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Esther Dale
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Kiwi interested in grassland biodiversity, plant evolutionary ecology, biogeography & all things botanical. I also hike & sew. Currently a postdoc at @wslresearch.bsky.social
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g4biodiv.bsky.social
In the last two weeks, our G4B project (www.grass4b.com) had wide coverage (8! presentations) at two important events: the IALE 2025 European Landscape Ecology Congress and Forum Carpaticum 2025.
@euracalpenv.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social @biodiversa.eu 👇
September 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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wslbiodiversity.bsky.social
Our Research Unit “Biodiversity and Conservation Biology” is looking for a “Head of Research”.
wslresearch.bsky.social WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · Mar 6
#Sciencejob Alert! Excellent Publications in #Biodiversity #Research, #Leadership Experience & #International Network? The #WSL Directorate is looking for a "Head of Research Unit Biodiversity and #Conservation #Biology” as of Nov 1st 2025. 🌳🐝 apply.refline.ch/273855/1714/...
The directorate of WSL wishes in order of succession planning to fill in by November 1th 2025, or by agreement the position of a Head of Research Unit Biodiversity and Conservation Biology 90‒100% (f/m/d) As a researcher with an international reputation, you will manage the research unit with more than 100 collaborators. The coordination and support of the 7 different research groups and the management of your own projects are part of your diverse area of responsibility. You acquire third-party funding, maintain the interface to other research fields and further develop the topic of biodiversity within the frame of the WSL strategy in the environment of the ETH Domain. You are committed to cooperate with public authorities and expert organisations at national and international levels and promote the important outreach activities of this unit at the interface between research and practice. You are at an advanced stage of your scientific career and have experience in leading research groups and managing larger research projects. You have a strong track record in the development and funding of research projects, an excellent publication list and an established international network. Candidates with a sound expertise in organismic biodiversity at the interface of basic and applied research and experience in the application of research results in biodiversity conservation are particularly encouraged to apply. Proven knowledge in the biodiversity of forest ecosystems, mountain and/or cultural landscapes is an advantage. You are an initiative, integrative and committed personality with good negotiating skills and a well-structured way of working. You are also motivated to develop the research unit scientifically, have convincing communication skills and are fluent in English and at least in one Swiss national language.
March 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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tkuemmerle.bsky.social
A bit more context on the two professorships that we are currently advertising:
- Human Geography and Global Transitions
- Geography of Global Environmental Change

haushalt-und-personal.hu-berlin.de/de/personal/...
@humboldtuni.bsky.social
Stellenausschreibungen
Hier finden Sie die laufenden Stellenausschreibungen der Personalabteilung
haushalt-und-personal.hu-berlin.de
March 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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g4biodiv.bsky.social
Deadline abstract submission: March 14, 2025

Join us at IALE 2025 iale2025.sav.sk within two sessions closely related to our G4B project:
S3G–Interdisciplinary Responses: Perspectives for Grassland Research and Conservation Projects
S4G–Remote Sensing of the Grassland-Dominated Landscapes
March 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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jappliedecology.bsky.social
This #InternationalWomensDay we spoke to Senior Editor @loraxcate.bsky.social about her research, her inspirations, and how we can help to #AccelerateAction towards gender equality within ecology 🌲 🌎 🧪

Read more here 👇
appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/03/04/i...
March 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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cpaintingnz.bsky.social
Don't forget to vote for your favourite Bug of the Year, which is of course pepeke nguturoa (giraffe weevil).

bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz
Giraffe weevil on my finger in front of my face Big male giraffe weevil on my finger Poster for Bug of the Year with small pics of each contender
February 11, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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g4biodiv.bsky.social
It's amazing to see how much landscapes changed. In the G4B project, we strongly believe that the biodiversity of grasslands depends on the past legacies of land-use management.
We look at historical maps, satellites & aerial imagery, landscape changes 🗺️, and relate them to grassland diversity.
February 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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arashghoddousi.bsky.social
There are still a few spots open on this course for anyone interested!
arashghoddousi.bsky.social Arash Ghoddousi @arashghoddousi.bsky.social · Jan 8
We’re holding an #interdisciplinary PhD course on ‘science of #conservation’ in South Africa this March.

It involves a range of lectures, group-work activities and a mini-project applying social and ecological tools in N Drakensberg.

