Funded #PhD scholarship: Vocal mimicry in toothbilled bowerbirds @westsyduhie.bsky.social with @animalecolab.bsky.social @drbackhouse.bsky.social @pec-exeter.bsky.social Closes: 31 May 2026 More info tinyurl.com/2axjy7pn

GBIF is recruiting its next Executive Secretary 🌍 This leadership role will guide the world’s largest biodiversity information network into its next phase.💚 📅 Applications close 24 July 2026 📍 Copenhagen 🔗gbif.link/Executive-...

If you have an idea for a research project involving our wonderful collections at the Museum and are planning to apply for a @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social Early Career Fellowship in 2027, the deadline is 30 June 2026. https://glam.web.ox.ac.uk/postdoctoral-research-opportunities#widget-id-5750236

Not the most effective cosplay @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social

Meet the long-eared hedgehog! Inhabiting parts of Central Asia, this omnivore feeds on fruit, insects, & small vertebrates. It has been observed rubbing its spines against toads, suggesting it might be using their toxins for its own self-defense. Photo: vladimirblinov ,CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

Gosh. A couple of mods have added me to "anti-AI" lists on BlueSky - I can only think its a side effect of sharing this Scribble memory. Not fussed about a few blocks from fanatics of any stripe, but now wondering if genAI itself has been picking the names out of the hat.

We are recruiting 🌟2 postdoctoral researchers🌟 for a NERC Large Grant project on the eco-evolutionary dynamics of badger - bovine tuberculosis (bTB) interactions.

As we celebrate #BiodiversityDay, we shine a light on 'Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures' (OECMs) and how action by local communities is key to achieving global progress #ForNature.🌿 Learn more 🔗 tinyurl.com/56b2ajnm

Happy birthday to #paleontologist Mary Anning (1799 – 1847)! 🧪🐡⚒️ #histsci She was the wrong class, sex & religious denomination to gain the education, opportunity to work & communicate her results or garner any respect as a pioneering paleontologist. Further, during her lifetime most people thought

5 days left to apply for PhD and Postdoc positions in a cool project about herbaria, plants and digitization!🌿😎 Postdoc: jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/9... PhD: jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/c... More info: cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1... #Jobs #HPBio #HistSci #DigitalHumanities #PhilSci

Job alert! Apply via www.bto.org/jobs Are you passionate about birds with an interest in data and admin? We're looking for someone to join our Surveys Team and support UK bird surveys. 📆 Full time, Permanent. 📍 Thetford, Norfolk (Hybrid). 📝 £29,754 per annum. Closing date: Sunday 7 June

UVic is hiring a Terrestrial Plant Ecologist Assistant Professor! Come join our department! We're nice and Victoria is awesome. www.uvic.ca/science/biol...

Are you a skilled comms/media professional with strong experience in biodiversity issues? Apply to join IPBES as our Media Manager (P2), based in-person at IPBES Secretariat Offices in Bonn. Apply before 10 June: https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/276081?language=en

"Heat pumps just shift gas burning to the power station." Wrong. Even if 100% of electricity came from gas, a heat pump at SCOP 3.8 uses 51% less gas than a boiler. At a terrible SCOP 2.5, still 25% less. David MacKay made this point in 2008. The maths hasn't changed.

*JOB* We are seeking a marine ecologist to investigate how physical disturbance - bottom trawling - influence carbon, nutrient and greenhouse gases. The advert is now live until 08/06/2026. PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY. jobs.soton.ac.uk/3416326HN

It’s May, so no more seed and peanuts in bird feeders. BTO Senior Research Ecologist Dr Kate Plummer, part of the Technical Steering Group that carried out the evidence review on which the new guidance is based, sets out the reasoning behind the changes in this BTO blog ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/new...

In case you were wondering, earbud headphones do not like being washed and tumble dried

via the #UNFCCC researchers' coordination group RINGO: sessions and resources for Early Career Researchers #ECRs about the UNFCCC #climate meetings SB64 in Bonn. First one 19 May 6pm EDT / 10pm GMT / 20 May 8am AEST Where: Zoom, register here for all - forms.gle/5rcn7S5XRg7U...

I realise I may be alone in missing Scribble from Office 97. CoPilot popping up in the corner of the screen is not at all the same.

📣 #PhDOpportunity in Geelong, Australia Ever wondered how urbanisation affects sleep in birds? 🐦 Interested in #behaviouralecology and #biologging? Come and work with me and Kate Buchanan at @deakinuniversity.bsky.social! Applications close 31 May Details: www.deakin.edu.au/study/fees-a...

Join the Wildlife Health team at the Royal Veterinary College as a Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation/Ecology. We're looking for a new colleague to join our group with interests in wildlife, conservation, ecology, one health and related fields. Deadline: 29th May jobs.rvc.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Last chance to apply to be our Biological Data Manager! Visit www.bto.org/jobs to submit your application! 📆 Full time, Permanent 📝 £32,952 per annum 📍 HQ in Thetford, Norfolk (hybrid role) Deadline for applications: Sunday 17 May #Ornithology

Classic ASCII game NetHack debuts version 5.0 just 11 years after last major release

We are launching the Biodiversity Futures Working Groups. The call supports small, focused synthesis groups addressing frontier questions in biodiversity science. We welcome proposals from researchers at any career stage. Deadline: 30 June 2026, 23:00 CET www.maraujolab.eu/2026/05/09/2...

A wave of accounts claiming to represent British counties has started following me. You too?

