Applications are now open for the 2026 Workshop on Molecular Evolution (MOLE)! www.mbl.edu/education/ad... Claudia Solis-Lemus and I will be holding an informational session on Zoom next Wed (1/21) from 10:30-11:30 AM Central for those interested: lsu.zoom.us/j/4968115684 Deadline to apply: 1/26

Proud of the latest edition of my free intro biostats book. gitrepo: github.com/ybrandvain/b... book: ybrandvain.github.io/biostats/ Not complete but at a good point to take a break, and I think its quite usable dm me with comments , ideas etc

I am recruiting a PhD student this application cycle to explore questions on the evolution of morphological variation and phylogenetics. I'm especially seeking folks interested in fossil marine inverts. Please reach out to me if interested! Portal opens Nov. 1 eeb.utoronto.ca/education/gr...

Regular ask to send me successful job applications, grants, and fellowships to share with others! Thanks to @isabelott.bsky.social for sharing her GRFP (and congrats!). github.com/RILAB/statem...

Combining fossil taxa with and without morphological data improves dated phylogenetic analyses https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.07.646048v1

Job in #NaturalHistory Visiting Assistant Professor of Biological Collections (9 Mo) Arkansas State (Arkansas Center for Biodiversity Collections) phe.tbe.taleo.net/phe02/ats/ca...

Has your universities minimum Biology PhD stipend changed since 2022? Make sure our database stays up-to-date and submit any raises here: rhettrautsaw.app/shiny/Biolog...

Looking for help: need an explanation/reference for how to calculate the strength of family-level diversifying selection. Bonus points if it includes how to use a PCA variable as the target of selection!

SSE grad student members are invited to submit their abstracts to the SSE Hamilton Award competition at #Evol2025! Finalists receive $500 and will present their talks during the virtual part of the meeting on May 29-30. Apply by April 15! buff.ly/5EmzAzH @evolmtg.bsky.social @ssegrad.bsky.social

🚨 Students and recent graduates: you still have a month to submit your talk for consideration in the 2025 Ernst Mayr Award Competition 🚨 See this page for requirements and instructions. www.systbio.org/ernst-mayr-a...

Our study (haiwei luo & i) on dating bacterial tree of life by new methods integrating host-microbe symbiosis, complex subs models & extended sequential dating, is online Syst Biol. @systbiol.bsky.social shorturl.at/Ywoud #phylo