Reposted by Peter KorstenPEC Exeter @pec-exeter.bsky.social · 18hFunded 3.5 year PhD🎺 The effects of gamebird release and management on the lowland ecosystems of S England Lots of fieldwork. A robust and resilient student is required. Focus on reptiles and ecto-parasites Any Qs, please DM or email me Please RT www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 13733
Reposted by Peter KorstenBTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We're looking for our next Editor of BTO News! Find out more about the role and apply here➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 😀 📅 Full time, Permanent. 📝 £38,710.00 per annum. 📍 Thetford, Norfolk (Hybrid). Deadline for applications: 30 September 2026. #Ornithology 13439
Reposted by Peter KorstenWelsh Ornithological Society @birdsinwales.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Welsh Ornithological Society Annual Conference 2026 📅 31 October 2026 📍 Aberystwyth University ⏰ 10am–5pm 🎯 Theme: ‘Bound for Wales’ | ‘Ar y ffordd i Gymru’ 🎟️ Book your place now - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/welsh-orni... 0127
Reposted by Peter KorstenBTO | 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 Peter KorstenRSPB 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 Peter KorstenEdward Grey Institute @egioxford.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Remember the summer heatwaves in the UK in 2026? The late May heatwave was exceptional: an event +4.3 sd above mean - likely to occur only once every few decades under normal conditions. It was also unusual in being early and coinciding with tit breeding season. What consequences did it have? 🧵1/n 11912
Reposted by Peter KorstenRUB History & Philosophy of Science @roto-rub.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Great new open access book by Pim Edelaar: "The Selective Organism: An Expanded Theory of Adaptive Evolution" Check it out here: academic.oup.com/book/63165?l... #HPBio #PhilSci 25427
Reposted by Peter KorstenHanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Come and work with us (the Kokkonuts) as a postdoc! Our research within (theory-evo-eco) is broad; let's say it's implicitly defined by the journal club papers we read. Which is why the application process includes a JC-related task, I hope it'll be a fun one for you! www.evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...evoldir.net 195118
Reposted by Peter KorstenEuropean Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · 12/08/2026🗓️ SAVE THE DATE! Join us for our 16th meeting in Brno, Czech Republic! #EOU2027 | 23 - 27 August 2027 | www.eou27.cz Stay tuned for more updates! #ornithology 🦅eou27.czTHE 16 th EOU Conference 2027! – THE 16 th EOU Conference 2027! 02924
Reposted by Peter KorstenMichal Šulc @biosulc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Conference website for #EOU2027 is on! www.eou27.cz 01611
Reposted by Peter KorstenQuentin Bacquelé @quentinbacquele.bsky.social · 23/07/20261/ 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: 12502183
Reposted by Peter KorstenJack Ashby @jackdashby.bsky.social · 20/07/2026🚨 #MUSEUMJOBS KLAXON🚨 We're looking for a Senior Digitiser and two Digitisers to work across @zoologymuseum.bsky.social & @camplantsci.bsky.social to help create biodiversity data for the researchers who need it, through #DiSSCoUK. 1. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/senior-... 2. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/digitis... 15052
Reposted by Peter KorstenBob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Do you have a background in behavioural ecology and are you interested in doing a PhD in Australia? I’m looking for new grad students so check out our website (BobWongLab.org) or come find me in Torino at #ISBE2026. 🐟🐠 082108
Reposted by Peter KorstenBehaviour 2027 @behaviour2027.bsky.social · 09/07/2026We are excited to announce that #Behaviour2027 (XXXIX International Ethological Congress) will be taking place in Vienna, Austria! We are looking forward to having you all join us next year from August 23-27. Please follow and share! 114485
Reposted by Peter KorstenVlad Demartsev @animal-sounds.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Who wants to spend 6 months at the Kalahari Research Centre? 0816
Reposted by Peter KorstenSimon Evans @sevans.bsky.social · 03/07/2026A new group dedicated to evolutionary ecology! This is an opportunity to have a permanent community space for the field, as well as ensure regular conferences like #ExE2026. But it needs your help 👇 13820
