Megan Phifer-Rixey
@phiferrixey.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist in Philly 🧬🐭🥽
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Come and join us here in Cambridge! Applications open for a new faculty position, for a researcher in computational and/or theoretical biology, based jointly in Genetics and Mathematics. Happy to answer questions about research, teaching and working here.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/faculty...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/faculty...
Faculty Position in Computational Biology
Applications are invited for an Assistant/ Associate Professorship in Computational Biology to commence on 1 April 2026 or shortly thereafter. This is a joint post between the Department of Applied
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November 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Come and join us here in Cambridge! Applications open for a new faculty position, for a researcher in computational and/or theoretical biology, based jointly in Genetics and Mathematics. Happy to answer questions about research, teaching and working here.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/faculty...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/faculty...
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Hi Bluesky community - I'm teaching computational genomics again in the Spring term; always happy to have auditors or folks Zoom in. Just have your students email me for deets.
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Hi Bluesky community - I'm teaching computational genomics again in the Spring term; always happy to have auditors or folks Zoom in. Just have your students email me for deets.
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Up to 323 cancelled CSR study sections. That's more than the 204 sections cancelled earlier this year. Rescheduling is going to be a hot mess with NIH staff reductions and study section members heading into finals and holidays that limit availability. 🧪
Been a rough year for federally funded scientists, and I hate to add another tab to this spreadsheet. So far, the shutdown has resulted in cancellation of 161 CSR study sections. 🧪https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lLEx14q7HKrlYahQYJaN6aHKpMqSMJwX4aenyL5g_ZU/edit?usp=sharing
2025 Study section tracking
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November 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Up to 323 cancelled CSR study sections. That's more than the 204 sections cancelled earlier this year. Rescheduling is going to be a hot mess with NIH staff reductions and study section members heading into finals and holidays that limit availability. 🧪
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You're never gonna believe this, but we're out of archaeologists again.
We have matched ~650 groups with archaeologists this semester! I am so grateful to the 196 Archaeologist volunteers!
We have 60 unmatched groups rn
Know archaeologists who could do a session? Send them to SkypeAScientist.com
We have matched ~650 groups with archaeologists this semester! I am so grateful to the 196 Archaeologist volunteers!
We have 60 unmatched groups rn
Know archaeologists who could do a session? Send them to SkypeAScientist.com
SKYPE A SCIENTIST
Skype a Scientist matches your classroom, scout troop, or library with scientists for Q&A sessions for free!
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November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
You're never gonna believe this, but we're out of archaeologists again.
We have matched ~650 groups with archaeologists this semester! I am so grateful to the 196 Archaeologist volunteers!
We have 60 unmatched groups rn
Know archaeologists who could do a session? Send them to SkypeAScientist.com
We have matched ~650 groups with archaeologists this semester! I am so grateful to the 196 Archaeologist volunteers!
We have 60 unmatched groups rn
Know archaeologists who could do a session? Send them to SkypeAScientist.com
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PhD position available in evolutionary genomics/bioinformatics (hoehnalab.github.io/job_adverts/...). Topic: analyzing gene expression evolution across several firefly species and linking expression changes to genomic architecture. The position is jointly supervised with @anaevolcatalan.bsky.social
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November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
PhD position available in evolutionary genomics/bioinformatics (hoehnalab.github.io/job_adverts/...). Topic: analyzing gene expression evolution across several firefly species and linking expression changes to genomic architecture. The position is jointly supervised with @anaevolcatalan.bsky.social
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TONIGHT in Philly, we're getting together to make art centered around activism (environmental or whatever's important to you)
This event is FREE!
I'll have everything you need!
I'll even give ya free beer & cheese (thanks to cheese sponsor Perrystead Dairy)!
You just need to RSVP
luma.com/w8v2xk5i
This event is FREE!
I'll have everything you need!
I'll even give ya free beer & cheese (thanks to cheese sponsor Perrystead Dairy)!
You just need to RSVP
luma.com/w8v2xk5i
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
TONIGHT in Philly, we're getting together to make art centered around activism (environmental or whatever's important to you)
This event is FREE!
