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Arev P. Sümer

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PhD student at MPI-EVA, interested in population genetics, Neandertals and Early Modern Humans

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Arev P. Sümer @arevsumer.bsky.social · Dec 12

I am very happy to share our new paper on the genetics of some of the first modern humans who ever lived in Europe! We sequenced nuclear DNA from 13 specimens from Ranis in Germany, and found that they belonged to at least 6 individuals. www.nature.com/articles/s41... (1/n)

Earliest modern human genomes constrain timing of Neanderthal admixture - Nature

Nature - Earliest modern human genomes constrain timing of Neanderthal admixture

www.nature.com

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HEAS @heasvienna.bsky.social · 2d

The recording from the #HEASSeminar with @benceviola.bsky.social is now available on the #HEASVienna YouTube channel.

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfsW...

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ICP2026 Stockholm @palaeogenomics.bsky.social · 7d

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Abstract submission is now open for the 1st International Conference on Palaeogenomics!

June 23–26 2026, in Stockholm.

Join researchers from across the field for 4 days and >100 talks (+ poster sessions)!

Submit abstracts here 👉
icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/

Deadline: Nov 30th

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HEAS @heasvienna.bsky.social · 7d

We are looking forward to welcoming @benceviola.bsky.social back to Vienna for the first #HEASSeminar in the 2025-2026 series in #HumanEvolutionandthePalaeolithic.

@univie.ac.at

More information and registration on our website 👇🔗

HEAS Seminar Series - Human Evolution and the Palaeolithic - HEAS

As part of the HEAS Seminar Series in Human Evolution and the Palaeolithic Bence Viola from the University of Toronto will give a talk on Teeth, Genes, and Taxonomy – fifteen years of Denisovan discov...

www.heas.at

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Dr Matt Pope @mattpope.bsky.social · 7d

Just came out of two hours of teaching early humans and primates to hear that Jane Goodall has sadly died. The legacy and impact of this human is beyond measure. She brought us closer to each other, closer to primates and face to face with our evolutionary inheritance.

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Chris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · 13d

The phylogenetic position of the Yunxian cranium elucidates the origin of Homo longi and the Denisovans | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The phylogenetic position of the Yunxian cranium elucidates the origin of Homo longi and the Denisovans

Diverse forms of Homo coexisted during the Middle Pleistocene. Whether these fossil humans represent different species or clades is debated. The ~1-million-year-old Yunxian 2 fossil from China is impo...

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Human Evolution Research Program Uppsala University @humanevouu.bsky.social · 15d

Application deadline in less than a week! Apply to join the Uppsala Human Evolution team!

Human Evolution Research Program Uppsala University @humanevouu.bsky.social · Sep 5

We are recruiting an associate professor (senior lecturer) at our program in Human #Paleogenomics and #PopulationGenetics. Come and join the Uppsala team! Please see the ad for more information. Application deadline: Sept 30st.
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Associate Professor in Human Paleo- and Population Genomics - Uppsala University

Associate Professor in Human Paleo- and Population Genomics, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Faculty of Biology, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University

www.uu.se

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Nicolas Martin @nclsmartin.bsky.social · 14d

Thrilled to be once again at #ESHE2025, this year in Paris! 🇫🇷
Tomorrow afternoon, I’ll be presenting our latest findings on the population history of Northeastern Africa 🌍 — with new data on continuity, isolation, and the inner ear. 👂
Stay tuned!

European Society for the Study of Human Evolution @eshesociety.bsky.social · 15d

The #ESHE2025 meeting in Paris starts tomorrow (please use this hashtag for sharing). If you are interested in the program, you find it here mcusercontent.com/9347aa3598d5... - Members have received an email for accessing the live stream! We hope you all enjoy the conference in person or online. /MW

mcusercontent.com

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Isabelle Crevecoeur @isabellecrevecoeur.bsky.social · 16d

‼️📣Extremely proud to see this great collaborative work out!

Oldest Shell Ornament Workshop in Western Europe at Saint-Césaire: www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1...

#Prehistory #Archaeology #Chatelperronian #Shells #Beads #Homosapiens #Neandertal #Ornament

Details of discovery & implications ⏬ 🧵 1/20

PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 21d

Open Call for Expressions of Interest: become a Max Planck Director & redefine what’s possible in science! We offer scientific independence, long-term stable funding & exceptional infrastructure. Lead your own department & open new frontiers of research. Apply by 31 Oct 2025 → www.mpg.de/directors

Directors

The Max Planck Society offers Directors a unique platform for groundbreaking research and leadership in diverse scientific fields.

www.mpg.de

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Torsten Günther @trstngnthr.bsky.social · 22d

I have funding for a 2-year dry-lab postdoc to join our team @humanevouu.bsky.social 🧪 (Deadline Oct 21st)

The project will utilize modern and #aDNA data from humans and sheep to study environmental adaptation (including method development and simulations).

Please share!
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Postdoctoral position in Population Genomics - Uppsala University

Postdoctoral position in Population Genomics, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University

www.uu.se

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Tom Higham @tommyhigham.bsky.social · 23d

PhD Studentship alert!
I'm looking for a motivated student to work here in Vienna @vdsee-univie.bsky.social on my ERC grant "DISPERSE". It's a fulltime scholarship (working in 14C and #archsci in Palaeolithic archaeology in Eurasia.
Details in the link below!
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

University assistant predoctoral 1

jobs.univie.ac.at

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Christina Warinner @christinawarinner.bsky.social · 23d

We're organizing a new CARTA symposium this November 7 on "Ancient DNA: New Revelations"! We have an amazing lineup of speakers who will showcase the biggest discoveries in ancient DNA over the past 5 years - and offer a sneak peek of what's next. Mark your calendars and don't miss it!

