NSF plans to reinstate all probationary employees who were fired on 18 Feb! NSF’s decision. 👏🏻👏🏻❤️

My perspective on the travesty of firing ~10% of NSF employees last week aired on my local @npr.org station but you all can read it and listen here. www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/20... 🧪. I highlighted some of the kudos for the terminated POs that @mdcarling.bsky.social spearheaded.

As many of you know, ~170 Program Officers at #NSF were fired on Tuesday, including a number that worked in Divisions important to the EEB community (e.g., DEB and GEO/OPP). 1/3

Hey #ornithologists or really anyone. Help Flocks Take Flight by donating today: www.gofundme.com/f/flocks-for...

This is absolutely devastating www.wired.com/story/nation...

Do you want a big overview of NSF, explaining things like the fact that 24% of all federally funded academic fundamental research comes from NSF? And that 94% of its budget goes out the door in grants/awards? Here you go. nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/Factsh...

Do you know what tomorrow is? It's send a federal worker a valentine day! Our federal employees need a lift, a laugh, and some love. Send over your best federal-agency themed Valentines puns and with @500womensci.bsky.social we’ll launch some templates tonight!

Is your NSF grant on this list? Reach out if so! Ted Cruz released a list of grants flagged for DEI or "neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda" from his Oct. report. NSF is using keywords from that report for their review, though Cruz's list is likely larger. www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...

Finally an update from #NSF new.nsf.gov/executive-or...

Some additional #NSF thoughts. As always, these thoughts are mine alone. But here goes, It seems the damage this situation has already caused to the research enterprise in the US may be catastrophic (and irreparable?).

We've just been told that the panel meeting is off for tomorrow as well and I'm hearing all panels are canceled this week 😡

This isn't good. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

1 more #NSF post. While there's a lot I don't know about what's going on right now (see @evolutionpirate.bsky.social recent post for better information), here's what I do know. During my time at NSF I worked with dozens of POs. Mostly in BIO, but lots in GEO and across the entire foundation, too.

Hi All - As some have alluded to, there are a mix of things going on here. Some programs were archived before the transition, some are just pending updates to the solicitation, but everything is being looked at for compliance. I would not assume everything is cancelled though.

I don't work for NSF anymore, so take this with a huge grain of salt. It's just my wild speculation. But perhaps it's useful to someone. I'd bet that some of these solicitations will return. PRFBs - my guess is they'll be back, but w/o a track for Broadening Participation. bsky.app/profile/mdca...

Looks like the following programs in #NSF BIO have been 'archived': BRC-BIO - new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... BIO-LEAPS - new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... PRFB - new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

I get that this is small potatoes given global events, but it's big news in the bird world & a bold, good decision: The Amer. Ornithological Soc. is committing to renaming all English birds that bear the names of people. (I wrote about why this matters in May: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch... )

BREAKING: AOS will change all English bird names currently named after people within its geographic jurisdiction—one step in an effort to address past wrongs and engage more people in the enjoyment, protection and study of birds. americanornithology.org/about/englis... #BirdNames

What does an NSF Program Director mean when they say "Send me a 1-pager"? Find out all about it in today's IOS blog post. iosblog.nsfbio.com/2023/10/17/n...

Reminder - U Wyoming is hiring an Ornithologist! Apply by 5 November for full consideration: eeik.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

EEB folks who are doing whole-genome resequencing off-campus (i.e., you don't have or are not using a genomics facility at your institution), any recommendations on facilities to use? Also, are you doing your own library preps or outsourcing that as well? Thanks!!

📢 EEB folks: Advertise your programs or open postbac, technician, and grad student positions to SACNAS attendees! forms.gle/NWixJBxvjNk8... SSE, ASN, and SSB will have a booth at the conference and will share these opportunities with attendees. #ecoevo #botany

Hi All, I'm recruiting a new grad student to join my lab at UWyoming in Fall 2024. Broadly speaking, we work on speciation and adaptation in birds. More info about the opportunity is here: carlinglab.com/people/ Thanks for spreading the word.

Working on an ad hoc review for NSF? On an upcoming panel? Wanting to submit a proposal? Unsure how any of that will work pending a lapse in appropriations (aka a shutdown)? Here's my understanding. 1. Ad hoc reviewers can continue as normal. 1/2

I love Laramie, but not sure if this is a good or bad thing 🤣 www.outsideonline.com/adventure-tr... My favorite line: Laramie seems to offer the sweet spot on what I think of as the Venn Diagram of Awesomeness, that mythical overlapping of kick-ass adventure, vibrant culture, and good, cheap beer.

@amornith.bsky.social is looking for a Meeting Manager. If that's you, consider helping us make AOS meetings even better!

These are really great tips and many of them hold true for non-postdocs as well!!

University of Nebraska-Lincoln is searching for an assistant professor in genes, genomes, and evolution. Evaluation of applications begins October 20, please share widely!

Hey All, U of Wyoming is hiring an Ornithologist focused on evolutionary ecology and/or physiological ecology. Please spread the word. Thanks!

#AOSStudents | Join us for an Avian Chemosensation Webinar on Fri, 9/29; 10-11 am ET. Moderator Robert Driver; panelists Julia Cramer (Max Planck Institute for Ornithology), Haoran Luo (Xiamen University), & Leanne Grieves. Learn More/Register: aos.informz.net/informzdatas... #AOSStudents

Have you ever heard, or been told, that you should contact an @NSF program officer? If so, you may have wondered how or why? Check out the latest blog post from DEB for answers. debblog.nsfbio.com/2023/08/31/c...