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Chris Oakley

@quercus62.bsky.social
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Adaptive plastic responses to seasonality, fitness trade-offs, climate change, maladaptation, and heterosis. Plant lover. Assoc. Prof. Purdue University.

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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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Tiffany Lowe-Power stands with Minnesota @tlowepower.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Please repost/share We're hiring! UC Davis Plant Pathology seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in plant health & microbiomes. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07904 My department is full of great colleagues, and we look forward to recruiting our new colleague!
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Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I'm hiring a bioinformatician! Review of applications starts October 1 with a start date as soon as possible. 🧪 #Genomics #popGen #CompBio northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
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Bioinformatician - Lotterhos Lab
About the Opportunity About the Center for Marine Ecological Genomics The successful candidate will be based at the Lotterhos Lab and the Center for Marine Ecological Genomics at Northeastern Marine S...
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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Please consider submitting comments on the implementation for genome edited plants in the EU. Reminder: this is not the place for general statements regarding your personal vie of #NGT. Instead, the Commission is asking for input for the development of workable rules.
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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I am looking to hire two seasonal field/laboratory technicians to join the lab working at the MSU Kellogg Biological Station and Main Campus. The primary work will be dedicated to our switchgrass program with potential to expand into other roles in the lab with time. careers.msu.edu/jobs/profess...
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Professional Aide - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary(Basic Job Function) This is a temporary or an on-call position. Provides professional support. Responsibilities may include general business, science, medical, agricultural or other p...
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Sam Yeaman @samyeaman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I'm looking to hire a postdoc to work on the RepAdapt + MacroMar projects, analysing genomic data from >130 species of plants, animals, and fungi (VCFs are processed, ready to go). Lots of potential for creativity and collaboration! yeamanlab.weebly.com/uploads/5/7/...
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Keely Brown @keelybrownphd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I'll be recruiting both Master's and PhD students, so if you know anyone that might be interested in integrating genomics and phenomics to understand evolution in barley and macroalgae, send 'em my way!
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ybrandvain.bsky.social @ybrandvain.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I'm excited to release the newest version of my free applied biostats textbook. It's tidyverse style, clarkia inspired and loads of fun Im putting this down until the end of the semester, when I'll add and polish additional chapters, but the 1st 21 are pretty solid yanivjb.github.io/biostats-book
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Applied Biostatistics
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We're still working on the website, but please save the date if you are interested in Plant Education. Following on from the successful 2025 event (See nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...), we are planning "Plant Education 2" next April in Cambridge, UK. www.aab.org.uk/event/plant-...
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Plant Biology Education 2: Partnerships, Learning, Audiences and Networks for Teaching (PLANT). - Association of Applied Biologists
AAB are delighted to be organising a follow-up meeting to the very successful Plant Science Education meeting held in Lancaster in January 2025. We were delighted to publish a ‘Manifesto […]
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jessamine finch @seedystudies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
📣 post-doc opportunity w/ Georgia Native Seed Network @ State Botanical Garden (Athens, GA) 🫘 lead conservation genetics research supporting restoration across the southeastern U.S. 🧬 50% molecular lab work, 30% research, 10% field, 10% training & development www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/503...
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GNSN Postdoctoral Research Assistant
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to lead conservation genetics research supporting native plant restoration across the so...
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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I am currently searching for a postdoc to work on the evolution of adaptations, cold acclimation, and freezing tolerance in switchgrass. The position entails lab, growth facility, bioinformatics, and fieldwork. careers.msu.edu/jobs/postdoc...
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Postdoctoral Scholar-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct field and laboratory experiments to understand the causes of genetic variation...
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Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
If you haven't already seen this we are recruiting for a new position in my department, in Evolutionary Biology. I can answer some questions or direct you to someone else who can. Please share widely. nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNLV-Externa...
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Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology, School of Life Sciences [R0153361]
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) appreciates your interest in employment. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application: Once you start the application process ...
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Luke Remage-Healey @healeylab.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Come be our colleague!!! TT position in Evolution careers.umass.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Title: Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Biology Work Location: Amherst Schedule: Full Time Work A...
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Justin Walley @justinwwalley.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Assistant Professor in Seed Pathology position open in my department! isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...
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Assistant Professor in Seed Pathology
Position Title: Assistant Professor in Seed Pathology Appointment Type: Faculty Job Description: Summary of Duties and Responsibilities: The Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology ...
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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
📣 📣 📣 UPDATE: The 2026-2027 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resource! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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ecoevojobs.net 2026-27
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Hey folks, this hasn’t gotten much attention, but remember those proposed OMB rule changes we all commented on recently? There’s a new attempt to sneak them just for NSF. We have three days to comment. Please don’t sleep on this!
