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Helen Yan
@helenyan.bsky.social
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Research Associate at the University of Sydney studying fisheries and functions 🐠🐟 She/her Cofounder 📊 bayesbaes.github.io helenfyan.weebly.com
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Helen Yan @helenyan.bsky.social · Aug 22
🚨New PhD paper out today in @natcomms.nature.com with @renatoamorais.bsky.social and Dave Bellwood! 🚨

Marine fishes exhibit extraordinary patterns of diversity, but how does this diversity relate to their productivity? 🐟🐠🐡

🌐
🦑🧪

🔗 nature.com/articles/s41...
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Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · 17h
We are searching for a technician in Next Generation Sequencing!

Come to our lab University of California, Berkeley Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)

See ad:

careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucb/EMPL...
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careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu
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Emily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 11h
Cal Poly is hiring! We are looking for multiple tenure-track colleagues, including animal physiology, cell biology, and microbiology! Please spread the word. Links in thread. bio.calpoly.edu
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Amanda Arnold 🦈 @amandasodysseys.bsky.social · 3d
Just wrapped up a great week measuring rays at the Museum der Natur Zoologie @leibnizlib.bsky.social in Hamburg 🇩🇪 for @rachhson.bsky.social’s PhD, over 135 specimens measured! 🦈✨ Next stop: Paris 🇫🇷, as our whirlwind tour through Europe’s ray collections continues
@nickdulvy.bsky.social
A selfie of four researchers in white lab coats smiling around a large ray specimen on a metal table. Measuring tapes are draped across the specimen (species: Dasyatis pastinaca) Amanda standing among shelves filled with glass jars containing preserved shark and ray specimens. Several large sawfish rostra hang on the back wall. Rachel examining rows of preserved specimens in glass jars inside a zoological collection room. Large sawfish rostra hang vertically in the background. Nick and Olivia removing Ray specimens preserved in large vats.
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Roey Angel @roeyangel.bsky.social · 1d
📣 New PhD student position opening in my lab!
Soils are full of microbes, but how many are active?
Surprisingly, we still lack reliable methods to answer this.
If you are interested in microbial dormancy and are fascinated by the Alps and glacier forefields, contact me.
🏔️ 🦠 💤 🧬 🎓
The team at our research site in the alps
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Florida Museum of Natural History @floridamuseum.bsky.social · 17h
We're hiring! 👉 NAGPRA Bioarchaeologist and Coordinator
This is a this full-time, TEAMS exempt staff position.

🔸 Full position info: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/caree...

🔸 Apply via @ufl.edu: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

Please share! 🏛️📌 Apply by Oct 31, 2025
a rectangular sign that says Dickinson Hall sits in front of a low, long building with steep earthen walls and a shallow metal roof has a simple portico that reaches out to the street in front and two rows of four flag poles on either side
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Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · 16h
Apply for our PhD program on Evolution Ecology Organismal Biology (Integrative! Biology)

Dec 1 2025 deadline

Check out the Flyer below for more information on our #MOILAB!

Link to Flyer
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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@hhmi.org
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 14h
Good news: a grant I submitted got selected for an interview out of ~150 apps. Only 2 others got interviews!

Bad news: @skypeascientist.bsky.social was not selected in the end 😞

I will keep trying.

In the meantime, consider supporting our work with $5-10/month?

givebutter.com/SupportSAS25
Support Skype a Scientist!
By Skype a Scientist
givebutter.com
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 6d
🎉 We’re excited to announce the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub! ✨🌊

Explore ocean knowledge, from in-depth articles to bite-sized facts, and peek below the surface into dynamic imagery and in-depth explainer videos 🤩.

So start exploring—and let us know what you think! 👇

go.whoi.edu/OLH
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Emily Lester @emilylester.bsky.social · 7d
Time to vote for the Australian Bird of the Year! I’m backing the Tawny Frogmouth. It looks like a stick, acts like a log, and still manages to be ridiculously charming. Could this be its year?Vote here: www.theguardian.com/environment/... #AussieBirdOfTheYear #TawnyFrogmouth
Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll
From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll
www.theguardian.com
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Dr Chris Clements @expecocons.bsky.social · 13d
🌍📢 Postdoc alert | 3-yr starting 1/1/26

Understand how ecosystem stability is changing across space and through time using niche modelling, pinpoint at-risk species/regions, and build tools that drive conservation action🌿🧭📈

👉 tinyurl.com/2w2we5z8

#Ecology #Jobs #Biodiversity #RStats
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Infopoint #Klimawandel #Artensterben @infopointa.bsky.social · Aug 3
"Overfishing the largest species in nearshore and pelagic habitats risks loss of ecomorphotypes and a 5 to 22% erosion of functional diversity."

