Frank Melzner
@frankmelzner.bsky.social
Professor of Marine Ecology at GEOMAR / Kiel University, trained ecoevophysiologist, interested in coastal invertebrates, algae & climate change.
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Dear #ICYMAREfamily,
We’re excited to announce that the #CallForSessions for #ICYMARE2026 is now open! This is your chance to host a session and shape the next ICYMARE conference! 🐳🦑🌏
www.icymare.com/about-the-co...
We’re excited to announce that the #CallForSessions for #ICYMARE2026 is now open! This is your chance to host a session and shape the next ICYMARE conference! 🐳🦑🌏
www.icymare.com/about-the-co...
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Dear #ICYMAREfamily,
We’re excited to announce that the #CallForSessions for #ICYMARE2026 is now open! This is your chance to host a session and shape the next ICYMARE conference! 🐳🦑🌏
www.icymare.com/about-the-co...
We’re excited to announce that the #CallForSessions for #ICYMARE2026 is now open! This is your chance to host a session and shape the next ICYMARE conference! 🐳🦑🌏
www.icymare.com/about-the-co...
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Interested in thermal biology? Please join our new and growing grass roots initiative, the Thermal Ecology Alliance, initiated by @patricepottier.bsky.social. 🧪🐟🦑🌡️
Sign up here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org#participation
Check who already signed up:
www.thermalecologyalliance.org#community
Sign up here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org#participation
Check who already signed up:
www.thermalecologyalliance.org#community
November 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Interested in thermal biology? Please join our new and growing grass roots initiative, the Thermal Ecology Alliance, initiated by @patricepottier.bsky.social. 🧪🐟🦑🌡️
Sign up here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org#participation
Check who already signed up:
www.thermalecologyalliance.org#community
Sign up here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org#participation
Check who already signed up:
www.thermalecologyalliance.org#community
First cruise with our new M.Sc. students in Biological Oceanography @geomarkiel.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de to sample sediment cores for organic carbon & DNA, image ammunition dumpsites and investigate macrofauna! Thanks to Jens Greinert, Mirjam Perner and teams - and the excellent crew of RV Alkor
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
First cruise with our new M.Sc. students in Biological Oceanography @geomarkiel.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de to sample sediment cores for organic carbon & DNA, image ammunition dumpsites and investigate macrofauna! Thanks to Jens Greinert, Mirjam Perner and teams - and the excellent crew of RV Alkor
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🤩 #ScienceJobs‼️
We look for a
🧑🔬 #PostDoc
&
🎓 #PhD-student
to investigate marine transmissible cancers.🦪
Apply if ur into #cancer #evolution, #microbiome, #marine #bivalves & #computational approaches.🌊🦠🔬
More on mpi-bremen.de #Education & #Career
#Jobs #JobAlert #WomeninSTEM #marinescience #Job
We look for a
🧑🔬 #PostDoc
&
🎓 #PhD-student
to investigate marine transmissible cancers.🦪
Apply if ur into #cancer #evolution, #microbiome, #marine #bivalves & #computational approaches.🌊🦠🔬
More on mpi-bremen.de #Education & #Career
#Jobs #JobAlert #WomeninSTEM #marinescience #Job
October 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🤩 #ScienceJobs‼️
We look for a
🧑🔬 #PostDoc
&
🎓 #PhD-student
to investigate marine transmissible cancers.🦪
Apply if ur into #cancer #evolution, #microbiome, #marine #bivalves & #computational approaches.🌊🦠🔬
More on mpi-bremen.de #Education & #Career
#Jobs #JobAlert #WomeninSTEM #marinescience #Job
We look for a
🧑🔬 #PostDoc
&
🎓 #PhD-student
to investigate marine transmissible cancers.🦪
Apply if ur into #cancer #evolution, #microbiome, #marine #bivalves & #computational approaches.🌊🦠🔬
More on mpi-bremen.de #Education & #Career
#Jobs #JobAlert #WomeninSTEM #marinescience #Job
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Lecturer in Marine Biology and Scientific Diving (University of Plymouth)
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOS637/l...
