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Simon Lewis @simonlewis.bsky.social · 19d

The Congo Basin Science Initiative (CBSI) is advertising for a Director of Science. Based in Kinshasa, 4 yrs position. Work with me, amazing students and great scientists to transform our understanding of the world’s second largest area of tropical forests. www.nature.com/naturecareer...

CBSI Director of Science - Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Rep.) (CD) job with University of Kinshasa | 12843735

The Congo Basin Science Initiative (CBSI) is looking for a Director of Science to provide scientific leadership and coordination.

www.nature.com

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Paul Palmer @paulipalmer.bsky.social · Aug 18

Hanlon's razor obviously need some updating.

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Richard Nair @richardnair.bsky.social · Jun 5

A little less than a week left to apply for these positions! #roots #rootecolology #biogeochemistry #phd

Richard Nair @richardnair.bsky.social · May 13

⏰ I’m advertising not 1️⃣ but 3️⃣ positions!⏰, one RA and two #PhD s (fully funded 4 year EU/UK fees) as part of my team at @tcddublin.bsky.social looking at how roots work in natural ecosystems and influence greenhouse gas fluxes 🌏 🍃 🌲 💻

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Rosie Fisher @rosieafisher.bsky.social · Jun 2

New #FATESmodel postdoc in Oslo! Come and join our team :) www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Postdoctoral Research Fellow in terrestrial carbon cycle modelling (281332) | University of Oslo

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in terrestrial carbon cycle modelling (281332) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in terrestrial carbon cycle modelling (281332), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Friday, August 15, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Laura Lopez @ohdearz.bsky.social · May 30

Here's NASA astrophysics, if I read the president's proposed budget correctly. 🔭

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Paul Voosen @voosen.me · May 30

Breaking from @science.org: The Trump administration wants to kill off a host of active and healthy NASA climate and planetary spacecraft. It would be a "leaner, more focused" agency, they say -- and one far less capable of studying the Earth and exploring space.

Dozens of active and planned NASA spacecraft killed in Trump budget request

Proposal would end nearly all new major science missions

www.science.org

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Richard Nair @richardnair.bsky.social · May 13

⏰ I’m advertising not 1️⃣ but 3️⃣ positions!⏰, one RA and two #PhD s (fully funded 4 year EU/UK fees) as part of my team at @tcddublin.bsky.social looking at how roots work in natural ecosystems and influence greenhouse gas fluxes 🌏 🍃 🌲 💻

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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · May 16

Job Opportunity: Lecturer in Ecology and Global Change at University of Leeds.
We welcome dynamic applicants from across the world to join our team of tropical ecology and global change scientists.
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

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Kris Karnauskas @oceansclimatecu.bsky.social · May 8

Published today in the @ametsoc.org Journal of Climate, my rather long paper shows that the average upwelling in the equatorial Pacific is 13.1 ± 6.9 meters per day. This is much faster than historical estimates and the latest generation of global climate models.
journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · May 6

Easy to miss amidst the avalanche of bullshit, but scientists have shown conclusively that a handful of fossil fuel companies are responsible for trillions in damages for their contribution to heat waves alone. The great @roycerk2.bsky.social explains: drilled.media/news/heat-at...

“Numbers in the Trillions”: Fossil Fuel Producers on Hook for Climate Harms

New research suggests a way to link oil, gas and coal companies to specific climate harms.

drilled.media

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Mike Byrne @drmichaelbyrne.bsky.social · Apr 24

Tue, 17.10-17.20: Anna Mackie – Cloud-circulation coupling in convection-permitting simulations

Wed, 9.15-9.25: Tim Marino (collaborator based @ensdelyon.bsky.social) – Climate change induced by equatorial superrotation

Enjoy the conference, wish I was there!

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Prof Michael Meredith 🌊🧪🥼❄️ @oceanandice.bsky.social · Apr 22

New book!! 📕

Antarctica is intimately connected to the rest of our planet, affecting climate, ecosystems, cultures and society. Our new book draws together international experts to explore this influence, and to understand what humans are doing to Antarctica (1/n)
www.routledge.com/Antarctica-a...

Cover of book "Antarctica and the Earth System"

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Nemiah Ladd @nemiahladd.bsky.social · Mar 31

I have a new PhD position open in my research group, for a project studying how soil microbial communities, metabolism, and carbon use efficiency respond to drought 🧪. The application window closes on April 30, full instructions and more information here: jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...

