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Ecological Dynamics Dept. | IZW Berlin @ecodynizw.bsky.social · 19d

Please RT!

📢 #Doctoral / #PhD position available with us at Leibniz-IZW for 4 years working at the interface of #wildlife + #disease #ecology, #veterinary sciences and #modelling.
🐗🐗🐗🐦🐦🐦
Training within #DFG #RTG 3069 led by @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social

▶️Apply here for P7: tinyurl.com/j2ehtz7m

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Diego Gil @diegogil.bsky.social · 17d

Looking for enthusiastic candidates with training in behavioural ecology and experience in bird fieldwork. MSc also required!

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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German Society for Mammalian Biology @mammalbiology.bsky.social · Sep 8

What a great experience the 2025 meeting in Siena was!

We had inspiring talks, shared knowledge, sparked discussions, and strengthend the amazing community of mammalogists.

A big thanks goes out to the coordination team and the Italian Mammal Society- Associazione Teriologica Italiana!

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Rob Cavanaugh @rbcavanaugh.bsky.social · Aug 18

This is awesome! In a weird coincidence I created something similar a few weeks (github.com/rbcavanaugh/..., mostly with Claude because I’m course prepping 2.5 courses and have enough to do already). I’m glad someone has created something with a bit more intention.

GitHub - rbcavanaugh/toddler: Base R Functions to Mess Up Clean Data for Teaching

Base R Functions to Mess Up Clean Data for Teaching - rbcavanaugh/toddler

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Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Aug 19

@eseb2025.bsky.social Today's talk from our lab! 👇 Come and bring your curiosity and interest with you! #ESEB #ESEB2025

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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · Aug 7

✨3 months until our online conference ! ✨

Discover our amazing plenary speakers in this video! Feel free to share with anyone who might be interested in attending. 🙌

Free registrations here : ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org

#animalbehaviour #ethology #onlineconference #ABL2025

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Ann O’Dea @annodea.com · Aug 7

We have truly reached a moment in time where this is a perfectly accurate headline:

RFK Jr. defends $500M cut for mRNA vaccines with pseudoscience gobbledygook

He clearly has no idea what antigenic shift means.

arstechnica.com

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Fondation Fyssen @fondationfyssen.bsky.social · Jul 25

We had the pleasure of awarding the Fyssen International Prize last June to two outstanding laureates — Prof. Jean-Louis Deneubourg and @icouzin.bsky.social Prof. Iain Couzin — in recognition of the excellence of their work on the theme "Collective behavior across species".

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ErrantScience @errantscience.com · Jul 22

The peer review process is a flawless system that has no issues whatsoever /s

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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · Jul 26

When registering in the congress, consider becoming a SPE member and access reduced fees to register in the congress

More info here 👇👇👇👇
etologia.pt/members-en/

#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #EthologicalResearch #BehavioralEcology #BehavioralScience #cognition #societymembership

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · Jul 26

Bielefeld University seeks a postdoc for a 6-year scientific assistant position in Animal Behaviour, starting March 2026. Apply by Sept 10, 2025. More info: www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/biologie/forschung/arbeitsgruppen/behaviour #job

Animal Behaviour - Bielefeld University

With a team of over 50 people, the different research groups study animal behaviour within the framework of the four questions of Tinbergen, both in the lab and in the field. Current model systems include laboratory studies on zebra finches (

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ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · Jun 28

The Local Organizing Commitee welcomes behavioral ecologists from across the world and of all career stages to enjoy a five-day meeting rich in top-notch science and ample networking opportunities in Turin (Italy), 20-24 July 2026.

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Stephanie L King @stephanielking.bsky.social · Jun 15

We are looking for a Research Assistant to contribute to our ongoing analysis of dolphin acoustic data from West Wales - collaboration between @wtsww.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social 🐬
Deadline is 29th June - please share widely!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol

www.bristol.ac.uk

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Eldar Rakhimberdiev @eldarrak.bsky.social · Jun 13

New PhD position in our group! Join us to study gull foraging ecology at sea using GPS and accelerometry data! You will be working here Amsterdam Movement Ecology group under supervision of @judyshamounb.bsky.social, @rooskentie.bsky.social and me. Apply here werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — PhD Position Gull Foraging Ecology in the North Sea - NO-REGRETS Project

Are you passionate about animal movement ecology? Interested in studying gull foraging ecology at sea? Apply for this unique PhD opportunity at the Department of Theoretical and Computational Ecology ...

