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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 12d

Join us! We are hiring a new #curator at the #AMNH in #Vertebrate #Zoology careers.amnh.org/postings/4600 #academicjobs #tenuretrack

Assistant Curator, Vertebrate Zoology

The Division of Vertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) seeks an Assistant Curator in either the Department of Ornithology, Ichthyology, or Mammalogy to start on or after J...

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Lauren Sumner-Rooney @laurensr.bsky.social · 22d

@annerooney.bsky.social 👀

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Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · Sep 6

🕷️ 🚨 Are you at the #DZG in Berlin next week? @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social my PhD @nadjageiger.bsky.social and I are very excited to tell you the latest about our spider sleep 💤 work! Come check out our talks on Friday and ask all your questions! :) 🚨 🕷️

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Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · Sep 6

🚨 PhD alert! IMPRS brain & behavior in Bonn just opened their calls for applications. Great PhD funding opportunities. Check it out! PS- I just joined their faculty, meaning you could do a rotation in my lab or even a PhD with me on spider sleep 🙃 Apply! 🚨

IMPRS for Brain and Behavior @imprsbb.bsky.social · Aug 27

📢Apply now! Join our IMPRS for Brain&Behavior to pursue a #PhD in #neuroethology. Learn how brain circuits are linked to interesting animal behaviors!
📅 Deadline: October 31, 2025
🔗 imprs-brain-behavior.mpg.de
#neuroscience #Neuroskyence #neurojobs #sciencejobs #PhDsky #PhDOffers #FundedPhD

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Dr. Jaimi Gray @jaimiagray.bsky.social · Jan 29

We CT scanned thousands of vertebrates from US natural history collections and made them freely available. Countless people have used the data for research (>200 pubs) and to learn anatomy/morphology.

www.morphosource.org/projects/000...

A banner image showing CT scans of a collection of 3D rendering of the skeletons and soft tissue of different vertebrates, including amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and fish

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Lauren Sumner-Rooney @laurensr.bsky.social · Jul 9

Anyone considering taking the next steps of their research career in Germany should take a look at the @dfg.de Emmy Noether programme - fantastic support and an amazing opportunity to establish an independent group, hire a team, and commit 6 years to developing a research programme!

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · Jul 9

#Prospects PhDs & postdocs of all disciplines note: Would you like to lead an independent junior research group? In our online talk you will get first-hand information about the aims and requirements of the DFG Emmy Noether Programme and more. Link to the meeting will be published here: fcld.ly/enp

Emmy Noether Programme:
in English
Friday, 18. July 2025, 10-11:30 a.m. CET

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Prashant Sharma @prashantpsharma.bsky.social · Jul 1

The lab is proud to have contributed to the first chromosome-level sea spider genome! Many thanks to Niko Papadopoulos, Georg Brenneis, and Andi Wanninger, who spearheaded the work! #pycnogonida

bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

The genome of a sea spider corroborates a shared Hox cluster motif in arthropods with a reduced posterior tagma - BMC Biology

Background Chelicerate evolution is contentiously debated, with recent studies challenging traditional phylogenetic hypotheses and scenarios of major evolutionary events, like terrestrialization. Sea ...

bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com

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Lauren Sumner-Rooney @laurensr.bsky.social · Jun 30

I think it's more common than you'd expect - Loria and Prendini reported 11% of individuals were asymmetrical! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Homology of the Lateral Eyes of Scorpiones: A Six-Ocellus Model

Scorpions possess two types of visual organs, the median and lateral eyes. Both eyes consist of simple ocelli with biconvex lenses that differ in structure and function. There is little variation in t...

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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · Jun 4

🚨Anyone want a job?🚨
We have two #postdocs up for grabs! 🧪
- cell developmental biology/#evodevo/#neuroevodevo
- bioinformatics and molecular biology
Both working on brain evolution in Heliconiini butterflies
Details below! Please repost 🙏 1/n

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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · Jun 18

Some personal news, to be filed under “things I did not see coming”…. 1/n

Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social · Jun 18

🎉We are delighted to announce that Professor Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social‬ will be the 3rd Prince Philip Professor of Ecology and Evolution.

We look forward to welcoming him next year!

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Rob Heathcote @rjpheathcote.bsky.social · Jun 13

Just in time for the opening of the sparkly new building: lifeandmind.web.ox.ac.uk

Home

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Lauren Sumner-Rooney @laurensr.bsky.social · Jun 11

Early-bird registration closes TODAY! Sign up now to join us at #DZG2025 here in beautiful Berlin - registration includes your conference dinner AND icebreaker reception under the dinosaurs here @mfnberlin.bsky.social 😍🦕

DZG 2025 Berlin @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social · Jun 10

Gentle reminder: #DZG2025 in Berlin!

