Jacob C. Dunn

We're hiring! 🚨 PDRA at MMU on our NERC project, using AI for depth estimation and 3D reconstruction from camera traps. With @chesterzoosci.bsky.social and @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social Seeking computer vision/ML expertise from computational or biological backgrounds! Details: shorturl.at/YoH00

Exciting EPSRC-funded PhD opportunity to develop tech and software to record and understand wild animal behaviour. Based @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful Cornwall. Supervisors: Alex Thornton (@cornishjackdaws.bsky.social), @kjhockings.bsky.social & Monica Craciun Apply: tinyurl.com/v79p8en8

Just seen that Stephen Montgomery is coming back to Cambridge as the new Prince Philip Prof. of Ecology and Evolution. Congrats! Welcome back to Cambridge @ebablab.bsky.social. Will be great to have you around again!

I'm so excited to finally see the special issue "Addressing Biases in Animal Behaviour" fully published: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu.... Huge thanks to my brilliant co-editors @viveknityananda.bsky.social & @nicolakoyama.bsky.social. Special issue grew from @asab.org's 2024 Winter Meeting 🧵

Looking for an Associate Prof position? Interested in behavioural ecology & cultural evolution? Come join us at the Dpt of Ecology and Evolution in Lausanne🇨🇭 @dee-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social! Great department & great place to live. Pls RP. Apply here: wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/appli...

Ready to start planning your conference experience? We've got the #ECBB2026 programme outline available for download! www.aru.ac.uk/events/confe...

We know what you're all thinking: Finally! A shirt that says 'I went to #ECBB2026'! ECBB2026 unisex T-shirts are available on the conference shop website. Orders must be placed by 11 August and collected at the conference registration desk. store.anglia.ac.uk/conferences-...

We are absolutely buzzing about the #ECBB2026 programme we have to share with you next week! Still haven't registered yet? Remember, the early bees get the pollen! (That's a saying, right? Right?)

1/ 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:

Looking for more reasons to register for #ECBB2026? How about these excellent symposia topics? These twelve sessions, delivered by our fantastic moderators, will be joined by researchers of all career stages sharing their knowledge and insights into Animal Behaviour in the Anthropocene!

Wow! Massive comparative study of vertebrate sound production Key finding: convergent evolution of MEAD (myoelastic aerodynamic) mechanisms across clades. Guess it's MEADed for complex vocalizations (bad puns from this account are free) See🧵 from author for more: #bioacoustics #prattle 💬

The ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab at the Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne is a finalist for the Coller-Dolittle Awards! 🏆 Register below 👇 to watch the ceremony live. #bioacoustics

Get these #ECBB2026 social events on your schedule! Please note: Full conference registration includes entry to our Gala Dinner and Ceilidh. Dinner will be served at 7.30pm. We will then move to a ceilidh in the Great Hall.

📢 EMAILS HAVE OFFICIALLY GONE OUT! 📢 We thought about using other forms of communication but given the distance, we figured facial displays, bird song, and olfactory signals probably wouldn't carry as far as we needed.

Coming to @ecbb2026.bsky.social ? Then get your @asab.org travel grants submitted by June 1st! Fantastic opportunity for support from our brilliant society. See you @angliaruskin.bsky.social in Cambridge!

Thank you all who submitted an abstract for #ECBB2026 in ARU, Cambridge. We received an amazing collection of abstracts and it'll be an exciting programme! Now's the time to register: www.aru.ac.uk/events/confe... @ecbb2026.bsky.social @asab.org @ethoges.bsky.social @spetologia.bsky.social

🐒 PhD Opportunity 🐒 I'm excited to announce that we are now welcoming applications for a 3-year fully funded PhD position at Nottingham Trent University as part of our @leverhulme.ac.uk funded project. More info: jamiewhitehouse.github.io/mappingconne... Apply here: tinyurl.com/PhDNTU

PhD Opportunity! 4-year funded PhD @uniexecec.bsky.social: “From cognition to conservation: using cognitive and behavioural research to enhance animal reintroductions”. Closes: 5 June 2026. Funding: @royalsociety.org (UK/Home students only). More info & to apply: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... 1/

New paper alert! In this Current Biology paper led by Hassan Al Razi, we show that chimpanzees in Rwanda adjust nest construction with weather conditions. @ox.ac.uk @oxford-anthro.bsky.social @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social @ceb-uwa.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🚨Last chance to submit an abstract for ECBB!!🚨 Deadline 30th April..... Come and join us in Cambridge! For more information about topics, and how to submit, visit our Call for Abstracts page 👇👇 www.aru.ac.uk/events/confe... @ecbb2026.bsky.social

With @arthurmatte.bsky.social @elvarobinson.bsky.social and @socialtransfernet.bsky.social we have a symposium on #sociallytransferredmaterials at #ECBB206. You have a few more days to submit an abstract and come tell us about your amazing work on #socialfluids #eggs #milk #sperm #seminalfluid!