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Andrew Stoehr @andrewstoehr.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Come work with me! We're hiring a vertebrate biologist! I'm on the search committee, and happy to answer questions. (Butler University, Indianapolis, IN). Please spread the word! fa-exer-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Assistant Professor, Biology
The Department of Biological Sciences at Butler University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position starting in August 2027. We are searching for a broadly trained vertebra...
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Andrew Stoehr @andrewstoehr.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Come work with us! We're hiring a neuroscientist! Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana. Please spread the word! fa-exer-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
The interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Butler University (Indianapolis, IN) invites applications for a tenure track assistant professor position begi...
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Rob Denton @rddenton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
[JOB!] I'm hiring for a really exciting postdoc position. A combination of breeding experiments, conservation genomics, and student mentorship. Room/board at the @amnh.org Southwestern Research Station each summer, 40 months of support, new science building at BSU. Share broadly! ad: bit.ly/4hKaUIL
A human hand holds a medium sized green frog with distinct gray spots and yellow eyes. This is a Chiricahua Leopard Frog, a threatened species native to the southwest US and Mexico.
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Charlotte Grossiord @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
📢 We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant Ecophysiology at EPFL/WSL in Lausanne! 🌿 Study physiological mechanisms of leaf browning under heat & drought stress 🔬 Experimental plant ecophysiology 🎓 Mentoring/teaching opportunities Please share! Apply here: apply.refline.ch/273855/1893/...
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Anna Allen @akallen10.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
New NSF BIO solicitation is live.... this replaces the previous IOS, MCB, DEB solicitation www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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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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jessamine finch @seedystudies.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
📣Atlanta Botanical Garden is hiring a Field Biologist! Come be my colleague🌿 🎓 Bach. req'd, master's pref'd 🥾 2 years of post-degree fieldwork req'd 🏵️ familiarity with SE US flora & nat. communities 🗺️ proficient in ArcGIS #botanyjobs #conservationjobs recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...
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Atlanta Botanical Garden Inc - Field Biologist
The Field Biologist will be part of the Conservation & Research Department team within the Southeastern Center for Conservation at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. They will work under the direction ...
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Charlie Anderson @candersonlab.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Less than two weeks to apply for a tenure-track faculty position in plant biology in the amazing Biology Department at Penn State! psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...
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Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Plant Biology
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
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Evolution Students @ssegrad.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Enjoyed what GSAC has been building? Help shape what's next! 📣 GSAC applications are open until Aug. 21! GSAC represents graduate student and postdoc voices on the SSE Council while creating resources, networking, and community. Learn more & apply: www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...
Join SGAC flyer. Applications are open till Aug 21
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Evolution Students @ssegrad.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Why join GSAC? 🌱 Build lasting connections with evolutionary biologists worldwide. 🎓 Develop leadership and organizational skills. 🤝 Organize events that make a real difference for trainees. 🗣️ Represent graduate student and postdoc perspectives within SSE.
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Leonie Moyle @speciationlab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Interested in genetics, diversification, and speciation? We're hiring a Research Associate to help with our projects, including the convergent evolution of fruit color. Come and work with us! Feel free to contact me with questions. (Reposts appreciated!) Link: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/33973
a matrix of 6 different Solanum (wild tomato) species with six different fruit colors, ranging from white to bright red.
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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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Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Shultz @beeharpur.bsky.social et al. documented the trajectory of a spontaneous deleterious mutation from its origin in a single queen to its extinction, directly observing how haplodiploidy exposes recessive alleles to immediate purifying selection 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag156 #societyjournal
MBE | The life history of recessive deleterious alleles as seen through the eyes of a honey bee (Apis mellifera)
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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 28/07/2026
Finally posted an ad for the postdoc position on my new NSF-funded project—come help build a new method to study plants' responses to environmental variation in space and over time, and figure out interesting ways to use it! Apply by 23 August to ensure consideration. Details: buff.ly/qTvaqvD
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Evolution Students @ssegrad.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
1/4 In today's funding climate, every grant and fellowship matters. Based on feedback from our GSAC Community Check-In Survey, we're building a growing hub of graduate & postdoctoral funding opportunities and job boards to make them easier to find. 🧵
Funding and job board curated by Dieter Lukas and Pro Manna
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Jill Hamilton @jillahamilton.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Schatz Center is hiring a Research Technologist in Forest Genetics. If you are a recent graduate and interested in getting experience in interdisciplinary research that spans the lab, the field, and the greenhouse - this position is for you! psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Staff/jo...
