✨A new #IAVSYSWEBINAR is coming soon 🌱 Are you curious to find out who our next speaker will be❓ Stay tuned for upcoming events and to participate #IAVSYS #IAVSYSWEBINAR

🚀 Great #opportunity for early-career #vegetation scientists! 🌱 The IAVS ECS Grant supports MSc/PhD students and early Postdocs to boost their #career! Grow your skills, network, and research! 🌿 Apply on our Website👇 www.iavs.org/page/YSCaree...

Register for Theory across Biology 2026: 12 June, Bern. One-day meeting on mathematical & theoretical approaches in biology with chalk talks and flip-chart sessions. Ideal for theorists, modelers, and interdisciplinary biologists. Abstracts by: 10 May 2026 Register by: 24 May 2026: buff.ly/svAZ8NF

Spent last few days attending the annual assembly of Biodiversity Exploratories (@bexplo.bsky.social) as an advisory board member. The quality of science produced by this long-term research programme is truly impressive. If you act quickly, you can still register for #BE20Conference to learn more

We're back with more webinars! Starting 2026 with two events co-hosted with European Vegetation Survey all about sharing and accessing open vegetation data. Register here for the upcoming webinar on the 13th and follow our updates! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Open position as research associate in our Vegetation Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation group @leuphana.bsky.social. Limited to 1 year, but an ideal chance to gain teaching experience and develop independent research 🍃🌳🗻🌱. Apply until March 26. Details: tinyurl.com/yc6dnr8p

🌱 Apply now for the iDiv Summer School: “Passion for Collecting – Collection-Based Research in Plant Ecology” Participants will learn how to work with living collections, seed banks, and herbaria to unlock ecological insights. 📅 24–28 Aug 2026 🗓️ Apply by 31 Mar 2026 🔗 www.idiv.de/events/summe...

📢 Position open! We are seeking a motivated researcher to drive the digitalization of forest management, focusing on developing and incorporating automated, cost-efficient methods for acquiring tree-level data to support precision forestry. www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

Another PhD opportunity, joint project with colleagues from Prague on the future of beech in the Ore Mountains funded by the EU Interreg program. If you are interested in the effect of thinning and forest structure on high-resolution tree growth responses, see here: tu-dresden.de/stellenaussc....

So many amazing workshops! I'll be delivering a half day workshop so check that out! ;)

We are searching a new colleague! You want to do a PhD about climate change effects on forest ecosystems and you are interested in functional traits? We are looking forward to receiving your application! Deadline 20 Feb.

🌱 New Grant Opportunity for ECRs in Asia! The #IAVS Asian Regional Section has launched a Small #Grant Scheme to support MSc/PhD students & early career researchers in advancing high-quality #vegetation science. 🗓 Deadline: March 31, 2026 (23:59CET) Apply & learn more: 🔗 www.iavs.org/page/AsianRe...

Groundwater shapes entire landscapes in dry regions 🌍💧 A new study in Ecological Indicators presents the first high-resolution (30 m) map of groundwater-dependent vegetation (GDV) across the Mediterranean biome. 🧵 www.idiv.de/new-high-res...

📢 iDiv & partners are hiring! 4 PhD + 2 Postdoc roles in the @betafor.bsky.social forest biodiversity experiment. 📍Start: 1 May 2026 | 🗓️ Deadline: 25 Feb 2026 Join an international, interdisciplinary research consortium & investigate forest management & biodiversity! www.idiv.de/career/job-o...

Interested in a PhD in European wetland flora and vegetation? See details here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/r5ob6...

A postdoc position in Biogeography and Macroecology is available at Palacky University, Czech Republic, with an application deadline of March 15, 2026. For details, contact prof. Vladimir Remes at [email protected]. More info: https://vladremes.github.io #postdoc

Come work with us! #PhD position on #ecosystem and #biodiversity effects of large #herbivores on the Eurasian steppes now announced: www.euraxess.de/jobs/395512 Nice combination of fieldwork and meta-analysis, co-supervised by @jonastrepel.bsky.social and ejlundgren.github.io

New interactive global maps of 31 plant traits were prepared by Daniel Lusk, based on plant distribution data from GBIF and sPlot, plant trait data from TRY, and various satellite-based products. Map viewer: global-traits.projects.earthengine.app/view/global-... Article: doi.org/10.1038/s414...

