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Iliana Baums

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Molecular Ecology, Evolution, Conservation - Corals; Professor of Marine Conservation at the Helmholtz Institute for functional marine biodiversity

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Iliana Baums @ibaums.bsky.social · Nov 27

We are thrilled to announced the publication of chromosome level genome assemblies and genetic maps for the Caribbean corals, Acropora palmata and Acropora cervicornis. bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Chromosome-level genome assemblies and genetic maps reveal heterochiasmy and macrosynteny in endangered Atlantic Acropora - BMC Genomics

Background Over their evolutionary history, corals have adapted to sea level rise and increasing ocean temperatures, however, it is unclear how quickly they may respond to rapid change. Genome structu...

bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com

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Filip Husnik @filiphusnik.bsky.social · 1d

OIST is seeking up to four tenure-track or tenured faculty in Ecology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Oceanography. Application deadline: Oct 15. Please share. Thx!
www.oist.jp/careers/facu...

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Christy Schnitzler @christyschnitz.bsky.social · 9d

Now Hiring! Whitney Laboratory Assistant/Associate Professor in Marine Bioscience
Apply & More Info - explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
We seek a creative, collaborative scientist whose research harnesses or advances cutting-edge tools. Please help spread the word & reach out with any questions!

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Meg Daly @megdaly.bsky.social · 13d

Funded postdoc gig in The Netherlands

NANO @nano4ocean.bsky.social · 13d

#OceanOpportunities Postdoc position: Applied Marine Benthic Ecology - Deadline 17 October 2025
nf-pogo-alumni.org/25092025-5/

Postdoc position: Applied Marine Benthic Ecology - Deadline 17 October 2025 - NANO | NF-POGO Alumni Network for the Ocean

Job description The Department of Estuarine and Delta Science (EDS) of NIOZ is looking for a curiosity driven postdoctoral researcher with strong interest in marine benthic ecology, and to be involved...

nf-pogo-alumni.org

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Sarah W. Davies Ph.D. @daviesswphd.bsky.social · 13d

Call for abstracts: @icrs.bsky.social ICRS 2026 session "#26 | Cryptic diversity, hybridization, and chimerism and their influence on ecology and evolution"
www.icrs2026.nz/call-for-abs...

Call for abstracts

www.icrs2026.nz

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The Coral Reef Research Hub @coralreefresearch.bsky.social · 16d

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Pilot Deployment Program Coral Aquaculture Assistants (Fifteen casual positions) - Australian Institute of Marine Science

careers.aims.gov.au/page.php?pag...

#coralreefs #jobs #jobopportunity #coralpropagation #australia #coral #careers #coralreproduction #coralnursery

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 20d

Over 70% of coral reefs in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean are projected to be in a state of erosion by 2040, increasing to nearly all reefs in 2100 if warming exceeds 2 °C above preindustrial levels, a study in Nature suggests. go.nature.com/48m9Y8F 🌊 🧪

This is figure 2, which shows reef accretion potential across western Atlantic reefs.

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Dr. Nikki Crowley @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social · 20d

WE ARE... hiring!

Penn State Biology & the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences is recruiting a tenure track or tenured neurobiologist (Assistant or Associate Professor rank), and the committee is open to a broad scope of scientific questions.

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · 26d

The excellence cluster Ocean floor @marumunibremen.bsky.social @icbm-uol.bsky.social @hifmb.de opens two strategic positions at the University of Oldenburg. Please distribute widely
Scientific Coordinator: uol.de/job723en
Data Steward: uol.de/job724en

Data Steward within the Excellence Cluster OCEAN FLOOR – Earth´s Uncharted Interface // University of Oldenburg

uol.de

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Iliana Baums @ibaums.bsky.social · 26d

Oh no.

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Peter Mumby @petemumby.bsky.social · Sep 5

Another post-doc opportunity at the University of Queensland to work on coral reefs. This time modelling reef ecosystems in the Red Sea in collaboration with Dave Suggett at Kaust. 2.5 years and work rights in Australia. Happy to discuss.

uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/uqcareers/jo...

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Peter Mumby @petemumby.bsky.social · Aug 28

New 2yr postdoc position @ University of Queensland on coral distributions and Allee effects. Must have permission to work in Australia

uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/uqcareers/jo...

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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · Aug 25

Today 14 scientific societies in #ecology #evolution and #marineScience are publishing the results of a survey that finds negative impacts of federal policies on food security, flood mitigation, infectious disease preparedness, and wildlife conservation: 🧪👩‍🔬 www.firsthandaccounts.org/impacts/2025...

