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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Jul 8

Reach out directly if you're interested in exploring this opportunity either me (canarinialberto.com) or Alexander Tveit (uit.no/research/ceco)
#PostdocOpportunity #MarieCurie #HFSP #Methanotrophs #MethaneCycle #MicrobialEcology #SoilScience #ClimateChange #Biogeochemistry

Canarini Lab Website - Home - Alberto Canarini

Academic webpage of Dr. Alberto Canarini

canarinialberto.com

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Jul 8

If you’re excited by: Soil microbial responses to climate extremes and Aerobic methane oxidation in terrestrial ecosystems we’d love to hear from you!
We're currently forming a proposal team and planning for this or next year calls.

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Jul 8

We're open to applicants who: Already have a research idea they'd like to refine OR Are excited to co-develop a strong, original project concept together with us
The final proposal will be tailored to the fellow’s expertise and career goals, within our shared research interests.

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Jul 8

We are initiating a collaboration focused on and how their activity and community dynamics shift under repeated drought and rewetting conditions. We already have well-established field sites in Italy and pure culture collections in Norway.

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Jul 8

Postdoc Opportunity – Methanotrophs and Drought Resilience
Are you interested or working on microbial ecology and methane ?
We’re looking for a motivated postdoc or final-year PhD interested in submitting a Marie Skłodowska-Curie or HFSP proposal with us (in Italy and/or Norway).

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Jun 3

#PhDposition #Ecology #MicrobialEcology #SoilScience #ERC #ClimateChangeResearch #AcademicJobs

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Jun 3

🌍 International applicants welcome
🕒 Position starts: November 2025 / Deadline: 1st July 2025
📩 More info & how to apply: www.unibo.it/en/study/phd...

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Jun 3

✅ MSc in Ecology, Microbial Ecology, Environmental Sciences or related
✅ Experience with molecular or microbial lab work or soil biogeochemistry
✅ Strong interest in soil-plant-microbe interactions
✅ Good teamwork and communication skills (English)

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Jun 3

Main Responsibilities

• Conduct soil and plant sampling in field experiments
• Analyze microbial communities (amplicon sequencing, PLFA, enzyme assays)
• Investigate microbial traits and C/N cycling under drought
• Collaborate in data analysis and publication writing

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Jun 3

About the Project
Join the ERC-funded EcoMEMO project exploring how repeated droughts shape soil microbial communities, their traits, and ecosystem functions. The work combines field experiments, molecular biology, stable isotope tracing, and microbial trait analyses.

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Jun 3

We’re hiring a PhD student!

Project: Effects of recurrent drought events on soil microbial communities

📍 University of Bologna | ERC-funded | PhD in Ecology / Microbial Ecology
Apply your passion for microbes, ecosystems & climate resilience!

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Jun 3

One month left to apply for a PhD position in my group on the ERC funded project EcoMEMO.

Link to the PhD course and application: unibo.it/en/study/phd...

Please contact me if you need more info on the project, the group and life in Italy in general.

More info below⬇️

Earth, Life and Environmental Sciences - University of Bologna

unibo.it

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Jun 1

If you are interested in the PLFA method and his interpretation, plese have a look at our recent perspective lead by a fantastic researcher, Stefan Gorka, and in collaboration with my dear colleagues @christinakaiser.bsky.social and Hannes Schmidt

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Soil bacterial neutral lipid fatty acids: Markers for carbon storage or necromass?

Intracellular carbon storage is a common strategy of soil microbes to cope with resource fluctuations. While fungal neutral lipid fatty acids (NLFAs) …

www.sciencedirect.com

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Jan 5

I was recently interviewed in a podcast (in Italian) discussing the role of fungi in soil science and climate change. If you are interested here is the link:
open.spotify.com/episode/01CB...

Funghi nel suolo (Puntata Centonovantacinque)

Co.Scienza · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Jan 5

If you are interested in the behind the paper story of our recent article, here is the link communities.springernature.com/posts/soil-f...

Soil fungi remain active during drought

Drought significantly affects terrestrial ecosystems, including soil microbial communities. Our study, utilizing an innovative stable isotope tracing method, reveals that while bacterial growth was gr...

communities.springernature.com

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Dec 11

Looking forward!!!!

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Dec 10

Do you study soil microbes and their response to climate change? Consider presenting your research at #EGU25 at our session SSS4.5, which is in its 5th year.
I hope to see you in Vienna!

Emily Solly @plantsoilemily.bsky.social · Dec 10

Are you interested in soils, microbes and biogeochemistry?

Join us at #EGU25 for session SSS4.5 ‚Soil microbial responses to climate change‘.

With
@loutsi.bsky.social @albertocanarini.bsky.social and Albert Brangarí we are thrilled to have
@ashish-malik.bsky.social as solicited keynote speaker!

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Daniel Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social · Dec 9

I am trying to do exactly this going forwards, including prioritising who I do reviews for.

Some lovely people at Montpellier created a database of non-profit and society journals in eco evo: dafnee.isem-evolution.fr

DAFNEE, a Database of Academia Friendly jourNals in Ecology and Evolution

dafnee.isem-evolution.fr

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Dec 5

Hi, Can I join too?

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · Nov 7

I wrote (ranted) on experimental design as I was frustrated as an editor at how little guidance students were getting. I underestimated the interest in the issue: it has been downloaded 10,000+ times! Clearly it’s something we need to be talking about more. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Principles of experimental design for ecology and evolution

Here I argue that we do not discuss experimental design, often until it is too late. This editorial seeks to begin a conversation about how and where to replicate appropriately.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Franciska de Vries 🟥 @frantecol.bsky.social · Nov 28

This was a short-term experiment, but what we really need in ecology is long-term experiments that test these mechanisms in the field. In the current academic system this is pretty much impossible. (11/x)

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Nov 29

I think also a great thank you to the reviewers, especially reviewer number 2 (what a cliché), as they pointed out many things that needed improvement for the publication! Can't wait for all the other things that are still coming out from this method!

Andreas Richter @andreasrichter.bsky.social · Nov 29

2/2
For this study, we developed a new method, #2H-vapor-PLFA-SIP, which labels soil with 2H-labelled water vapor, allowing to study the activity/growth of microbial communities without altering the soil moisture. Thanks to all involved!
#TER @cemess.bsky.social, @univie.ac.at vie.ac.at

Andreas Richter @andreasrichter.bsky.social · Nov 29

Excited to share our new study in @naturecomms.bsky.social showing that soil fungi, unlike bacteria, remain fully active under severe drought conditions, and also invest in synthesis of storage compounds.
Led by the amazing @loutsi.bsky.social and Alberto Canarini.
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rdcu.be/d1Tyg

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Nov 29

Thank you! I finally managed 🙃

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Nov 29

Furthermore Fungi increase incredibly their investment into storage compounds.
While they have always been pointed as drought resistant this is the first time that their growth rates are quantified in drought conditions and in a field experiment.

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · Nov 29

This latest paper instead allows us to quantify growth rates via PLFA, both at the community level and group specific. We found that whole community level and bacteria growth rates drop by half, while fungi do not decrease and even increase their growth rates

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