Alex Figueiredo
@alexfig.bsky.social
Microbiome ecology, animal behaviour, evolutionary biology.
Postdoc at NIOO-KNAW
Previously: Postdoc at U. Oxford & PhD in EvoBio at U. Zurich.
Birder & bird ringing trainee. I dig Mini & cooking. He/him
Postdoc at NIOO-KNAW
Previously: Postdoc at U. Oxford & PhD in EvoBio at U. Zurich.
Birder & bird ringing trainee. I dig Mini & cooking. He/him
๐ฑ i knew Bob Trivers wasn't one to mince words, but what a scorch
February 2, 2026 at 1:52 PM
๐ฑ i knew Bob Trivers wasn't one to mince words, but what a scorch
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Application deadline for this postdoc position in my group closing next week ๐ฆ thank you all who have shared so far!
๐ Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Bacterial Evolution.
Looking to recruit a postdoc to join a UKRI FLF-funded project on antibiotic resistance evolution in the microbiome ๐ฆ
3 years funding, deadline 26th Jan, please share!
hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
Looking to recruit a postdoc to join a UKRI FLF-funded project on antibiotic resistance evolution in the microbiome ๐ฆ
3 years funding, deadline 26th Jan, please share!
hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
Job profile
hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk
January 19, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Application deadline for this postdoc position in my group closing next week ๐ฆ thank you all who have shared so far!
Reposted by Alex Figueiredo
๐ Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Bacterial Evolution.
Looking to recruit a postdoc to join a UKRI FLF-funded project on antibiotic resistance evolution in the microbiome ๐ฆ
3 years funding, deadline 26th Jan, please share!
hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
Looking to recruit a postdoc to join a UKRI FLF-funded project on antibiotic resistance evolution in the microbiome ๐ฆ
3 years funding, deadline 26th Jan, please share!
hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
Job profile
hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
๐ Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Bacterial Evolution.
Looking to recruit a postdoc to join a UKRI FLF-funded project on antibiotic resistance evolution in the microbiome ๐ฆ
3 years funding, deadline 26th Jan, please share!
hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
Looking to recruit a postdoc to join a UKRI FLF-funded project on antibiotic resistance evolution in the microbiome ๐ฆ
3 years funding, deadline 26th Jan, please share!
hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
After 4 wonderful years at @biology.ox.ac.uk working with Sarah Knowles on house mouse gut microbiota-behaviour links, today I started a new postdoc position at @niooknaw.bsky.social with @melissahrowe.bsky.social, where we'll be looking at house sparrow reproductive tract microbiotas! Stay tuned :D
January 5, 2026 at 1:41 PM
After 4 wonderful years at @biology.ox.ac.uk working with Sarah Knowles on house mouse gut microbiota-behaviour links, today I started a new postdoc position at @niooknaw.bsky.social with @melissahrowe.bsky.social, where we'll be looking at house sparrow reproductive tract microbiotas! Stay tuned :D
Reposted by Alex Figueiredo
40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.
I'm from PT, have worked in Oeiras and have ridden the monorail a bunch of times. This episode was phenomenal and your grasp of the "Rouba mas faz" ethos was on point. I know you've "been" to Portugal a few times on the podcast, but please please do an ep. on Fรกtima Felgueiras or Valentim Loureiro!!
November 13, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I'm from PT, have worked in Oeiras and have ridden the monorail a bunch of times. This episode was phenomenal and your grasp of the "Rouba mas faz" ethos was on point. I know you've "been" to Portugal a few times on the podcast, but please please do an ep. on Fรกtima Felgueiras or Valentim Loureiro!!
Reposted by Alex Figueiredo
One week left on this! Good opportunity for someone interested in #behaviour, #genomics and #migration to come work will some fun seabirds and some fun people ๐งฌ๐ฃ๐ฐ๏ธ
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
One week left on this! Good opportunity for someone interested in #behaviour, #genomics and #migration to come work will some fun seabirds and some fun people ๐งฌ๐ฃ๐ฐ๏ธ
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
I'm a simple guy, I see Ska-p, I like it immediately
September 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I'm a simple guy, I see Ska-p, I like it immediately
What better than the massive social network that #eseb2025 is, to learn about social networks? Go check out @eloisenewman.bsky.social 's poster this afternoon!
Excited to be at ESEB 2025 in Barcelona!
Presenting a poster on my first chapter (with my supervisors Josh Firth and Sarah Knowles) today between 5-7 pm, so come along say hi! Happy to chat about the friendship paradox and animal social networks โบ๏ธ @eseb2025.bsky.social
Presenting a poster on my first chapter (with my supervisors Josh Firth and Sarah Knowles) today between 5-7 pm, so come along say hi! Happy to chat about the friendship paradox and animal social networks โบ๏ธ @eseb2025.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
What better than the massive social network that #eseb2025 is, to learn about social networks? Go check out @eloisenewman.bsky.social 's poster this afternoon!