#jobs #lecturer #scientificdiving #plymouth #coralreefs #university #marinescience #marinebiology #marineecology #jobopportunity
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOS637/l...
#jobs #lecturer #scientificdiving #plymouth #coralreefs #university #marinescience #marinebiology #marineecology #jobopportunity
September 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Lecturer in Marine Biology and Scientific Diving (University of Plymouth)
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOS637/l...
#jobs #lecturer #scientificdiving #plymouth #coralreefs #university #marinescience #marinebiology #marineecology #jobopportunity
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOS637/l...
#jobs #lecturer #scientificdiving #plymouth #coralreefs #university #marinescience #marinebiology #marineecology #jobopportunity
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🌊 Mytilus galloprovincialis meets Eco-Evo-Devo. We’re excited to announce the first school dedicated to the bivalve M. galloprovincialis. Applications are now open!✨🐚
Get ready to explore the fascinating world of mussels in an inspiring international environment 🔬
ℹ️ acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...
Get ready to explore the fascinating world of mussels in an inspiring international environment 🔬
ℹ️ acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...
September 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🌊 Mytilus galloprovincialis meets Eco-Evo-Devo. We’re excited to announce the first school dedicated to the bivalve M. galloprovincialis. Applications are now open!✨🐚
Get ready to explore the fascinating world of mussels in an inspiring international environment 🔬
ℹ️ acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...
Get ready to explore the fascinating world of mussels in an inspiring international environment 🔬
ℹ️ acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...
Risking my life accessing logger data in Baltic Sea shallow algal habitats! Thanks to @electricbluecrl.bsky.social and @fplima.bsky.social for sturdy equipment! #Fubluc @geomarkiel.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Risking my life accessing logger data in Baltic Sea shallow algal habitats! Thanks to @electricbluecrl.bsky.social and @fplima.bsky.social for sturdy equipment! #Fubluc @geomarkiel.bsky.social
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We are welcoming applications for a full professorship on Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology at Kiel Univerdity, Northern Germany, with fantastic facilities and infrastructure! @uni-kiel.de @crc1182.bsky.social @transevo.bsky.social www.nature.com/naturecareer...
W 3 professorship in Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology - Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein (DE) job with Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel | 12844416
Kiel University aims to attract more qualified women to professorship positions. The Institute of Zoology at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural...
www.nature.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We are welcoming applications for a full professorship on Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology at Kiel Univerdity, Northern Germany, with fantastic facilities and infrastructure! @uni-kiel.de @crc1182.bsky.social @transevo.bsky.social www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Our science photo book The Radiant Sea is out Sept 2nd!!
30 years of research, 10 years of "we should", and a year of collating pix and writing.
Sönke and I show (mostly for the first time) images of how organisms produce, use, and interact with light in the sea. #bioluminescence #fluorescence 🦑🧪🌊
30 years of research, 10 years of "we should", and a year of collating pix and writing.
Sönke and I show (mostly for the first time) images of how organisms produce, use, and interact with light in the sea. #bioluminescence #fluorescence 🦑🧪🌊
August 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Our science photo book The Radiant Sea is out Sept 2nd!!
30 years of research, 10 years of "we should", and a year of collating pix and writing.
Sönke and I show (mostly for the first time) images of how organisms produce, use, and interact with light in the sea. #bioluminescence #fluorescence 🦑🧪🌊
30 years of research, 10 years of "we should", and a year of collating pix and writing.
Sönke and I show (mostly for the first time) images of how organisms produce, use, and interact with light in the sea. #bioluminescence #fluorescence 🦑🧪🌊
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Busy week Fucus sampling with our colleagues @gloriareithmaier.bsky.social @lies-nerd.bsky.social @karikaphegyi.bsky.social and lots of others for #Fubluc and getting ready for outreach with kids for #TheOceanRaceEurope @geomarkiel.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Busy week Fucus sampling with our colleagues @gloriareithmaier.bsky.social @lies-nerd.bsky.social @karikaphegyi.bsky.social and lots of others for #Fubluc and getting ready for outreach with kids for #TheOceanRaceEurope @geomarkiel.bsky.social
Doctoral position on genomic basis of Fucus (brown algal) local adaptation - join our exciting #Fubluc team! Fully funded for 3.5 years & we also consider candidates with strong molecular or bioinformatic skillls but no marine / algal experience, see www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...
