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Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social · 1d

Interested in a PhD in quantitative animal behavior? Applications are open through October for PhD projects starting in 2026: imprs-qbee.mpg.de/32524/apply

For an inside look at the projects, let our doctoral students be your guide 👇

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Ari Strandburg-Peshkin @arispeshkin.bsky.social · 5d

⭐PhD position available!⭐
Come join us @imprs-qbee.bsky.social to study communication and collective behavior in animal groups! We're looking for someone excited to use computational approaches to tackle biological questions, using our full-group tracking datasets
imprs-qbee.mpg.de/121465/analy...

Analysis of communication and collective behavior in animal groups

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James Holland Jones @juemos.bsky.social · 5d

This is a fantastic speech.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

I am just so fucking proud of her.

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Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 11d

Working for and with the chimps at @taichimpproject.bsky.social ... this can develop into a PhD project 🎓

Taï Chimpanzee Project @taichimpproject.bsky.social · 12d

📢JOB alert📢
Application for the camp manager position at the @taichimpproject.bsky.social is open now. We seek a new camp manager starting on January 1, 2026, for 2+1 years (3rd year optional) working with and for wild chimpanzees in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire.👇

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SFB 1528 - Cognition of Interaction @sfb1528.bsky.social · 13d

Job Alert!

Come and join our team at our field site CRP Simenti in Senegal. Julia Fischer @julxf.bsky.social (@primatenzentrum.bsky.social) is recruiting a #Research_Manager. Work with the wonderful lovely Guinea baboons and manage our long-term data collection.

👉 www.dpz.eu/karriere/ste...

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Darren Croft @darrencroft.bsky.social · 14d

We are hiring (Post number 2) - join us as a graduate research assistant to support killer whale research. Collaboration with @samellisq.bsky.social @drwhale.bsky.social Prof Dan Franks (York) start 1st Nov (or ASAP) end 31st Oct 2028. Apps close on 19th Oct.

jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

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Haneul Jang @haneuljang.bsky.social · 24d

💙New paper!💙

How is knowledge transmitted across generations in a foraging society?

With @danielredhead.bsky.social
we found: In BaYaka foragers, long-term skills pass in smaller, sparser networks, while short-term food info circulates broadly & reciprocally

academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

Transmission networks of long-term and short-term knowledge in a foraging society

Abstract. Cultural transmission across generations is key to cumulative cultural evolution. While several mechanisms—such as vertical, horizontal, and obli

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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · Sep 8

🌟 Excited to share that I'm recruiting PhD students in Psychology for my new lab at Rice University this cycle (Signal boost appreciated!)

To learn more, check out the Learning & Behavior Change Lab website:
www.sinclairlab-rice.com

Applications are due Dec 1st: psychology.rice.edu/graduate/pro...

Sinclair Lab

The Learning & Behavior Change Lab at Rice University, directed by Dr. Sinclair

www.sinclairlab-rice.com

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Aug 22

Universities make a loss on home teaching. They make a loss on state-sponsored research. Now they will make a loss on international students. So there will be no activities at all that even break even. In those circs you cannot continue: the end.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/deficit...

Deficits likely as overseas students ‘loss-making’ under levy

Middle-tier universities on ‘wafer-thin margins’ face starkest financial challenges from government proposal, policy analysts suggest

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Dr Rebecca Koomen @rebeccakoomen.bsky.social · Jul 3

Applications are due July 15! Spread the word 🤓🙏🏻

Dr Rebecca Koomen @rebeccakoomen.bsky.social · Jun 5

🎊Fully funded PhD position on cooperative sustainability🌳

Are you curious about
🧒 developmental,
🌍 cross-cultural
🦧 species comparative
research on cooperative sustainability?

All info here or dm me with questions!
career2.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/job...
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Career Opportunities: PhD position Cooperative Sustainability (14208)

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Kathelijne Koops @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social · Jul 3

Join us!!! 2 (!) PhD positions on wild chimpanzees and bonobos in the Ape Behaviour & Ecology Group and Wildminds Lab!!! 🤩🤩🤩

Cat Hobaiter @nakedprimate.bsky.social · Jul 2

📣 Join the K/Creative Ape Team 🤓 2 PhDs on Creativity in Wild Chimpanzees & Bonobos; w myself & the v awesome @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social

@snf-fns.ch Uni Zurich @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @efp2026.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primbehavecol.bsky.social 🐵🧪

two 4-year PhD positions in the Ape Behaviour & Ecology Group of the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Zurich, and the Wild Minds Lab of the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of St Andrews, to study wild chimpanzees and bonobos.
The PhD candidates will work within the Creative Ape Project. The overall goal of the project is to enhance our understanding of the evolution of creativity, and to shed light on whether humans are a uniquely 'creative ape'. To do so we will apply a comparative approach, quantifying the creative capacities of wild non-human apes to investigate the underlying drivers that shape creative expression across species. The project explores four interconnected topics: i) Making mavericks, ii) Funny guys and arty-types, iii) Lone ape geniuses, and iv) Creative ape economies. We employ a comprehensive approach that leverages long-term datasets, new field data, detailed manual video-coding, bespoke automated deep-learning models, and advanced modelling, to extract rich information on the ways in which apes solve problems in their daily lives.

Excellent collaborative, independent working and time management skills are essential. Previous field experience (incl. behavioural data collection) is required, and experience working in remote places under difficult living conditions is highly recommended. The project will require strong data management and data analysis skills, and 12-18 months of field work split into 2-3 periods.