What gif pops up when you type your name?
Perfect.
Perfect.
August 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
What gif pops up when you type your name?
Perfect.
Perfect.
nice!! or The Smacking Pumpkins
August 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
nice!! or The Smacking Pumpkins
Slightly diminish a band:
Pearl Jelly
Pearl Jelly
Slightly diminish a band:
Moyen Jovi
Moyen Jovi
Slightly diminish a band:
They Might Be Taller Than Average
They Might Be Taller Than Average
August 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Slightly diminish a band:
Pearl Jelly
Pearl Jelly
I'm the same, so I've contacted the organisation about this. Was told some minor adjustments to the agenda were still being made, and then a pdf version would be released :) #eseb2025
August 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I'm the same, so I've contacted the organisation about this. Was told some minor adjustments to the agenda were still being made, and then a pdf version would be released :) #eseb2025
Reposted by Alex Figueiredo
Feels surreal to say but: I'm hiring! If you are or know anyone interested in looking at the evolution of phage resistance using A. baumannii and natural transformation, then this might be for you
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Research position in Microbial Pharmacology and Population Biology (282139) | UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Job title: Research position in Microbial Pharmacology and Population Biology (282139), Employer: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Deadline: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
August 8, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Feels surreal to say but: I'm hiring! If you are or know anyone interested in looking at the evolution of phage resistance using A. baumannii and natural transformation, then this might be for you
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Wonderful post! One of my (few) regrets in life is not (yet) being into birds when I was still living in Portugal.
August 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Wonderful post! One of my (few) regrets in life is not (yet) being into birds when I was still living in Portugal.
Hi Brooke! wonder if I could be added to the postdoc one :) thank you very much!
July 18, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Hi Brooke! wonder if I could be added to the postdoc one :) thank you very much!
Looking for a PhD in insects, behaviour and/or microbiomes? This is the one for you ๐
Ten more days to apply!
Join us in Bayreuth to study how burying beetles use social behaviors to control harmful and beneficial microbial communities during family life!
Join us in Bayreuth to study how burying beetles use social behaviors to control harmful and beneficial microbial communities during family life!
๐ #PhD in Evolutionary Ecology @UniBayreuth ๐ฉ๐ช
Parental care vs microbe communities in burying beetles ๐ชฒ๐งซ
ERC-funded | 3 years | behavioral ecology & metabarcoding
Details: tinyurl.com/CareVsMicrobes
Apply by May 16, start in September
#AcademicSky #Microbiome #SocialEvolution #Insects
Parental care vs microbe communities in burying beetles ๐ชฒ๐งซ
ERC-funded | 3 years | behavioral ecology & metabarcoding
Details: tinyurl.com/CareVsMicrobes
Apply by May 16, start in September
#AcademicSky #Microbiome #SocialEvolution #Insects
May 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Looking for a PhD in insects, behaviour and/or microbiomes? This is the one for you ๐
Maybe it's time for a 2nd PhD ๐ค
May 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Maybe it's time for a 2nd PhD ๐ค
Reposted by Alex Figueiredo
๐จ ๐ชบ๐ฆ๐ฆ PhD opportunity in my lab for UK home fee students. Feel free to contact me for informal enquiries. Please share! shorturl.at/wUo8r
Designing Microbial Interventions to Study Behavioural Effects in Wild Birds (DAVIDSON_U25DTPR) | Doctoral Training Partnership
This project is open to Home Fee Status applicants only. The gut microbiome influences how animals behave and interact with their environment via the microbiomeโgutโbrain axis (MGBA).
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk
April 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
๐จ ๐ชบ๐ฆ๐ฆ PhD opportunity in my lab for UK home fee students. Feel free to contact me for informal enquiries. Please share! shorturl.at/wUo8r
Reposted by Alex Figueiredo
Spring slowly advancing this am in Oxford. Fantastic to ring our first willow warbler of the year among a flush of blackcaps and a lovely bullfinch.
I also heard my first willow warbler yesterday just outside my door. Seemed to be singing somewhere in Elder Stubbs - great to hear them in the city!
I also heard my first willow warbler yesterday just outside my door. Seemed to be singing somewhere in Elder Stubbs - great to hear them in the city!
April 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Spring slowly advancing this am in Oxford. Fantastic to ring our first willow warbler of the year among a flush of blackcaps and a lovely bullfinch.
I also heard my first willow warbler yesterday just outside my door. Seemed to be singing somewhere in Elder Stubbs - great to hear them in the city!
I also heard my first willow warbler yesterday just outside my door. Seemed to be singing somewhere in Elder Stubbs - great to hear them in the city!
Ah thats fair, maybe I misunderstood that emphasis on your original post.
March 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Ah thats fair, maybe I misunderstood that emphasis on your original post.