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Karen Kidd

@karenkidd.bsky.social

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Ecotoxicology research @McMaster University (karenkiddlab.com), water pollution, emerging contaminants (she/her)

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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · 6d

[3 Oct 2025] Another round-up of #ConservationJobs, mostly in 🇨🇦.

Please share so others benefit.

I welcome additional environment-related job ads (as long as salary range is included). You can comment or DM me.

www.linkedin.com/posts/aerinj...

#conservationjobs #hiring #greenjobs #sustainabilityjobs | Aerin Jacob | 16 comments

[3 October 2025] Another roundup of #ConservationJobs, mostly in Canada. All postings include salary. I am not involved in these jobs. Please share to help others and post other job ads in the comment...

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Contaminants, Environment, and Society @contaminantsenvsoc.bsky.social · 7d

Join us at @ecotoxcan.ca's meeting in Victoria next week!

Conversation & Connection: Meet the Editors of Contaminants, Environment, and Society
📅 Tuesday October 7th, 2:30-4pm
📍The West Coast Room, Victoria Convention Centre
☕ Refreshments will be served
#CEW2025

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Dr. Dawn Bowdish @msmacrophage.bsky.social · 7d

What the latest on adult vaccines? Come join me and and exceptional panel at Zoomer media to get the lowdown.
• Recommended Vaccines & How To Get Them
‣ Navigating Provincial Health Systems
‣ The Role Your Pharmacist Can Play
‣ Emerging Science
‣ Fighting Disinformation & Vaccine Fatigue.
Free!

Get the Facts. National Vaccine Summit Explained Oct 23, 2025 register at everythingexplained.ca

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International Association for Great Lakes Research @iaglr.bsky.social · 9d

IAGLR is seeking candidates for positions on its Board of Directors and welcomes your involvement. We encourage you to stand for election or nominate someone you believe would benefit the association. For more details: http://bit.ly/41mJIqs

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 13d

💡Have a great idea for SFS?

📆 Apply for an SFS Innovation Fund Grant by Nov 15th for funds to make it happen

🎯Projects must advance goals in the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan

🏆Awards available for 6 teams up to $5000 each

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Chris Catano @chriscatano.bsky.social · 14d

I'm developing a grad course on experimental design (study design generally) & data analysis in biology. What topics, papers, etc. do you think are most important? If you teach something similar, I would love to hear what/how you teach (if you are willing to share a syllabus that would amazing!).

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · 23d

Only 38% of ecology and evolution journals mandate data sharing and just 27% mandate code sharing

New paper out today on how to fix this! Thnx to @eivimeycook.bsky.social @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org

👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

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Daniel Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social · 24d

I have an MRC-funded PhD project available (www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...) on how warming will change the problem of AMR. Join a small and friendly group (padpadpadpad.netlify.app/about) in (sometimes) sunny Cornwall. 🧪🦠 #microsky

Please share the ad below with anyone who may be interested.

A teal flyer for a PhD opportunity to investigate how warming may change antimicrobial resistance. The project will use experiments on Klebsiella bacteria to answer questions about how temperature affects their response to antibiotics, plasmid transfer, and fitness costs. The research involves microbiology lab work, bioinformatics, and mathematical modeling. The flyer includes contact details for Dr. Daniel Padfield and the logos of the sponsoring institutions.

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Todd Gillis @tegillis.bsky.social · Sep 4

Tenure track faculty position in bioinformatics in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph. Please consider joining our dynamic department. @integrativebiology.Baku.social

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

Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics

careers.uoguelph.ca

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Jana Vamosi @jvamosi.bsky.social · Aug 8

Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecologist, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary in Canada #academicjob careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1652277...

Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecologist, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary in Calgary, ...

careers.ucalgary.ca

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Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · Aug 8

New article led by Tara McAllister & co-authored by Lelani Walker, @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social, myself, Bradley Moggridge, Serena Naepi, Brittany Kamai and @napaaqtuk.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Decolonize scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them

Indigenous scholars set out eight steps to stop marginalization in academia and to enable a shared Indigenous agenda in science.

www.nature.com

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Global Institute for Water Security @water.usask.ca · Jul 28

A new Water Health NSERC CREATE program will launch this fall!

This research & training program will examine the impact of physical, biological, chemical, & climatic stressors on water & human health

Read the new article in CWRA's Water News cwra.org/resources/wa...

water.usask.ca/waterhealth-...

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Markus Brinkmann @brinkmannmarkus.bsky.social · Mar 6

🎉 We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Milena Esser successfully defended her @toxcentre.bsky.social PhD thesis (supervised by Markus Hecker and me) yesterday. We wish her all the best as she embarks on her next adventure as a Postdoc with @karenkidd.bsky.social at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social. 🌟

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Titus Seilheimer @drfishsg.bsky.social · May 28

This year's Jack Christie/Ken H. Loftus Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions toward Understanding Healthy #GreatLakes Ecosystems from the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to @margaretdocker.bsky.social!

Dr. Docker receives the award from Drs. Hecky and Muir. Everyone is well dressed and Andrew has a great tie.

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Canadian Science Publishing @cdnsciencepub.com · Jul 15

New #CallForPapers! How are microbes helping tackle plastic pollution? Submit your research on plastic biodegradation to @canjmicrobio.bsky.social or @envreviews.bsky.social.

More info ▶️ buff.ly/2xn9TUO

#PlasticBiodegradation #MicrobialSolutions #microsky 🦠 🧫 #AcademicSky #SciComm 🧪 #AcWri

Close-up of larvae burrowing into a white porous material, illustrating biodegradation of plastics in environmental research.

