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Elizabeth Hobson @elizabethhobson.bsky.social · 15d

**PhD POSITIONS** I am recruiting 1-2 PhD students to work on sociality and cognition in Monk Parakeets, starting Fall 2026. Full ad is here: hobsonresearch.com/index.php/20... (please help spread the word!)

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Kathy Darragh @kdarragh.bsky.social · 27d

I'm looking for PhD students to join the lab starting August 2026. We study the evolution of insect chemical signals so if you're interested in evolutionary biology, chemical ecology, molecular biology, behavior, or genetics, this could be a good fit for you! More info here: tinyurl.com/mrxchwfm

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 19d

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

docs.google.com

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Dr. Kiyoko Gotanda @photopidge.bsky.social · Sep 1

WHY does the word assess mean something so different when you forget one 's'. On a grant no less. Good thing I found it before submitting #newPI #GrantWritingWoes 🤦

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Adriana Romero-Olivares, PhD @fungi-lover.bsky.social · Aug 5

My lab is moving! 🍄

Starting Jan 2026, we'll be at @ucriverside.bsky.social in the Dept of EEOB!

We will keep investing #microbes (fungi and sometimes bacteria) under global change and looking at ecosystem-scale consequences 🍄🧫🦠🌎🧬

I'm grateful to my friends, colleagues, and students at NMSU 🌟

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Dr. Kiyoko Gotanda @photopidge.bsky.social · Aug 2

Want to come work in beautiful wine country by Niagara Falls and the Niagara escarpment? You can!! Canada Excellence Research Chair in Sustainable Agriculture for Grape and Wine Professor or Associate Professor, Tenured ‪@brocku.ca‬ brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku_caree...

Canada Excellence Research Chair in Sustainable Agriculture for Grape and Wine Professor or Associate Professor, Tenured

This position is part of the BUFA (Employee Group) Brock University is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here to...

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Anne Charmantier @annecharmantier.bsky.social · Jul 26

Huge thank you @aeastephens.bsky.social‬ for initiating the TrendsTalk series 'Disability in ecology and evolution' in T.R.E.E. providing visibility for disabled researchers in #Ecology & #Evolution to make our field more #inclusive www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

Disability in ecology and evolution

In this TrendsTalk series 'Disability in ecology and evolution' in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, we will be hearing from people about their experiences being disabled in ecology and evolution. We a...

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Jefferson García-Loor @jeffgarcialoor.bsky.social · Jul 10

Hi everyone, happy to share with all of you the paper from the second chapter of my PhD, where we show that more exploratory birds use a broader foraging niche, linking consistent behavior with ecological flexibility. I hope you can enjoy it and share it!!!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Exploration Behavior Is Consistent and Associated With Foraging Behavior in Island Songbirds

We tested the neophobia threshold hypothesis in six landbird species, including four Darwin's finches. Exploration behavior was consistent over time and contexts, with species exhibiting greater fora....

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Ontario Nature @ontarionature.bsky.social · Jul 10

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Sheila Colla – brilliant conservation scientist, tireless native pollinator advocate, and environmental justice champion. Her legacy will continue to guide Ontario Nature’s pollinator work.
bumblebeewatch.org
@savewildbees.bsky.social

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Jannice Friedman @jannicefriedman.bsky.social · Jul 10

Great #CSEE2025 meeting @csee-scee.bsky.social in Sherbrooke! Thank you @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social -- Canadian E&E is a fantastic community! Super proud of lab members for stellar (award winning!) talks and poster! And the most creative swan-song poster by my colleague Chris Eckert!

Photo of some Friedman Lab members at CSEE meeting in Sherbrooke 2025 (Kaitlyn, Aly, Jannice, Emily)

Chris Eckert posing in front of his "Garage Sale" poster giving away his study systems on his retirement!

