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Daniel Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social · 22d

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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Wayne Maddison @waynemaddison.bsky.social · Sep 5

Confused writing is usually a symptom of confused thinking. As we struggle to clarify writing, we clarify our thoughts. AI writing aids rob us of that struggle, leaving clean-looking text and thoughts still confused for lack of inspection. Writing is not just a product; it is a diagnostic tool.

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Ecology and Evolution of Interactions - EEI Group @aplantaginis.bsky.social · Aug 25

We are looking for Erasmus interns to help with our bird projects at Lammi Biological Station:
www.helsinki.fi/en/research-...

Apply here and specify that you are interested in the great tit project:
www.lyyti.in/Application_...

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Toke Thomas Høye @tokehoye.bsky.social · Jul 29

As #climatechange becomes more extreme, organisms may no longer keep track in their phenology or seasonal activity e.g flowering, swarming or egg laying. @soerinegerlich.bsky.social led our study showing this is real for highly sensitive #arctic #arthropods royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Keeping up with climate change: have Arctic arthropods reached their phenological limits? | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Many arthropods show earlier seasonal activity with warming, but these responses cannot continue indefinitely. Identifying such phenological thresholds is crucial for understanding limits to climate tracking and species persistence, but few studies test ...

royalsocietypublishing.org

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Ally Phillimore @allyphillimore.bsky.social · Jul 29

many thanks to @soerinegerlich.bsky.social for leading this study into phenological limits in Arctic communities. For me this collaboration was a real eye-opener into the potential for species to reach limits to their ability to respond plastically. Who knows what the consequences will be.

Toke Thomas Høye @tokehoye.bsky.social · Jul 29

As #climatechange becomes more extreme, organisms may no longer keep track in their phenology or seasonal activity e.g flowering, swarming or egg laying. @soerinegerlich.bsky.social led our study showing this is real for highly sensitive #arctic #arthropods royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Keeping up with climate change: have Arctic arthropods reached their phenological limits? | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Many arthropods show earlier seasonal activity with warming, but these responses cannot continue indefinitely. Identifying such phenological thresholds is crucial for understanding limits to climate tracking and species persistence, but few studies test ...

royalsocietypublishing.org

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Jen Gill @jengill.bsky.social · Jul 18

This is a huge mistake. My experience on NERC panels is that resubmissions score higher and are more likely to be funded: the review process improves good proposals that should not be lost (along with the time spent on them).

James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · Jul 17

Really disappointing new policy from NERC banning resubmissions of grant applications

Many of us, including me, have won grants on resubmission,

using the reviews to improve the application

This is is neither fair nor productive
www.ukri.org/councils/ner...

NERC policy on resubmissions

This policy only applies to research grant applications.

www.ukri.org

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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

valtiolle.fi

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Andreas Nord @cyanistesnord.bsky.social · May 22

I am looking for a postdoc wanting to use functional genomics to understand why birds 🐦 struggle with climate warming in @erc.europa.eu project #HotLife. Ideal candidate is a molecular evolutionarybiologist. Join us at @biologylu.bsky.social. Details 👇
shorturl.at/wijEq

Would appreciate a re-post!

Post-doctoral fellow in functional genomics and ecophysiology

Subject description The goal of the project is to uncover the mechanisms explaining why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild and domesticated war

lu.varbi.com

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Owen Jones @jonesor.bsky.social · Apr 26

🚨We’re hiring a postdoc in Woodland Phenology & Climate Change at Uni Southern Denmark!🚨

Combines fieldwork (Sweden & Denmark), remote sensing (drone/camera) & genetics to study phenological response to climate.

Link: fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com.mcas.ms/hcmUI/Candid...

Pls share!

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Phenoweb project @phenoweb.bsky.social · Apr 19

Happy Easter weekend to all who celebrate!

While you're out hunting for chocolate eggs, our team is busy monitoring the breeding progress of our blue tits. 🪺

As of today, we have eggs in 73 nests, with several females already incubating. In contrast, on this day last year, only 2 nests had eggs!

One of our Field Assistants, Charlotte, checking on the progress of a blue tit nest inside of a woodcrete nest box that is attached to a tree.

Photo: Megan Thompson

A clutch of 7 blue tit eggs in a nest in a woodcrete nest box.

Photo: Ally Phillimore

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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · Apr 11

This year’s John C Marsden Medal winner is Dr Jamie C Weir! Jamie’s work considers a fundamental question: how resilient are organisms to a warming climate? Focusing on woodland food-webs, his research suggested an array of buffering mechanisms. @jamiecweir.bsky.social
www.linnean.org/the-...

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MASTS @mastscot.bsky.social · Apr 8

🚨 #fullyfundedPhD

❓ #Ecosystem effects of shipping under present and future #climate and Shared Socioeconomic Pathways

📍Uni of Strathclyde
👨‍🔬Dr Jack Laverick
🗓️Oct 25 start
💷UK/Home fees, stipend
⏳Mon 5 May

#PhD #Glasgow #Scotland #Marine #Ecology #MathematicalModelling #Coding

Ecosystem effects of shipping under present and future climate and Shared Socioeconomic Pathways at University of Strathclyde on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Ecosystem effects of shipping under present and future climate and Shared Socioeconomic Pathways at University of Strathclyde, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Pierre de Villemereuil @pdevillemereuil.bsky.social · Apr 8

👋

Interested in working on the evolution of genetic architecture 🧬 of complex traits using linked-read sequencing of thousands of common lizards 🦎 from a wild population and common garden experiment?