The extended Early Bird registration is ending soon. Nab the reduced rate NOW and join us in Berlin. 🤩

dzg-meeting.de

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DZG Neurobiology @dzg-neurobiology.bsky.social · Jun 6

We are lucky to have Merly Vogt (Helmholtz Diabetes Center, Munich) and @beetzjerome.bsky.social (Uni Wuerzburg) as speakers for the neurobiology section 🤗

DZG 2025 Berlin @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social · Jun 6

Why join #DZG2025 in Berlin? Reason #5: Discover the outstanding invited speakers across our eight subject groups! This conference showcases the incredible diversity of zoological research.

Early Bird ends June 11th.

web: dzg-meeting.de
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Invited Subject Group Talks | DZG Meeting

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Paul Katz @pkatz.bsky.social · Jun 6

The Neural Systems & Behavior Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory is going to be looking for a co-director. If you're a faculty member who is interested in helping to organize and run this incredible course, submit a brief statement and your CV at this website. www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

Faculty Opportunities in MBL Courses | Marine Biological Laboratory

MBL courses bring experts in research and industry to offer lectures and serve as course faculty. To build on this incredible convening power and expand our footprint, we are posting this open call fo...

www.mbl.edu

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ronjabigge.bsky.social @ronjabigge.bsky.social · Jun 2

I did it😭
I'm thrilled, relieved, and so excited to announce that I have successfully defended my PhD!
Endless thanks to everyone who supported me along the way - mentors, labmates, friends, and family.
I couldn't have done it without you❤️
#PhDone

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Sam England @samjakeengland.bsky.social · May 31

I had a lot of fun giving this interview - I wish my research always had dramatic music in the background

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · May 29

The Cozzarelli Prize honors exceptional scientific research. Watch our interview with the Class VI winners in Applied Biological, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences to uncover the insights behind their award-winning work: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTjX...

Caterpillars Detect Predators Using Electrostatic Charge | Cozzarelli Prize-Winning Research

YouTube video by PNAS

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MultiplEye Lab @multipleye-lab.bsky.social · May 27

We've just added our shiny new lab handbook to our website! Adapted from the Aly Lab at Columbia and developed with the group, we hope this will be useful to prospective group members and collaborators, or to other new PIs! drive.google.com/file/d/1rvBX...
(feedback and additions welcome!)

LabHandbook-2.docx.pdf

drive.google.com

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Lauren Sumner-Rooney @laurensr.bsky.social · May 28

Register now for @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social to nab the early-bird price! Registration includes the conference dinner, lunch vouchers, and icebreaker under the dinosaurs here at @mfnberlin.bsky.social 🤩

DZG 2025 Berlin @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social · May 27

Dear Zoologists (in Germany)!
Before leaving for your extended public holiday weekend... Consider registering for the #DZG2025 to secure the Early Bird fee.
Early bird registration is ending soon.

DZG 2025 Berlin @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social · Mar 31

👋 Looking forward to the 117th Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society. Please like and share 🤩

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Lauren Sumner-Rooney @laurensr.bsky.social · May 27

@swimminghead.co.uk 👀

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft @dfg.de · May 8

#ECR attention! Just finishing your #PhD and wondering if the DFG’s Walter Benjamin Programme might be a funding option for you? Come and find out in our info talk in our research career series #Prospects (in English). The link to the meeting will be published here:
➡️ www.dfg.de/en/research-...

Walter Benjamin Programme
Monday, 26 May 2025, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. CET

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Pedro Godoy @pedrolgodoy.bsky.social · May 24

If anyone eligible is willing to come to Brazil for a postdoc in our lab (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships) feel free to reach out!

euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/la...

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PF) - Incoming/Outgoing

Everything you need to know about the PF call and application process. The call 2025 is open until 10 September.

euraxess.ec.europa.eu

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Amniota Lab @amniotalab.bsky.social · May 19

🚨 PhD Opportunity!
Join Mozes Blom’s group at @mfnberlin.bsky.social to study the demographic history of New Guinea bird populations 🐦🌴
#PhD #Ornithology #Evolution #Genomics
🗓️Apply by 11.06.2025
More info 👇

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Lauren Sumner-Rooney @laurensr.bsky.social · May 16

Fantastic, congratulations!! 🎉

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Lauren Sumner-Rooney @laurensr.bsky.social · May 14

Come and work with us for a few months on a standalone project! Up to £3,000 (c. 3560 EUR) available for students or postdocs to visit a new lab like ours 👀 Deadline 6th June, but get in touch with me ASAP to discuss your ideas and interests!

MultiplEye Lab @multipleye-lab.bsky.social · May 14

Are you an ECR interested in animals that have eyes (preferably, lots of them)? Would you like to come and conduct a research project in our group for 1-3 months? Get in touch about applying for the excellent @biologists.bsky.social ECR visiting fellowship scheme!
www.biologists.com/grants/ecr-v...

ECR Visiting Fellowships

About ECR Visiting Fellowships To celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2023, Journal of Experimental Biology launched two new grants to support junior faculty staff working in the fields covered by the ...

www.biologists.com

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DZG 2025 Berlin @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social · May 12

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN 👋
Join us in Berlin for the Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society! Visit our website for all the details: dzg-meeting.de
Early Bird offers are available—register now to secure your spot!
We look forward to seeing you in Berlin.
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