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Giulia Ghedini

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Group Leader Monash University. Community ecologist interested in phytoplankton, biodiversity, environmental change, evolution. giuliaghedini.com

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Giulia Ghedini @giuliaghedini.bsky.social · Mar 24

Very exciting news! In Sept 2025, I will move my lab to the School of Biological Sciences @monashbiol.bsky.social at #Monash University in Melbourne!

I am recruiting #PhD students to work on #ecological & #evolutionary dynamics of #phytoplankton #communities – find out more here giuliaghedini.com

FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY GROUP

Exciting lab news! In September 2025, the lab will move to the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. We will keep a presence at the Gulbenkian Institute for...

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SeppeKuehnLab @seppekuehnlab.bsky.social · Sep 4

Center for Living Systems -- seeking strong post docs at the interface of physics and biology. Consider applying by Oct. 13! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Australasian Evolution Society @austevolsoc.bsky.social · Aug 11

AES 2025 ECR Awards – Apply Now!

Submit your best paper (preprints welcome!) for a chance to give a 30-min plenary at AES 2025 in Brisbane.

Two categories:
PhD and Postdoc

Winners get $500 travel support + free rego
ausevo.com/2025_researc...

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Martina Dal Bello @martinadalbello.bsky.social · Jul 23

📢 We're seeking a postdoc to work on a project funded by HFSP @hfspo.bsky.social at the intersection of bacterial physiology, ecology and evolution. You can find more details about the project, the position, and how to apply here www.dalbellolab.com/hfsp-project! #bacteria #ecosky #MevoSky #microSky

HFSP project — dal bello lab

www.dalbellolab.com

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PopBio on the Dark Side @pop-bio.bsky.social · Jul 24

Joe Wan will present the next PopBio seminar:

"A unified theory of community structure"

Join us online, Thursday July 31 1pm AEST. These seminars are open to all!

Sign up to our mailing list to receive the zoom link: forms.gle/ZG8ghPoz2oX4...

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Jul 20

Less than a week left to apply for this PhD position.

If interested, email me by 27 July (5 PM, Melbourne time). Please review the application requirements carefully before submitting your application. See more about our research here shawanchowdhurylab.com.

Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Jun 25

Please share.
We have a fully-funded PhD position on animal migration. If interested, please apply by 27 July. More about us: shawanchowdhury.com. @idiv-research.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @uq-cbcs.bsky.social

#PhDposition #Ecology #Conservation #Migration #Rstats #AcademicTwitter

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · Jul 16

The Company of Biologists Workshop: Why Are Cells the Size They Are?

Thank you to Workshop organisers Dustin Marshall and Craig White.

#Workshop #Biology #CellBiology #Cells #Community #Collaboration #Research #Researchers #Academia #Academics

Workshop attendees standing on the steps in front of the event venue. The individuals are dressed in casual to semi-formal attire.

Image text: Why Are Cells the Size They Are?
Buxted Park, East Sussex, UK
13-16 July 2025

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Diana Fisher @dianafisher1080.bsky.social · Jul 15

Ongoing academic position lecturer in terrestrial animal ecology at JCU Australia. Deadline 8th August 2025. careers.jcu.edu.au/jobs/lecture...

Lecturer, Animal Ecology - Townsville, QLD, Australia

James Cook University (JCU) is creating a brighter future for life in the Tropics and beyond, through education and research that makes a difference locally and globally. We now have an opportunity a...

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Lynn Chiu @drlynnchiu.bsky.social · Jul 10

Reminder: The Center for Advanced Studies of the University of Vienna #ViCAS is offering one-year senior and early career fellowships for deep, undisturbed research. Deadline Sept 1st. Apply here: vicas.univie.ac.at @univie.ac.at

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Giulia Ghedini @giuliaghedini.bsky.social · Jul 10

Species that evolved together coexisted less well. We explore some of the traits and trade-offs that might reduce #coexistence (particularly when species compete for essential resources) but also show that overall #community #functions were quite #stable despite changes in traits and interactions.

Giulia Ghedini @giuliaghedini.bsky.social · Jul 10

Follow up to our experimental evolution work asking how #phytoplankton evolve in response to #competition. While life history traits evolved very similarly with intra and interspecific competitors, in #ProcB we show that competition history impacts how these species interact doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Giulia Ghedini @giuliaghedini.bsky.social · Mar 18

Happy to share our new paper! We tested how species evolve in response to #competition. We tracked the evolution of 3 #phytoplankton species, evolved alone or together. Our main finding is that #density-dependence weakens through #evolution to increase population production. doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Evolution Under Competition Increases Population Production by Reducing the Density‐Dependence of Net Energy Fluxes and Growth

Using experimental evolution, we determined the impact of intra- versus interspecific competition on three marine phytoplankton species. We found that the species achieved the same evolutionary outco....

doi.org

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Matthew Holden 🏳️‍🌈 @matthholden.bsky.social · May 16

Please share. 2 tenure-track T&R math/stat jobs at the University of Queensland, Australia. Amazing weather, gorgeous campus & lifestyle. 17% employer retirement contribution, lots of leave. Strong global reputation. Supports diversity @stevenstrogatz.com uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uqcare...