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Part-Time Research Technologist - Forest Genetics
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
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Ben R Lee, PhD @benrlee.com · 21/07/2026
My team is recruiting a MSc student for a new grant investigating forested wetland responses to Hurricane Helene. The student will lead a GIS project mapping disturbance type and severity in the ETSU Geosciences dept. The catch: they would need to start this fall semester (about a month from now).
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Rebecca (BeKa) Leuschen-Kohl @bleuschenkohl.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Connect with me next week at #PlantBio2026!
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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Interested in what being an Editor in Chief entails? Or just curious about the inner workings of the SSE's flagship journal, Evolution? Check out this discussion with Jason Wolf, EiC of Evolution! (No video this time bc, well, I am not an expert at video production and mistakes were made! By me!)
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Angela Hancock @ahancock.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
New paper led by Célia Neto presenting a multiparent intercross population (and trait mapping) from Cape Verde Arabidopsis parents
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Chris Oakley @quercus62.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Sad to miss #evol2026 this year but most of my lab will be there. Juan Diego will defend his PhD in October and will be looking for a Postdoc. Stephanie will be presenting a poster on work that she did as an undergraduate and she is looking for graduate programs for Fall of 2027.
Stephen Mills  - Adaptation and Ecology I 6/21/26 at 11:15
Stephanie Tirado Rojas - Poster B06 6/21/26
Juan Diego Rojas Gutierrez - Ecological Genetics 1 6/22/26 at 10:00
Emily lancaster - Poster D17 6/23/26
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Juliette de Meaux @meauxjuliette.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
We have openings at the University of Cologne, come and join our consortium in Plant Ecological Genetics TRR341!Applications open soon for 10 PhD position. Description here: trr341.uni-koeln.de/join-us #TRR341 #PlantEcologicalGenetics
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Join us!
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Seema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Amy Angert and I are recruiting 2 temporary field technicians to assist with demographic surveys across the range of scarlet monkeyflower in California and Oregon. Perfect for recent graduates who are considering applying for grad school. Apply here: jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/231.... Please share!
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Temporary Plant Ecology Field Technician - CA/OR
The Sheth evolutionary ecology lab in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina; USA) and the Angert Lab in the Departments of Botany an...
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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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Greg Owens @gregowens.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
UVic is hiring a Terrestrial Plant Ecologist Assistant Professor! Come join our department! We're nice and Victoria is awesome. www.uvic.ca/science/biol...
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Faculty Position in Terrestrial Plant Ecology - University of Victoria
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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Don't miss this year's SSE Presidential Symposium at virtual #Evol2026! Tune in at 9:00 am Eastern (13:00 UTC) on Thursday to hear talks, and then stay for the workshop!
Headshots of Prothama Manna, Mohamed Noor, Ruth Shaw, Joseph Graves, Scott Edwards, Emily Josephs, and Alison Davis Rabosky. Text: SSE Presidential SymposiumText: Virtual Evolution 2026 Society for the Study of Evolution Presidential Symposium, Navigating Uncertainty: Individual Resilience and Collective Action in Evolutionary Biology, May 21, 2026, Talks and Q&A: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT, Workshop: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT.
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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Don't miss the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award talk from Dr. Sam Scheiner at virtual #Evol2026 this Thursday! Tune in at 8 am Eastern (12 pm UTC).
Headshot of Samuel M. Scheiner. Text: Virtual Evolution 2026, Society for the Study of Evolution, 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award Talk, Samuel M. Scheiner, Myriad modes: adaptation and its study, May 21, 8:00 AM EDT.
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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Which career is right for you? Find out in this Diverse Careers Workshop at virtual #Evol2026! This Wednesday at 10 am Eastern.
Text: Virtual Evolution 2026 Society for the Study of Evolution Diverse Careers Workshop, Which Career is Right for You? Diverse Careers Workshop for Students and Postdocs, May 20, 10:00 - 11:00 AM EDT.
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Karolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Please share with your trainees (will be useful for both undergrads and grad students!)
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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Registration for virtual #Evol2026 on May 20-22 is free for SSE members in 152 locations around the world! Check if you’re eligible and request your discount code on our website: www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...
Evolution 2026 meeting logo. Clilp art of a globe and laptop showing a virtual presentation. Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Global Meeting Participation.
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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Curious about getting more support with career decisions? This month’s Evolution Exchange features career coach Claire Horner-Devine, who explains what career coaching is and how she supports people navigating job transitions, esp in academic spaces. www.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio...
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The Evolution Exchange: Career Coaching with Dr. Claire Horner-Devine
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