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Tom L Schmidt @identitybydissent.bsky.social · Sep 3

Fairly alarming language prefiguring my move to a new position

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MoMA Paintings and Sculpture @moma.bsky.social · Aug 22

César, Galactic Insect, 1956 #artbots #moma
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136098

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Sam Yeaman @samyeaman.bsky.social · Aug 20

I'm looking to recruit a PhD student to study patterns of local adaptation and introgression across the spruce hybrid zone in the Rockies near Calgary. Projects can include field work, bioinformatics, pop gen theory, or comparison to plant/ conifer species
yeamanlab.weebly.com/uploads/5/7/...

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Australasian Evolution Society @austevolsoc.bsky.social · Aug 5

Calling all evolutionary biologists!

**AES 2025 Conference**

📍 UQ Brisbane | 🗓 1–3 Oct

**Talks close 1 Sept**

Don’t miss out — submit & join us for three days of cutting-edge science + community!

aes.corsizio.com/event/685405...

#AES2025 #Evolution #ECR #SciComm #AusSci

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Jessica Budke 🌱🥼🔬 @mossplants.bsky.social · Aug 2

Know an Evolutionary Genomicist looking for a faculty position? Join us in EEB @utknoxville.bsky.social Position is open for studying any organism, but personally I have some botany bias. 🌱 Apply before Sept 19 for full consideration. apply.interfolio.com/170735 Please share widely. Thanks!

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Véronique Paris @mozzienique.bsky.social · Jul 31

I am thrilled to announce the the Beating Buruli ulcer team has been announced as a finalist of this years Australian Museum Eureka prize for Infectious Diseases Research!! 🦟🔬

Fingers crossed, the winners will be announced on the 3rd of September! 🤞🏻🏆

@eurekaprizes.bsky.social @pearg.bsky.social

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Cassandra Koh 🦟🔬🧪 @cassandrakoh.bsky.social · Jul 28

📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc researcher to join my team for a project on mosquito-specific viruses and host interactions. Peep the job description & how to apply below. Perfect for soon-to-be or recent PhD graduates in mosquito vector biology 🦟 or arbovirology 🦠
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025

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The Quietus @thequietus.com · Jul 23

'Ozzy Osbourne and his band Black Sabbath pulled off an enormous coup by coming out of poverty and profiting against the odds within a hugely overpowered music industry, despite being endlessly ripped off and almost losing their minds along the way'

#OzzyOsbourne Remembered

buff.ly/bd88ute

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Tom L Schmidt @identitybydissent.bsky.social · Jul 19

Although most plant pots in Grosetto are allowed to drain freely, those that don't often contain mosquito larvae! @mozzienique.bsky.social is on the case

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Tom L Schmidt @identitybydissent.bsky.social · Jul 12

@mozzienique.bsky.social and I have begun our conference trip to Italy by joining the greatest and most exclusive club in Florence

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Tom L Schmidt @identitybydissent.bsky.social · Jul 9

🦟New paper out in Evolutionary Applications🦟
The Australian mosquito Aedes vigilax is panmictic across one city (Newcastle) but has strong structure in another (Sydney). The structure was stable across years and may be due to industrial barriers

doi.org/10.1111/eva....
@evolappjournal.bsky.social

Map of Sydney and Newcastle, NSW (Australia). PCA results show panmixia across Newcastle but structure in Sydney

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Ben Phillips @benflips.bsky.social · Jun 29

We're hiring. 2.5 year statistical ecology postdoc in Perth, Western Australia. Closing 6 July. 🌏 #bioinvasions #biosecurity Check it out: www.seek.com.au/job/85070198...

Post Doctoral Research Associate in statistical ecology Job in Bentley, Perth WA - SEEK

The Population Biology and genomics Group is seeking to appoint a Post Doctoral Research Associate.

www.seek.com.au

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Emily Roycroft @emilyroycroft.bsky.social · Jun 26

📣 📣 Calling genomics-y and ecology friends, three permanent faculty positions at @monashbiol.bsky.social in Melbourne, Australia! See job listings here.

Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · Jun 26

The three academic positions (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University are now advertised. Details here:

Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Genomics:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · Jun 26

The three academic positions (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University are now advertised. Details here:

Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Genomics:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

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Vincent J Lynch 🐘🦣🦥 🦇🐋🐢🐍 @devoevomed.bsky.social · Jun 12

Four AI-generated "articles" have now disparaged me, "Colleagues and experts in the field have expressed concerns about the consistency and scientific integrity of his work"

gripeo.com/02/vincent-l...

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Steph Godfrey @stephgodfrey.bsky.social · May 21

We're looking for TWO lecturers (in Conservation Biology & Evolutionary Ecology) to join us in this beautiful corner of the world! Come join our pretty awesome (if I do say so myself!) department! 💚 @zoologyotago.bsky.social

otago.taleo.net/careersectio...

otago.taleo.net/careersectio...

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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · May 8

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 ...

northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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Sam Yeaman @samyeaman.bsky.social · May 8

Are you interested in the genomic basis of repeated adaptation? The RepAdapt group now has >70 members working to re-run their whole genome shotgun datasets through a common SNP calling pipeline, sharing VCFs, and working together to analyse data. Please contact me if you'd like to contribute!

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Tom L Schmidt @identitybydissent.bsky.social · May 7

Our new paper on the parallel evolution of insecticide resistance is online now at @elife.bsky.social
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

Pest: the two spotted spider mite

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Arvid Ågren @arvidagren.bsky.social · Apr 30

John Maynard Smith meets Alan Turing.

In Husbands, Holland and Wheeler, eds (2008). The Mechanical Mind in History. The MIT Press.

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Manpreet Dhami @manpreetkdhami.bsky.social · Apr 30

PhD position available - plant-microbe-pollinator interactions in Kowhai flowers! With myself & Prof Jacqueline Beggs, based at Manaaki Whenua, Lincoln. Details below, or DM me! @microbiologysociety.org @evoldir.bsky.social @aucklanduni.bsky.social @microbiologynz.bsky.social

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Matthew Hahn @3rdreviewer.bsky.social · Apr 9

It's GRFP season again, so I thought I'd share my rejection letter (from 1999!). Hang tough--it doesn't determine your future.

A score sheet for my 1999 NSF GRFP. The reviewers did not think highly of my application.

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · Apr 8

BRB gonna make some diremosquitoes

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"spooky sukkot" daniel s. @self.agency · Apr 8

in case you're wondering, "what's the harm in claiming an extinct species has been brought back from the dead" when it most certainly has not, our interior secretary is already using it to justify taking animals off the endangered species list

The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is to work with others to “conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.”

The Department of the Interior is excited about the potential of “de-extinction” technology and how it may serve broader purposes beyond the recovery of lost species, including strengthening biodiversity protection efforts and helping endangered or at-risk species.

The Endangered Species List has become like the Hotel California: once a species enters, they never leave. In fact, 97 percent of species that are added to the endangered list remain there. This is because the status quo is focused on regulation more than innovation.

It’s time to fundamentally change how we think about species conservation. Going forward, we must celebrate removals from the endangered list - not additions. The only thing we’d like to see go extinct is the need for an endangered species list to exist. We need to continue improving recovery efforts to make that a reality, and the marvel of “de-extinction” technology can help forge a future where populations are never at risk.

Since the dawn of our nation, it has been innovation – not regulation – that has spawned American greatness. The revival of the Dire Wolf heralds the advent of a thrilling new era of scientific wonder, showcasing how the concept of “de-extinction” can serve as a bedrock for modern species conservation.

The Dire Wolf revival carries profound cultural significance as it embodies strength and courage that is deeply encoded within the DNA of American identity and tribal heritage.

Breakthroughs of this nature will inspire leading minds and future generations of innovators to chase the impossible, capture it, and unleash its potential!

The Department of the Interior looks forward to a vibrant future full of innovation that advances core missions such as wildlife conservation.

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