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James O'Dwyer
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James O'Dwyer @jpodwyer.bsky.social · 12d
Another ecology-related faculty position just opened at UIUC, part of a cluster hire in bioeconomics. This one is agroecology in our Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences department, deadline Oct 31.

illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Assistant/Associate Professor in Agroecology
Duties & Responsibilities
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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 13d
🌴Cinoglu et al. show that only small-scale disturbances & subsequent competition for light can stabilize the coexistence of demographic groups along the growth-survival and stature-recruitment trade-off axes @cfarrior.bsky.social 🧪🌎
🔍Article: buff.ly/xgNwK4Q
📰Blog: buff.ly/OTa5VvY
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James O'Dwyer @jpodwyer.bsky.social · 27d
Woot!
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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 27d
How do we measure life on Earth? 🌍🌱 The new summary report from the 2025 US-UK Forum on Measuring Biodiversity, hosted by the NAS and @royalsociety.org, explores tools, challenges, and solutions for tackling the #biodiversity crisis.

Read here: bit.ly/460RB7R
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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 29d
The 2026 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships applications are open, offering early-career scholars intellectual freedom, transdisciplinary collaboration with leading researchers, and a competitive salary with research and collaboration funds.

Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
Apply: santafe.edu/sfifellowship
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James O'Dwyer @jpodwyer.bsky.social · Sep 4
Plant biology at UIUC is hiring. Plant-fungal interactions, details below:
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Steven Burgess @sjb287.bsky.social · Sep 4
We are hiring! The #PlantBio department at UIUC is looking to recruit an Assistant Professor in Plant-Fungal interactions. Application deadline is October 31st @dallingjim.bsky.social see the link below for more details:
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Assistant Professor- Department of Plant Biology
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Felix Leditzky 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @felixled.bsky.social · Aug 26
Open-rank open-area faculty search in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Application deadline: November 3, 2025.

Please share widely!

www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/26...
MathJobs from the the American Mathematical Society
Mathjobs is an automated job application system sponsored by the AMS.
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Julian Catchen @jcatchen.bsky.social · Aug 26
Our EEB department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is hiring an assistant professor in evo-devo. See go.illinois.edu/EEBAsstProf for details. Please share!
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James O'Dwyer @jpodwyer.bsky.social · Aug 22
@sarperotto.bsky.social and I are back for the @smtpb.bsky.social, interviewing Warren Ewens. "Get out of that ivory tower and do something useful" might seem unlikely advice for a mathematical population geneticist, but this was key for Warren. Full interview here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_K_...
Reflections on Modeling and Theory in Population Biology: Warren Ewens
YouTube video by SMTPB
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闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD @minyaaa.bsky.social · Aug 12
My sister department EEB is hiring an animal evo-devo assistant prof! I'm the plant evo-devo person on the SC and happy to answer any questions! (spoiler alert: This is a GREAT place to be and with fantastic colleagues & support!!!!) @socdevbio.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor, Evolution, Ecology & Behavior
Duties & Responsibilities
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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · Aug 11
Collaborate with researchers globally. Chart your transdisciplinary path. Apply to SFI's 2026 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships. Competitive pay, research funds, and generous benefits to become a leader in transdisciplinary research.

Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
Apply: santafe.edu/sfifellowship
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James O'Dwyer @jpodwyer.bsky.social · Jul 28
Harvard Radcliffe fellowships open for the 2026/27 academic year:

www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/radcliffe-fe...
Become a Radcliffe Fellow | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University
A fellowship year at Harvard Radcliffe Institute is an opportunity to step away from usual routines and dive deeply into a project.
www.radcliffe.harvard.edu
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James O'Dwyer @jpodwyer.bsky.social · Jul 28
Unique opportunity for free-ranging research:

"The Santa Fe Institute Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships offer early-career scholars the opportunity to undertake independent research...about the complex systems that matter most for science and society".

apply-sfi.smapply.org/prog/complex...
Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowship - Santa Fe Institute
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Dmitri Petrov @petrovadmitri.bsky.social · Dec 30
Excited to report that Joy Bergelson (bergelsonlab.org) and I will be running a brand new GRC conference on the Function of Evolving Systems in the summer of 2026. The 2028 one will be chaired by Mikhail Tikhonov (physics.wustl.edu/people/mikha...) and @asanchezlab.bsky.social! Stay tuned!
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Daniel Cooney @danielcooney1.bsky.social · Jul 18
I am really happy to share that there will be a @nitmb.bsky.social workshop next year on mathematical and biological features of evolutionary game theory.

