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Patrick Jansen 🐾 @patrickjansen.bsky.social · 4d

Are you a PhD-level #wildlife ecologist committed to research and education for #biodiversity and nature restoration?
Our group at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social has a #vacancy for an assistant professor!
Deadline for applications is February 19.
Please spread the word.
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Restoring nature and reversing biodiversity loss are urgent societal challenges. Utrecht University invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Nature Restoration. In this role, you contribute to help solve these challenges through research and education by linking fundamental wildlife ecology to biodiversity recovery and nature restoration.

As an Assistant Professor, you will join a young, enthusiastic team that is eager to make an impact. You will help strengthen the team’s mission to connect fundamental wildlife ecology with the challenges of nature restoration in human-dominated multifunctional forest landscapes, especially in north-western Europe.

Your research will focus on restoration-relevant themes, such as wildlife responses to anthropogenic change, the effectiveness of conservation interventions, and the contribution of wildlife to biodiversity recovery and nature restoration. Close collaboration with colleagues within and beyond Utrecht University is an important part of this role, as well as building sustainable partnerships with conservation practitioners and policymakers.

You will combine fieldwork, experiments and biomonitoring (e.g. using sensor technologies) with laboratory, statistical and theoretical approaches. There is ample opportunity to initiate research projects and to acquire funding.

In education, you will teach in the Biology programs, develop and coordinate a new course, and supervise research projects of BSc, MSc and PhD students.

Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 19d

NEW JOB in #ornithology with @vogelwarte.bsky.social to unravel the demographic drivers of population change in Alpine #swifts in #Switzerland: buff.ly/crV1rT8

Erik Svensson @evolodonata.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy · 22d

Come and join me and my colleagues at the Department of Biology, #LundUniversity in #sweden! We have am open position as Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Biodiversity.

Apply here no later than February 11 2026:

https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:848749/type:job/where:4/apply:1

Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Biodiversity

The Department of Biology was established in 2010 through the merger of the Departments of Ecology, Cell and Organism Biology, Biological Undergraduate Education, and the Biological Museums. The depar

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Michael Wagner @michiwagner4.bsky.social · 24d

🚨 Postdoctoral Opportunity for Female Scientists🚨

The University of Vienna is awarding at least 20 fully funded 4 year postdoctoral positions to outstanding female scientists

Interested? Get in touch via direct message
careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e...

#MicroSky 🧪

#PostDoc @univie.ac.at

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW @niooknaw.bsky.social · Dec 12

New publication: Dimming #streetlights in urban areas reduces #insect attraction but pipistrelle #bats forage more in darkness, by @mevisser.bsky.social and others. #ALAN #foraging #lightpollution
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

Figure 1 in Buddendorf et al. (2025): "Nightly counts of flying insects (left), pipistrelle bat passes (middle) and their feeding buzzes (right) per treatment (dark control: 0.16 ± 0.03 lx, low: LED 3000 K, 4.4 ± 1.4 lx, high: LED 3000 K, 17 ± 3.8 lx). Significance levels indicated as ns: p > .05, ***: p < .001."

EMPSEB 31 @empseb.bsky.social · Dec 12

📢 The Call for Abstracts for #EMPSEB31 is now open!
🔗 Full details & submission info on our website.

✈️ Applying for an ESEB Travel Grant?
⏰ Abstract deadline for travel-grant applicants: January 15, 2026
⏳ General abstract deadline: February 1, 2026

#EvoBio #PhD #EMPSEB31

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW @niooknaw.bsky.social · Nov 21

New publication: Phenological Plasticity and Its #Temperature-Related Drivers in Common #Songbirds Across Europe. #climatechange #phenology
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

Figure 1 in Cuchot et al. (2025): "Locations of constant capture effort sites (CES). Colors represent the number of years of monitoring per site. Map lines delineate study areas and do not necessarily depict accepted national boundaries."

Barbara Tschirren @btschirren.bsky.social · Nov 12

*PhD opportunity @uniexecec.bsky.social* How does antimicrobial resistance spread through ecosystems?

Combine fieldwork (rodent trapping 🐭, habitat surveys 🌳, pheasant sampling 🦤), molecular techniques, GIS, and spatial modelling to understand AMR evolution and spread. 🔬🦠🧪
Please repost!

