PhD Alert! 😍 Our lab is hiring a PhD student to study how shrews shrink in winter and grow in spring. Yes, you read that right! tinyurl.com/shrinkingshr... Join us at the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, study a super cool animal, and join the @imprs-qbee.bsky.social community! DM me for questions!

Please share!🙏 🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦

Check out the last IHS research seminar by Dr Julia Nowack from Liverpool John Moores University. Great insights on adaptive thermoregulation in endotherms facing rapid environmental change. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkIJ... @julianowack.bsky.social @sicbjournals.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social

Fully funded PhD working on insectivorous bird declines with a broad range of stakeholders. Starting ASAP #ornithology #zoology #biodiversity #science #ecology www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

📢I’m excited to share that my second dissertation chapter has now been published in Ecology Letters! We used stable isotope analysis to examine if urbanization influences individual dietary specialization 🧪 🧵 Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/ele.... #OpenAccess #UrbanEcology #UrbanWildlife

🚨 Don't forget to sign up to our MEE live! next week 🚨 In this free online workshop, Ata Kalirad joins us to talk about their recent paper on Ecological Graph Theory, a method to simulate competition in structured populations 🌍 🧪 Find out more about the workshop and register 👇 buff.ly/o6opuoG

📣 Hot off the press at #ProcB! 🔍 Our study checked data/code-sharing policies in 275 eco/evo journals and compliance in Proc B (n=2,340) & Ecology Letters (n=571). Policies exist, but clarity and strictness vary, affecting reproducibility. 🔗 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

As part of peer review week, we want to highlight our blog post on the evolution and diversity of peer review. The post gives a great overview on double-anonymous and transparent peer review processes 📰 Read the post here 👉 buff.ly/s2gGIR7 #PeerReviewWeek #PRW2025

🚨 PhD alert 🚨 We are looking for a highly motivated student to use 🧬 genomics 🧬 and 🛰️ bio-logging 🛰️ approaches to disentangle cultural and genetic contributions to seabird migration 🐣 Think this is you, or someone you know? Then come to our Q&A session at on 29/09 and check out the ad below!

Come and work with us! Three new academic posts (including Animal Behaviour) and superb facilities in the new Life & Mind Building

Am 20.09.2025 ist wieder Klimademo! Infos: fridaysforfuture.de/klimastreik/

Cover of the new issue of Evolution Letters @evolletters.bsky.social featuring our stickleback-tapeworm paper. academic.oup.com/evlett What happens to immunity and infection prevalence in the 50 years after a host invades a new location

Dear colleagues, positions at CNRS (and INRIA) will (in all probability) be announced this winter. By then it will however be too late to properly prepare an application. Recent PhDs, postdocs etc interested in such positions should get right now in contact with teams who would like to recruit them.

Job Alert! The University of Tübingen is hiring a FULL PROFESSOR (W3) in FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY! Come and join our institute, and maybe our new excellence clusters @terra-cluster.org and @greenrobust.de. @gfoesoc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Please repost!

Reminder! The deadline for our infographic competition is the 18th of October. The last day of #biologyweek You can find out more information here www.asab.org/education-news There are three age categories: 7-10 years old, 11-14 years old and 15-21 years old.

Thrilled to share our Perspective published in 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴: 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻, #𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 #𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 #𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆. It also elevates Eastern European perspectives - underrepresented in #urban #evolution narratives. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecologist, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary in Canada #academicjob careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1652277...

The #MaxPlanckPostdocProgram offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. The call for applications is open now! 🚀 Take advantage of this opportunity and browse the job vacancies. www.mpg.de/en/max-planc...

Time flies, so if you're an early-career researcher that is eligible to apply for one of our junior faculty grants, start thinking about your application now because the next deadline is 28 November @biologists.bsky.social www.biologists.com/grants/kicks... www.biologists.com/grants/ecr-v...

Mehr graue Zellen durch Psychotherapie: Forschende um Prof. Dr. Dr. Ronny Redlich von der Uni Halle haben mit einem Team der @uni-muenster.de erstmals in einer Studie nachweisen können, wie kognitive Verhaltenstherapie zu messbaren Veränderungen der Hirnstruktur führt. mlu.de/f43bs

📣 New paper out (and my first one on ravens)! ❤️ "Startling ravens Corvux corax at foraging: Differences in anti-predator behaviour can be explained by age rather than personality" by Janina Weißenborn, @pesumas.bsky.social, Thomas Bugnyar and myself, out now in Journal of Avian Biology! ✨️😊

📢We’re recruiting! 🌳Assistant Professor in Ecology, Evolution & Conservation A permanent teaching-focused position in our vibrant, welcoming and intellectually stimulating academic community. Deadline: 7 September. Apply here: bit.ly/3HKtNeZ

Fantastic new job, advert now live - Associate Professor in Animal Behaviour, Dept Biology, Oxford. Closing date 8th Oct. Come and join us! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

The University of Greifswald is hiring a Doctoral Researcher in Animal Metabolomics. The role, starting February 2026, focuses on chemical ecology in Black Widow spiders. Apply by Sept 24, 2025. More info: https://animal-metabolomics.com/phdcall/ #gradstudent

JOB: come work with me @uni-konstanz.de ! We have a junior professorship to fill from 1 April 2026 (6 years, non-tenured, as funding comes from the Centre for Cultural Inquiry). The denomination is very timely: Environmental #Anthropology! Details ⬇️ stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/2... #academia

With #eseb2025 coming to a close, it is time to start making plans for 2026. Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Come to our #ExE conference hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall. Leave your email address at tinyurl.com/EvolxEcol to join our mailing list!