This infographic describes the main results from a survey of members of 14 scientific societies. There is a pie chart showing that both academic (58%) and non-academic (42%) responded to the survey. It lists statistics: 85% of respondents reported uncertainty about the future; 71% reported federal training programs were "very" or "extremely important"; 83% reported negative impacts or irreparable harm on their field of science. There is a word cloud summarizing open-ended responses with the largest words "student research fund federal grant". Eight major themes in the responses are listed: disruption of research with societal important; concerns of closure of the USGS Bird Banding Lab; Early Career Bottleneck; Restricted Freedoms including travel and speech; Decline in Government Efficiency and Expertise; Concerns about Biased/Removed Data and Data Gaps; Concerns about the Ability to Meet Legal Mandates; and From Positive Impact to Irreparable Harm. There are icons for each participating society and a QR code for website and data availability.

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Ingolf Kühn @ingolfkuehn.bsky.social · Aug 19

And another related position:

BirdFuture: Research Group Leader (f/m/x) for Developing Models of Bird Diversity and Policy-relevant Applications in Europe

https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/3260/Description/2

#ecologyjobs #ecoevojobs #xp

Please see the following URL for full text
https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/3260/Description/2

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Ingolf Kühn @ingolfkuehn.bsky.social · Aug 19

Bird Twin: Research Group Leader (f/m/x) for Developing Models of Bird Diversity and Policy-relevant Applications in Germany at UFZ, Germany

https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/3259/Description/2

#ecoevojobs #ecologyjobs #xp

Please visit the following URL for the full text:
https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/3259/Description/2

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Gernot Segelbacher 🪶 🧬 @gsegelbacher.bsky.social · Aug 20

Check out #consgen #popgen

Ian Henderson @hendersonlab.bsky.social · Aug 19

Dear Bluesky, some good news to brighten your day! We are recruiting for the Director of the Centre for Population and Disease Genomics!! I would be grateful if you could share across your networks! uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/uqcareers/jo...

Director, Centre for Population and Disease Genomics

Centre for Population & Disease Genomics - Institute for Molecular Bioscience Join a university ranked in the world’s top 50 Full-time, fixed-term position for up to 5 years at Academic Level E Ba...

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · Aug 11

SLiM 5: Eco-evolutionary simulations across multiple chromosomes and full genomes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.07.669155v1

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Joey Bernhardt @joeybernhardt.bsky.social · Aug 14

Please help us spread the word! Please amplify!

We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝

Applications are due October 6 2025.

careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...

#AcademicJobs #EvoBio

Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics

careers.uoguelph.ca

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Iliana Baums @ibaums.bsky.social · Jul 25

This article is not about moving species. It’s about moving alleles from one population of a species to another population of that same species. It is a well
established method to prevent extinction that has already been applied to a variety of animal and plant species.

Iliana Baums @ibaums.bsky.social · Jul 25

Proactive assisted gene flow for Caribbean corals in an era of rapid coral reef decline | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Proactive assisted gene flow for Caribbean corals in an era of rapid coral reef decline

Regulatory action could facilitate cross-border efforts to retain ecosystem function

www.science.org

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Javier del Campo @fonamental.bsky.social · Jul 11

Anthropogenic climate change will likely outpace coral range expansion #corals www.science.org/doi/full/10....

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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · Jul 8

Come be my colleague (& @jacquelyngill.bsky.social's and other great folks)!

UMaine is hiring a Genetics Facilities Manager to lead the CORE eDNA and DNA Sequencing Labs. Hiring range is $75-85k (up $20k from previous round)

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Genetics Facilities Manager

The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the stat...

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Kaiser Lab @clocksevolution.bsky.social · Jul 5

Interested in (studying) biological #clocks?

Here is a brilliant and concise introduction to the field, focussing on #ciradian clocks, and stressing the #adaptive nature of clocks.

And it's #OpenAccess !

#chronobiology 🧪 @doabooks.bsky.social

doi.org/10.21827/686...

On the Essential Principles and Practice of Circadian Biology: A Road Map – Simple Book Publishing

Circadian Biology is about the adaptation of life to our rotating world, to the Earth’s 24-hour rhythm of day and night. Not surprisingly, the field has attracted considerable popular and scientific ...

doi.org

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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · Jul 1

→ Are you interested in multiscale phenomena such as the complex dynamics that arise in biology, chemistry, neuroscience, and physics when multiple spatial or temporal scales interact? 🧪

Then join us this summer in Groningen for the summer school:

lnkd.in/gViS3cCZ

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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BioND Lab @biondlab.bsky.social · Jul 1

Great opportunity 👇

HIFMB @hifmb.de · Jul 1

Hallo artist community, this one is for you! Together with @hanse-ias.bsky.social we are looking for an artist in residence in early 2026. Please share!
#artscience #artistinresidence #marinebiodiversity

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