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Rachel Jade Kuzmich

@thatracheljade.bsky.social
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Interested in drivers, patterns, and impacts of forest change. forests + ecology + remote sensing Postdoc at Norwegian University of Life Sciences | PhD at Queen's University (NSERC CGSD 🙏) | Hons BSc at Trent University

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Rachel Jade Kuzmich @thatracheljade.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Amazing opening keynote from @mrillig.bsky.social at @gfoesoc.bsky.social + @nordicoikos.bsky.social Setting the tone for a great conference.
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European Ornithologists' Union @eounion.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🪶 CALL FOR PROPOSALS 🪶 16th European Ornithologists' Union Congress Brno, Czech Republic 23-27 August 2027 Do you have a research theme you’d like to bring to EOU? The call for symposia, round table discussions and pre-congress meetings is now open! Apply: www.eou27.cz/call-for-sym... #EOU2027
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Rachel Jade Kuzmich @thatracheljade.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Waiting for the train to Québec to attend #IBFRA! Looks like a great program and I'll be sharing a poster. Come say hi and chat all things #forest and #remotesensing.
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Rachel Jade Kuzmich @thatracheljade.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Want to join our remote sensing in ecological research workshop at @nordicoikos.bsky.social? Of course you do 😉 We'll cover data types, sources, characteristics, scales, applications and coding. Most importantly, we'll be talking about your research and how remote sensing can help your work.
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BES Evolutionary Ecology Group @bes-evolecol.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
We’re now looking for evolutionary ecologists to join our committee to build #ExE2026 into the start of something great, not just a one-off. Details here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/evol...
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Four postdoc positions - Evolutionary Dynamics and Genomic Ecology (BCI EDGE)integrating population & evolutionary genomics, community ecology, metabolomics, & long-term forest dynamics to investigate the evolutionary processes maintaining tropical forest diversity stri.si.edu/story/bci-ev... 🧪 🌐 🌾
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BCI Evolutionary Dynamics and Genomic Ecology project
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Physalia-courses@ONLINE @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🛰️ R for Remote Sensing with @thatracheljade.bsky.social 📅 10–13 November 2026 A practical introduction to multispectral, hyperspectral, and LiDAR data analysis in R, covering preprocessing, feature extraction, classification, and reproducible workflows. 🔗 www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
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R for Remote Sensing
Dates 10-13 November 2026
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Jakub Nowosad @jakubnowosad.com · 23/06/2026
⏳ One week remaining to submit to Coding Earth in Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment. The issue focuses on open-source tools, geospatial workflows, and code-driven physical geography research. Deadline: 30 June 2026. Url: journals.sagepub.com/home/ppg #Geospatial #OpenSource
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Rachel Jade Kuzmich @thatracheljade.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
#IAVS2026 Enjoying the workshop on open and reproducible science today... and admiring the architecture at Laboral Ciudad de la Cultura 😍
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Rachel Jade Kuzmich @thatracheljade.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The scientific programme for @iavs5.bsky.social has me super excited! How am I going to pick a session when they all look so great? And these social events? Excursion? Public transit and childcare? 🤯
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SkogRover @skogrover.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We got to express how exciting it is to work as a researcher within forestry in this film (in norwegian) aimed at middle school students that want to learn about different professions. @mariamoan.bsky.social tv.nrk.no/serie/yrket-...
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Yrket mitt: 32. Velg skog - NRK TV
Er du fascinert av avansert teknologi, lønnsom verdiskapning og naturens egne ressurser, så vil du kanskje trives med å jobbe innen skogforvaltning.
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
This is the first blog in our ‘What is…?’ series, which aims to describe the conceptual and mechanistic underpinnings of some of the most popular methods in ecology and evolution. 🌍 🧪
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Jonathan Lenoir 🌳🌲🌴 @jonlen.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Postdoc position, based in Grenoble 🇨🇵, #LESSEM lab, to study forest understory plant communities acclimatation under anthropogenic climate change 🌳🌳🌲🌲☘️🍀🪻🌱 shorturl.at/Vm3Md
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Post-doc : Acclimatation des communautés floristiques de sous-bois à l’échelle de la France métropolitaine (INRAE LESSEM Grenoble) - sfecologie.org
L’Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE) est un établissement public de recherche rassemblant une communauté de travail de 12 000 personnes, avec ...
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Rachel Jade Kuzmich @thatracheljade.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Neat!
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Rachel Jade Kuzmich @thatracheljade.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
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Rachel Jade Kuzmich @thatracheljade.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
New (library) book day! I started reading the ebook version, but definitely one I wanted to get my hands on (or maybe it's just the millenial in me 😎).
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Rachel Jade Kuzmich @thatracheljade.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I've taken over (okay, I was asked) my research group's socials. Follow @skogrover.bsky.social for remote sensing, forests & more! And check out Eirik's latest paper too, out now in @agu.org's Earth's Future.
