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Temporal Ecology Lab @temporalecology.bsky.social · 9d

Our department at UBC is hiring for a professor of forest ecophysiology, including "tree ecophysiology; plant abiotic or biotic stress physiology; forest mortality and climate change responses; forest carbon balance; tree water relations; or nutrient use." Learn more at: tinyurl.com/5da56f5c

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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 11h

Come be my colleague! Tenured Associate Professor position opening in Plant Ecology at my department @stockholm-uni.bsky.social www.su.se/department-o...

DEEP seeks Associate Professor in Plant Ecology – apply now! - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

www.su.se

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot America @armywtfa.bsky.social · 18h

For everyone in New Mexico times locations for the “No Kings“ Protest

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 2d

There needs to be more coverage of this in the news. I have read so many stories bout this on Facebook, first hand stories of the terror of that storm, and very little coverage n media.
www.facebook.com/100000960660...

Screenshot of a Facebook post. Photo is an elderly woman holding a child on her ap on a couch with flood water around them. Both are wearing jackets inside. Text says: This was after our 1st drift.. staying put for awhile. Our 3rd and final drift was terrifying. House moving fast then we started spinning in circles. While we were spinning in circles my oldest daughter was just staring at me while I held onto my younger two. Kipnuk doesn't look like kipnuk anymore, like more than 3/4 of the homes displaced, power poles fallen. It smells like stove oil outside. Contaminated

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KSircombe @ksircombe.bsky.social · 3d

It's ⚒️🧪 #EarthScienceWeek2025 !

Here's a new product from the awesome Geoscience Australia Education and Outreach team: a Year 8-10 classroom activity exploring critical minerals in Australia and their value through the lens of topographic data and the geology of Australia.

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Map of Australia showing critical mineral deposits across the country. The map uses a satellite-style background with state boundaries labeled, including Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales, and Victoria. Numerous colored squares and circles are scattered across the map, representing different types of critical minerals. High concentrations of markers appear in Western Australia, Queensland, and along the eastern and southern coasts near major cities such as Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. The title above the map reads: “Analysing Australian geology, topography, and critical minerals using online datasets – Classroom inquiry activities.” A caption below states: “Map of Australia marking out critical mineral deposits (Geoscience Australia data portal).”

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LLFella 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @lizafella.bsky.social · 4d

This is brilliant!

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D @wildfirediva.bsky.social · 4d

Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs
www.npr.org/2025/10/07/n...

Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs

Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

www.npr.org

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Krista Bonfantine 🔥💧 @aridideas.bsky.social · 3d

Me too. I see it in NM, FL, & AZ. It’s happening all around us.

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Melanie Newfield @melanienewfield.bsky.social · 3d

If you're into science communication #Scicomm and are in Auckland, Hamilton, Napier-Hastings, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch or Dunedin, check out the networking night for the Science Communicators Association of NZ. I'm co-hosting in Wellington.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6d

Federal workers: If you were impacted by the Trump administration's just-announced mass layoffs, our reporters are here to listen.

We understand you may be taking a risk in contacting us, and we take your privacy seriously.

Here's how to get in touch securely 👇

How to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublica

Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.

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Michael Mazengarb @michaelmazengarb.bsky.social · 9d

I’m keen to chat to people in Australia working on climate attribution science and economics. Particularly, the quantification of climate losses and linking to specific sources of emissions.

Can anyone point me in the direction of anyone doing this work in Australia?

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🏳️‍🌈MaryAnnNM.bsky.social @maryannnm.bsky.social · 10d

Hey Doña Ana County, yet another article about OpenAI and Stargate data centers, aka Project Jupiter.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/05/o...

This Meta alum has spent 10 months leading OpenAI's nationwide hunt for its Stargate data centers

OpenAI's effort to build a massive industrial base to power the future of artificial intelligence is being led by Keith Heyde.

www.cnbc.com

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 13d

🚨FOUR tenure track positions in my dept @ucalgary.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social in applied & computational geophysics, subsurface geochemistry, sedimentary geology, and sustainable soil science. careers.ucalgary.ca/search/jobs?...