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Gamebirds: A One Health Approach to Understanding and Mitigating the Risk of AMR Evolution and Spread through Ecosystems at University of Exeter on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Gamebirds: A One Health Approach to Understanding and Mitigating the Risk of AMR Evolution and Spread through Ecosystems at University of Exeter, list...

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Dr. Emily G Simmonds @emilygsimmonds.bsky.social · Nov 12

Are you involved in ecological forecasting or prediction in Europe?
We’re mapping forecasting applications across the continent — from SDMs to observatories with predictive potential.
Submit here 👉 euro-ecoforecast.wordpress.com/forecasting-...
#EcologicalForecasting #EEFI #OpenScience

EOU Fledglings @eoufledglings.bsky.social · Nov 9

The date is set for the next EOU Fledglings Meeting 🐥 in Gdansk, Poland! Share the news with your peers! 🦆

Marcel E. Visser @mevisser.bsky.social · Oct 30

There are two LTER platforms in the Netherlands: Veluwe and Wadden Sea. See www.lter-nl.nl and www.lter-life.nl

eLTER @elter-ri.eu · Oct 30

🌿 Looking for long-term ecosystem data? The eLTER Market Place links researchers with coordinators of 100+ Sites & Platforms across Europe. Request specific data, explore collaborations & join EU research efforts 👉 elter-ri.eu/elter-market...

еLTER Market Place

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eLTER @elter-ri.eu · Oct 30

🌿 Looking for long-term ecosystem data? The eLTER Market Place links researchers with coordinators of 100+ Sites & Platforms across Europe. Request specific data, explore collaborations & join EU research efforts 👉 elter-ri.eu/elter-market...

еLTER Market Place

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NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW @niooknaw.bsky.social · Oct 28

PhD candidate #vacancy alert:

Insect species that overwinter as eggs are particularly vulnerable to climate change. We are looking for a PhD candidate to collect more data to predict whether these insects can adapt to climate change.

Read the vacancy on our website: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...

PhD Seasonal Timing of Egg Overwintering Insects under Climate Change

Climate change is exerting strong selection on wild populations, with many species showing shifts in the seasonal timing of development. One particularly vulnerable group are insect species that overw...

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Marcel E. Visser @mevisser.bsky.social · Oct 24

Excellent project led by @disnatalie.bsky.social Come and work with us at @niooknaw.bsky.social @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social!

Natalie E. van Dis @disnatalie.bsky.social · Oct 24

📢4-year fully funded #PhD on seasonal timing of egg overwintering insects 🦋🦗🪳
🔬Identify universal mechanisms underlying #insect egg developmental time under #ClimateChange
📌@niooknaw.bsky.social @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social

ℹ️ vacatures.knaw.nl/job-invite/2...
❗Application deadline: 7 December 2025

PhD Seasonal Timing of Egg Overwintering Insects under Climate Change - NIOO-KNAW - Wageningen

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Natalie E. van Dis @disnatalie.bsky.social · Oct 24

📢4-year fully funded #PhD on seasonal timing of egg overwintering insects 🦋🦗🪳
🔬Identify universal mechanisms underlying #insect egg developmental time under #ClimateChange
📌@niooknaw.bsky.social @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social

ℹ️ vacatures.knaw.nl/job-invite/2...
❗Application deadline: 7 December 2025

PhD Seasonal Timing of Egg Overwintering Insects under Climate Change - NIOO-KNAW - Wageningen

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Marcel E. Visser @mevisser.bsky.social · Oct 22

Well done Cherine, Youri, Maartje and all the way from Lyon: Marlene!

animalecol-nioo.bsky.social @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social · Oct 22

Last week we did our annual beechnut sampling. A special year because it was the 50th year in which we did this! Enough reason for Dutch radio show Vroege vogels to join us and learn all about the role of the beechnut in the ecosystem of the Hoge Veluwe.
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Vijftig jaar beukennootjes tellen op de Hoge Veluwe - Vroege Vogels - BNNVARA

Op de Hoge Veluwe volgen wetenschappers van het NIOO al 50 jaar de beukennootjes van 35 specifieke beukenbomen. Deze zogenaamde beukennotenindex bevat belangrijke informatie want beukennootjes zijn ee...

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animalecol-nioo.bsky.social @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social · Oct 22

Last week we did our annual beechnut sampling. A special year because it was the 50th year in which we did this! Enough reason for Dutch radio show Vroege vogels to join us and learn all about the role of the beechnut in the ecosystem of the Hoge Veluwe.
share.google/64chnRK0oVV7...

