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Katrin Heer @katrinheer.bsky.social · Sep 3

Open PhD position in our group!

Jill T Sekely @jtsekely.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 Open #PhD position at the Forest Genetics lab in Uni Freiburg! Join us to study adaptation to late spring frost in forest trees.

This is part of the #FORSCALE project, a Canada-Germany partnership, meaning you'll spend time in Canada too!

Info & application: uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...

Universität Freiburg

uni-freiburg.de

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Katrin Heer @katrinheer.bsky.social · Aug 25

Bat-mediated gene flow in a tropical liana species - another chapter of our Marcgravia story now published. Led by @malikagottstein.bsky.social

Malika Gottstein @malikagottstein.bsky.social · Aug 25

From the forest floor to the canopy, bats keep rainforest vines genetically connected through pollination 🦇 Check out our new paper published in @ecol-evol.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @katrinheer.bsky.social

Gene Flow and Vertical Stratification of Pollination in the Bat‐Pollinated Liana Marcgravia longifolia

This study investigates pollen dispersal, vertical stratification of gene flow, and spatial genetic structure in the bat-pollinated liana Marcgravia longifolia in a western Amazonian forest. Flowers ...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Christian Rellstab @christian-rellstab.bsky.social · Jun 2

Find here my announcement for a 2-year post-doc position in ecological genomics of white oaks in the framework of the Horizon project OptFORESTS. I am looking for somebody with strong skills in bioinformatics, landscape genomics, forest genomics, GWAS, and population genetic simulations.

Post-Doc in Ecological Genomics 80-100% (f/m/d)

The Research Unit Biodiversity and Conservation Biology studies the diversity of life in its various forms, from genetic diversity to the diversity of species and ecosystems as well as their interacti...

apply.refline.ch

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Tony Heitkam🌱🔍💚 @toheitka.bsky.social · May 29

🌱 We will soon open the search for a new W3 Professor in Plant Stress Resilience / Molecular Plant Physiology.

🌏Where? Germany, RWTH Aachen University @rwth.bsky.social

We plan to look widely. Please let me know, if you want to be updated on the job announcement.

#AcademicJobs

Plant Biology - RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY Department of Biology - English

www.biologie.rwth-aachen.de

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Katrin Heer @katrinheer.bsky.social · May 28

Incredible time @lauraragni.bsky.social !! was a fun event - looking forward to the next!

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Katrin Heer @katrinheer.bsky.social · May 23

Our Cluster of Excellence FutureForest got funded! Seven years of research on complex social-ecological systems ahead! Stay tuned! 🌲🌳🧍🧍‍♂️🌳🌲 @uni-freiburg.de @dfg.de

Universität Freiburg @uni-freiburg.de · May 22

🎉Ab 1. Januar 2026 fördert die @dfg.de (#DFG) zwei #Exzellenzcluster der #UniFreiburg. Der bisherige #Exzellenzcluster @cibss.bsky.social wird weitere sieben Jahre fortgesetzt. Zudem startet der neue Exzellenzcluster #FutureForests. ufr.link/exzellenzclu...

Gruppenfoto:
1. Reihe v.l.n.r. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Driever (CIBSS), Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kriegstein (Rektorin), Prof. Dr. Stefan Rensing (Prorektor für Forschung und Innovation), Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bauhus (Future Forests)
2. Reihe v.l.n.r. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kleine-Vehn (CIBSS), Dr. Carola Hunte (CIBSS), Prof. Dr. Friederike Lang (Future Forests)
3. Reihe v.l.n.r. Prof. Dr. Claudine Kraft (CIBSS), Prof. Dr. Marc Hanewinkel (Future Forests)
Fotograf: Michael Spiegelhalter

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Jill T Sekely @jtsekely.bsky.social · May 23

Our most recent manuscript about gene flow in #Nothofagus pumilio is out now! Thanks to all my coworkers for their hard work @cristinamatsuura.bsky.social @katrinheer.bsky.social

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Restricted Dispersal in the Late Successional Forest Tree Species Nothofagus Pumilio: Consequences Under Global Change

We aim to uncover the current and historic effective dispersal distances and characterize fine-scale genetic structure in the forest tree species Nothofagus pumilio. Short seed dispersal distances me...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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ECOSENSE @ecosense-sfb-1537.bsky.social · Apr 29

Quick reminder that pre-registration for our #ECOSENSE conference from 29.09.-01.10.2025 in Freiburg is OPEN:

uni-freiburg.de/ecosense/eco...

Looking forward to an interesting exchange about novel sensor development in ecosystem research 🌳📡🧪

#cliamtechange #forest

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International Union of Forest Research Organizations - IUFRO @iufro.bsky.social · Mar 25

📢 #job: the Department of #ForestSciences of Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg invites applications for Full Professorships (W3) for:

🔥Fire Ecology
🌳Forest History and Sustainable Development

Both closing on 6 April 2025

uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...