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Frontiers in Social Evolution Seminar FINE @fine-seminar.bsky.social · May 27

Last week season 10 of Fine finished.
You can watch each of the exciting talks we had in this and all previous seasons on our YouTube channel

www.youtube.com/@seminaronfr...

Seminar on Frontiers in Social Evolution

International Remote Seminar on Frontiers in Social Evolution (FINE) • Meet weekly with people worldwide who are fascinated by social evolution. • Hear talks about sociality of naturally occurring p...

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Romain Honorio @r-honorio.bsky.social · May 27

Plus que quelques jours pour s'inscrire : iussi-sf-2025.sciencesconf.org

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · May 23

We’re looking for two Research Ecologists. Apply online ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology

These roles in our Terrestrial Ecology team focus on farmland, heathland & woodland bird projects using landscape-scale, local, volunteer & professional surveys.

📅 Closing date: Monday 16th June

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German Society for Mammalian Biology @mammalbiology.bsky.social · May 9

1/3 DGS Meeting 2025 - Travel Grants for early career scientists - application open! 🧪 🦊 🌍 🦤

The DGS offers 5 grants of 300 € each to junior scientists who want to present their work at the 2025 meeting. Every pre-PhD DGS-member without own budget can apply.

98 th Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology

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German Society for Mammalian Biology @mammalbiology.bsky.social · May 16

Abstract Submission Deadline Approaching! 🧪

DGS Meeting 2025 – Siena, Italy - Don’t miss your chance to present!

🔹 Deadline: 25 May 2025
🔹 Conference dates: 1 – 5 September 2025

Submit your abstract via the official conference website: www.congressi.unisi.it/dgsmeeting

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Lea Vodjerek @leavod.bsky.social · May 22

🚨The second paper from my PhD is out🚨 If you want to know more about infanticide in a small mammal species and whether females would delay pregnancies to avoid it, check out our new Behavioral Ecology paper🐹available at doi.org/10.1093/behe...
@heikorodel.bsky.social @jasminfiroz.bsky.social

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Heiko G. Rödel @heikorodel.bsky.social · Apr 30

great PhD opportunity at our department in the group of Maria Cristina Lorenzi.

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Ethology | Sorbonne Paris Nord @leec-uspn.bsky.social · Apr 30

PhD opportunity on Oxytocin and social interactions across sexual systems in annelids. Research on the evolutionary conserved role of the “love hormone” at Univ. Sorbonne Paris Nord and Vienna University. Please RT! www-leec.univ-paris13.fr/documents/LE...

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Amy J. Ko @amyko.phd · Apr 18

My NSF CS for All grant was just terminated (www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...).

Nationwide, we were:
• Improving the quantity + quality of K-12 CS teachers
• Ensuring the sustainability of K-12 CS teacher prep programs
• Ensuring all youth in the U.S. have access to great CS teachers

NSF Award Search: Award # 2318257 - Collaborative Research: An Equitable, Justice-Focused Ecosystem for Pacific Northwest Secondary CS Teaching Lock

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Tammie Visintainer @proftv.bsky.social · Apr 19

I’m so angry & heart broken. My NSF CAREER grant was stolen today; dream project supporting science teachers/students as climate justice action researchers, tackling urban heat. Truly transformative, the culmination of my life’s work, we won’t stop, not in this climate crisis. Gonna fight like hell!

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German Society for Mammalian Biology @mammalbiology.bsky.social · Apr 18

1/4 Find attached the Meeting Website for our next Meeting in Siena!
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for abstract submission is May 25th, 2025
Abstract acceptance notification will occur in mid-June
Deadline for early conference registration is June 15th, 2025
buff.ly/uXTygZP
🌎 🦊 🦤 🧪

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