Light pollution is causing birds around the world to sing for longer each day, prolonging their vocalizations on average by 50 minutes, according to a new study in Science. Learn more: https://scim.ag/3Uz7vzP

Please re-post: JOB ALERT! Five open positions in our amazing new @dfg.de cluster of excellence TERRA @terra-cluster.org on biosphere-geosphere interactions: (1) a coordinator, (2) a PR officer, (3) a science-dialog manager, (4) a training coordinator, (5) a data manager/scientist.

Die Arbeitsbedingungen an Hochschulen sind oft unsicher und prekär. Jetzt stehen viele Unis zusätzlich unter Sparzwang. Vier Menschen berichten von den fatalen Folgen.

Please help us spread the word! Please amplify! We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝 Applications are due October 6 2025. careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C... #AcademicJobs #EvoBio

3 DAYS TO GO! Submissions to the Conservation Optimism Good Natured Film Festival are almost closing 🗓 Submission deadline: August 17, 2025 🔗 buff.ly/LxDzy2w Submit your film today! PS: Fee waivers are available for students and individuals encountering financial hurdles #ConservationOptimism

🚨 Faculty Positions in Biological Anthropology @ The University of Western Australia! 🚨 📍 Open Roles: Lecturer in Biological Anthropology: external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/en/job/52090... Associate Professor in Biological Anthropology: external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/en/job/52090...

Seconded! And if you can't review please suggest alternates. Early career folks are always welcome and lots of journals make it easy to co-review with a trainee. If you're new and want reviewing opportunities make sure your Google Scholar, Scopus and ORCID etc are up to date so we can find you!

I am excited to announce that the position of a senior postdoc (3 +3 years) in the field of theoretical biology is available in my group. The position provides the opportunity to closely interact with experimentalists and develop own research projects. Please RT. Details 👇: shorturl.at/iiiOv

🌟 You’re invited! 🌟 Join us for #ABL2025, a FREE online conference on 13–14 November! Connect with scientists worldwide, share your work in a friendly, inclusive place and enjoy talks, posters, and plenaries, all streamed live on YouTube 📅 Submit your abstract by 7 Sep 🔗 ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org

4 year fixed term postdoc position in Tasmania, Australia. Drones, camera traps, population monitoring. careers.utas.edu.au/en/job/50114...

Are you passionate about wildlife and communicating science? Consider joining the #WildlifeResearch editorial team as Social Media Editor! Find out more about this opportunity: www.publish.csiro.au/wr/Expressio... #EditorialBoard #WildlifeScience #Ecology #SciComm

🚨 Lecturer in Animal Ecology position @jcuofficial.bsky.social. Candidates with expertise in terrestrial animal ecology are encouraged. 📍 Townsville, AU Closes: 8th Aug 2025 🔗 careers.jcu.edu.au/jobs/lecture...

Das vor 20 Jahren in Deutschland eingeführte Mammographie-Screening-Programm für Frauen im Alter von 50 bis 69 Jahren hat die Brustkrebssterblichkeit um 20 bis 30 Prozent reduziert. Das zeigt eine Studie der Universität Münster. Infos: uni.ms/is3nq @bmg-bund.bsky.social © AdobeStock - Gorodenkoff

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/...

🚨JOB alert🚨 Full-time Managing Editor role for @asab.org journal Animal Behaviour. Applicants must have animal #behaviour background; previous editorial experience would be ideal. Apply by 31st July 2025. #publishing #editor #job More details: www.asab.org/opportunities PLEASE share widely.

The Great Female Scientists of the Victorian Era paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2019/08/06/t... #histsci #womeninstem 🧪⚒️

JOB ALERT 🚨 Tenure-track assistant professor in population genetics, comparative genomics and/or bioinformatics applied to biodiversity monitoring and conservation biology at Aarhus University, Denmark. Aarhus is super nice y'all. Apply! 🧪 🌍 🧬 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs tech.au.dk/en/about-the...

The WildCo Lab @wildco.bsky.social is recruiting 2 postdocs in quantitative ecology to work on mammal population estimation and monitoring from camera trap data. 🐺🐻🦌📷📈 Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada! wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...

Aarhus University seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in population genetics, comparative genomics, or bioinformatics for biodiversity research. More info: https://www.au.dk/om/stillinger/job/tenure-track-assistant-professor-in-biodiversity-research-using-genetics #job

Selection Shapes Diverse Animal Minds: our special issue of @royalsocietypublishing.org Phil Trans B on the diverse evolutionary processes underlying cognitive evolution is out today. Thanks to all our contributors! royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...

What is the Human Shield Hypothesis, how do we test it and what do those tests find? New paper out in Ecology Letters today asking these questions. Thanks to @kaitlyngaynor.bsky.social and Mike Noonan for having me. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

⏳ Final registration for #SEB2025 in Antwerp closes this Friday 13 June! Don’t miss your chance to join inspiring sessions, network with biologists from around the world, and enjoy the beautiful city of Antwerp. Register now: www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...

Gentle reminder: #DZG2025 in Berlin! The extended Early Bird registration is ending soon. Nab the reduced rate NOW and join us in Berlin. 🤩 dzg-meeting.de