#ECBB2026 Abstracts will close this week! For more information about topics, and how to submit, visit our Call for Abstracts page 👇👇 www.aru.ac.uk/events/confe...

Abstract deadline is extended but early bird registration ends today, so make sure you get your ticket: www.aru.ac.uk/events/confe...

We are delighted to announce that the 2026 Tinbergen Prize Winner (@ethoges.bsky.social) @ahanaaurora.bsky.social is joining our list of plenary speakers for #ECBB2026.

⏰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

We're launching a new initiative: Primatology Profiles! 📢 Each month, we are interviewing a Primatologist to discuss their work and background, ultimately showcasing who they are and what they do. Our first profile is live, featuring an interview with Prof. Jacob Dunn: www.psgb.org/pages/primat...

Nature: Hallucinated citations generated by AI are polluting the scientific literature. What on earth can be done? Also Nature: Our revolutionary AI-powered research assistant saves you from investing time & effort in reading, understanding & writing.

Extremely excited to start my 8-year @royalsociety.org Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship @uniexecec.bsky.social focussing on understanding the role of individual cognitive variation in reintroduction biology. With 2x 4-year Postdoc and PhD positions being advertised shortly - do get in touch if interested!

Do you love animal behavior & want to share that joy with younger folks? Write a short article on animal behavior for Frontiers for Young Minds (ages 8–15), co-authored with an undergrad! Part of an international ABS collection. Expression of interest due April 30. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🚨 Two postdoc positions open in the #LHOSA team at @palevoprim.bsky.social! Passionate about Australopithecus and hominin paleobiology? Skilled in virtual study of long bones or #GIS applied to hominin-bearing sites? Join us 👇

Have a look at this great #PhD opportunity on Road Ecology at Aarhus University, Denmark 👇 Timely topic, and a great supervisor! 📅DL: 30.04 phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican... (📸: coloradosun.com/2025/12/07/p...)

Two great postdoc opportunities with @eesaupe.bsky.social in Oxford on macroecology/extinction/conservation through a paleobiological lens

📣📣Abstract deadline extended! While we've received a number of abstracts already, we've decided to extend the submission deadline to 30 April. For more information about the conference, or to submit your abstract, visit our ECBB page! www.aru.ac.uk/events/confe...

#PHD #summerschool in #bioacoustics 🦇🐬🐦🐘🔉- Application open NOW If your PhD studies 🧑‍🎓👩‍🎓involve #acousticcommunication in terrestrial or marine animals, we highly recommend participating in this biennial international 14-days intensive graduate course by @sdu.dk www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...

James Traniello and I, and Associate Editors of Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, have prepared editorials commemorating the semicentennial of Wilson's Sociobiology. Check it out! link.springer.com/article/10.1... and link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Registrations are now open for the renowned PhD Summer school in acoustic communication organised by SDU from 2-15.8 Denmark. Deadline 15.4. More info in picture below. 🦜🐳🦗🦇

We are delighted to announce #ECBB2026 registration and abstract submission are now open! Conference Attendance Grant are also available, thanks to @asab.org and @ethoges.bsky.social support! www.aru.ac.uk/events/confe...

We know there are a lot of conferences this year and unfortunately we can't attend them all. Don't worry, we've got a helpful wheel to assist in deciding how to spend your time. Find out more: www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-... #AcademicConference #ECBB2026

Work brilliantly led by #ECR @sammatchette.bsky.social With @nadia-hamilton.bsky.social @christiandrerup.com #JeroenSchneider @sandrawinters.bsky.social @marinebehavecol.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social #predator #marine #fish #ocean doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Find the paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... And here is an accessible explanation in JHU's Hub: hub.jhu.edu/2026/02/05/a... We are grateful to CIFAR, @jhu.edu, and @templetonworld.bsky.social for providing the funds to enable this discovery! @jhuartssciences.bsky.social

🦎 Funded 4-year PhD position on Lizard Evolutionary Ecology in our lab at UCLouvain (Belgium)! Apply before 9 March! jobs.uclouvain.be/Personnelsci...

🚨Roll up, roll up, fully-funded #PhD deadlines approaching... 6th Jan: tinyurl.com/aja54nr6 8th Jan: tinyurl.com/4jfy47pp Social monitoring & manipulation #meerkats #mongooses #macaques #fieldwork #long-termdata @patrick-kennedy.bsky.social @ljnbrent.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

Job alert! The University of Zurich is hiring a professor for Evolutionary Anthropology and Primatology. Learn more here: www.appointments.mnf.uzh.ch/auth/Apply/0...

January can be tough enough without an extra deadline looming. That's why we've extended our #ECBB2026 call for symposia to 15 February 2026! For more information and for the submission form click the link: www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-...