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · Apr 15

We offer a 5-year research position in the #PlanktonEcology lab in Wilhelmshaven. Are you interested in empirically testing ecological concepts? We offer a stimulating scientific environment, experimental facilities & support to establish an independent research profile
uol.de/en/job/postd...

Postdoctoral researcher in Plankton Ecology // University of Oldenburg

uol.de

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Mike Fowler @theorecol.bsky.social · May 2

Come and work with us at Swansea Bisociences!
Teaching Fellow in Terrestrial Ecology
Starts 1st of September 2025
🧪🌍

www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...

Teaching Fellow in Terrestrial Ecology

The Department of Biosciences is recruiting a permanent teaching fellow in Terrestrial Ecology

www.swansea.ac.uk

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PopBio on the Dark Side @pop-bio.bsky.social · Apr 21

Join us online for our second seminar this Thursday 1pm AEST.

Akshit Goyal @akshitg.bsky.social (ICTS) will present:

"Predicting Ecosystem Responses to Perturbations via a Geometric Approach"

Sign up to receive the zoom link forms.gle/XzypgbUp53fW...

NB. Time changes in SE Aus from last month!

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Jean-Pierre Gattuso @jpgattuso.bsky.social · Apr 19

‼️ #JobAlert
Job opportunities for US colleagues:

"Choose France for Science: launch of the dedicated platform for applications to host international researchers"
🌊
france2030.agencerecherche.fr/ChooseFrance...?

Call - « Choose France for Science »

france2030.agencerecherche.fr

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International Initiative for Theoretical Ecology @iite-ecotheory.bsky.social · Apr 11

📣Next Tuesday our online seminar is with Jacopo Grilli (ICTP Trieste) on:

⭐Competition without contingency and functional convergence⭐

Zoom link: iite.info/seminar/
Global times: www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/f...

Free for anyone to join and get involved, no need to register - see you there!

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Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems @mpipks.bsky.social · Apr 8

Publication highlight: www.pks.mpg.de/research/hig...

Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems: Highlights

www.pks.mpg.de

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · Apr 3

@icbm-uol.bsky.social offers a fully funded professorship in theoretical oceanography. Join a great team of physicists, chemists, and biologists working on the marine environment. Oldenburg is a truly livable city and connected to a range of marine institutes in NW Germany

uol.de/en/job/w2-pr...

Professorship in Theoretical Physical Oceanography // University of Oldenburg

uol.de

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SeppeKuehnLab @seppekuehnlab.bsky.social · Mar 24

It’s increasingly clear that the language of microbial communities is one of resources. Conserved metabolism leads to regular, reliable resource flows across ecosystems—from the gut to wastewater. In complex communities, one serious challenge is: who is eating what?

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Giulia Ghedini @giuliaghedini.bsky.social · Mar 24

Thank you to the colleagues, mentors and my team who made it possible!!

Giulia Ghedini @giuliaghedini.bsky.social · Mar 24

FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY GROUP

Exciting lab news! In September 2025, the lab will move to the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. We will keep a presence at the Gulbenkian Institute for...

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PopBio on the Dark Side @pop-bio.bsky.social · Mar 24

Join us for our first seminar on Friday: Ryan Chisholm will present:

A unified theory of niche assembly and dispersal assembly in community ecology

Sign up here to receive the zoom link forms.gle/WSnJS3bNK1b4mxE59

For those in Australia note that 1pm AEST will be 2pm in Melbourne.

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Clare Abreu @clabreu.bsky.social · Mar 18

My lab at NYU is hiring a postdoc in microbial ecology and evolution! We are looking for someone interested in both wet and dry lab techniques, including experimental evolution, genome editing, bioinformatics, and some modeling. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/164683

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Giulia Ghedini @giuliaghedini.bsky.social · Mar 18

Thank you so much on behalf of the whole team, Jelena! We came out of this with many more questions to be answered, so yes we do plan follow up work!

Giulia Ghedini @giuliaghedini.bsky.social · Mar 18

My favourite part is that we identified consistent changes in the way algal cells produced energy for growth: evolved cells increased energy production (photosynthesis) but not expenditure (respiration), particularly when resources were scarce-making them better adapted to competitive environments.