Blake Matthews

Three new evolutionary ecology PhD positions are open in Switzerland (Eawag, and Uni. Bern) to work on Greenland lake ecosystems. We are interested in how stickleback and copepods evolve, and how their evolution affects the trajectories of lake ecosystem development. apply.refline.ch/673277/1403/...

Former IPBES Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie recently published an article in PLOS reflecting on a decade of IPBES assessments, and the scientific priorities needed to accelerate action for biodiversity. Read more: https://ow.ly/unWx50ZNFHX

Good science doesn't reach policy on its own. A workshop on what engagement really takes: starting with a phone call. biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/news/the-...

On LLMs, and why I choose not to use them in writing my books. In part I'm explaining this to myself, because the more you think about it, the less obvious it gets. scientistseessquirre... 1/3

This summer‘s field work in Southern Greenland was another great year. It was our eight trip since 2018, and each time there is something new. This year we had more time to explore, find new lakes, set overwintering oxygen sensors, and open new boulder problems (thetopo.com/crags/erik-s...).

📣We will soon be back for a new run of open online theoretical ecology seminars! We have six exciting speakers covering topics from all corners of the field to add to your calendars: In the meantime, there are 80+ previous talks on our YouTube 📺: www.youtube.com/@theoretical... See you there!

Eawag 2-year postdoc fellowship in Switzerland. Funding for Independent projects hosted in one of the research departments… come join us in Switzerland 🇨🇭! apply.refline.ch/673277/1335/...

We're thrilled to announce the 4th edition of our summer school on Blue-Green Biodiversity, a joint effort by @eawag.bsky.social & @wslresearch.bsky.social. Join us in Davos to learn more about aquatic & terrestrial ecosystems from an interdisciplinary lens. biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/events/de...

A successful PhD defense by Akshay Mohan! Was happy to co-supervise with Katja Räsänen over the past 4 years, and to see the development of this work to the final products. Congratulations Akshay! And a big thanks to Micael Jonsson for being the opponent.

just out of the press…a 50-y study of a mountain lake without good news… link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🚨 We're hiring! PhD position in Evolutionary Systems Biology at Stockholm University & SciLifeLab 🎓 Focus: evolution, development, computational & mathematical modeling, prediction 📍 Stockholm, Sweden 🕒 4 years, fully-funded 🔍 Details: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Please share!

🚨postdoc opportunity at UBC🚨 applications are now open for the Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship, due internally Oct. 15 - www.postdocs.ubc.ca/award/killam... I can nominate 1 person and give feedback on that nominee's materials - if interested plz email me by Sept. 10 - join us!

Developmentally stunted stickleback? Study of 34 Greenlandic lakes reveals the absence of top predators reduces the available prey biomass, leading to small-bodied, large-headed stickleback populations: doi.org/10.1093/jeb/... Moosman et al. @brodersenfish.bsky.social @ebmatthews.bsky.social

Read leadership insights from social scientist Charmain Levy on the latest post on the @epistimi-stemm.bsky.social blog. See: www.epistimi.org/blog/what-be...

AI audio summary of our recent paper on nutritional-based plasticity of isopod pigmentation is not bad… sciencecast.org/casts/o6xg85...

A text from my wife (who is a lawyer). Turns out she understands my profession (an aquatic ecologist) better than the NYT.

What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career. predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...

I am looking for a postdoc position! I have experience in host-parasite interactions, animal behavior, sexual selection, science outreach, and science education. Plus, I'm a photographer and illustrator which could come in handy! Please reach out if you have any positions open or know someone.

Amazing study from Jill Anderson, Megan Demarche and colleagues, integrating species distribution models, reciprocal transplants, snow manipulation and more to test whether a montane plant can adapt to climate change. The sad answer: not without human intervention. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

We still have a few spots left for the GRC Ecological & Evolutionary Genomics meeting in Tuscany this summer (July 13-18). Lots of great speakers already lined up, and we'd love to hear from you! www.grc.org/ecological-a...

Junior faculty job alert in Germany - Marine Evolutionary Genomics @geomarkiel.bsky.social / University of Kiel www.geomar.de/en/karriere/... Marine study system of your choice (no microbes, sorry…), excellent infrastructure and ship access, moderate teaching requirements, closing date 6 June

Happy to have served as the opponent for the PhD defense of Jingyao Niu today. Was a fun process to be part of… check out her published papers and those coming out soon. www.researchgate.net/profile/Jing...

Come join us at beautiful UBC! The King Lab is recruiting a Post-doc Fellow to develop mathematical theory on infectious disease evolution and emergence, together with Ben Ashby (SFU) #zoonoses #biodiversity www.zoology.ubc.ca/kinglab/join...

Postdoctoral fellowship at Eawag, Switzerland. Independent position hosted in one of the research departments, including mine at Kastanienbaum. apply.refline.ch/673277/1246/...

These (!) marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post... are open again for postdocs looking to come to Switzerland… happy to chat about project ideas - www.blakematthewslab.com

Post doc in Europe? 🇪🇺🔬💡 It’s open to anyone in the 🌍 Call open 9 April 25 marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post...

We are hiring a postdoc at Umeå University in aquatic ecosystem ecology. See the link for details! www.umu.se/en/work-with... @grocherros.bsky.social

Portraitmoded head shots of some of the attendees of our recent evolutionary-ecology workshop in 🇨🇭 (Eawag, Kastanienbaum)… a mashup of philosophically inclined evolutionary biologists and professional philosophers of science!

Job: Come work with me! Please repost! We're seeking a faculty colleague whose research, teaching, and outreach focuses on water quality and freshwater ecosystems in the context of climate change. Review of applications will begin April 15, 2025. careers.msu.edu/jobs/assista...

The Idiot's Guide to Effective Population Size. Mol Ecol e17670. doi.org/10.1111/mec....

Genome architecture and speciation in plants and animals. I learned a lot writing this with @dortizba.bsky.social, Silu Wang and Loren Rieseberg! doi.org/10.22541/au....

Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines? Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take. thebullshitmachines.com

This has been a consistently fun course to be a part of… highly recommend it! biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/events/de...

This looks very interesting. Browsed website: www.rebeccaoester.com. Will review to help in our practice of landscape architecture. We essentially are trying to heal the land in our work. Thank you for sharing.

I’ve been looking forward to this one for a while… there is something energizing about holding a freshly completed PhD thesis. So much goes into these. They embody the best of what scientists do, and… are precious collectibles. Thanks Rebecca and congratulations!

We are looking for more collaborators who want to run a BugNet site in their region. If you are interested, join our online info event. Please re-skeet, and help us to reach community ecologists, and those interested in plant- herbivore and plant-pathogen interactions around the world! 👇

Less than a month and a half until the Speciation Gordon Research Conference in Ventura CA. We have a great line-up of speakers, and still have room for attendees to present posters. A few poster abstracts will be chosen for talks. www.grc.org/speciation-c... The theme of the meeting is ...