(please reskeet widely!) #academicsky 🧪⚒️🇨🇦

Opportunities matching 'earth'

Search 4 Careers available at University of Calgary.

careers.ucalgary.ca

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 12d

UMass Boston seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in microbial ecology, starting September 1, 2026. Apply by December 1, 2025. Details: http://www.umb.edu/academics/csm/biology #job

Biology - UMass Boston

www.umb.edu

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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · 12d

[3 Oct 2025] Another round-up of #ConservationJobs, mostly in 🇨🇦.

Please share so others benefit.

I welcome additional environment-related job ads (as long as salary range is included). You can comment or DM me.

www.linkedin.com/posts/aerinj...

#conservationjobs #hiring #greenjobs #sustainabilityjobs | Aerin Jacob | 16 comments

[3 October 2025] Another roundup of #ConservationJobs, mostly in Canada. All postings include salary. I am not involved in these jobs. Please share to help others and post other job ads in the comment...

www.linkedin.com

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Caryn Vaughn @lovemussels.bsky.social · 14d

The Oklahoma Biological Survey at the University of Oklahoma is hiring a tenure-track freshwater ecologist. This is a great opportunity at a wonderful place to work. Please spread the word and encourage folks to apply: apply.interfolio.com/174472

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apply.interfolio.com

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Krista Bonfantine 🔥💧 @aridideas.bsky.social · 14d

This week it’s all about balloons but there is a lot to 💙 about #Albuquerque #NewMexico.

Green plants in the foreground with the Rio Grande River flowing from left to right The Sandia Mountains are in the distance with a backdrop of blue sky.

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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 16d

Interrupting the rise of authoritarianism with a request: would love to see your favorite papers/resources on life-history diversity in fishes (particularly but not exclusively salmonids). Bring me your weird spawning run timings, your unexpected anadromy, your improbable portfolio effects. Thanks!

a dolphin is jumping out of the water with a netflix logo in the background

ALT: a dolphin is jumping out of the water with a netflix logo in the background

media.tenor.com

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Tom Chalk @chalkyoceans.bsky.social · 17d

Come work in our lab! All the usual awesome things apply about doing exciting science, plus this one might save the world! @sulpis.bsky.social hiring a 2 year position to observe and model deep ocean processes using high-pressure reactors.

*Goes to gather a bunch of forams to be dissolved* 😅

Olivier Sulpis @sulpis.bsky.social · 17d

🌟 Postdoc Opportunity in Marine Biogeochemistry at CNRS-CEREGE!

🚢 Are you a passionate researcher ready to tackle climate change? Dive into the ERC-funded Deep-C project in Aix-en-Provence, France!

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Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology @sicb.bsky.social · 17d

#SICB er @noahwithfish.bsky.social wants to share this job:
"Applicants must hold a #PhD. in a relevant area of #Biological #Sciences or closely related #science and must provide evidence of potential for excellence in #teaching and #research."
read in full

www.higheredjobs.com/institution/...

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Katie Stone @abqkatiestone.bsky.social · 18d

Independent media is the exception. Help keep kids public radio on the air by giving to The Children’s Hour childrenshour.org/donate

Donate

childrenshour.org

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 19d

Comment period ends on Monday for a proposed rule change that would terminate student visas after 4 years. It also puts limits on exchange visitors and reps of foreign media, and shortens the length of time at the end of the visa from 60 days to 30 days.

www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media

Unlike most nonimmigrant classifications, which are admitted for a fixed time period, aliens in the F (academic student), J (exchange visitor), and most I (representatives of foreign information media...

www.federalregister.gov

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Sally Aitken 🇨🇦 @sallyaitken.bsky.social · 20d

We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs

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Noah Bressman, PhD @noahwithfish.bsky.social · 21d

Our biology department is hiring!We our looking for a tenure-track professor with expertise in molecular biology 🧬 and/or plant biology, come join us! @sicb.bsky.social www.higheredjobs.com/institution/...

Assistant Professor - Biological Sciences - HigherEdJobs

Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.

www.higheredjobs.com

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Krista Langlois @cestmoilanglois.bsky.social · 23d

Do you work in conservation science, particularly outside the U.S.? Did you lose your job or funding for your job because of cuts to U.S. federal agencies? Do you want to talk about it? DM me please. (This is for a @biographic.bsky.social story)

[Iceland photo for attention only]

Grassy dunes, the ocean, and jagged mountains in Iceland

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