Please submit your application in a single PDF to kathelijne.koops@iea.uzh.ch and clh42@st-andrews.ac.uk – by 4th of August 2025. Feel free to get in touch if you have any inquiries about the positions. Applications should include: 1) cover letter stating your motivation and how your expertise fits the project (max. 1 page), 2) Curriculum Vitae, 3) copy of the highest degree obtained, 4) names and contact details of two referees, and 5) reprints of 1-2 selected publications

A tiny chimpfant looks at the camera with surprise

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Dr Rebecca Koomen @rebeccakoomen.bsky.social · Jun 30

With @anamariab99.bsky.social , John Betts, Bryony Buck, and my dad, Hans Koomen!

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Dr Rebecca Koomen @rebeccakoomen.bsky.social · Jun 30

🎉👏🏼CONGRATS to my PhD student @rrsfhansen.bsky.social for publishing his first paper!🥳🙌🏼

Environmental framing and left-wing political orientation promote sustainability in a US-based common-pool resource dilemma.

Environmental framing and left-wing political orientation promote sustainability in a US-based common-pool resource dilemma

Little research has explored whether framing effects differ based on political orientation in a Common-Pool Resource (CPR) dilemma. In this research, …

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Dr Rebecca Koomen @rebeccakoomen.bsky.social · Jun 29

Essential reading.

“There will be those who say it was all the work of a few bad actors… Anything to avoid contending with the possibility that all this killing wasn’t the result of a system abused, but a system functioning exactly as intended.”

- Omar El Akkad, p.183

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · Jun 27

this is genocide

Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Jun 27

IDF soldiers have now themselves admitted they have been ordered to murder aid-seekers in Gaza.

Truly an atrocity built on atrocity.

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

'It's a Killing Field': IDF Soldiers Ordered to Shoot Deliberately at Unarmed Gazans Waiting for Humanitarian Aid
IDF officers and soldiers told Haaretz they were ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites in Gaza, even when no threat was present. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed, prompting the military prosecution to call for a review into possible war crimes

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · Jun 27

What Do People Want From a Welfare System? [UK]

"people were more likely to choose a scheme the more it reduced poverty. Respondents were prepared to trade off lower income taxes, even center-right voters, for poverty reductions. Taxes on wealth & carbon emissions were positively valued"

Poverty & Public Policy | PSO Journal | Wiley Online Library

What do people want from a welfare system? Previous research has suggested a list of desiderata, such as that the system: reduces poverty; reduces inequality; improves mental and physical health; cos...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · Jun 27

It is remarkable that the west is committing to spending 5% of GDP on defence, and almost no one has made the case that the most pressing threat to our security this century is climate change and we should be spending more on tackling that.

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Björn Lindström @bjornlindstrom.bsky.social · Jun 26

💥New postdoc position! 💥

Join us to explore how people learn from each other—and how that drives cultural evolution.

Run experiments, build computational models & collaborate across Europe w. @lucasmolleman.bsky.social
📍 Stockholm
More info: shorturl.at/CY4wk

Postdoctoral Researcher in psychology/cognitive science with focus on social learning and cultural evolution

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research? The Mechanisms of Social Behavior lab at the Karolinska Institutet (PI: Björn Lindström) in Stockholm, Sweden is seeking a highly qualified

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Gwen Wirobski @gwenwiro.bsky.social · Jun 23

We're hiring📢📢📢
To complement our team we're currently looking for a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in animal communication and behaviour, ideally canids but not a must! Position is based in Vienna, Austria, and available for 4 years. Please check the attachment for details 🐺🐶😊

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Jo Cutler @drjocutler.bsky.social · Jun 26

🌟 Research Assistant opportunity 🌟

I'm looking for an RA to support research @thechbh.bsky.social on social information seeking and decision making, including fMRI and MEG 🧠

Details: tinyurl.com/chbh-ra-uob
Deadline: 20th July ⏳
Start: From September 🗓️
Please share 🔁

Research Associate - School of Psychology - 104433 - Grade 6

The role is to provide Research Assistant services to Dr Jo Cutler for her projects on social decision-making and information seeking. Tasks include helping with participant recruitment and testing, c...

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Jun 25

Please share.
We have a fully-funded PhD position on animal migration. If interested, please apply by 27 July. More about us: shawanchowdhury.com. @idiv-research.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @uq-cbcs.bsky.social

#PhDposition #Ecology #Conservation #Migration #Rstats #AcademicTwitter

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Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · Jun 25

It's not just #NIH. It's not just #NSF. It's not just #NASA.

The whole scientific community has to make clear that all science across fed agencies is being destroyed in the US.

We can't just ask for our particular piece of the pie. The whole pie is being thrown out - saving your bit won't work.

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Dr Rebecca Koomen @rebeccakoomen.bsky.social · Jun 25

Application deadline is July 15th! Get in touch if you’re curious to apply! 📧☺️

Dr Rebecca Koomen @rebeccakoomen.bsky.social · Jun 5

🎊Fully funded PhD position on cooperative sustainability🌳

Are you curious about
🧒 developmental,
🌍 cross-cultural
🦧 species comparative
research on cooperative sustainability?

All info here or dm me with questions!
career2.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/job...
Please share! 🙏

Career Opportunities: PhD position Cooperative Sustainability (14208)

career2.successfactors.eu

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Jun 18

New in #ProcB - Early-life paternal relationships predict adult female survival in wild baboons - find out more about the study from the authors royalsociety.org/blog/2025/06... #Behaviour

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Bruce Rawlings @brucerawlings.bsky.social · Jun 19

I recently joined Developmental Science as DE&I Associate Editor, and I had a nice opportunity to share some of my thoughts on the role, and inclusivity in developmental research 👇

www.wiley.com/en-us/networ...

Championing Equity in Developmental Science: A Conversation with Bruce Rawlings

www.wiley.com

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