Reposted by Peter Korstenanimalecol-nioo.bsky.social @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social · 24/06/2026PhD position open 🚨 We are seeking a talented, enthusiastic, and collaborative PhD candidate to investigate how seasonal environmental change influences population vulnerability and to develop new indicators of demographic risk and resilience in wild bird populations. nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...nioo.knaw.nlPhD position: Indicators of demographic risk and resilience in wild birdsWe are seeking a talented, enthusiastic, and collaborative PhD candidate to investigate how seasonal environmental change influences population vulnerability and to develop new indicators of demograph... 048
Reposted by Peter KorstenMorten Frederiksen @seabirdmortenf.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Happy to announce a postdoc position with me and Jakob Strand, to work on data from the revamped Danish beached bird survey organised by DOF BirdLife Denmark. How many seabirds end up on Danish beached, where do they come from, and why did they die? #seabirds ecos.au.dk/en/about-us/...ecos.au.dkPostdoc in seabird ecology - Vacancy at Aarhus UniversityVacancy at Department of Ecoscience - Arctic Ecosystem Ecology, Aarhus University 03037
Reposted by Peter KorstenXav Harrison @xavh.bsky.social · 17/06/2026We are now recruiting for a 3 year NERC-funded postdoc to study the transmission dynamics of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in migratory birds. Based in the Wild Microbiome Lab @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful Cornwall. 13651
Reposted by Peter KorstenNL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW @niooknaw.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Do you want to use your experience with AI to help ecological research? The Netherlands Institute of Ecology is looking for an AI engineer in ecology. Interested? Or know someone who is? Apply to the vacancy by 14 June: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...nioo.knaw.nlAI engineer in ecologyThe Animal Ecology Department has several ongoing data and software-related projects that already integrate AI, LLM, and machine learning approaches into our work. Many of these projects will benefit ... 069
Reposted by Peter KorstenSteve Portugal @sjportugal.bsky.social · 19/05/2026We have a full time permanent technician position open, specialising in fish. Based at the John Krebs Field Station out at Wytham (University of Oxford). @biology.ox.ac.uk my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... 0711
Reposted by Peter KorstenBenjamin Jarrett @bjmjarrett.bsky.social · 18/05/2026I am hiring a postdoc for a project on herbivory of Rhododendron by insects in North Wales! Genomics expertise required, field experience preferred. Hoping to hire quickly! Bangor is awesome! Get in touch if you want any more details! jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php....jobs.bangor.ac.ukJob Details | Bangor University Jobs 23152
Reposted by Peter KorstenDr Rachael Miller (Harrison) @drrmiller.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Postdoc Opportunity! 4-year @royalsociety.org funded post @uniexecec.bsky.social: “Understanding the role of individual cognitive variation in reintroduction biology”. Closes: 5 June 2026. More info & to apply: careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/78... Wt: @paradiseparkhayle.bsky.social & Wildwood Trust 15956
Reposted by Peter KorstenBTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 27/04/2026There's a mini jobs bonanza just now at BTO! 🐦 Apply to become our next Scottish Raptor Monitoring Coordinator, Biological Data Manager or Research Support Officer via www.bto.org/jobs Birds Science People; it is a powerful combination – will you be part of it? 04944
Reposted by Peter KorstenAdam Hayward @adhayward.bsky.social · 24/04/2026One of our PhD students is looking at pasture management and parasite control in UK farms, and would like to hear from farmers about their current grazing and worm control practices. Please spread this survey far and wide! app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/moredungro...app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.ukPasture management and grazing strategies on UK farmsOnline surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK... 023