I'll have everything you need!
I'll even give ya free beer & cheese (thanks to cheese sponsor Perrystead Dairy)!
You just need to RSVP
luma.com/w8v2xk5i
This event is FREE!
I'll have everything you need!
I'll even give ya free beer & cheese (thanks to cheese sponsor Perrystead Dairy)!
You just need to RSVP
luma.com/w8v2xk5i
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Job Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island.
jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960
jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Job Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island.
jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960
jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960
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Opportunity!
Anybody knows of young marine ecologists (within 7 years from earned PhD) that would like to come to Gothenburg, Sweden, for a nationally funded Assistant Professorship? It is highly competitive but well funded. (1) of (3)
Anybody knows of young marine ecologists (within 7 years from earned PhD) that would like to come to Gothenburg, Sweden, for a nationally funded Assistant Professorship? It is highly competitive but well funded. (1) of (3)
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Opportunity!
Anybody knows of young marine ecologists (within 7 years from earned PhD) that would like to come to Gothenburg, Sweden, for a nationally funded Assistant Professorship? It is highly competitive but well funded. (1) of (3)
Anybody knows of young marine ecologists (within 7 years from earned PhD) that would like to come to Gothenburg, Sweden, for a nationally funded Assistant Professorship? It is highly competitive but well funded. (1) of (3)
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Bad Art for Good is TOMORROW!
We've got free beer, pretzels, cheese, and all the art supplies you'll need to create art that can inspire action to make the world better.
Art is great at inspiring people, even if you think you're bad at it
Join us! There's 8 spots left :)
luma.com/w8v2xk5i
We've got free beer, pretzels, cheese, and all the art supplies you'll need to create art that can inspire action to make the world better.
Art is great at inspiring people, even if you think you're bad at it
Join us! There's 8 spots left :)
luma.com/w8v2xk5i
Bad Art for Good · Luma
It's been a tough year to be a person with a conscience, huh?
At Bad Art for Good, we're gonna get together and make some art to make things better.
How can…
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November 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Bad Art for Good is TOMORROW!
We've got free beer, pretzels, cheese, and all the art supplies you'll need to create art that can inspire action to make the world better.
Art is great at inspiring people, even if you think you're bad at it
Join us! There's 8 spots left :)
luma.com/w8v2xk5i
We've got free beer, pretzels, cheese, and all the art supplies you'll need to create art that can inspire action to make the world better.
Art is great at inspiring people, even if you think you're bad at it
Join us! There's 8 spots left :)
luma.com/w8v2xk5i
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Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states.
“How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?” www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?” www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Programs for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push
Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states. “How low can you go?” one advoc...
www.propublica.org
September 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states.
“How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?” www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?” www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄We’re recruiting!!🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄We’re recruiting!!🌿🍄🟫🌱🍄
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
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Amy Angert and I are recruiting a #postdoc to participate in a collaborative NSF-funded study of demographic responses to climate across the geographic range of the scarlet monkeyflower. Please repost! jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/224...
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Amy Angert and I are recruiting a #postdoc to participate in a collaborative NSF-funded study of demographic responses to climate across the geographic range of the scarlet monkeyflower. Please repost! jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/224...
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The new Research Synthesis Working Groups grant program will provide funding for groups to not only present a symposium at #Evol2026, but also collaborate on a publication and establish a lasting research network. Have an idea you want to explore? Submit your proposal by January 6! shorturl.at/2JNeG
November 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The new Research Synthesis Working Groups grant program will provide funding for groups to not only present a symposium at #Evol2026, but also collaborate on a publication and establish a lasting research network. Have an idea you want to explore? Submit your proposal by January 6! shorturl.at/2JNeG
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The 5th of 6 faculty positions in UNC Biology is posted. We're working with the @ncbg.bsky.social to fill a joint position as Director of the UNC Herbarium at @ncbg.bsky.social and as Associate Professor within the Department of Biology (BIOL). Please share 1/n
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308...
