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Claudia Bank @cbank.bsky.social · 1d

Please spread the word! 10 days left to apply for this #sciencejobs as Assistant Professor Tenure Track in Quantitative Cell Biology 👩‍🔬
@izb-unibern.bsky.social @unibe.ch! ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED

Uni Bern: Assistant Professor with tenure-track for Quantitative Cell Biology

Start date of employment: anticipated for August 2027

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 18d

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Apr 3

Read the accepted manuscript online now! 👇
academic.oup.com/evo...
@cbank.bsky.social
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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Apr 3

Speciation occurs when populations are reproductively isolated, though the role of intrinsic postzygotic incompatibility (reduced viability of hybrid offspring) is debated. While the BDM model can explain these, @ayajulio.bsky.social argues multi-locus models may offer better insights! 🌍🧪🧬

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Loraine Hablützel @lorhab.bsky.social · Apr 3

Check out my first PhD paper on between-species genetic interactions (intergenomic epistasis) with @cbank.bsky.social 🌿↔️🦠✨ We define intergenomic epistasis mathematically and highlight its potential in understanding co-evolution :)

Oikos @oikosjournal.bsky.social · Mar 6

Studying the genetic basis of ecological interactions with intergenomic epistasis

https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10835

#GxGInteractions #SpeciesInteractions #CoEvolution #HostPathogenInteractions #Epistasis #EcoEvolutionaryDynamics

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Christophe Dessimoz @dessimoz.bsky.social · Mar 4

When the @sib.swiss Roadshow Initiative works out, everyone wins: optimized travel, more scientific exchange, and a chance to catch top speakers across Switzerland—this time with Prof. Piyanun Harnpicharnchai on fungal communities & water quality.
@saramitri.bsky.social @cbank.bsky.social

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Aylwyn Scally @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social · Feb 21

We are excited to announce a new faculty position here in Cambridge, for researchers in computational and/or theoretical biology, based jointly in Genetics and Mathematics. Come and join us! Happy to answer questions about research, teaching and working here. www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50414/

Assistant/Associate Professor in Computational Biology - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge

Assistant/Associate Professor in Computational Biology in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge.

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk

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Philipp Engel @pengellab.bsky.social · Feb 18

We are looking for a bioinformatician with expertise in microbiome data analysis join our team at the University of Lausanne. The successful candidate will lead and support research projects within nccr-microbiomes.ch. More details here: shorturl.at/mC46o . Please share with potential candidates.

Opportunités de carrière : Research Associate position in bioinformatics support (22124)

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Kreativ gegen Rechts @kreativgegenrechts.bsky.social · Feb 18

@volksverpetzer.de stellt so viele gute Analysen auf die Beine 😍
👉 Gerade auf der Webseite entdeckt: "So manipuliert man dich über Messerangriffe"

Bitte lesen, teilen, liken.
Und bitte unterstützt die Arbeit des Teams mit einer Spende 🙏

www.volksverpetzer.de/analyse/mani...

So manipuliert man dich über Messerangriffe

In den vergangenen Tagen gab es Messerangriffe in Bremen, Lübeck, Ratingen, Erfurt, mehrere in Dortmund und in Berlin. Teilweise mit Toten, mit Schusswechsel mit der Polizei. Von keinem hast du wahrsc...

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SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics @sib.swiss · Feb 17

📅 Talk Schedule:

🔹 24 March, 15:00, Ephémère Building (EPH), room 160, @unil.bsky.social (hosted by @saramitri.bsky.social)
🔹 26 March, 16:15, Studer Auditorium, @unibern.bsky.social
(hosted by @cbank.bsky.social)
🔹 28 March – SUPSI, Mendrisio (hosted by Andreas Brugger)

👉 Join us!

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SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics @sib.swiss · Feb 17

Prof. Piyanun Harnpicharnchai will give a series of talks on Fungal communities (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...) in Switzerland. Supported by SIB’s Speaker Roadshow Initiative, which coordinates talks.

#RiverBiodiversity #WaterQuality #FungalResearch

📸 CC-BY 4.0, Douglas Perkins

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · Feb 15

- What happens when a small country decides to play Monopoly... with an ENTIRE US state? 🤯 Buckle up:" - Breaking: One nation's billion-dollar fever dream about to shock the world 💥 - The most audacious territorial acquisition plan you've never heard of...." denmarkification.com?utm=.share.b...

Help Denmark Buy California – Because Why Not?