Ecological erosion and expanding extinction risk of sharks and rays
Dulvy @nickdulvy.bsky.social et al 2024
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Andi Kautt @akautt.bsky.social · 10d
Reposting this open postdoc position with more detailed specifications. Couldn't find the right fit in the first round—not due to lack of strong candidates, but because we're looking for someone whose expertise matches a specific project. More details in the job ad. Apply!

tinyurl.com/2uskxyrp
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Biology
Position Summary A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Andreas Kautt in the Department of Biology on the Danforth Campus at WashU in St. Louis. The Kautt Lab studies the mechan...
tinyurl.com
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Dr. Davey F. Wright ⛏️🦕🧬 @daveyfwright.bsky.social · 11d
🚨We're hiring! The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is seeking a tenure-track split position as Assistant Curator of Ichthyology and Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences. Please retweet & share with colleagues! 🐟🐠🧪

Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/174674
A job ad with multiple images, including the exterior of the museum, a view of collections (jars on shelves), and pictures of some cool, tropical fish but I don't know enough about fish to describe them other than to say they're pretty colors of yellow and blue/green
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Justine A Smith @justineasmith.bsky.social · 11d
Job Alert! Assistant Prof of Fish Ecology at
@wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351
Assistant Professor of Fish Ecology
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
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Nicholas Wu @nicholaswu.bsky.social · 29d
New paper in @funecology.bsky.social led by @felixpleiva.bsky.social. We present ShareTrait, a community-driven platform for standardising & sharing individual-level trait data in ectotherms to improve data reuse across studies.

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

#OpenScience #FAIRdata
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Josef Uyeda @pseudacris.bsky.social · 11d
Master's degree position at Towson University with Daniel Caetano on macroevolutionary and phylogenetic comparative methods! Daniel is an awesome human and a great mentor, share with your students!
caetanods.weebly.com/join-the-lab...
Join the lab
The Caetano lab at Towson University (Maryland, USA) is seeking a Master's degree student to start in Fall 2026. A Research Assistant (RA) position is available to the student during part (or all) of....
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Aaron B. Judah🔱 @seaprinceaaron.bsky.social · 11d
🚨 NEW PUBLICATION 🚨

Today in @currentbiology.bsky.social, we found that 30 species of #sharks, #rays, and #chimaeras overlap with proposed #deepseamining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction #ABNJ - over 60% are already #threatened with #extinction 🦈

📸 Blue Planet Archive / Masa Ushioda
The Pygmy Shark (Euprotomicrus bispinatus), the world’s second smallest shark species and one of the species with a high overlap with proposed deep sea mining. Credit: Blue Planet Archive / Masa Ushioda.
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Prof. Keiko Torii @keikoutorii.bsky.social · 12d
🌱Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position OPEN🌱
-Plant Interkingdom/Environment Interactions & Plant Immunity- at The Univ. Texas at Austin, Molecular BioSciences.
Deadline Nov 1st. Please spread the words and APPLY! Contact me if you have any questions.
apply.interfolio.com/175001
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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · Sep 12
Our department @lsu.bsky.social LSU Biological Sciences is hiring an Assistant Professor in Neurobiology.

Our department is amazing - come join us...

lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0202...
Assistant Professor-Neurobiology
All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...
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Rosana Zenil-Ferguson @roszenil.bsky.social · 12d
The Department of Biology at the University of Kentucky is hiring a Microbiologist (broadly defined). Microbial eco-evo folks, this is your sign to come work with us. Not in the search committee, but happy to answer questions.
ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/600...
#microbiology #ecology
Assistant or Associate Professor in Microbiology
The Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY seeks to fill a tenure-eligible faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor le...
ukjobs.uky.edu
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Ben Engel @cellarchlab.com · 14d
EXCITING NEWS!! We're searching for a new professor colleague at the Biozentrum🇨🇭. Ideal candidates are exploring novel biological questions with structure, biophysics, or high-resolution imaging. 🧪 🧶🧬 🔬

The call closes Nov 3. Please get in touch if you would like more information. Come join us! 👩‍🔬🤓
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Braasch Lab @ Michigan State University @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social · Aug 11
Applications are now being accepted for the MSU EEB Presidential Postdoc Fellowship. We’d be happy to sponsor your application so please get in touch!

eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
eeb.msu.edu
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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 15d
MUST find a way to watch this!!!
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth (narrated by David Attenborough) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC Two - Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth, The Secrets of the Coelacanth
Could the coelacanth hold the key to our transition from water to land?
www.bbc.co.uk
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Emily Lester @emilylester.bsky.social · 15d
Sharp rise in US whale entanglements after NOAA cut-backs oceanographicmagazine.com/news/sharp-r...
Sharp rise in US whale entanglements after NOAA cut-backs - Oceanographic
The NOAA has reported a steep increase in large whale deaths by entanglement in fishing gear, news that follows federal budget cut backs
oceanographicmagazine.com
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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 17d
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...
careers.amnh.org
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