August 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Doctoral position on genomic basis of Fucus (brown algal) local adaptation - join our exciting #Fubluc team! Fully funded for 3.5 years & we also consider candidates with strong molecular or bioinformatic skillls but no marine / algal experience, see www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...
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PhD opportunity in my group as part of the #CONCENTRATE TRR. Marine algae-glycan-bacterial interactions. Please apply or share! www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...
Research Assistant - Institute of Microbiology 25/Wi21
Stellenausschreibung Institut für Mikrobiologie, AG „Küstenmikrobiome“,
www.uni-greifswald.de
July 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
PhD opportunity in my group as part of the #CONCENTRATE TRR. Marine algae-glycan-bacterial interactions. Please apply or share! www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...
Still 5 hours left to meet us and various marine critters on board if RV Alkor & the Kiel Outdoor Benthocosms with an experiment on carbon storage potential of brown algae with @lies-nerd.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social #FUBLUC - and the sun is out now!
June 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Still 5 hours left to meet us and various marine critters on board if RV Alkor & the Kiel Outdoor Benthocosms with an experiment on carbon storage potential of brown algae with @lies-nerd.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social #FUBLUC - and the sun is out now!
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Today is World Ocean Day! 🌊
On this special day we want to present the #FUTURO research campaign off West Africa. Find out more in the video:
youtu.be/DXVY7EgwMnA?...
#WorldOceanDay
On this special day we want to present the #FUTURO research campaign off West Africa. Find out more in the video:
youtu.be/DXVY7EgwMnA?...
#WorldOceanDay
Happy World Ocean Day! Introducing the campaign FUTURO - Future West African Marine Ecosystem
YouTube video by GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel
youtu.be
June 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Today is World Ocean Day! 🌊
On this special day we want to present the #FUTURO research campaign off West Africa. Find out more in the video:
youtu.be/DXVY7EgwMnA?...
#WorldOceanDay
On this special day we want to present the #FUTURO research campaign off West Africa. Find out more in the video:
youtu.be/DXVY7EgwMnA?...
#WorldOceanDay
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New report released today on marine carbon dioxide removal #OOSC
covering scientific, MRV, environmental, social & governance issues and role of governments in responsible #mCDR R&D 🌊
High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy & WRI
oceanpanel.org/publication/...
covering scientific, MRV, environmental, social & governance issues and role of governments in responsible #mCDR R&D 🌊
High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy & WRI
oceanpanel.org/publication/...
Principles for responsible and effective marine carbon dioxide removal development and governance - Ocean Panel
Launched on June 4, 2025, at the One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France, ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference, this Blue Paper was
oceanpanel.org
June 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
New report released today on marine carbon dioxide removal #OOSC
covering scientific, MRV, environmental, social & governance issues and role of governments in responsible #mCDR R&D 🌊
High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy & WRI
oceanpanel.org/publication/...
covering scientific, MRV, environmental, social & governance issues and role of governments in responsible #mCDR R&D 🌊
High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy & WRI
oceanpanel.org/publication/...
Finally some practical #bioc-202 work for our MSc students in Biological Oceanography at #Geomar! Exposing bladderwrack populations to heat stress regimes to study photophysiology & local adaptation! Real science projects to support meadow conservation #ANK #FUBLUC with @lies-nerd.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Finally some practical #bioc-202 work for our MSc students in Biological Oceanography at #Geomar! Exposing bladderwrack populations to heat stress regimes to study photophysiology & local adaptation! Real science projects to support meadow conservation #ANK #FUBLUC with @lies-nerd.bsky.social
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Great News: Our book Aquatic Parasitology: Ecological and Environmental Concepts and Implications of Marine and Freshwater Parasites has been published online open access! link.springer.com/book/10.1007... @nicojsmit.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social
Aquatic Parasitology: Ecological and Environmental Concepts and Implications of Marine and Freshwater Parasites
A unique open access collection on ecological and environmental parasitology in marine and freshwater. Covers climate change and parasite conservation.