Buy it from Trump, the bigliest crowdfunding ever

denmarkification.com

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Feb 11

'No one will judge you for asking what feels like a stupid question.'

For #IDWGS2025, the Mathematical, Physical, and Life Sciences Division asked scientists from across the faculty about the advice they wish they had received at the beginning of their careers ⬇️

Prof Dame Alison Etheridge: 'In spite of appearances, everyone is insecure and no-one will judge you for asking what feels like a stupid question. Most people in the room probably wanted to ask the same thing but were too embarrassed - asking will win you many friends!'

Prof Erin Saupe: I wish I would have realised sooner that it's OK to be wrong in science, and that admitting you were wrong is a strength, not a weakness.
Science should be about testing your assumptions and re-thinking paradigms, not just 'getting things right'.

Prof Daniela Bortoletto: 'That it's okay to say no and set boundaries. You don't need to feel obligated to take on every task, especially those disproportionately assigned to women.
Focus on roles that support your scientific and professional growth.'

Prof Tamsin Mather: 'A career is a marathon not a sprint and there will be times things feel better than others or where life has priority. Be patient when things feel tough. Taking time off is so important, not just because work isn't everything, but to stay creative. I've had my best ideas on my bike, kayak, or up a mountain!'

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bpb.de @bpb.de · Feb 6

3,2,1 … und los! Der Wahl-O-Mat zur Bundestagswahl 2025 ist online: www.wahl-o-mat.de

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Claudia Bank @cbank.bsky.social · Feb 8

(Non-scientifically) Testing how much #bluesky attention varies between cute #dog picture and #sciencejobs alert (my previous post) 📊🤓

Portrait of a scruffy small dog with pointy ears wearing an orange winter coat with snow and mountains in the background

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Claudia Bank @cbank.bsky.social · Feb 7

<1 month left to apply for these cool #sciencejobs in #switzerland at @unibern.bsky.social! Check out the accumulating FAQs here: tinyurl.com/IEEjobsFAQ
#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED

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Roli Roberts @roliroberts.bsky.social · Dec 16

IT'S OFFICIAL! From today, @plos.org and its journals are no longer posting on Twitter/X. If you want to carry on hearing about great science in our journal, follow @plosbiology.org on Bluesky here: bsky.app/profile/plos...

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Aude Bernheim @audeber.bsky.social · Dec 16

The Institut Pasteur is recruiting group leaders!
Pasteur is an absolute incredible environment to start your lab. Surrounded by so many great scientists, in the beautiful city of Paris.
Come eat 🥐 and conduct awesome science.
Contact me if you want info !

research.pasteur.fr/en/call/call...

Call for applications 2025 – Creation of new research groups at the Institut Pasteur | Research - Institut Pasteur

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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · Dec 14

Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...

Here's the visual proof of why vaccines do more good than harm

See year by year how vaccines beat back nine dangerous infectious diseases

www.science.org

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Imran Rahman @imranrahman.bsky.social · Nov 27

Job alert! Director of Oxford University Museum of Natural History: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKV017/d...

Director of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History at University of Oxford

Recruiting now: Director of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Claudia Bank @cbank.bsky.social · Nov 27

Done ☑️

Republik Magazin @republik.ch · Nov 27

Twitter war schön. Aber Twitter heisst jetzt X. Und X ist nicht mehr schön. Aber das wissen Sie hier ja alle schon. Falls Sie noch Zweifel haben: @basilschoeni.bsky.social befreit Sie davon. republik.ch/2024/11/27/a...

Auf zu neuen Plattformen

Twitter war schön. Aber Twitter heisst jetzt X. Und X ist nicht mehr schön. Zeit zu gehen.

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Alex Best @bestieboy.bsky.social · Nov 21

As my follower count creeps towards that of the old place, an unashamed plug for the FREE online textbook I wrote for #mathbio students. 'Introducing Mathematical Biology' is FREE, interactive, accessible and FREE. Please feel free to share with students. sheffield.pressbooks.pub/introducingm...

Cover of textbook. Photo of path in a forest. Text overlaid saying 'Introducing Mathematical Biology, An Open Education Resource by Alex Best'

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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · Nov 22

🚨JOB 🚨Would a title "Professor of Life History Evolution" suit you? If yes... Become a colleague of us here in Mainz! I am happy to provide more information if this intrigues you.
cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de/karriere/wp-...

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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · Nov 25

Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️

So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?

We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary

#WomeninSTEM

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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