Associate Professor & Director of NCBG Herbarium
This is a research, teaching, and public service position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, serving jointly as Herbarium Director at the North Carolina Botanical Garden (NCBG) and as...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The 5th of 6 faculty positions in UNC Biology is posted. We're working with the @ncbg.bsky.social to fill a joint position as Director of the UNC Herbarium at @ncbg.bsky.social and as Associate Professor within the Department of Biology (BIOL). Please share 1/n
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308...
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📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Genome Biology. We are particularly interested in researchers investigating the molecular and biophysical mechanisms underlying genome function and regulation. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/3t7vvdct
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Genome Biology. We are particularly interested in researchers investigating the molecular and biophysical mechanisms underlying genome function and regulation. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/3t7vvdct
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We have TWO post-doctoral fellowships in the Biodiversity Centre at UBC next year! Am happy to chat if you might want to be hosted in my lab. biodiversity.ubc.ca/training-and... Deadline January 15th!
November 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We have TWO post-doctoral fellowships in the Biodiversity Centre at UBC next year! Am happy to chat if you might want to be hosted in my lab. biodiversity.ubc.ca/training-and... Deadline January 15th!
The minimum wage in PA is 7.25 www.ncsl.org/labor-and-em...
State Minimum Wages
This chart shows state minimum wage rates as well as future enacted increases.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The minimum wage in PA is 7.25 www.ncsl.org/labor-and-em...
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🎉 A flyer for the 2026 workshop on #phylogenomics and #genome evolution
We have #instructors and #organizers from top-tier universities around the globe who will share their experiences in a two-week intensive course.
Register here while there are still seats available! evomics.org/apply-worksh...
We have #instructors and #organizers from top-tier universities around the globe who will share their experiences in a two-week intensive course.
Register here while there are still seats available! evomics.org/apply-worksh...
November 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🎉 A flyer for the 2026 workshop on #phylogenomics and #genome evolution
We have #instructors and #organizers from top-tier universities around the globe who will share their experiences in a two-week intensive course.
Register here while there are still seats available! evomics.org/apply-worksh...
We have #instructors and #organizers from top-tier universities around the globe who will share their experiences in a two-week intensive course.
Register here while there are still seats available! evomics.org/apply-worksh...
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@sarahmackattack.bsky.social friends who live near you in Philly would appreciate any efforts to call attention to this petition to save a local garden c.org/jjB2HJHkG8
This campaign needs you now
Preserve Spooky Garden
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October 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
@sarahmackattack.bsky.social friends who live near you in Philly would appreciate any efforts to call attention to this petition to save a local garden c.org/jjB2HJHkG8
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Hey Yaniv Brandvain is not on Bluesky but his most recent biostats ebook is live ybrandvain.github.io/biostats/. His stats resources have been so helpful to me as I develop my own stats course, so check it out. Github repo here: github.com/ybrandvain/b...
Applied Biostatistics
ybrandvain.github.io
October 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Hey Yaniv Brandvain is not on Bluesky but his most recent biostats ebook is live ybrandvain.github.io/biostats/. His stats resources have been so helpful to me as I develop my own stats course, so check it out. Github repo here: github.com/ybrandvain/b...
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My fantastic department at CU Boulder is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor! This is a broad search spanning nearly all areas of biology. Applications are due Nov 13, 2025. Feel free to reach out to me with questions, and please share widely.
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
October 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My fantastic department at CU Boulder is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor! This is a broad search spanning nearly all areas of biology. Applications are due Nov 13, 2025. Feel free to reach out to me with questions, and please share widely.
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
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Embarrassing. Have some collections of the #barnacle Chthamalus fragilis that have gone missing for a student project. My fault. Anybody in DE, NJ, NY, CT able to collect some locally? I pay FedEx and small $ bounty. Please contact if able.
October 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Embarrassing. Have some collections of the #barnacle Chthamalus fragilis that have gone missing for a student project. My fault. Anybody in DE, NJ, NY, CT able to collect some locally? I pay FedEx and small $ bounty. Please contact if able.
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In which my family continues to support my career
October 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
In which my family continues to support my career