#evolution #genetics

Well, I have a PhD offer for you 👇
devillemereuil.legtux.org/erc-funded-p...

ERC-funded PhD position available – Pierre de Villemereuil

devillemereuil.legtux.org

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Jamie C. Weir @jamiecweir.bsky.social · Apr 9

It's an incredible honour to be awarded the John C. Marsden medal from the @linneansociety.bsky.social for my PhD research on phenology, moths... and some very hungry caterpillars 🌳🐛

Thanks to all my friends and mentors at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, but especially @allyphillimore.bsky.social!

The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · Apr 9

We’re thrilled to announce the recipients of our 2025 Medals and Awards. We’ll be spotlighting each of our amazing awardees from across science, conservation and the arts over the coming days. www.linnean.org/news...
Please like, share and join us in congratulating them all!

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PiedFly.Net @piedflynet.bsky.social · Mar 30

First male Pied Flycatcher singing this morning at East Dartmoor. Second earliest arrival recorded on the reserve. #phenology

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · Mar 18

The @besmacro.bsky.social group is one of the most active, dynamic and necessary networks in the @britishecologicalsociety.org. They're recruiting a new committee chair: could it be you?

Macroecology Group Committee Chair - British Ecological Society

Applications are open for the next Chair of the Macroecology Group

www.britishecologicalsociety.org

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · Mar 17

Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.

Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK

Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.

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Tom Lansley @tomlansley.bsky.social · Mar 7

I am delighted to share my first PhD paper! We found that Key Biodiversity Areas cover the distributions of the world’s terrestrial birds excellently, representing 99.7%. #KBAs are incredibly useful for conservation planning and policy. 🧪🦤🦉🌍🌐
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Picture of the paper title, author and abstract. All information can be found in the link: https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cobi.70000

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Ally Phillimore @allyphillimore.bsky.social · Mar 9

Many thanks for reposting. We've filled the research assistant posts now.

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Keith McMahon @mcmahok.bsky.social · Mar 4

We're hiring a fieldworker to help with some of our projects in Wytham Woods this spring. Wonderful place to work (and live), especially in the spring. Get in touch if you'd like to know more.

We are seeking to appoint a fulltime field assistant to work on the Wytham Tit Project for 4-8 weeks in spring 2025. Duties will include (i) collecting standardised data from nest-box breeding populations of tits, (ii) setting up equipment to monitor foraging behaviour of great tits (e.g. cameras, proximity loggers), (iii) fitting proximity tags and accelerometers to adult great tits (iv) inputting data collected in the field. The start date and duration of this position is flexible, depending on availability of the successful candidate. The post could last up to 8 weeks, starting in mid-April, or c. 4 weeks, starting in early May. All fieldwork will take place in Wytham Woods, near Oxford. The work is variable in intensity and will at times require long days in the field, and working some weekend days, but this will be balanced out by a quieter period at the start and end of the season. Successful candidates must have (or be qualified to obtain) a BTO permit to ring adult great tits, be able to demonstrate skill and enthusiasm for biological research as well as experience of fieldwork under arduous conditions, and both lone work and working as part of a team. Due to the short-term nature of these posts, successful applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
Salary & Accommodation: Field assistants will be paid at grade 5.2 (£17.02/hour) and responsible for finding their own accommodation. It will be possible to hire accommodated at the Wytham Chalet, a research station within Wytham Woods. Alternatively, field assistants can find private accommodation locally and use their own transport to commute to the woods (approx. 30 min by car or bike, depending on location).
Please submit an application, consisting of (1) a covering letter explaining relevant experience and motivation, (2) a CV (max 2 pages), and the names of two people who can be contacted as referees, by Tuesday 11th March 2025 to eleanor.cole@biology.ox.ac.uk. Inquiries to same email.

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Theresa Crimmins @theresacrimmins.bsky.social · Mar 4

Things are so chaotic and stomach-churning in our world right now. I find a lot of solace out in nature. I want to share a tiny slice of that with you.

My book, #Phenology is available today! You can purchase it for 30% off *today only* with code MITP30 through penguinrandomhouse.com

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Megan Thompson @meganjthompson.bsky.social · Feb 25

Our common garden experiment with urban and forest great tits is out early view in Evolution! doi.org/10.1093/evol... @denisreale.bsky.social @annecharmantier.bsky.social

Visual representation of common garden procedure.

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Rebecca Lovell @rebeccalovell.bsky.social · Feb 28

🦋 New paper out in @funecology.bsky.social! 🦋

Using the Orange-tip butterfly in the UK🦋, we test a key assumption of many species’ distribution models (SDMs): that climate effects on species’ distributions are equivalent over space🌍 versus time⏰

doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70005

🧵👇

Testing space‐for‐time transferability of climate effects on occupancy and abundance

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

doi.org

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Ally Phillimore @allyphillimore.bsky.social · Feb 12

Fieldwork opportunity: We're looking to hire a field assistant for the www.phenoweb.org project starting 1 April. Please repost. #phenology #fieldwork #birdringing

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Ally Phillimore @allyphillimore.bsky.social · Jan 28

Oh that's a super interesting idea. Will be in touch about this and the field season soon

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