We have two PhD positions available in our working group! BETA-FOR + DIVERSA 🌿🌱🌳🍃 Also check out our lab website tinyurl.com/45b88d52

🌱 Early bird registrations for the 68th IAVS Annual Symposium are still open! Join fellow vegetation scientists for discussions, learning, and connection at IAVS 2026 in Gijón. 🗓️ Early Bird registration: 1 January – 31 March 2026 🔗 Registration details: 2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org/registration/

📣 PhD position at Leuphana University (Germany) 🌳🍃🪴 Join the DIVERSA project on climate change effects on forest ecosystems. Fieldwork, laser scanning, experiments & data analysis in an international ecology team. Apply by 20 Feb 2026 👉https://tinyurl.com/3ac4fewx #Ecology #Biodiversity #Traits

Dear colleagues, we are searching for candidates to fill a Full W3 Professorship for Plant #Ecology at the University of Regensburg, Germany. For details, see www.nature.com/naturecareer... 🌐 🌎 #AcademicJobs

Please share! PhD position (4 years) available in my group @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We look for candidates with solid aptitude in computer science to cross disciplines and use cutting edge imaging to understand host infection by destructive plant pathogens. uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

Just the smell of predators, like lynx, is enough to limit sapling damage from deer overbrowsing, according to new research in @jappliedecology.bsky.social 

Extended submission deadline! Spread the good news! And make sure to drop an abstract by 1.3.2026 at www.meb-network.com/meb-2026 ❄️🌡️💧🌱

🌿 Don’t miss the 68th IAVS Annual Symposium! 🌿 This is a reminder that abstract submissions are open, with the deadline on 10 February. #IAVS2026 in Gijón, Spain (22–26 June 2026)!

Reminder! ⚠️ Join us on January 28th, 2026, at 9:00 am CET for the IAVS Young Scientists webinar with Prof. Milan Chytrý: “Writing scientific papers in Vegetation Science.” 📍 YS Zoom room — don’t miss it!

🌍 Need support to attend #IAVS2026? Funding for registration, accommodation, and transportation is available through the IAVS. 🌿 🗓️ Applications open: 1 Dec 2025 – 31 Jan 2026 🔗 For more info: 2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org/registration/ #IAVS2026 #VegetationEcology #TravelGrant

🌿 Webinar for IAVS Young Scientists 🌿 🎤 Talk: Writing Scientific Papers in Vegetation Science 📣Prof. Milan Chytrý 📅 January 28th, 2026 ⏰ 9:00 AM CET 💻 YS’ Zoom Room ✏️ Registration Form: tinyurl.com/youngscienti... #VegSci #IAVS #YoungScientists

We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher!🌲 🌳 🌍 📍Interested in boreal and temperate forest productivity and respiration? 💻 Like to work with large datasets, remote sensing and models? 🏔️ Love an alpine setting in a small town? Come and join us at KIT! Application details: t1p.de/qctj7

Great postdoc opportunity in Sweden!! With the one and only David Wardle 🧪🌐 www.umu.se/en/work-with...

Non-native species can be a hell of a nuisance. Pines in Chile? Even after removal, the damage is done. I wrote a short blogpost - with well-deserved swear words - about our new paper in Journal of Vegetation Science 👇 the3dlab.org/2026/01/24/a...

Three #PhD positions related to projects on #tundra and #permafrost peatland changes are currently open at one of our partner institutions! Application DL: 15.2.2026 #remotesensing #carbonfluxes #arcticvegetation #palsamire 🌱 nordborn.lbhi.is?p=524

iDiv and @uni-jena.de are looking to hire a doctoral researcher (f/m/x) for the “BEhealthy - Interacting effects of forest management, biodiversity, and climatic events on human health” project of @alettabonn.bsky.social's research group. Part time / apply by 19 Feb! www.idiv.de/career/job-o...