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Rachel Jade Kuzmich @thatracheljade.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
What a week of great talks at @egu.eu! I'll be spending my day in the Remote sensing for forest applications session, looks like a great line up 🌎🌳🌲🛰
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Rachel Jade Kuzmich @thatracheljade.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Looking forward to teaching this short course this fall!
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Rob Salguero-Gómez @robsalgo.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Hiring 3 postdocs in ecological resilience @biology.ox.ac.uk for my @erc.europa.eu CoG ResIntegrate project. Deadline May 29th. Details below. Pls share @salgoteam.bsky.social @evoldir.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ecology at University of Oxford
An academic position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ecology is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 29/04/2026
Call for proposals to organise a workshop and thematic session at the BES2026 Annual Meeting closes soon! If you have an exciting and timely topic, submit a proposal and help shape the agenda of Europe's largest ecological conference. ⏰Deadline: 15 May Submit today 👇
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Workshop and thematic sessions - submit your proposal - British Ecological Society
Submit your proposal for a workshop or thematic session at this year's BES Annual Meeting in Birmingham. Deadline 15 May 2026
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Nordic Society Oikos @nordicoikos.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Apply by 29th April to one of the NSO Grants 2026! We have Networking and Education as well as Early-Career Researcher Grants to support your events. ➡️All info on how to apply: vist.ly/4zgwv
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Terrestrial Ecology Research Group - TUM @terrecolgroup.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
We currently are looking for a postdoctoral research associate (3 years with possibility to extend) with experience in community ecology, and ideally a good match with our group profile; biodiversity, land use change and urban ecology. Please share for max reach www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
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Nordic Society Oikos @nordicoikos.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Missed the deadline? We’ve got good news! The abstract submission deadline for this year’s NSO-GfÖ Conference has been extended until 30th April! Join us at one of Europe’s largest ecology conferences—submit your abstract by 30 April 2026 here: 👉 vist.ly/4z76b #NSO2026 #gfoe2026
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Bert van der Veen @vdveenb.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The new Master's programme in Ecological Forecasting at UBT and JMU Würzburg is looking to employ six lecturers and a program coordinator! For more information, please contact Prof. Steven Higgins (www.pfloek.uni-bayreuth.de/en/team/higg...).
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Society for Conservation Biology @society4conbio.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The new SCB Art, Science and #Conservation Working Group is calling for members! The group brings together artists, researchers and conservation practitioners to explore the role of creative arts in advancing biodiversity conservation and to support art-science and art-conservation collaborations.
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SCB Art, Science and Conservation Working Group - Expression of Interest
Thank you for your interest in joining the new Art, Science and Conservation Working Group of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB)! The Art, Science and Conservation Working Group brings togeth...
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Institute of Chartered Foresters @theicf.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Host a young professional forester from Australia, Canada or New Zealand in 2027🌲 We’re looking for two host organisations to take part in the Young Professional Foresters’ Exchange Programme 2027. Gain global insights & showcase UK forestry expertise. charteredforesters.org/host-a-young...
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esaclimate @esaclimate.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Are you a specialist in land surface climate research? @esa.int is hiring a Climate Applications Scientist to lead Earth observation projects on terrestrial carbon and water cycles in support of global climate policy. 📍ECSAT in Harwell, UK 📅Deadline: 21 April 2026 Learn more here:
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New position: Climate Applications Scientist with focus on land surface climate research
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BES Macro @besmacro.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The deadline for #BESMacro2026 registration (if you'd like to present) is rapidly approaching! Come hang out with us in Reading in July! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bes-macro-...
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BES Macro 2026
A British Ecological Society special interest group conference for researchers in macroecology and/or macroevolution at any academic career
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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
TEN post-doc openings at the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity. Yes, you read that right. TEN.
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LCAB Postdoctoral recruitment
The Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity (LCAB) is a major research centre funded by the Leverhulme Trust to increase knowledge of how the relationship between humanity and the natural worl...
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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
📢 Content submissions for the 6th SORTEE Conference (13-14 Oct 2026) are now OPEN #SORTEE2026 Submit your proposal for an unconference, hackathon or workshop by June 7th via sortee.org/upcoming SORTEE members can attend for free. Join us sortee.org/join/
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Jack Ashby @jackdashby.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Here's an awesome natural history humanities PhD opportunity, working with Cambridge University Library & our insect & archive collections here at @zoologymuseum.bsky.social, exploring the links between entomology, life writing & environmental change. Please share! www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/initiatives/...