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May 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Great News: Our book Aquatic Parasitology: Ecological and Environmental Concepts and Implications of Marine and Freshwater Parasites has been published online open access! link.springer.com/book/10.1007... @nicojsmit.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social
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I'm hiring! Postdoc available in my lab in Ecological Genomics. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/... I will start reviewing applications mid-July. 🧪🧑🔬🖥️🧬🦑. Please share widely, thanks!
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ecological Genomics
About the Opportunity Job Summary A postdoctoral research associate is available at the Lotterhos Lab at Northeastern University. The postdoc will be based at Northeastern University’s Marine Science ...
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May 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I'm hiring! Postdoc available in my lab in Ecological Genomics. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/... I will start reviewing applications mid-July. 🧪🧑🔬🖥️🧬🦑. Please share widely, thanks!
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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
April 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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
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I'm on an mCDR panel at #EGU25, but I just learned that our convener Carolin Löscher from Denmark won't be there.
She's been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer whose expensive treatment is only available in the US and UAE.
Please consider helping: www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-m...
She's been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer whose expensive treatment is only available in the US and UAE.
Please consider helping: www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-m...
April 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I'm on an mCDR panel at #EGU25, but I just learned that our convener Carolin Löscher from Denmark won't be there.
She's been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer whose expensive treatment is only available in the US and UAE.
Please consider helping: www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-m...
She's been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer whose expensive treatment is only available in the US and UAE.
Please consider helping: www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-m...
Apply to our Biological Oceanography MSc program, study in small groups on the shores of the Baltic Sea with leading researchers! Courses are research-driven, deadline April 15: www.geomar.de/en/studying/... #geomar #kieluniversity
MSc: Biological Oceanography
www.geomar.de
April 12, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Apply to our Biological Oceanography MSc program, study in small groups on the shores of the Baltic Sea with leading researchers! Courses are research-driven, deadline April 15: www.geomar.de/en/studying/... #geomar #kieluniversity
Congrats to former team member Jahan for being nominated! Well deserved! #Geomar
⭐️Shortlisted for the 2024 Haldane Prize!
🌊Jahangir Vajedsamiei investigates how #heatwaves impact marine species. By improving predictive models with real-world data, we can better anticipate the effects of #climatechange on #marine #ecosystems
🌎🧪 functionalecologists.com/2025/03/28/j...
🌊Jahangir Vajedsamiei investigates how #heatwaves impact marine species. By improving predictive models with real-world data, we can better anticipate the effects of #climatechange on #marine #ecosystems
🌎🧪 functionalecologists.com/2025/03/28/j...
Jahangir Vajedsamiei: Predicting key ectotherm population mortality in response to dynamic marine heatwaves
2024 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Jahangir Vajedsamiei discusses his paper “Predicting key ectotherm population mortality in response to dynamic marine heatwaves: A Bayesian-enhanced thermal tolerance …
functionalecologists.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Congrats to former team member Jahan for being nominated! Well deserved! #Geomar
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If you are looking for a postdoc and interested in 2nd generation restoration considering genetic factors in seagrass ecosystem, targeting our pet species Zostera marina, still 10 days left to apply!
and another 5-yr (!) postdoctoral position at GEOMAR Kiel on advancing seagrass assisted evolution, see details and link to apply www.geomar.de/en/karriere/.... Omics and pop genetics knowledge required, seagrass and coastal ecology desirable. @geomarkiel.bsky.social DM me for inquiries
March 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
If you are looking for a postdoc and interested in 2nd generation restoration considering genetic factors in seagrass ecosystem, targeting our pet species Zostera marina, still 10 days left to apply!
Wonderful opportunity for a phytoplankton scientist with a green thumb in Birte Matthiessen‘s lab in our research unit Experimental Ecology at #GEOMAR Kiel www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...
Scientist (m/f/d) “Cultivation of micoalgae of different types of phytoplankton for aquacultures”
www.geomar.de
March 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Wonderful opportunity for a phytoplankton scientist with a green thumb in Birte Matthiessen‘s lab in our research unit Experimental Ecology at #GEOMAR Kiel www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...