Vijftig jaar beukennootjes tellen op de Hoge Veluwe - Vroege Vogels - BNNVARA

Op de Hoge Veluwe volgen wetenschappers van het NIOO al 50 jaar de beukennootjes van 35 specifieke beukenbomen. Deze zogenaamde beukennotenindex bevat belangrijke informatie want beukennootjes zijn ee...

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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · Oct 20

Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Celebrating a successful field season with great food & good company - May 2025

Front view of the Life & Mind Building, which opened in Oct 2025: The new home of Biology at Oxford

Migration Ecology Group @migecol.bsky.social · Oct 20

We’re hiring a doctoral researcher in the area of migration ecology.
The work will focus on the question of how and when migratory songbirds learn where their home is using #Motus.
Part of the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense and linked with @sfb1372.bsky.social

uol.de/job788en

#ornithology

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW @niooknaw.bsky.social · Sep 26

New publication: Scope for #waterfowl to speed up migration to a warming Arctic. #climatechange #avianmigration
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Figure 1 in Linssen et al. (2025): "Spring migrations and tracking data of five Arctic-breeding waterfowl species."

Dr Danni Hinchcliffe @dannihinchy.bsky.social · Sep 22

Should I stay or should I go?🐦 Fancy a #PhD studying Pied flycatchers in the Peak District to help better understand what drives individual & population performance? Think #habitat #movement #ecology #genetics 🌍 Make use of this nestbox PIT tag study system and join us! Email me #LJMU #NationalTrust

Stu Bearhop @stubearhop.bsky.social · Sep 18

Fully funded PhD working on insectivorous bird declines with a broad range of stakeholders. Starting ASAP #ornithology #zoology #biodiversity #science #ecology
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

Marcel E. Visser @mevisser.bsky.social · Sep 18

Thanks Milos & Peter for organising this wonderful meeting!

10th Hole-nesting Birds Conference @hnbirds2025.bsky.social · Sep 17

The 10th HNB Conference has finished! The atmosphere was fantastic, and we hope everyone enjoyed both the conference and the city of Olomouc. Congrats to the winners of the student competition: Beau Strijker (Best Poster) and Daisy Abraham (Best Talk)! We’re already looking forward to the next HNB!

Marcel E. Visser @mevisser.bsky.social · Sep 18

Thanks Milos & Peter for organising this wonderful meeting!

10th Hole-nesting Birds Conference @hnbirds2025.bsky.social · Sep 17

The 10th HNB Conference has finished! The atmosphere was fantastic, and we hope everyone enjoyed both the conference and the city of Olomouc. Congrats to the winners of the student competition: Beau Strijker (Best Poster) and Daisy Abraham (Best Talk)! We’re already looking forward to the next HNB!

Ryan Norris @ryannorrissci.bsky.social · Sep 17

PhD position available to study the migration ecology and year-round demography of blackpoll warblers.

Marcel E. Visser @mevisser.bsky.social · Aug 27

Come and join the LTER-LIFE infrastructure

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW @niooknaw.bsky.social · Aug 26

𝗩𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬
As FAIRification steward you'll scout the nature data landscape and help researchers making their data FAIR. Do you bring quantitative/technical as well as interpersonal skills? Then this vacancy of the LTER-Life digital twin project is for you!

nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW @niooknaw.bsky.social · Aug 26

𝗩𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬
As FAIRification steward you'll scout the nature data landscape and help researchers making their data FAIR. Do you bring quantitative/technical as well as interpersonal skills? Then this vacancy of the LTER-Life digital twin project is for you!

nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...

Joey Bernhardt @joeybernhardt.bsky.social · Aug 14

Please help us spread the word! Please amplify!

We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝

Applications are due October 6 2025.

careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...

#AcademicJobs #EvoBio

Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics

careers.uoguelph.ca

Melissah Rowe @melissahrowe.bsky.social · Aug 12

3.5-year #Postdoc position on avian microbiomes and reproduction @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social @niooknaw.bsky.social on a fully-funded ERC project focused on understanding the significance of reproductive microbiomes for host biology and fitness. Reach out for more info!

nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...

Postdoctoral researcher: avian microbiomes and reproduction

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our team working on avian reproductive microbiomes at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) in the group of Dr. Melissah Rowe. The postd...

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