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The Coral Reef Research Hub @coralreefresearch.bsky.social · 9d

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Lecturer in Marine Biology and Scientific Diving (University of Plymouth)

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOS637/l...

#jobs #lecturer #scientificdiving #plymouth #coralreefs #university #marinescience #marinebiology #marineecology #jobopportunity

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Enrico D’Aniello @enricodanielloszn.bsky.social · 13d

🌊 Mytilus galloprovincialis meets Eco-Evo-Devo. We’re excited to announce the first school dedicated to the bivalve M. galloprovincialis. Applications are now open!✨🐚
Get ready to explore the fascinating world of mussels in an inspiring international environment 🔬
ℹ️ acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · 26d

2 years of data in one of the most extreme Fucus habitats in the Baltic - locating stones with loggers always is a challenge.

Duck next to phone displaying logger temp data

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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · 26d

Risking my life accessing logger data in Baltic Sea shallow algal habitats! Thanks to @electricbluecrl.bsky.social and @fplima.bsky.social for sturdy equipment! #Fubluc @geomarkiel.bsky.social

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Schulenburg Lab Kiel @schulenburglab.bsky.social · Sep 8

We are welcoming applications for a full professorship on Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology at Kiel Univerdity, Northern Germany, with fantastic facilities and infrastructure! @uni-kiel.de @crc1182.bsky.social @transevo.bsky.social www.nature.com/naturecareer...

W 3 professorship in Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology - Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein (DE) job with Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel | 12844416

Kiel University aims to attract more qualified women to professorship positions. The Institute of Zoology at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural...

www.nature.com

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Steve Haddock @stevehaddock.bsky.social · Aug 28

Our science photo book The Radiant Sea is out Sept 2nd!!
30 years of research, 10 years of "we should", and a year of collating pix and writing.
Sönke and I show (mostly for the first time) images of how organisms produce, use, and interact with light in the sea. #bioluminescence #fluorescence 🦑🧪🌊

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José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · Aug 19

The 2025-26 Eco-Evo job list is out. Good luck to those applying!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

docs.google.com

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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · Aug 10

Well, Remco, I can replicate 20 of those black spots in our oven anytime …

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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · Aug 6

And: with our new drawing booklet designed by the very talented @katjasee.bsky.social and Alexandra Hahn @geomarkiel.bsky.social

Picture of drawing booklet for kids with Baltic Sea organisms

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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · Aug 6

Busy week Fucus sampling with our colleagues @gloriareithmaier.bsky.social @lies-nerd.bsky.social @karikaphegyi.bsky.social and lots of others for #Fubluc and getting ready for outreach with kids for #TheOceanRaceEurope @geomarkiel.bsky.social

Researchers in front of KOB facility in Kiel

Taxonomist Renate Schütt in front of tables with outreach materials

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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · Aug 5

Contribute to impactful research that will help us develop strategies for restoration of algal meadows in the Baltic Sea - DM or email for more infos!

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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · Aug 5

Salary is 75% of a Postdoc salary & the successful candidate will be enrolled with the @uni-kiel.de
#Fyord graduate school. Be part of an exciting team of 20+ researchers, including @lies-nerd.bsky.social

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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · Aug 5

Doctoral position on genomic basis of Fucus (brown algal) local adaptation - join our exciting #Fubluc team! Fully funded for 3.5 years & we also consider candidates with strong molecular or bioinformatic skillls but no marine / algal experience, see www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...

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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · Jul 11

No complete vacation without a sea hare!

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Mia M. Bengtsson @miamynta.bsky.social · Jul 7

PhD opportunity in my group as part of the #CONCENTRATE TRR. Marine algae-glycan-bacterial interactions. Please apply or share! www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...

Research Assistant - Institute of Microbiology 25/Wi21

Stellenausschreibung Institut für Mikrobiologie, AG „Küstenmikrobiome“,

www.uni-greifswald.de

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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · Jun 27

Including close ups of aliens from inner space…

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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · Jun 27

Still 5 hours left to meet us and various marine critters on board if RV Alkor & the Kiel Outdoor Benthocosms with an experiment on carbon storage potential of brown algae with @lies-nerd.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social #FUBLUC - and the sun is out now!

Researcher in front of mesocosm facility at Geomar explaining experment on Fucus blue carbon to Kiel Week visitors.

Researcher showing marine hydrozoans to visitors of RV Alkor with a microscope.

Open Ship on RV Alkor in Kiel, image of the ship.

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GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel @geomarkiel.bsky.social · Jun 8

Today is World Ocean Day! 🌊

On this special day we want to present the #FUTURO research campaign off West Africa. Find out more in the video:

youtu.be/DXVY7EgwMnA?...

#WorldOceanDay

Happy World Ocean Day! Introducing the campaign FUTURO - Future West African Marine Ecosystem

YouTube video by GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel

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Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · Jun 4

New report released today on marine carbon dioxide removal #OOSC
covering scientific, MRV, environmental, social & governance issues and role of governments in responsible #mCDR R&D 🌊
High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy & WRI

oceanpanel.org/publication/...

Principles for responsible and effective marine carbon dioxide removal development and governance - Ocean Panel

Launched on June 4, 2025, at the One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France, ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference, this Blue Paper was

oceanpanel.org

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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · May 17

Finally some practical #bioc-202 work for our MSc students in Biological Oceanography at #Geomar! Exposing bladderwrack populations to heat stress regimes to study photophysiology & local adaptation! Real science projects to support meadow conservation #ANK #FUBLUC with @lies-nerd.bsky.social

Mesocosm tanks with cylinders containing pieces of macroalgae.

Students standing around a PAM instrument.

Cylinder clise-up with macroalgae in mesocosm tank.

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Bernd Sures @berndsures.bsky.social · May 16

Great News: Our book Aquatic Parasitology: Ecological and Environmental Concepts and Implications of Marine and Freshwater Parasites has been published online open access! link.springer.com/book/10.1007... @nicojsmit.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social

Aquatic Parasitology: Ecological and Environmental Concepts and Implications of Marine and Freshwater Parasites

A unique open access collection on ecological and environmental parasitology in marine and freshwater. Covers climate change and parasite conservation.

link.springer.com

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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · May 8

I'm hiring! Postdoc available in my lab in Ecological Genomics. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/... I will start reviewing applications mid-July. 🧪🧑‍🔬🖥️🧬🦑. Please share widely, thanks!

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ecological Genomics

About the Opportunity Job Summary A postdoctoral research associate is available at the Lotterhos Lab at Northeastern University. The postdoc will be based at Northeastern University’s Marine Science ...

northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · Apr 26

Junior faculty job alert in Germany - Marine Evolutionary Genomics @geomarkiel.bsky.social / University of Kiel www.geomar.de/en/karriere/... Marine study system of your choice (no microbes, sorry…), excellent infrastructure and ship access, moderate teaching requirements, closing date 6 June

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Apr 11

I'm on an mCDR panel at #EGU25, but I just learned that our convener Carolin Löscher from Denmark won't be there.

She's been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer whose expensive treatment is only available in the US and UAE.

Please consider helping: www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-m...

Screenshot of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025 website showing the session details for "Session US2 – Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal: Fostering Earth Science Forces for Combating Global Warming." The session is scheduled for Friday, May 2, 2025, from 14:00 to 15:40 CEST in Room E1. It is chaired by Giulia Faucher, Carolin Löscher, and Gerhard Herndl. The program includes a 5-minute introduction, speaker presentations, a discussion on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR), and audience questions. Featured speakers are Louis Legendre (France), Daria Atamanchuk (Canada), and David Ho (USA). The session is hybrid with Zoom access. 🌊

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