It was really fun to co-organize this workshop with Olivia Chu, Alex McAvoy, and @jplotkin.bsky.social.

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Evolutionary Games: Mathematical Theory and Biological Insights
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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · Jul 23
🌱🌎 In May, the US-UK Scientific Forum on Measuring Biodiversity brought together leading voices to explore bold new approaches to monitoring and protecting Earth’s diversity of life.

📖 Read a new short summary of the Forum's discussions: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... @royalsociety.org
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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · Jul 10
Apply for a Radcliffe Fellowship!
Applications in humanities, social sciences, & creative arts are due Sept 11, 2025
Applications in science, engineering, & math due Sept 30, 2025
www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/radcliffe-fe...
(I hear they'd especially welcome projects related to climate change)
#HPS ⚒️
Harvard Radcliffe Institute Online Fellowship Application Portal - How to Apply
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · Jun 23
The #SCIMaP team announces a major update: an analysis of the economic impacts of the White House's NIH FY26 budget.

Bottom-line, we estimate $46B in total economic loss, 202K lost jobs, and impacts in communities nationwide.

Interactive map and shareable report:
scienceimpacts.org/fy26

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Economic loss due to NIH budget cuts by congressional district, scienceimpacts.org/fy26
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James O'Dwyer @jpodwyer.bsky.social · Jun 26
For “Reflections on the history of modeling and theory”, @sarperotto.bsky.social and I met with Joel Cohen. We learn how he navigated math and biology, the value of embracing ignorance, and what is a population. Or really, what _isn't_ a population: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCt9...
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Reflections on Modeling and Theory in Population Biology: Joel Cohen
YouTube video by SMTPB
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Orit Peleg @oritpeleg.bsky.social · Jun 25
Help us record firefly flashes! 👇🙏
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George Musser @georgemusser.com · Jun 24
Do you have fireflies in your backyard? Biologist @oritpeleg.bsky.social is collecting data! #emergence docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Help us Record Firefly Flashes ✨
Firefly flashes are amazing ❤️ During mating season, fireflies gather in groups and flash their species-specific flash pattern. To better understand these communication signals, we developed a method ...
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Science Magazine @science.org · Jun 12
As the world warms, plants in natural ecosystems and agricultural settings find ways to respond to the heat.

In a new special issue of Science, researchers examine how heat affects plants at multiple scales, from the molecular level to the biosphere. scim.ag/44cSw3Z
Infrared imaging shows heat levels in sun-exposed leaves of Alstonia scholaris from the Australian Wet Tropics. As climate change increases temperatures and the severity of heat waves, both natural ecosystems and agricultural plants are increasingly affected by heat. Examining heat responses at cellular, genetic, physiological, and ecosystem scales, this special issue explores how plants sense and respond to high temperatures.
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · Jun 2
Get the word out far and wide. New opportunity from the Simons Foundation in the Eco-Evo space.

2026 Simons Graduate Fellowship in Ecology and Evolution Awards, due July 31, 2025, only for incoming PhD students who plan to start their PhDs in Fall 2026.

www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...
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James O'Dwyer @jpodwyer.bsky.social · May 27
Sally Otto @sarperotto.bsky.social
and I are back with the next installment of “Reflections on the history of modeling and theory”, supported by @smtpb.bsky.social. Bob Holt shares his personal history and stories of his life in science: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8hX...
Robert D. Holt interview
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Rose Marks @roseamarks.bsky.social · Apr 9
our perspective on desiccation tolerance research is out in
@naturecomms.bsky.social. with nearly forty authors from around the world spanning diverse career stages and disciplines, this work represents a shared vision for the field. let us know what you think!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Life on the dry side: a roadmap to understanding desiccation tolerance and accelerating translational applications - Nature Communications
Desiccation tolerance is an extreme adaptation to water limitation. Here the authors envisage a roadmap to advance desiccation tolerance research, highlight key knowledge gaps, call for standardizatio...
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Daniel Cooney @danielcooney1.bsky.social · Apr 15
I really enjoyed this interview of Simon Levin by Sally Otto and @jpodwyer.bsky.social, hosted on the @smtpb.bsky.social Youtube channel.

I particularly enjoyed Simon's discussion of how to integrate math, biology, and economics to study complex adaptive systems.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TpJ...
Simon Levin Interview
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