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Lucas Eckert @lucaseckert.bsky.social · Jul 5

I’ll be at #CSEE2025 talking about patterns of collaboration in the Canadian eco/evo research community 🇨🇦

If you’re a eco/evo prof in Canada, odds are you were one of my data points… so come check it out! Wednesday - 4:30 - Science in action

@csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social

A little teaser of some collaborative network graphs

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Victoria ☕️🌻 @victoriacrozier.bsky.social · Jul 8

If anyone at @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social wants to go to the banquet but didn’t get a ticket, let me know!! I can’t make it anymore, I have to leave for fieldwork tomorrow (Tuesday) night

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Carly Ziter @carlyziter.bsky.social · Jul 7

Pleased to have an amazing showing from the Ziter lab here at #CSEE2025. Interested in urban ecology and social-ecological systems? We’ve got 6 talks/posters on deck for you!

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Joey Bernhardt @joeybernhardt.bsky.social · Jul 7

✨ The Bernhardt Lab at the University of Guelph is recruiting graduate students for 2026! Join us! We have several fully funded grad positions available ✨

Please spread the word!

www.bernhardtlab.org/join-us

#CSEE2025

A blue poster describing opportunities to join the Bernhardt Lab -- for more information please see https://www.bernhardtlab.org/join-us

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Dr. Kiyoko Gotanda @photopidge.bsky.social · Jun 28

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · Jun 6

Starter Culture Microgrants recently funded 2 projects!

How we teach evolution matters. Resources for Inclusive Evolution Education developed modules that address bias & boost understanding. The results? It works! Learn more: buff.ly/QzKxG9I

@photopidge.bsky.social
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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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Dr. Kiyoko Gotanda @photopidge.bsky.social · Jun 4

Very excited to have a blog post posted that was led by @suegenenoh.bsky.social summarizing and outlining #RIE2 development of undergrad teaching modules for evolution. ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2025/06/unlo... and cross posted here genestogenomes.org/unlocking-un... 🧬🧪👩‍🔬👨‍🔬🔬#newPI #Evolution

Unlocking understanding in undergraduate evolution education

Suegene Noh wrote this blog post with input from Nancy Chen, Alejandra Carmago-Cely, Kiyoko Gotanda, Amanda Puitiza, Lucia Ramirez, Juleyska...

ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com

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Dr. Kiyoko Gotanda @photopidge.bsky.social · Jun 3

This was just on the sidewalk and I cannot decide if it’s a good thing I instantly knew what the album and artist is…

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Kelly Ireland @kelly-ireland.bsky.social · May 30

Just created a stickleback feed so it’s easy to see what other Bluesky users are saying about stickleback in one feed. The post just needs to include the word stickleback in it, even if it’s just in image alt text.
ehttps://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rtgmt535jxnnvolguctkalcy/feed/aaacekwe4gzdk

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Dr. Kiyoko Gotanda @photopidge.bsky.social · Apr 26

As usual, forgot to take a picture of the #GotandaLab end of term celebration but had some #StiemarDonuts from #Windsor thanks to @wilderecology.bsky.social ! Absolutely delicious!! #NewPI #WomeninSTEM

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Apr 24

ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS

We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · Apr 24

URGENT ACTION FOR NSF GRANTEES.

For current & recent (since 2020) awards, archive your award history this afternoon/tonight. Screenshot/download/print your work in research.gov & alert your partners.

We have credible threats to integrity of awards tracking systems (via @jeremymberg.bsky.social)

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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · Apr 23

Canadian Geographic has released a fantastic new website "Right of Passage" about ecological corridors and connectivity in Canada
rightofpassage.canadiangeographic.ca

It includes an interactive map showing national priority areas for corridors:
rightofpassage.canadiangeographic.ca/23-national-...

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Dr. Kiyoko Gotanda @photopidge.bsky.social · Apr 23

Spring is here and our first time setting up nest boxes at
@brocku.ca farm and we've got some chickadee residents! Video by PhD student Michelle seekermichelleross.weebly.com
who will be studying the effects of #urbanization on #BlackCappedChickadee #NewPI #WomeninSTEM

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