Universität Basel: PhD Position in Organic Geochemistry and Soil Microbiology

The Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel invites applications for a PhD position in the field of organic geochemistry and soil microbiology (https://duw.unibas.ch/en/research-grou...

jobs.unibas.ch

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Tim Osborn @timosbornclim.bsky.social · Mar 16

There’s still time to apply, closing date is 28 March

Tim Osborn @timosbornclim.bsky.social · Feb 27

Do you want to work on improving some of the most widely used global climate datasets?

We are offering a 34-month research / climate data science post to further develop CRU TS and CRUTEM @climateuea.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/14...

Cover page of the candidate brochure for a Senior Research Associate / Climate Data Scientist post at UEA

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Mar 14

This is the gold standard measure of atmospheric carbon, the one you see in almost every chart that tracks emissions.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Mar 14

The Trump administration is planning to cancel its lease at a government laboratory in Hawaii, a site where scientists support key observations of surging greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere, according to a list obtained by Democratic members of Congress and shared with The Post.

Trump moves to close facility that helps track planet-warming pollution

The lab is connected to the Mauna Loa Observatory, where scientists gather data to produce the Keeling Curve, a chart on the daily status of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.

www.washingtonpost.com

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National Centre for Earth Observation @nceoscience.bsky.social · Jan 28

New study published today shows the rate of ocean warming has quadrupled since the 1980s🌊

NCEO Prof @chrismerchant.bsky.social at the Uni of Reading, lead author highlights why 2023 and early 2024 saw unprecedented ocean temperatures, rising at 0.27°C per decade📈

www.nceo.ac.uk/news-media/o...

Ocean-surface warming four times faster now than late-1980s - National Centre for Earth Observation

A new study, published today (Tuesday, 28 January 2025) in Environmental Research Letters has shown that the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past four decades.

www.nceo.ac.uk

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Tim Lichtenberg @timlichtenberg.bsky.social · Dec 17

Super interesting new study on convection in lava world atmospheres by @nichollsh.bsky.social today on arxiv.org/abs/2412.11987! Two main findings:

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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · Dec 17

Bodily maps of emotions. #PNAS

This study reveals maps of bodily sensations associated with different emotions using a unique computer-based, topographical self-report method (emBODY)

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Dr Ruby (she/her) @paperwhispers.bsky.social · Dec 8

**Black UK PhD students**

Fully funded PhD study - fees and stipend

-Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences
-Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

**Tell everyone**

www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Black heritage PhD scholarships | Study at Bristol | University of Bristol

We welcome applications for full scholarships to postgraduate research programmes starting in 2025.

www.bristol.ac.uk

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John Forbes @redshiftless.bsky.social · Nov 25

The Galaxy is full of streams of interstellar objects!

Explainer thread below from @astrokiwi.bsky.social

🔭 🧪

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Paul Palmer @paulipalmer.bsky.social · Dec 4

PhD project: A chiral molecule is one that can also exist in its mirror-image orientation, with the pair often having very different properties. This project will explore the environmental importance of chiral molecules emitted by the Amazon forest. edin.ac/4ilOY4v @jacquirickard.bsky.social

Project

Project details

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Mike Byrne @drmichaelbyrne.bsky.social · Nov 20

Fully-funded PhD at U. St Andrews: Connecting warming patterns to clouds – the role of atmospheric circulation

Join the Climate Dynamics Lab in beautiful St Andrews!

Please RP and get in touch for further info.

Apply here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Deadline: 24 Jan 2025

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Dr. Lucia Perez-Diaz @drlperezdiaz.bsky.social · Nov 19

The cat is (finally) out of the bag...my FIRST CHILDREN'S BOOK! is here! 📚✨

"How the Earth works" (DK Books) takes inquisitive 7-9 year olds on a journey of discovery into the inner workings of our planet, and is now available for pre-order!

Links in my profile! #SciArt #geoscience #kidlit

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Paul Palmer @paulipalmer.bsky.social · Nov 19

I have an exciting PhD project (starting September 2025) based at the University of Edinburgh. You will study the exotic world of a Venus-like exoplanet with a focus on the atmospheric chemistry and physics: (ifa.roe.ac.uk/phds-jobs-fe...). Deadline 6th January 2025.
@kenrice.bsky.social

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