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Universität Freiburg @uni-freiburg.de · Mar 18

Tag der offenen Tür der Professur für #Forstentomologie und #Waldschutz: Insekten, Biotope und Kunst - Am 22. März können Interessierte unter anderem das Exploratorium „Lebendiges Wittental“ entdecken.
Mehr Infos zum Programm: ufr.link/lebendiges-wittental-25

Im Rahmen des Tages der offenen Tür findet auch die Vernissage zur Kunstausstellung „Fragil“ von Sonia Itten statt.
Bild: Sonia Itten

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Etienne Bucher 🌾🧬🇪🇺 @plantepigenetics.ch · Mar 14

Hi plant epigenetics fans!
I have updated the Plant Epigenetics Starter Pack to include additional researchers in the field:
@jacobsenucla.bsky.social @pecinka-grp.bsky.social @manavellalab.bsky.social
Please let me know if you wish to be added to the Starter Pack!
go.bsky.app/HyTwdc2

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Katrin Heer @katrinheer.bsky.social · Feb 27

Congrats to @malikagottstein.bsky.social !! She just won the price for the best talk at #ECTE2025

Society for Tropical Ecology @soctropecol.bsky.social · Feb 27

Best talk and Merian award winner: Malika Gottstein 🤩 #ECTE2025

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Simon Haberstroh @simonhaber.bsky.social · Feb 21

Are you enthusiastic about #waterstableisotopes in forest trees? 🌲🌳💧

We offer a PhD position on ecohydrological feedbacks in forests under recurrent drought.

Join our team in Freiburg:
uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...

@chriswernerlab.bsky.social
@uni-freiburg.de @hydrofreiburg.bsky.social

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Mike Flannigan @mikeflannigan.bsky.social · Feb 17

The Faculty of Environment and Natural Resource, University of Freiburg invites applications for a Full Professorship (W 3) for Fire Ecology in the Department of Forest Sciences.
uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...

Burned over forest (Fort McMurray Fire May 2016) with some smouldering still going on as well as some new regeneration coming up

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Eva Stukenbrock @estukenbrock.bsky.social · Feb 13

7 PhD positions open at Kiel University in our graduate program TransEvo focused on translational evolutionary biology. Two of the projects focused on adaptive evolution of crop pathogens. Check out: www.kec.uni-kiel.de/news_events/...

www.kec.uni-kiel.de

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Vitek Latzel @vtec.bsky.social · Feb 17

Great news! 🌿 #PopBio2025 is coming to Prague! Don't miss this fantastic conference on population biology—save the date! 21-24 May 📅 #Ecology #Evolution #ScienceConference"

Jules Segrestin @jsegrestin.bsky.social · Feb 17

🌱 I’m excited to announce that I’ll be presenting at PopBio 2025 in Prague! 🌍🌐

I’ll be discussing the drivers of stability in ecological communities and sharing new results from long-term biodiversity data.

🗓️ May 2025 | More info: popbio2025.ibot.cas.cz

#PopBio2025 #Ecology #FunctionalEcology

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Sjon Hartman @hartman-plantlab.com · Feb 8

Want to do a #PhD in Molecular #Plantscience / Plant Epigenetics? We are recruiting through two currently open Freiburg graduate school program calls by @mpi-ie.bsky.social and SGBM of @uni-freiburg.de! Consider to apply:
www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/IMPRS-PhD-Pr...
www.sgbm.uni-freiburg.de/node/1847

Application | SGBM

There are several ways to join the SGBM doctoral program. The availability of open positions is determined by the funding source and it changes throughout the year.

www.sgbm.uni-freiburg.de

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Katrin Heer @katrinheer.bsky.social · Jan 31

Sure!

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Gernot Segelbacher 🪶 🧬 @gsegelbacher.bsky.social · Jan 27

Interested in conservation genetics news? @anitajnorman.bsky.social has started a monthly newsletter on #consgen here: open.substack.com/pub/conserva...

Conservation Genetics Highlights

January 2025, Issue 1

open.substack.com

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Katrin Heer @katrinheer.bsky.social · Dec 13

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Jill Hamilton @jillahamilton.bsky.social · Dec 11

I am excited to announce that registration and abstract submission is now open for Forest Genetics 2025 – ‘Harnessing Genetic Diversity for Resilient Forests’. Join us in State College, Pennsylvania from June 23-27, 2025 - all are welcome! forestgeneticsconference2025.com #forestgenetics2025

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Desanka Lazić @desala.bsky.social · Dec 3

🛎️PhD position alert at Thünen Institute of Forest Genetics with Niels Müller.
This is a great opportunity to study the molecular evolution of sexual systems in the Salicaceae family.
I can highly recommend both the scientific and social environment in the group.

www.thuenen.de/en/thuenen-i...

Thünen: Job Offers

www.thuenen.de

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Katrin Heer @katrinheer.bsky.social · Dec 4

Sure :-)

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Katrin Heer @katrinheer.bsky.social · Dec 3

Hi Etienne! Could you add me aas well? Thank you!

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Katrin Heer @katrinheer.bsky.social · Nov 28

Could you add me as well?

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