Apply here (only a few spots left):
www.pe-rc.nl/TheScienceof...
February 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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sheardcat.bsky.social
Niche packing, but not niche expansion, explains the co-occurrence of hummingbirds-visited plants | de Oliveira et al., Ecography, 2/2025

nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Niche packing, but not niche expansion, explains the co‐occurrence of hummingbirds‐visited plants
Tropical mountains often harbour high species richness. Yet the mechanisms behind such high richness remain poorly understood. One prominent hypothesis for high species richness is niche partitioning....
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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ele-ethwsl.bsky.social
The Laboratory of Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution at the ETH Zurich is looking for candidates to fill a post-doctoral position as part of the fully funded SNSF Consolidator project “Burgeon”.

Check out the detail at: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
Postdoctoral Researcher in Tectono-Geomorphic Processes and Mountain Biodiversity
jobs.ethz.ch
February 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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robertpazur.bsky.social
Productive discussions on G4B grassland habitat and diversity remote sensing and protection with our partners at Humboldt University today. #G4B @g4biodiv.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social @biodiversaplus.bsky.social @tkuemmerle.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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g4biodiv.bsky.social
Speaking about the grassland diversity, how it really looks like? This timelapse gives some insights from a hotspot in the Carpathians. (author V. Sifra). Few more timelapses at our G4B project website: www.grass4b.com @wslresearch.bsky.social @biodiversaplus.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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g4biodiv.bsky.social
A new paper, also based on data collected within the G4B project, co-authored by Erich Tasser, describes the complex shifts in the species composition of grassland ecosystems in European mountain areas over 70 years as a result of climate and land-use change. doi.org/10.1111/1365...
January 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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tommaso-jucker.bsky.social
🚨We are recruiting one or more new Lecturers/Senior Lecturers in Biological Sciences (broadly defined, including ecology & global change) here in Bristol @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

Apply and spread the word - Bristol is a wonderful place to live and work! Feel free to get in touch with questions.
University of Bristol Life Sciences Building
December 17, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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wslresearch.bsky.social
#Sciencejob Alert! Doktorabschluss #Umweltwissenschaften o.ä., wissenschaftliche Kompetenzen im Bereich #Bodenfunktionen und #Statistik sowie Flair für Kommunikation- und Teamarbeit? Wir bieten eine #Tenure Track Stelle in der Wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeit! apply.refline.ch/273855/1681/...
Die Forschungseinheit Waldböden und Biogeochemie, welche die Auswirkungen von Umweltveränderungen auf die Funktionen und Eigenschaften von Böden sowie biogeochemische Prozesse in Ökosystemen untersucht, offeriert ab April 2025 eine Tenure Track Stelle als Wissenschaftliche/-n Mitarbeiter/-in Bodenfunktionen 80-100% (w/m/d) Sie forschen im Bereich der Bewertung von Bodenfunktionen unter dem Einfluss globaler Veränderungen und Bewirtschaftung mit primärem Schwerpunkt auf Waldböden und einer potenziellen Erweiterung auf urbane Ökosysteme. Dafür werben Sie erfolgreich Drittmittel ein und publizieren Ihre Ergebnisse in internationalen wissenschaftlichen und praxisorientierten Zeitschriften. Sie unterhalten die bestehende Bodendatenbank der WSL und das damit verknüpfte Bodenarchiv als Grundlagen zur Bearbeitung standortsrelevanter Fragestellungen im Schweizer Wald. Diese Daten nutzen Sie in Ihrer Forschung und Expertentätigkeit und setzen sie in Wert. Sie betreiben Expertentätigkeit und Lehre auf den Stufen Forstpraxis, Fachhochschule und Hochschule in den Bereichen Feldbodenkunde, Bodenfunktionsbewertung und Bodenschutz. Die Koordination der Arbeitseinsätze im bodenchemischen Labor der Forschungseinheit gehört ebenso zu Ihren Aufgaben. Sie verfügen über einen Doktoratsabschluss im Gebiet Umweltwissenschaften sowie eine erfolgreiche wissenschaftliche Tätigkeit im Bereich Bodenfunktionen. Sie haben erwiesene Kompetenzen in Feldbodenkunde, bodenchemischen Methoden sowie in Data Mining und Statistik. Als ausgesprochene/-n Teamplayer/-in mit guten Kommunikationseigenschaften fühlen Sie sich wohl bei der Mitwirkung in transdisziplinären Projekten, bei der Expertentätigkeit und Lehre auf unterschiedlichen Stufen sowie in Ihrer zentralen Rolle innerhalb der Forschungseinheit. Für die Umsetzungstätigkeit in der Praxis sprechen Sie mindestens eine Landessprache fliessend.
December 13, 2024 at 10:34 AM
estheraceae.bsky.social
I'm a month behind on hearing about it, but Germany is convicted by European Court of Justice of inadequate protection of species-rich meadows
Deutschland wird vor Europäischem Gerichtshof verurteilt - NABU
In den deutschen Schutzgebieten sind 18.000 Hektar Mähwiesen verschwunden. Für den ungenügenden Schutz wurde Deutschland nun vom Europäischen Gerichtshof (EuGH) verurteilt. Das Verfahren geht auf eine...
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December 13, 2024 at 9:10 AM
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noamross.net
Hey look! The City University of New York (@cuny.bsky.social) is hiring a tenure-track quantitative ecologist.

cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/... 🧪 #EcoECRcareer #NYC
Jobs | City University of New York
cuny.jobs
December 2, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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wslresearch.bsky.social
#PostDoc Alert! Interested in tree-associated #fungi and being part of a team in #Switzerland and #Azerbaijan? Experience in #mycology & molecular techniques & good knowledge of #bioinformatics? Our #Phytopathology Group is offering a #PostDocPosition: apply.refline.ch/273855/1679/... #ciencejobs #R
Job Ad: The WSL Research Unit Forest Health and Biotic Interactions investigates the influence of biotic factors on forest health and develops the scientific basis for the protection of forests against potentially harmful organisms. For an international cooperation project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, the Phytopathology Group is looking from April 2025 or up on agreement, for a period of 2 years with the option of extension, for a PostDoc for a study of tree-associated fungal diversity 80-100% (f/m/d) As part of a team in Switzerland and Azerbaijan, you will study fungal diversity in leaves and bark of selected tree species from Azerbaijan, with a focus on pathogenic fungi. This includes participation in field work in Azerbaijan; responsibility for performing molecular analysis of leaf material using amplicon sequencing; bioinformatic and statistical analysis of molecular data; presentation of the study results at congresses; publication in peer-reviewed journals, and collaboration with an Azerbaijani doctoral student in statistical analyses and in the publication. You have a PhD degree in phytopathology, ecology, biology or a related field. You have previous experience in mycology, molecular techniques, and good knowledge of bioinformatics and statistical analysis of metabarcoding data, preferably with R. You have a passion for scientific understanding and an interest in fungal pathogens and forest ecology. Experience in the cultivation of fungi is desirable. In addition, you have a good command of English and have a demonstrated ability in carrying out research projects, including publication of the results in peer-reviewed scientific journals. You are used to work independent, structured and meticulous and have a high level of self-motivation as well as a good team spirit. In the Phytopathology group, you can expect a dynamic research team of established and young scientists as well as highly qualified lab technicians working together to stud…
November 28, 2024 at 8:34 AM
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christian-rellstab.bsky.social
We are looking for a post-doc in genomics and hybridization in white oaks! See here, I am collaborator in the project:

www.bfw.gv.at/wp-content/u...
www.bfw.gv.at
November 26, 2024 at 12:09 PM
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wslbiodiversity.bsky.social
The Phytopathology group at @wslresearch.bsky.social is looking for a postdoc with experience in metabarcoding of fungi from the environment.
More info: apply.refline.ch/273855/1679/...
Post-Doktorand/in für Biodiversitätsstudie zu baumassoziierten Pilzen 80-100% (w/m/d)
Die Forschungseinheit Waldgesundheit und biotische Interaktionen untersucht den Einfluss biotischer Faktoren auf die Waldgesundheit und erarbeitet die wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen für den Schutz der ...
apply.refline.ch
November 26, 2024 at 3:41 PM
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manaakiwhenua.bsky.social
Wanted: an enthusiastic team member who is an experienced laboratory #technician, skilled in a variety of molecular biology techniques, to join our team.

Find out more: https://buff.ly/3V6u53a

Please only apply if you are eligible to work in NZ

#SciJobs
November 25, 2024 at 8:16 PM
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johannajoyce.bsky.social
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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November 25, 2024 at 12:38 PM
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madhupai.bsky.social
"Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations"

www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations | PNAS
Disparities continue to pose major challenges in various aspects of science. One such aspect is editorial board composition, which has been shown t...
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November 25, 2024 at 11:46 PM
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larusnz.bsky.social
We are currently advertising two fully-funded PhD scholarships to work on a new project preventing extinctions of Australia’s threatened mammals with ancient DNA.
#sediments #aDNA #eDNA

For further details, please see:
scholarships.adelaide.edu.au/Scholarships...
November 19, 2024 at 1:45 AM