Reposted by Peter KorstenAndy 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 02034
Reposted by Peter KorstenBTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Job Alert 📢 Join BTO as a Senior Research Ecologist! Apply now➡️ www.bto.org/jobs This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of BTO’s climate change work! 📆 Application deadline: Sunday 26 April. 📝 £44,637 per annum. 📍 Hybrid, HQ in Norfolk or one of our country offices. #Ornithology 22837
Reposted by Peter KorstenJamie Dunning @j-dunning.net · 27/03/2026This is excellent opportunity for 14(!) young birders to visit Lundy, boat and board included -- lundybirdobs.org.uk/news-and-sig... Additional funding for young people to get out to a bird obs. through the BTO here -- www.bto.org/our-work/you... 🪶lundybirdobs.org.ukLundy Bird Observatory - Young Birders Opportunity 02117
Reposted by Peter KorstenAndy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 27/03/2026📢Fully-funded #PhD opportunity with us ❓Quantifying animal #movement patterns & behavioural #interactions in a changing world 👥Joint position in @bristolbiosci.bsky.social & #MacquarieUniversity 📆19th April deadline tinyurl.com/343acaev #maths #modelling #data #fieldwork #Australia 🙏PLEASE SHARE 080104
Reposted by Peter Korstenanimalecol-nioo.bsky.social @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social · 25/03/2026We have a new record 🚨 the warm month of march in the Netherlands had its effect on the first laying date of the Great tits! Breaking the record by two days the first egg date this year is 21st March. One blue tit went even beyond that and noted a first egg date on 19th of march! #breedingseason2026 0199
Reposted by Peter KorstenEdward Grey Institute @egioxford.bsky.social · 25/03/2026🚨🚨 Breaking news from Wytham Woods: The 80th year of data collection of the long-term tit study officially started today with this nest with 3 Blue Tit eggs (pic: @mcmahok.bsky.social). First egg inferred 23 March which is our earliest EVER nest - beating the previous record of 26 March by 3 days!🚨🚨 06216
Reposted by Peter KorstenGroningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences @gelifes.bsky.social · 05/03/2026📢 Hiring: Tenure Track Professor of Flyway Ecology & Scientific Director of BirdEyes, the Centre for Global Ecological Change Apply before 31 Mar 👇 werkenbij.rug.nl/vacature/ten... #Hiring #Vacancy #ScienceJobs #SciCommwerkenbij.rug.nlTenure Track Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Flyway Ecology, Scientific Director of BirdEyes, Centre for Global Ecological Change - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen 1920
Reposted by Peter KorstenJule Neumann @juleneumann.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Honored and over the moon to add another Chronobiology talk to the TEDx universe at Aberystwyth next week! 🌓🦟 There are still some tickets left! tedxaberystwyth.com @aberuni.bsky.social @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social @clocksevolution.bsky.social @bioclocksuk.bsky.socialtedxaberystwyth.comTEDxAberystwythIdeas worth spreading 0197
Reposted by Peter KorstenSteffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 18/02/2026NEW JOB in #ornithology chasing #nutcrackers in Switzerland to understand seed dispersal patterns: buff.ly/Cx0OOQy 38651
Reposted by Peter KorstenBTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 17/02/2026New role! 📢 We're looking for a dynamic and experienced Science Manager to join us at BTO. Apply now ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology 📆 Full time, Permanent. 📝 £46,344 per annum. 📍 Hybrid working. Deadline for applications: Monday 9 March. 03953
Reposted by Peter KorstenEdward Grey Institute @egioxford.bsky.social · 16/01/2026🚨🚨🚨 Field Assistant positions - four of them!! - working with the long-term Wytham project this coming spring. Details below. Previous year's field team - come and join us! Details below ⬇️ 01115
Reposted by Peter KorstenJulian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Six roles with @rspbcymru.bsky.social to survey breeding waders in #Wales in March/April, with a particular focus on #Curlews. Closing date is 25 January. #ConservationJobs app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...app.vacancy-filler.co.ukBreeding Wader Surveyor (Fixed Term) | RSPBWe are looking for fieldworkers to undertake a survey of breeding wader species at sites across Wales (primarily in North Wales, Powys and Gwent). The role will be mobile, visiting a wide range of upl... 01928