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International Association for Great Lakes Research @iaglr.bsky.social · Jul 15

To celebrate the inaugural World Lakes Day, the MAGIK Network has organized a virtual webinar, with contributions from Indigenous speakers and scientific experts, to highlight the urgent need to protect and restore lakes around the world. Registration: https://bit.ly/3U3ShSQ

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Marlene Ågerstrand @marleneagerstrand.bsky.social · Jul 6

☀️ On vacation, lying in a hammock, thinking about where to publish that paper you’ve been working on?

Please consider submitting to our special issue addressing the Future of Chemical Safety & Sustainable Materials Chemistry.

Submission deadline: September 2, 2025

axial.acs.org/earth-space-...

Call For Papers: Nobel Symposium 2025: The Future of Chemical Safety & Sustainable Materials Chemistry | ACS Publications Chemistry Blog

This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest innovations in sustainable materials design alongside advances in "Safe and Sustainable by Design" (SSbD) principles. Submit your manuscript by Septembe...

axial.acs.org

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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · Jul 4

Having just run a hiring process, my #1 piece of advice is *do not let AI create your resume or cover letter*.

I bet I read the same letter 50 times and 50 more with word salad (~45%).

Ask a real person(s) with hiring experience to help. It’s normal to ask — part of networking.

#ConservationJobs

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AGU Distributed Sensing Technical Committee @agu-sensing.bsky.social · Jun 17

Looking for more @agu.org community here on Bluesky? We built a starter pack to help you find accounts! The pack includes accounts for AGU sections, committees, and journals.

If we're missing any AGU group accounts or new ones join, please let us know.
⚒️🧪

AGU - American Geophysical Union Starter Pack

Join the conversation

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Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Jun 17

Fantastic postdoctoral fellowship opportunity. Join us! jobs.tec.mx/tecnologico-...

Postdoctoral Position

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Jesse Shapiro @bjesseshapiro.bsky.social · Jun 11

Are you a recent PhD (or soon to be PhD) from outside Canada looking to do a postdoc in Quebec?

Get in touch if you are excited about microbes, evolution, ecology, genomics (or all of the above!) and I'd be happy to help develop a project together!

www.mcgill.ca/gps/funding/...

PBEEE/Quebec Merit Scholarship for Foreign Postdocs and Visiting Research Student and Visiting Researchers

**Note that the FRQ is in the process of revamping their webpages. We will update links soon as we can with the current 2025 year's information. Be sure to check back to see if any eligibility or docu...

www.mcgill.ca

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Markus Melin @markusmelin.bsky.social · Jun 7

Researchers! 📢 We (@luke.fi) are hiring: Principal Scientist in Wildlife Ecology

Permanent position ✅️
Finland, you'll love it ✅️
Flexible hours, proper holidays ✅️
Great colleagues and atmosphere ✅️
Relocation services ✅️
Value to objective research ✅️

#Canada #USA, you have boreal wildlife too 😉

Principal Scientist, Wildlife Ecology - Natural Resources Institute Finland

Open job: Principal Scientist, Wildlife Ecology, Natural Resources Institute Finland - Find all jobs in Valtiolle.fi

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · May 20

The 2025 Marie Curie Fellowships are now open! If you are interested in #PlasticPollution, #ornithology / #birds, #conservation & our work at @adriftlab.bsky.social and want to discuss an application, get in touch! #PhDjobs

marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/calls/msca-p...

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions2-year Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr Alex Bond (Natural History Museum, Tring/London UK) [progress pride flag]
Applicants with previous experience in CT/morphology, wildlife acoustics, or plastics particularly encouraged!
Applicant eligibility
Can’t have spent >12 of the last 36 months in the UK
Previous post-doctoral experience & publication track record HIGHLY recommended
Must relocate to the UK (London or Tring; remote working is not possible under this funding scheme)
Defended PhD by Sept 2025; < 8 years postdoc experience
Previous successful applications are available as guides!
Applications shared between fellow & host with a deadline 10 Sept 2025
Email: a.bond@nhm.ac.uk / BlueSky: @TheLabAndField@bsky.social
https://alexanderbond.org

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · May 31

There are many sources of chemical pollution in our rivers, but tertiary treatment for sewage could clean up the meds that pass straight through us & down the loo, household cleaning products, chemicals from skin care, hair care, washing clothes & food. 1/

www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

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Karen Kidd @karenkidd.bsky.social · May 29

Congratulations @margaretdocker.bsky.social So very well deserved!

Titus Seilheimer @drfishsg.bsky.social · May 28

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Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences @cjfas.bsky.social · May 27

Nominate an outstanding early-career researcher! The Stevenson Lectureship Award honours creativity and impact in fisheries and aquatic sciences. The recipient will present a plenary lecture and receive travel support. Deadline: Sept 19, 2025. Details ➡️ buff.ly/uVBjCEr @scas-scsa.bsky.social

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Dr. Dawn Bowdish @msmacrophage.bsky.social · May 25

My #scicom show "The Perils of Being Born in the Fall" @toronto-fringe.bsky.social‬ is an hour of edu-tainment touring through the wackiness of early 19th century psychiatry, stealthy mid-century reproductive rights activism, and learning why cold & flu season has impacts on mental health. Details⬇️

The perils of being born in the Fall | Toronto Fringe Festival

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Breezie @breeze420.bsky.social · May 25

“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.”

– John Muir

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Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her) @waterbarnes.bsky.social · May 21

"The contents of that review are critical...it doesn’t even matter what the paper says about the soundness & the relevance of the research... [it's] what the review tacitly says about whether the person doing the work belongs in our research community" scienceforeveryone.science/p/the-power-...

The power of manuscript reviews

How we craft reviews for early career researchers shapes our culture and community

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Dr. Susanne Brander @smbrander.bsky.social · May 21

Check out this #microfibers session @setac.bsky.social #SETACPortland !!

lnkd.in/gCetuPpe

@pnwmicroplastics.bsky.social

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