Plan U, for universal, is the necessary standard. Post everything as a preprint at or before point of submission. Then publish in any journal you want but never pay exorbitant APCs.

Politics, religion, and sex…. And wheat breeding? @brandewulff.bsky.social is at @ucph.bsky.social sharing his research into biotechnology for pathogen resistance in wheat

Opportunity for Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Biochemistry/Microbiology at RMIT University (Melbourne Australia) ref: JR41993 | closing: 12-Oct-2025 #biochem #chemsky 🧪 rmit.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/RMIT_C...

This looks like a great opportunity: #Tenure-track assistant #professor position at University of Lausanne on #MPMI career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...

I am happy to present a, what I learned from our in-field to lab approach @barleymicrobreed.bsky.social -which #roottraits #rootphenotyping were informative in an approach across 3 countries (5 fields, Austria, Lebanon, Morocco) - and b, my long year interest of experimental design influences #root

Hot off the press from our lab, led by @fredebak.bsky.social 👇 NRPS gene dynamics in the wheat rhizoplane show increased proportion of viscosin NRPS genes of importance for root colonization during drought | mSphere journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Interested in root phenotyping in soil and in the dark? and in Copenhagen on Oct 2? @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social will give a seminar at @ucph.bsky.social PLEN at 11.00 in room M117 - stop by and see high-resolution imaging and multi-omics at work!

Research Group Leader in Plant-Microbe Systems at IGZ Germany IGZ is hiring a Research Group Leader in Plant-Microbe Systems to advance innovative research on plant-microbe interactions in horticultural crops. Apply by September 30, 2025.

Springboard for an international scientific career! 🧬🧪🔭⚛️🧠🌱 Call for #MaxPlanckResearchGroups launched; applications are possible until October 14, 2025 www.mpg.de/max-planck-r... #ScienceCareer

The Department of Biology at Colorado State University is hiring an Assistant Professor in the area of plant-microbe interactions! Please spread the word! jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...

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...

✨ #Ambizione: The SNSF is awarding 76.4 million Swiss francs to 92 early-career researchers. They will receive an average of 830,000 francs to lead their first independent research project at a higher education institution in Switzerland. 🚀 ℹ️https://buff.ly/WGvNr7E

Hot off the press!! At my exchange at @niab-uk.bsky.social, we found some interesting patterns in how root hairless wheat will use its microbiome (bacteria + fungi) to improve its phosphorus uptake. The results in one sentence: bacteria may be cool, but AMF are the superstar!

Replacing antibiotics in poultry farming with a mass-vaccine in aerosol form

Hijacking bacterial toxins to build a platform technology to meet pest control challenges

We all switched to electric cars to save the planet, right? Turns out that just introduced more sustainability problems - battery waste! Targeted metal recovery is the future in recycling EV batteries microminer.bio

Finding molecules that target plant physiology for improved growth using high throughput crystallography

Did you know data centers can also be made sustainable?? Phanofi is unlocking light for improved energy efficiency

5 million pairs of jeans, and sustainable dyes to color them. Enzyme-based production and dyeing with indigo.

Looking forward to head to the Bioinnovation Institute for #DemoDay! I'm always interested in how we are taking lab findings into the real world to solve tangible problems. Stay tuned to hear some of the stories from these start-ups!

Rebound: fermented fungal mycelium as the basis for sustainable, biodegradable, bio-building materials! And fire-resistant, an important but sometimes difficult task for biomaterials. naturpladen.dk/en/

Mycoverse: 14,000 fungal isolates to replace PFAS chemicals that are increasingly being banned. Check them out 🙌🏻 full scale field trials next year! www.linkedin.com/company/myco...

Looking forward to head to the Bioinnovation Institute for #DemoDay! I'm always interested in how we are taking lab findings into the real world to solve tangible problems. Stay tuned to hear some of the stories from these start-ups!

August 20 - the date the all the new Masters students join the labs at @ucph.bsky.social! Already we have so many new faces and I look forward to watching them grow and develop as scientists over the next 9 months ☺️

We’re looking for curious, innovative science leaders at EMBL Heidelberg! 🔬🧬🦠 Join a vibrant, interdisciplinary community where collaboration and innovation are nurtured at all levels. Take a look at these four open positions 👇

Outstanding Faculty opportunity in the broad area of 'life sciences engineering' @EPFL School of Life Sciences, open to both junior and senior researchers. We may prefer metabolism-centric applications but remain open to outstanding applications across domains: www.epfl.ch/about/workin...

Exciting opportunity for TT-Ass #Professorship in Quantitative Cell Biology @unibe.ch @izb-unibern.bsky.social! Applicants combining experimental and computational approaches/theory are particularly encouraged. Great colleagues, environment, infrastructure. What's not to like? tinyurl.com/42f3p863

Hey plant + soil people, what is your experience with RNA extraction kits? Will any ole kit work, or are some better with soil/soil-grown plants than others? We are buying our first RNA kits, drop your suggestions!! #PlantScience

My department @utoronto.ca (www.utm.utoronto.ca/biology/) is hiring a molecular biologist in any field (e.g., ecology, evolutionary biology, etc.). Please encourage any excellent finishing PhD students, postdocs or assistant professor to apply here: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Mississa...

