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I'm hiring a postdoc to help build tools for inferring complex speciation histories with genomic data. strong computational skills are a must, but this is a training opportunity. 60K$+ salary, 2 years, details flexible. please reach out! (and repost)
ad here: jobs.montana.edu/postings/53150
grateful to have received the lab's first NSF grant to study cyclical processes of speciation with new theory and tools (applied to Melanesian birds). ad to come, but I'll be looking for a postdoc with computational biology chops—please reach out! (and repost) www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
Job Alert! I am recruiting for a post doc in my group. The position will focus on establishing how changes in climate cause population change in birds and mammals. @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
Just in time for parental leave 👼!
Early view of our new article is available open-access at @plosbiology.org
Here, we model how global biodiveristy is related to changes in biome energy and area through deep-time.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Applications are open for the Open Science at the ABS Program! Boost your skills in integrated data, connect with peers, and help build a stronger research ecosystem. Apply by 31 Oct 2026. Details: https://ow.ly/L5Xw50ZX26J#OpenScience#DataSkills#ABS#ResearchData#IntegratedData#NCRISimpact
Exciting postdoc position on adaptive introgression in butterflies just announced by Konrad Lohse: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... I can highly recommend working together with him and Simon Martin in Edinburgh.
🧬 Free Phylogenomic Workshop ✨
We'll be running a free (!) phylogenomics workshop on 1 Dec, from 13:00-17:00. Led by Prof. Simon Ho and Dr. Manuela Cascini from @sydney.edu.au
❗ Places are extremely limited - first 30 participants
Register here: ausevo.com/workshop/#EvointheGong#AESxSASB26
Why do animals fight?
I’m recruiting a PhD student at Durham University to investigate the ecology, evolution and genes underlying aggression in fruit flies
Funded PhD (UK students only).
Details & how to apply 👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Please share! #PhD#Evolution#BehaviouralEcology
🚨Exciting project alert!!🚨
Are you interested in data and code sharing in Ecology and Evolution?
@eivimeycook.bsky.social and I are running a hackathon to quantify data and code availability and sharing quality across 90 society journals, and looking for people who want to be involved.
The Western Australian Museum is seeking a permanent full-time Director Science (Level 8, $163,427–$176,990) in Welshpool to lead multidisciplinary science, research and collections programs, and provide strategic leadership as part of the Executive Management Team. buff.ly/URZxvDs
Postdoc Alert! New Postdoc Position for 3 years (max 3 more)- offers the freedom to develop your own research projects in close interaction with my group. Research on invertebrates preferred. Apply by October 31. Please RP.
zoologie.uni-greifswald.de/en/organizat...
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Monash University is offering a fully-funded PhD scholarship to an outstanding student in animal behaviour/evolutionary ecology. Choose from eight project areas. For information about what project I'm offering, please DM me or see application form: forms.gle/ia9t4KPD3FKT.... Deadline: 15 Nov.
Looking for a PhD student to help uncover whether our arms and legs, and those of insects, share the same core gene-regulatory network. If interested, please contact antonia.monteiro@nus.edu.sg. Graduate Program application deadline is 15 Nov 2026 (www.dbs.nus.edu.sg/education/gr...)
✨1-month left to register!✨
There is still time remaining to register for AES x SASB's joint conference, 🧬𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴🧬, 2-4 Dec at the University of Wollongong 🌊 before registrations close in early November!
Register at this link: aes.corsizio.com/portal/aes#EvointheGong#AESxSASB26
The Emory Biology department is hiring a tenure-track ecologist at any rank. Deadline is Nov 1, link below!
As I've said many times before, I couldn't ask for a more supportive department. Our faculty colleagues, dept chair, and admin staff are truly awesome ❤️
apply.interfolio.com/191783
. @biologists.bsky.social is offering 20 funded places for ECRs from the Global South to attend the Integrative Ecological Neurobiology in Changing Environments Workshop in Argentina, 1-5 August 2027
Application deadline: 6 Nov 2026
Don't miss out!
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www.biologists.com/workshops/au...
Applications are now open for the International Travel Stipends to attend the 2027 Evolution meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico! Funds cover registration, travel, meals, and lodging. Submit your application by November 1st!
www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...@evolmtg.bsky.social
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/...
Funded places are available for early-career researchers at our Workshop on Bridging Scales and Disciplines to Understand Robust Development, 18-21 April 2027, organised by Mauricio Rocha Martins and Giulia Paci @giuliapaci.bsky.social
Find out more and apply at www.biologists.com/workshops/ap...
🚨 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Please share!
We're looking for an entomologist to join our dept.! I'm excited as it's broadly advertised to find someone who can build a stellar teaching program w/research on insect ecology. Deadline is tight (end of Oct.). Read more & apply at jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/235...
