our 2025 Field Skills Workshop! The Field Skills Workshop is a 3-day workshop aimed to develop theory and practice in field skills. See 🧵

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Socializing with Scientists @socwithsci.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

🎧 Feel what it's like to follow a chimp through the rainforest, deciphering its language... New episode of Socializing with Scientists with Dr. Cédric Girard-Buttoz out now! @tozbu.bsky.social @taichimpproject.bsky.social @romanwittig.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/2464891/epis...

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Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Chimpanzees attachment types ... Thank you to a great team work of the @taichimpproject.bsky.social together with @elerolland.bsky.social @oscarnl.bsky.social @paddytkaczynski.bsky.social @tozbu.bsky.social @romanwittig.bsky.social and others not yet on bluesky

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Cédric Girard-Buttoz @tozbu.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

🚨PAPER ALERT Chimpanzees expand the meanings of their single calls when combining them. They use a variety of mechanisms, analogous to those found in human language, to alter the meanings of single calls in their combinations. Photo by @lirsamuni.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Paddy Tkaczynski @paddytkaczynski.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

🚨🐵Paid primate work: In collaboration with Stichting AAP and University of Rennes, we are looking for a research coordinator to monitor a wild Barbary macaque reintroduction. More details and how to apply can be found here: groups.google.com/a/g-groups.w...

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Research coordinator - Barbary macaque reintroduction monitoring (12 months)

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Lauren Brent @ljnbrent.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Postdoc job alert! I'm hiring a 3-yr postdoc to work on our Social Modifiers of Primate Lifespans grant. Job info and how to apply below. Deadline June 1. Pls share! jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

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Lindsay Murray @lindsayem.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Fab time at #ASAB Spring 2025 - well done to Flora Talyigas for her first ever talk and to Nikki, Jade and Flora for representing our new Student Subcommittee! #ASABSpring2025

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Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Congratulations to TCP Co-director @lirsamuni.bsky.social for winning the ASAB Christopher Barnard Award for her work on #chimpanzees and #bonobos

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Adrian Soldati @adriansoldati.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Our new paper is out! 🐒🔊 We compared two wild chimpanzee populations and found that individuals adjust pant hoot acoustics based on context (feeding vs. travelling). Most patterns are shared, but subtle community differences may hint at a small role for vocal usage learning. doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

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Claudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Still time to submit to our special collection on 'Vocal communication in corvids' in Animal Cognition @springernature.com. link.springer.com/collections/...

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