Reposted by Peter KorstenEOU Fledglings @eoufledglings.bsky.social · 09/01/2026🚨 Last call for abstracts! 🚨 Only 7 days left to submit your abstract for the EOU Fledglings Meeting 2026 🐣 🗓 Deadline: 16 January 2026 🎤 Oral & poster presentations welcome 🌍 Conference for early-career ornithologists 👉https://eounion.org/fledglings Don’t miss out — we’d love to see your work! ✨🦉 067
Reposted by Peter KorstenDr Katrina Siddiqi-Davies @katrina-siddiqi.bsky.social · 05/01/2026We are looking to hire a Seabird Field Assistant for 2026 for our Manx Shearwater research project. Please share this to anyone who'd like to get out in the field this summer and learn about biotelemetry, bird handling and research into animal behaviour. drive.google.com/file/d/1SGZt... 16874
Reposted by Peter KorstenMedwyn @medrobs.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Christmas Eve Eve #Aberystwyth #Ceredigion #Cymru #Wales 1474
Reposted by Peter KorstenBTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Exciting news! @btocymru.bsky.social is hosting its first Welsh Raptor Convention. Book a spot ➡️ www.bto.org/RaptorConvention2026 🦅 Find out results from our Welsh raptor survey Cudyll Cymru, listen to expert guest speakers, join our feather ID workshop and enjoy lunch! #BirdingWales 01810
Reposted by Peter KorstenTim Fawcett @timwfawcett.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Fully funded #PhD studentships, start Sept 2026: 1. Weaponry and aggression in wild fiddler crabs, with me, Safi Darden, Martin How tinyurl.com/weaponsPhD 2. The emotional basis of behaviour, with me, Danny Williamson, Andy Higginson tinyurl.com/emotionsPhD #AnimalBehaviour @crab-exeter.bsky.social 01626
Reposted by Peter KorstenRSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 11/12/2025We're hiring! Seasonal Research Assistant and Senior Research Assistant positions for 2026 🪶 Deadline: 11th Jan 26 Apply here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car... 01322
Peter Korsten @peterkorsten.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Lectureship in Zoology at Aberystwyth University! jobs.aber.ac.uk/en/vacancy/l... Come join our fantastic team at @aberdlsagb.bsky.social @aberuni.bsky.social in beautiful Wales. Application deadline: 14 Dec 2025. 1117
Reposted by Peter Korstenarsweeny.bsky.social @arsweeny.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Interested in how life history may shape the gut microbiome of a wild mammal? Keen on getting to work with an iconic long-term study system in Scotland? Check out this PhD opportunity with me, Josephine Pemberton and @gfalbery.bsky.social Reach out to chat more! www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 13032
Reposted by Peter KorstenPrimate Behavioral Ecology @primbehavecol.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Come and join our lab! We have TWO fully funded PhD positions AND a paid field assistant opportunity in our Behavioral Ecology group @uni-goettingen.de & @primatenzentrum.bsky.social. Projects will be part of @rtg2906-curiosity.bsky.social & @sfb1528.bsky.social!! Details in thread. Please re-post! 24953
Reposted by Peter KorstenEOU Fledglings @eoufledglings.bsky.social · 09/11/2025The date is set for the next EOU Fledglings Meeting 🐥 in Gdansk, Poland! Share the news with your peers! 🦆 02823
Reposted by Peter KorstenRSPB Cymru @rspbcymru.bsky.social · 30/10/2025🦅 Are you a leader, influential, want to have a transformational effect on the fundraising and communications sector - and want to save Wales' nature? 🐝 🦆 We're looking for a very special someone to become the new Head of Fundraising and Communications for RSPB Cymru! Apply here! 👉 brnw.ch/21wX2x6brnw.chHead of Fundraising and Communications/Pennaeth Codi Arian a Chyfathrebu - RSPB Cymru | RSPBMae'r RSPB yn awyddus i benodi Pennaeth Codi Arian a Chyfathrebu i RSPB Cymru. Bydd yr unigolyn llwyddiannus yn cynnig arweinyddiaeth strategol ac yn cyfrannu at ddatblygu a gweithredu strategaethau a... 038
Reposted by Peter KorstenJennifer Morinay @jennifer-morinay.bsky.social · 05/11/2025🚨 Come join the fantastic long-tailed tit team 🚨 🐦We are recruiting a field technician to collect behavioural data on a long-term studied population of wild long-tailed tits (passerine birds). 🪶20 months contract in Sheffield, UK. 🌲Deadline: 23/11/2025. jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici... 24849