Two interesting Ph.D. student opportunities in microbial ecology, evolution, and systems biology, in labs I think very highly of:
Tobias Bollenbach, U. Cologne (bpsb.uni-koeln.de/open-positions)
Andrew Letten, U. Queensland (evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...)
🚨Reminder: Genetics Society of AustralAsia (GSA) Student Research Grants deadline is on 5th Oct.
2x sequencing grants🧬🖥️, each valued at ~$15,000 is available for postgraduate students in Australasia that are GSA members.
Info available here:
genetics.org.au/student-gran...
Dream job for an #editor & nature lover! 🐦🌿Apply now ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs
📅 Full time, Permanent.
📝 £38,710.00 per annum.
📍 BTO HQ in Thetford, Norfolk (Hybrid working).
Deadline for applications: 30 September 2026. #Ornithology
📢 PhD opportunity at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
🦋 We are looking for a motivated domestic/international PhD student to work on citizen science and insect conservation.
Please share with anyone interested!
🌐 shawanchowdhurylab.com#PhD#Ecology#Conservation#CitizenScience#Insects
🚨We're hiring a new Curator of Mammals!!🚨
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Come join the Vertebrate Unit at @nhmdk.bsky.social—a fantastic team in the heart of Denmark's beautiful capital! Amazing collections, incredible history.
Please share widely! 🧪🏛️
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
🦌🐺 New #PhD position!
Behavioural and Physiological Responses of Red Deer to the Risk of Predation by Grey Wolves
Interested in mammal behaviour, large carnivores and non-invasive research methods?
💼 50% position for 4 years | Institute of Animal Science
📩 Dr Adam Dušek: vuzv.cz/en/people/du...
I'd be grateful if you could circulate to good students: I'm recruiting PhD students for Fall '27 in the areas of species interactions and animal behavior. Ad here - jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...
We are searching for an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology! Looking for colleagues asking fundamental questions relating to evolutionary processes and drivers of evolutionary patterns. If you think it is you, please do apply! And please repost. facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...
We have a 4 year PhD position available @ebdonana.bsky.social in our project “Connecting key wetland sites through waterbirds: implications for plant populations”. We seek candidates with interest in plant ecology, waterbirds and/or movement ecology. Details attached @sibecol.bsky.social
We have a tenure-track faculty position in Evolutionary Biology in Columbia's E3B Department.
Application deadline is October 15.
Come be our colleague.
Please RT!
apply.interfolio.com/193016
We are hiring a new lecturer in Bioinformatics!
Hit the link below to find out more and apply:
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...#bristoluni#wearebristoluni#biologicalsciences
Applications are due October 15 for the International Event Grants! These grants support symposia, workshops, courses, and other evolutionary biology events, including virtual events. Learn more and apply now: shorturl.at/ru0lG
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/...
We are hiring! Start at a #MaxPlanckInstitute with your own independent Max Planck Research Group. This position is equivalent to a W2 Professorship at a German university, or Associate Professor internationally. 🔗Apply until October 14th! www.mpg.de/career/max-p...#ScienceCareer#MPRG#TenureTrack
One week left to submit your statement of interest to be the Editor-in-Chief of the Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists.
With becoming indexed for the first time, the journal is at an inflection point. This will be a very influential role.
www.systbio.org/eicbssb.html
🎓 Upcoming workshop open to all PhD students: "Good feedback: Asking for it, getting it, and responding to it", covering how to ask for useful feedback, get it in a timely way, and respond effectively. 22 October | 2–4pm AEDT | Online.
buff.ly/JTq0mNd
Hi #ECBB2026@ecbb2026.bsky.social 👋 I have 3 UKRI-funded Senior Research Associate positions live at the intersection of behaviour, conservation + AI (coral reefs/UK waters) 2x2yr9mth; 1x2yrs. More info here sallykeith.weebly.com/team.html Wish I was there!
🏆 Early career researchers: your research could win €1,000! Behaviour is launching its new Early Career Researcher Award 2027, celebrating outstanding research published by ECRs. 🧠🐾 1/3
Are you into mathematical modelling of ecological and evolutionary systems? Look at this job ad for a senior lecturer in Lund. I've visited many times, splendid compact city, splendid department! lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
🏆 Best Paper Award Winner (2/2)! 🪲
Cngratulations to @livingecoevo.bsky.social ✨ Li Yun/李韵’s work developed a new phlogenomic radiation of darkling beetles 🪲
Read it 👉🏼 www.cell.com/current-biol...
Don’t forget to register for 🧬 Evolution in the Gong, so you don’t miss the plenary!