🚩Dig into plant functional ecology! 🌱⛏️ Join the 8th Go Belowground! PhD course (13–19 Sep 2026, Czech Republic) Lectures, hands-on field, lab training ▶️ 1url.cz/2ziQz #clonality #budbank #belowground #mophology #roots #traits #GoBelowground #ExFuMo @czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social

🌍 Help shape a more inclusive IAVS community IAVS Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee invites members to complete a short, anonymous survey by Feb 15 to help better understand diversity of our community & identify challenges & opportunities for equity & inclusion 👉 Link: shorturl.at/VCe3T

Please RT: we are looking for a PhD student to work on macrogenetics and quantitative genetics of South African proteas. Amazing collaborative project with @plantecology.bsky.social @debbiemleigh.bsky.social & others, embedded in @terra-cluster.org. Dream project if you love molecular biodiversity!

Did we rewrite the laws of physics - or did our ML model predict things that are physically impossible? Tomas Uxa just published a Commentary on our 'Global maps of soil temp', arguing the latter I break down the what, the how, and the what next here 👇 the3dlab.org/2025/12/22/d...

🚨Fun PhD! 🚨 Fieldwork in UK botanical hotspot - Upper Teesdale - cool tech (telemetry, drones, LiDAR) & microclimate modelling to understand land-use*climate interactions. With me & Sean Twiss @durham.ac.uk, Sarah Greenwood @stir.ac.uk & CASE partner @naturalengland.bsky.social Link: rb.gy/vex2tm

🌿34th European Vegetation Survey Conference in Clermont-Ferrand (France) from 7th – 11th (13th) September 2026 34evs2026.org?fbclid=IwY2x...

Hello there, heading to #BES2025? Meet me there to chat about microclimate and plant community assembly! My talk will be on Wednesday at 12.45 PM about mechanistic predictions of below canopy microclimate 🌳🌡️

iDiv and @unileipzig.bsky.social are looking to hire 14 doctoral researchers (f/m/d) for the ECO-N Research Training Group (Economics of Connected Natural Commons: Atmosphere and Biodiversity). Application deadline: 30 Jan 2026; start date: 1 Sep 2026. www.idiv.de/career/job-o...

The DFG research training group on the Economics of Connected Natural Commons: Atmosphere and Biodiversity (ECO-N) at Leipzig University is happy to announce vacancies for another 14 doctoral researcher positions. www.eco-n.org uni-leipzig.b-ite.careers/jobposting/9... @unileipzig.bsky.social

🌳Interested in doing a PhD within the Excellence Cluster Future Forests @uni-freiburg.de?🌲 We are hiring a doctoral researcher for the project "Stand Density Management for #Forest Adaptation to #Drought“ Application link: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004... Website: uni-freiburg.de/futureforest...

#IAVS2026 symposium features key themes across cold-driven❄️, drought-driven 🏜️, fire-prone🔥, freshwater 🐟, tropical🦩, and anthropogenic ecosystems. #vegetation #ecology Abstract submissions are now open! 🗓️: 10 Dec 2025- 10 Feb 2026 🔗: gijon2026.iavs-meetings.org/abstracts/

Here's a new PhD scholarship in ecology or taxonomy at Lincoln University, New Zealand. Open to domestic and international students with applications due on 28 Feb 2026. www.lincoln.ac.nz/study/schola... Best to chat to potential supervisors first. It honours an amazing life in science.

Most ecologists know that they need to account for spatial autocorrelation in analyses. There are other forms of autocorrelation based on composition and phylogeny that similarly need to be included. The talented Toby Tsang shows how to deal with this issue. onlinelibrary.wiley....

Am Dienstag Abend, 2.12. um 18:15 halte ich einen öffentlichen Vortrag im Rahmen des Offenen Hörsaals zu unseren Forschungsarbeiten zum Thema Boden. Es gibt auch einen Livestream (einfach den Links folgen) @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @fubcp.bsky.social www.fu-berlin.de/sites/offene...

PhD position in #SoilScience - join my research group and work together with me on the project: ‘CINCA - Climate change Impacts on Nutrient and Carbon Allocation in soils of maritime Antarctica’ at @tuberlin.bsky.social #biocrust #POM #MAOM #Antarctica #SOC stellenticket.tu-berlin.de/en/job-offer...