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Arev P. Sümer @arevsumer.bsky.social · 23d

Can't agree more! Highly recommended :)

Pedro @hjorvik.bsky.social · 24d

I totally recommend this position on @trstngnthr.bsky.social lab. Great place to do science, and amazing people to do it with! #aDNA 🧪 www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Postdoctoral position in Population Genomics - Uppsala University

Postdoctoral position in Population Genomics, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University

www.uu.se

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Harvati Lab @harvatilab.bsky.social · 29d

Last chance to apply! Deadline September 15th! ⬇️⬇️

Katerina Harvati @katharv.bsky.social · Aug 21

🚨 We are hiring!! 🚨

The Cluster of Excellence 'HUMAN ORIGINS' is looking for:

- a scientific coordinator

- a science communication officer

🚨 Deadline: September 15 🚨

See links for the full advertisements:

uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

Wissenschaftliche/r Geschäftsführer/in (m/w/d, E14 TV-L, 100%)

uni-tuebingen.de

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Arev P. Sümer @arevsumer.bsky.social · Sep 8

We are excited for the interdisciplinary workshop at the University of Ghana starting next week! Supported by the Bridging Minds Program @maxplanck.de, organized by researchers from MPI-EVA, including @hannahrausch.bsky.social and @mariepadberg.bsky.social. More info:
www.eva.mpg.de/events/2025-...

2025-Bridging Minds - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

www.eva.mpg.de

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · Sep 4

The University of Texas at Austin seeks a postdoctoral researcher in Ancient DNA. Requirements include a PhD, DNA analysis experience, and strong computational skills. Apply to Ainash Childebayeva. More info: [email protected]. #postdoc

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Arev P. Sümer @arevsumer.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Oleg Sobchuk 🇺🇦 @sobchuk.bsky.social · Sep 4

Great news from the @erc.europa.eu today: I received an ERC Starting Grant to study the cultural evolution of literature 🔥

www.eva.mpg.de/press/news/a...

Charting the evolution of European literature

Oleg Sobchuk has received an ERC Starting Grant to study 200 years of European literary evolution

www.eva.mpg.de

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MPI-EVA Leipzig @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congratulations to Oleg Sobchuk and Arthur Kocher on being awarded @erc.europa.eu Starting Grants!! 🥳 @sobchuk.bsky.social will be exploring the macroevolution of European literature, while Kocher will be studying ancient pathogen dynamics. See: tinyurl.com/mr2m2zms & tinyurl.com/9cwdnc54

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Love Dalén @lovedalen.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm hiring a postdoc... By combining samples that are more than a million years old with the short generation time of small rodents, we hope to gain a unique window into evolution unfolding across millions of generations!

Centre for Palaeogenetics @cpgsthlm.bsky.social · Sep 2

🚨JOB ALERT!🚨

Postdoc position at #CpgSthlm on Microtine Palaeogenomics!

Join our deep-time genomics project, funded by @erc.europa.eu, and help us explore lemming and vole evolution using ancient DNA from fossils spanning the last 2.6 million years 🐭🦴🧬

Apply here:
su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

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Janet Kelso @janetk.bsky.social · Aug 28

Exited to have such a great set of speakers for Ancient genomes: perspectives on human biology and medicine
The program is now online and registration is still open!
registrations.hg3conferences.co.uk/hg3/frontend...

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Patrick Randolph-Quinney @kabweprq.bsky.social · Aug 27

Tenure track bioarchaeology job advert.

A gentle reminder that applications for our advertised post Associate Senior Lecturer in Archaeology with Specialisation in Osteology closes next week.

www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Associate Senior Lecturer in Archaeology with Specialisation in Osteology - Uppsala University

Associate Senior Lecturer in Archaeology with Specialisation in Osteology, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Uppsala University

www.uu.se

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Katerina Harvati @katharv.bsky.social · Aug 20

🚨 Job alert!
The new Cluster of Excellence 'HUMAN ORIGINS' is looking for a scientific coordinator to start as soon as possible.

Please see link for full advertisement text and information.

Deadline for applications: September 15

uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

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Tuuli Lappalainen @tuuliel.bsky.social · Aug 19

A postdoc position in genomics available at our infrastructure in Uppsala, Sweden! An interesting R&D role a bit outside the traditional academic environment, great colleagues, work at the forefront of (long-read) sequencing.

www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Postdoctoral position - Uppsala University

Postdoctoral position, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University

www.uu.se

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Tom Booth @boothicus.bsky.social · Aug 13

Also - come and get my job! Which I’m still partially doing, but someone needs to take up the slack/ allow me to send them to far flung locations to retrieve mysterious ancient samples. See the World*!

*mainly Britain.

crick.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

(Senior) Laboratory Research Scientist - Bioarchaeologist

Salary for this Role: LRS level from £36,535 per annum plus benefits SLRS level from £45,700 per annum plus benefits Job Title: (Senior) Laboratory Research Scientist - Bioarchaeologist Reports to: Po...

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Torsten Günther @trstngnthr.bsky.social · Aug 12

The @scilifelab.se ancient DNA unit is looking for an bioinformatician placed at Uppsala University. This is a great way to be part of diverse #aDNA research projects as a staff scientist with permanent (!!) employment:

www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Bioinformatician - Uppsala University

Bioinformatician, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University

www.uu.se

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