A passerby said, "Sadly your dog's too young to #vote". The polling station staff were almost giddy with the good turnout this evening.

This looks like a great job. Forestry England are recruiting for a Senior Specialist - Natural Grazing and Herbivory. Deadline for applications is Sunday 31 May. More information here: careers.forestryengland.uk/jobs/job/Sen...

We’re hiring! We invite applications for an Ecological Statistician to join our team. Work at the interface of cutting-edge biodiversity science and statistics. DL 27 May @jarnovanhatalo.bsky.social @rececochange.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

Today is the start of week six of UKBMS butterfly transects. Thousands of volunteers go out each week to walk a butterfly transect and contribute data to a fifty year-long dataset. Want to get involved..? Visit our website for all the info - ukbms.org

#Postdoc opportunity at Michigan State, working with eBird status & trends data! careers.msu.edu/jobs/postdoc...

Postdoc Opportunity! 4-year @royalsociety.org funded post @uniexecec.bsky.social: “Understanding the role of individual cognitive variation in reintroduction biology”. Closes: 5 June 2026. More info & to apply: careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/78... Wt: @paradiseparkhayle.bsky.social & Wildwood Trust

On accounting for the GHG emissions of war - theconversation.com/wars-destroy...

The day has finally arrived. You can now *officially* watch puffins live from the Farne Islands, 24 hours a day: bit.ly/4tRz72T Please enjoy these puffins kissing in celebration of this momentous event.

@nlandnp.bsky.social is seeking a GIS Officer. Full time, permanent post in Hexham. c-js.uk/42NdeG5

Hiring 3 postdocs in ecological resilience @biology.ox.ac.uk for my @erc.europa.eu CoG ResIntegrate project. Deadline May 29th. Details below. Pls share @salgoteam.bsky.social @evoldir.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

We're hiring an Assistant Professor of Ecology! Come and join me and a great group of colleagues at University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Our job ad: efhc.fa.ca2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... Message me if you have questions. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @uwindsor.bsky.social

This is somebody's dream job! "Manage the long-term monitoring and targeted research projects on higher predators (seals, albatrosses, penguins and petrels) at Bird Island" #waterbirds #ornithology fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Calling #WildlifeRescue centres across Europe! Do you have data on #swifts? We’re studying how heatwaves affect rescued chicks, and we’d love to collaborate. Quick survey, no data sharing yet. Info: giuliamasoero.github.io/project/resc... #Ornithology #ClimateChange @alecorr-castro.bsky.social

You are interested in evolutionary ecology and quantitative genetics. You enjoy fieldwork and birds. Join our laboratory and our international team. csee-scee.ca/job/fully-fu...

Open #PhD #position on “Projecting the #human #impact on #biodiversity” (fully funded 4 years position) in my group @University Zurich & @eawag.bsky.social 🌐 🌍 📈 🦀 🐟 🌳 All #details & application instructions 🎯: apply.refline.ch/673277/1356/... ❗Thx for spreading the word / apply now!

Are you an experienced birder in Argyll? We are looking for a volunteer to count Loch Melfort which hasn’t been counted regularly since 1991! If you think you can help please contact us via the "Contact the Local Organiser" button at app.bto.org/websonline/s... #Ornithology #BirdingScotland

"Tools for Climate: Resilient wetland Restoration" Wetlands in Action Webinars-Session 6 Join us to discover relevant tools for your work, and engage directly with our speakers. Date: 06 May 2026 Time: 10:00–11:30 CEST (9:00-10:30 BST) Location: Online 💻🌍 Registration: www.wethorizons.eu/news/

Fantastic funding opportunities for biodiversity related research projects👇 1. Synthesis Working Groups 2. Senior Fellows Please spread the words & apply :)

On 8th May, our coffee morning is in collaboration with @bes-peatlandsgroup.bsky.social group! Get excited about learning how peatlands and wetlands are affected and how they can help fight climate change! When and where: 10-11 am GMT 8th May on Zoom Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We have an open MSc Project Position at the Urban Vervet Project, and are currently looking for a motivated teammate to discover species interactions in a human altered environment 👇🏼 For more INFO👇🏼

We've written a piece for @uk.theconversation.com accompanying our #PeatQuest study identifying priority questions in #peatland science, explaining how the questions aren't just technical priorities, but encompass communities, livelihoods, power and fairness. theconversation.com/peatlands-ar...

Delighted to be a tiny part of this huge effort to identify priority questions for peatland research! @unepwcmc.bsky.social has shared a news item in celebration - www.unep-wcmc.org/en/news/scie...

My supervisor Kano is advertising multiple open positions! Check out the doc :) Open Positions @ Kyushu Univ (Kano Lab) Postdoc / Tech staff / PhD-MSc Eye-gaze & social cognition (exp + field + CV) 🎥 youtu.be/rXT-yjQzJxU 📁 docs.google.com/document/d/1... @animalopps.bsky.social

I am hiring a new postdoc to work on an ecosystem modeling project with colleagues in hydrology, computer science, and the social sciences, including @mojisadegh.bsky.social If you want to do impactful work to understand the forest-water relationship, apply: www.hurteaulab.org/blog/ecosyst...

Five more days to apply! PhD position in our long-term Arctic project based at Leibniz University Hannover with fieldwork in Abisko. Focus: berries, functional traits, climate change & future food systems (with a microclimate angle). Please share: www.uni-hannover.de/en/jobs/id/8...