To all post-docs: The Genome Biology dept ‪@embl.org has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

The last days of summer vacation at the university: missing supervisors, empty labs, and quiet hallways. I actually prefer working through the summer - no lines for the PCR machine, no distractions while writing - it's the perfect time to get work done!

We are looking for quantitative geneticists here @kwsgroup.bsky.social Group Lead #QuantitativeGenetics & #Biostatistics 👉 shorturl.at/df9I6 Quantitative #Genetics Scientist #Sugarbeet & #Cereals 👉 shorturl.at/27E9u #PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantGenetics #ScienceJobs #JobAlert #Agriculture

Are you a researcher 5+ years post-PhD and interested in moving to Ireland? We have a new scheme which will support relocation and start-up costs.

Stop citing journal names in your presentations - but PMIDs are too long (I will never get all of those numbers in the correct order!) Check out this awesome tool that takes your DOI from 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002882 to pw75. Much more accessible and easy for the audience!

New Tansley review out in @newphyt.bsky.social with @fdiniandreote.bsky.social and Gabriel Castrillo! We explore how the root is shaped by dialogue with soil microbes—highlighting emerging mechanisms and future research directions in root plasticity and microbiome interactions. tinyurl.com/38mkyx5t

Love it when online connection turn to real life ones - glad we could finally meet in person @katarzynaretzer.bsky.social! Looking forward to having you back at KU soon!

Going to a conference and hope someone posts about your talk? Make it easy for the posters!! Tips: 1. Include your handle at beginning and end 2. Make clear what is published/not 3. Have a conclusions slide with key message 4. Highlight new preprint or publication if relevant #AcademicSky 🦠🧪🧬

Dream job alert!! Deadline Sept 5

🇨🇭The #ETH in #Zürich is looking for an Assistant Professor in #Soil (Bio-/Geo-) Chemistry! Deadline to apply is September 30th! Please Share! #AcademicSky #Biochemistry #biogeochemistry #soilscience ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z...

As an American, I can say that Denmark is the best place to live! Come on over! (visiting researchers are subsequently encouraged to return permanently using a Villum Foundation investigator grant)

Spent last week at the microscope 🔬✨, and seeing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi up close for the first time—hyphae, arbuscules, vesicles—was absolutely mind-blowing. Small but mighty partners of plant roots 🌿. Sharing a few of my favourite shots. #Mycorrhiza #fungi

Academics!! Does your organisation have a workload model, i.e. some way of quantifying how much time you spend on research, teaching, admin, and external roles (all of these, not just one of them)? Please respond below (and repost)! (unfortunately Bluesky still doesn't have a poll option)

The Maria Leptin | EMBO Science Journalism Fellowships support life scientists pursuing a career in #ScienceJournalism and science journalists who wish to further their scientific education. Apply now: www.embo.org/funding/fell... #LifeSciences #funding 🧪

#microbiome folks, here’s your chance to get free highly accurate #longread sequencing for your #metagenomics research. We’re accepting applications until 7/18. Link to apply and more information in post below. Thanks to our sequencing sponsors @seqcenter.bsky.social and @zymoresearch.bsky.social.

Take time to focus on your interpersonal skills, discover tools to support your development and tune up communication skills at the in-person @embo.org Lab Leadership course for #Postdocs: 22-24 July 2025. Places still available - sign up now: www.embolableadership.org/course/embol... #EMBOLabLead

Hey my fellow Germans! I wasn't aware, but there is an AvH-JSPP postdoc fellowship, dedicated to German citizens aiming to do their postdoc in Japan. It covers salary + travel to Japan + startup for your life in Japan. Let me know if you are interested! www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/spo...

Do you have an interest in soil microbiology and biogeochemical cycling, and statistics/programming skills (either R, python, Perl, C++, or equivalent)? Check our current vacancy ⤵️ 💷 £36,720 to £42,000 per annum 🗓️ Apply by 08 July 2025 ➡️https://buff.ly/BSB0Qfh

Any bioinformaticians with experience in long-read 16S amplicon sequencing?? After a VERY successful run on a PromethION, my pipeline no longer works on such huge amount of data 😅

On another note, I'm really interested in hearing your paths to #SciComm success on bluesky. On twitter, I got a lot of meaningful feedback and interaction with agronomists, farmers, industry folks - who just happened to come across my posts. 1/2

Back in Copenhagen after a fruitful and exciting #rhizosphere6! It was great to meet so many new people and listen to groundbreaking research happening in the soil. I'm always impressed by the people who chose the hardest medium to study (soil) and still excel in it!