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Elham Nourani @enourani.bsky.social · 3d

🦅PhD position 🦅 in my new group at @fbm-unil.bsky.social in Switzerland, studying how the social and resource landscapes shape the learning process for soaring flight. Deadline: Oct 30. Pls repost! career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...

Golden eagle on the nest in Finland (by O. Karlin)

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The Seabird Group @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social · 2d

We have vacancies available on our committee! 🕊️👨‍👨‍👧👩‍👩‍👦

We are recruiting for 5 roles:

Secretary 👩‍🏫
Assistant Journal Editor 📉
Social Media Lead 🤳
Assistant Newsletter/ Social Media Support 🤝
Website Officer 🧑‍💻

Feel free to DM for details & email [email protected] to apply (deadline 31 Oct) 📥

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Stu Bearhop @stubearhop.bsky.social · 10d

Only a few days to go… please share!!!

Stu Bearhop @stubearhop.bsky.social · 20d

Fully funded PhD working on insectivorous bird declines with a broad range of stakeholders. Starting ASAP #ornithology #zoology #biodiversity #science #ecology
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

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Dan Chamberlain @danc-eco.bsky.social · 9d

We are seeking an ornithologist/modeller for a 2-year POST-DOC in Turin. Using archaeological remains, we will reconstruct past avian communities to understand the impacts of climate change and human pressure on birds through time. For details see cutt.ly/irN76QDZ PLEASE RT. #ornithology #AviArch

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PiedFly.Net @piedflynet.bsky.social · 20d

Fully funded PhD with me, @uniexecec.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social working on insectivorous bird declines - hopefully esp. House martin www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Thalie Konstantinidis @thaliek.bsky.social · 20d

www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

PHd on the understanding of population change in insectivorous birds 🐤

PhD Ecology (INDUSTRIAL CASE) | University of Exeter

The University of Exeter’s Department of Ecology & Conservation is inviting applications for a PhD studentship funded by RSPB and the University of Exeter to commence on 1st of November 2025 or as...

www.exeter.ac.uk

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Stu Bearhop @stubearhop.bsky.social · 20d

Fully funded PhD working on insectivorous bird declines with a broad range of stakeholders. Starting ASAP #ornithology #zoology #biodiversity #science #ecology
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

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Behavioral Ecology and Endocrinology Lab @behavecol-lab.bsky.social · 19d

Please share!🙏
🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain
The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦

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Elizabeth Hobson @elizabethhobson.bsky.social · 15d

**PhD POSITIONS** I am recruiting 1-2 PhD students to work on sociality and cognition in Monk Parakeets, starting Fall 2026. Full ad is here: hobsonresearch.com/index.php/20... (please help spread the word!)

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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 14d

#Curlews need help. Could you be the person to make a difference? #ConservationJobs #Wales #Cymru

International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 14d

New wader job opportunity ⬇️
app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

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Ryan Norris @ryannorrissci.bsky.social · 21d

PhD position available to study the migration ecology and year-round demography of blackpoll warblers.

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Cecilia Baldoni @cecibaldoni.bsky.social · 21d

PhD Alert! 😍 Our lab is hiring a PhD student to study how shrews shrink in winter and grow in spring. Yes, you read that right!
tinyurl.com/shrinkingshr...
Join us at the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, study a super cool animal, and join the @imprs-qbee.bsky.social community!

DM me for questions!

Seasonal size change and aging in shrews

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Between the Fjords Research Group @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social · 21d

🌄🌿Come work with us! We are #hiring a #PhDcandidate in global change ecology to become part of our brand-new Centre for Mountains in Transitions.

Apply here:
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

For an overview of all available positions, see:
cmt.w.uib.no/open-positio...

@vvandvik.bsky.social

PhD Research Fellow in global change ecology (285493) | University of Bergen

Job title: PhD Research Fellow in global change ecology (285493), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Wednesday, October 1, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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American Ornithological Society @amornith.bsky.social · 22d

The AOS journals are piloting a new Peer Editing Program to provide English-language editing assistance for AOS members whose primary language is not English to assist authors before their articles are sent out for peer review. Learn more!
americanornithology.org/aos-editoria...

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Joe Wynn @joewynnbirds.bsky.social · 22d

🚨 PhD alert 🚨 We are looking for a highly motivated student to use 🧬 genomics 🧬 and 🛰️ bio-logging 🛰️ approaches to disentangle cultural and genetic contributions to seabird migration 🐣 Think this is you, or someone you know? Then come to our Q&A session at on 29/09 and check out the ad below!

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Chris Clark @selasphorus1.bsky.social · Sep 5

Postdoc advertisement!

Hi all, I'm looking to hire a Postdoc in BIOACOUSTICS for work on Owls. Your job would be to collect & analyze bioacoustics data, and write papers. 🦉🦉🦅🐦🦜🦉🦉

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Andre Moncrieff @andremoncrieff.bsky.social · Aug 25

🐦🔬 Recruiting PhD students! 🌎🧬
I’m looking for 1–2 PhD students to join our team starting Fall 2026 at the Sam Noble Museum & University of Oklahoma.

Our research: 🐦 birds • 🌍 biogeography • 🌴 Neotropics • 🧬 population genomics • 🌱 speciation

👉 Learn more: www.moncriefflab.org

Please share!

Moncrieff Lab | Bird Evolution

The Moncrieff Lab is a research lab based at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History on the campus of the University of Oklahoma. Research in the lab involves museum specimens, fieldwork, and...

www.moncriefflab.org

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 27d

#BirdStudy welcomes submissions on all aspects of #ornithology, eg. distribution/abundance patterns; movements/dispersal; habitat effects; census, marking & tracking, behaviour; conservation. Main focus Europe, Atlantic, Afro-Palearctic Flyway, N Africa, but useful papers considered from any region.

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Pau Carazo @paucarazo.bsky.social · Sep 1

We’re offering a fully funded 4 yr PhD position to work on Sexual selection in complex environments at the @uv.es. Co-supervised by @dbergerbiol.bsky.social. Find details below 👇

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Sep 5

The BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants scheme is now open for applications. This opportunity allows postdoctoral – or equivalent – scholars in the humanities and social sciences to apply for funding to support their research projects. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3K4kEyA

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Pete Manning @peteecology.bsky.social · Sep 8

3 year Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in Landscape Multifunctionality here in beautiful Bergen jobbnorge.no/en/available... please repost

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Diego Gil @diegogil.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Christina Hansen Wheat @chansenwheat.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 PhD position in behavioural evolution 🚨

Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.

Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs

liu.se/en/work-at-l...

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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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Christian Kost @kostchristian.bsky.social · Sep 1

Only 10 days left to apply:

We are searching for a senior postdoc (3 +3 years) in the field of theoretical ecology and evolution.

The position provides the opportunity to closely interact with experimentalists and develop own research projects.

Please RT.

Details 👇:
shorturl.at/iiiOv

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