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Cambridge University Library, University Museum of Zoology and the University of Cambridge - Collections Connections Communities
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Planetary Praxis @planetarypraxis.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
“There’s a little bit of an automation temptation … using satellites for everything or putting sensors everywhere.” By contrast, Sylvain proposes to put people at the centre of nature monitoring systems, giving communities tools to contribute and reconnect with nature: www.mozaic.earth
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Mozaic Earth
Ground-truth your nature data, at scale
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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
We are hiring! Interested in doing a PhD and excited about forest management, ecosystem services, simulation modeling and beta diversity? Come work with us @edfm-tum.bsky.social at @tum.de, full job ad here: cloud.edfm.ls.tum.de/index.php/s/...
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Katrin Heer @katrinheer.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
🌿 PhD opportunity in forest molecular ecology! Study how trees and their microbiome respond to climate stress in the ECOSENSE forest 🌳 🧬 RNAseq | qPCR | Fieldwork | Interdisciplinary research 📅 Deadline: April 20, 2026 @uni-freiburg.de
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Colin Beale @cmbeale.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Are you looking for a Post-doc related to biodiversity? We might have just the role for you! @anthropocenebio.bsky.social are curently advertising 10 (yes!) post-docs covering natural & social science of biodivesity. Come work with us & share with anyone appropriate! sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l...
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LCAB Postdoctoral recruitment
The Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity (LCAB) is a major research centre funded by the Leverhulme Trust to increase knowledge of how the relationship between humanity and the natural worl...
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 01/04/2026
🔊 WE'RE RECRUITING Would you like to play a central role in delivering our journal IBIS and engaging with the #ornithology community? Join us as our Journal and Engagement Manager! ⏰ Apply by 14 April bou.org.uk/vacancy-j... 🪶
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Thomas Lesaffre 🌱 @thomaslesaffre.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
🚨 PhD position available ! 🚨 I am hiring a PhD student to work with me on the evolution of plant sexual systems 🌺 at @unifrbiology.bsky.social ! The position is funded for 4 years by @snsf.ch as part of my Ambizione fellowship. More info here: tinyurl.com/monoecy 🌱 Please RP and share widely ! 🌱
View of the old city of Fribourg from the "Pont du Milieu". 
© Ville de Fribourg
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LSE Geography & Environment @lsegeography.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
📣 We're hiring! We’re looking for an LSE Fellow in Urban Geography and Planning to join a world-leading team in the Department of Geography and Environment at LSE. ⌛ Apply by 26 April 2026 (23.59 UK time). 🔴 zurl.co/NZtzI
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ICOS RI @icos-ri.eu · 01/04/2026
🌲Two open postdocs positions in ecosystem fluxes with @cirad.bsky.social The positions - one focusing on carbon allocation, the other on water use efficiency - are based in Montpellier, France. Deadline for applications is 13th April 2026. Read more: www.icos-cp.eu/about/opport...
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Timothée Poisot @ctrlalttim.com · 31/03/2026
Do you like Maxent? You can now use it within SpeciesDistributionToolkit.jl 🎉 We have also added a bunch of dataviz functions, including bivariate and value-suppressing maps. Oh, and conformal prediction for uncertainty quantification. And more coming soon. poisotlab.github.io/SpeciesDistr... 🌏
Comparison of maxent and logistic models
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laserhedvig @laserhedvig.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
*Sharing code for research publications* Here's the process that I've ended up with, through various collaborators like Robert Forkel, @simongreenhill.bsky.social , Stephen Francis Mann and others. Not perfect perhaps, but works pretty ok. A student asked, so I made this illustration.
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Rachel Jade Kuzmich @thatracheljade.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
My research group is looking for two new phds!
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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Great news for early-career researchers! The IAVS Asian Regional Section grant deadline has been extended. Apply here: www.iavs.org/page/AsianRe... A strong opportunity to collect real field data, build skills, and grow your research
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Kyle Horton @kyle-horton.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
🚨 Hiring a postdoc (2 years)! We’re looking for someone with skills in data science, remote sensing, or computer science: 🛰️ Build next-gen nighttime light products 🦅 Link light spectra to migration & collision risk Apply or reach out! aeroecolab.com/opportunities
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Purdue AeroEco Lab Opportunities
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Sara Beery @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Applications are still open until April 5th! Come join an amazing group of passionate, interdisciplinary researchers at the intersection of CV and Ecology as we teach the next generation of ecologists to develop their own AI-enabled approaches to scale their ecological research!
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Andy 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
Zebra finches in Australia; one of the study organisms for the PhDDwarf mongoose staring at a camera in South Africa; one of the PhD study organisms
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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
📢#JobOpportunity #WeAreSeeking an International Biodiversity Officer - to work with UK Overseas Territory governments & administrations to deliver robust evidence & expert advice to underpin our international conservation work. bit.ly/JNCCjob2026009 Closing date: Sunday 19 April 2026 #Biodiversity
A colour photograph of a St Helena waxbill (or common waxbill Estrilda astrild), perched on barbed wire.
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Rachel Jade Kuzmich @thatracheljade.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Come work with our group! We're a good bunch. 🧪🛰🌲🌎
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