If you're interested in applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral (or any other) fellowship to come work with me
@es-ucl.bsky.social on sauropod dinosaurs, crocodiles, fossil birds, past biodiversity patterns, and/or vertebrate conservation palaeobiology, please get in touch

⏰ Abstract Submission Deadline: 16th April ⏰

Don’t miss the opportunity to present your work at the ProgPal 2026 conference! 🦖✨
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The ISPH is back in Europe!

The ISPH returns to Europe for its 8th edition. The symposium will take place at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, in the quiet and charming city of Leiden (the Netherlands) from 6 to 8 July 2027.
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LCAB Postdoctoral recruitment The Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity (LCAB) is a major research centre funded by the Leverhulme Trust to increase knowledge of how the relationship between humanity and the natural worl...

PDRA positions at Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity (York, UK)

These include four that I am involved with:
beta diversity change
ecosystem metrics
ecological monitoring & Indigenous and local knowledge
food system dynamics & biodiversity

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We are excited to be recruiting a number of new postdoctoral researchers working across a range of topics from biodiversity modelling and creative future visioning to cultural understandings of biodiversity and game design.

Find out more and apply by 28 April:

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LCAB Postdoctoral recruitment The Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity (LCAB) is a major research centre funded by the Leverhulme Trust to increase knowledge of how the relationship between humanity and the natural worl...

Are you looking for a Post-doc related to biodiversity? We might have just the role for you! @anthropocenebio.bsky.social are curently advertising 10 (yes!) post-docs covering natural & social science of biodivesity. Come work with us & share with anyone appropriate! sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l...

Postdoc advert now live! Come and work with me at the UCL Centre for Integrative Anatomy @ucl-c4ia.bsky.social on the Mediterranean Neogene insular giant fauna. You'll also get to work with a great team: @toriherridge.bsky.social @nannonstevens.bsky.social and Jesse Hennekam

ENHYDROSS: A New Mechanistic Model Supports the Trans‐Oceanic Dispersal Capability of Terrestrial Vertebrates We introduce ENHYDROSS, a new mechanistic model that uses optimal swimming speed and minimum cost of transport to estimate maximum dispersal distances and durations for vertebrates, enabling assessme...

Were dinosaurs and other terrestrial vertebrates capable of long-distance transoceanic dispersal? Through a new mechanistic energetic model, our new paper suggests this was possible: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @es-ucl.bsky.social

‼️🚨 Job Alert ‼️ 🚨
Two Post Doc Opportunities:

PDRA in Macroecology / Paleobiology
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PDRA in Extinction & Conservation / Paleobiology
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Any questions, please get in touch! Closing date May 1st.

The insular giant moonrat Deinogalerix koenigswaldi next to a modern hedgehog.

Very excited to announce that our Leverhulme grant on insular gigantism was successful! 3 year project with @toriherridge.bsky.social @nannonstevens.bsky.social and Jesse Hennekam. Postdoc advert coming soon, but feel free to contact me via email for more details.

I’m looking for a post doc (up to five years) interested in phylogenetics and earth systems - please spread the word!

New paper on the internal anatomy of the skull of the Early Cretaceous crocodyliform Pholidosaurus, with evidence for oceanic capability, led by Sapienza Università di Roma PhD student Leonardo Barbini, with @palaeoburke.bsky.social (@es-ucl.bsky.social): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Come and work with our colleagues @bristolbiosci.bsky.social - three new lectureship posts around School strategic priorities - including 'Evolutionary Biology and understanding the evolution of life'

Here's Galahadosuchus, a new saltoposuchid from Gloucestershire that I was brought on to illustrate.

Congrats to Ewan Bodenham, Stephan Spiekman (@stephanspiekman.bsky.social), Susie Maidment (@tweetisaurus.bsky.social), Paul Upchurch, and Phil Mannion (@pdmannion.bsky.social) on the publication!

Meet Galahadosuchus jonesi, a new crocodylomorph from the Late Triassic of the UK, described by @es-ucl.bsky.social & @nhm-london.bsky.social PhD student Ewan Bodenham (with @stephanspiekman.bsky.social, @tweetisaurus.bsky.social & Paul Upchurch): anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Congrats to Ewan Bodenham @stephanspiekman.bsky.social @tweetisaurus.bsky.social Paul Upchurch & @pdmannion.bsky.social on describing Galahadosuchus, a new crocodylomorph from Triassic Gloucestershire. Reconstruction: @sketchy-raptor.bsky.social

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Ediacaran fossil surface on the coastline of Newfoundland, Canada

This #FossilFriday I am delighted to share a postdoctoral position that we @deeptimeecology.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social are advertising on early animal evolution in the #Ediacaran.

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/postdoc...

Great news! A new NSF Geoinformatics grant to support the PBDB was funded in June of 2025! This will overhaul the technical underpinnings of PBDB, a necessary step for carrying the PBDB forward -- www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...

These roles are now live! 🚨

Come join the @palaeoverse.bsky.social team at @es-ucl.bsky.social.

Research Software Engineer: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Community Engagement Coordinator: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Closing date: 18-Jan-2026

Our job adverts are now live! 🤩
We are hiring a Research Software Engineer and a Community Engagement Coordinator to support @palaeoverse.bsky.social over the next two years, based at UCL.
Apply by January 18th 2026, ideally to start in March 2026 🗓️
More info and links below 👇

Beyond excited to announce that as of today I officially started a Ramón y Cajal 5-year senior fellowship (tenure-track) at University of Alcalá in Madrid, if you are interested in birds & vertebrate macroevolution & you like sun & good food, hit me up to explore postdoc or PhD opportunities!

🚨 Pre-announcement! 🚨

We’re hiring for 2 x two-year, full-time roles to join me and the wider @palaeoverse.bsky.social team @es-ucl.bsky.social.

- Research Software Engineer (REF: B04-06999): lnkd.in/eNRBiPnP

- Community Engagement Coordinator (REF: B04-06998): lnkd.in/ejUACCzn

JOB ALERT! Collection Manager job going in Palaeontology at the Australian Museum in Sydney, Australia iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/collecti...

We'll be hosting a joint Crossing the Palaeontological–Ecological Gap (CPEG) meeting & Conservation Paleobiology Symposium @ucl.ac.uk in London in August 2027, which aims to bridge spatial and temporal gradients between palaeontology, ecology, and conservation: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

Unlocking Palaeo-Historical Biodiversity Data to Inform Ecological Baselines through AI at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Unlocking Palaeo-Historical Biodiversity Data to Inform Ecological Baselines through AI at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com

Interested in Historical Ecology and Conservation Palaeobiology? 🪸🦀

Steve Pates and I are offering a PhD project on Unlocking Palaeo-Historical Biodiversity Data to Inform Ecological Baselines @es-ucl.bsky.social
@uclcber.bsky.social

🗓️ Apply by 19th January 2026

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Curator of Natural Sciences - Warwick,Warwickshire job with Warwickshire County Council | 250490 About Heritage and Culture Warwickshire Heritage and Culture Warwickshire (HCW) provide a wide range of services that help local communities and ...

Curatorial job with significant geological and palaeontological collections at Warwick Museums.

www.wmjobs.co.uk/job/250490/c...

A re-evaluation of the notosuchian crocodyliform Eremosuchus elkoholicus from the lower Eocene of Algeria and the evolutionary and biogeographic history of sebecids Notosuchian systematics have been highly debated in recent decades, particularly the placement of sebecids and closely related species. As the only notosuchian lineage to have survived the Cretaceo...

New paper on the notosuchian Eremosuchus by @piginatutu.bsky.social, co-authored by myself and @pdmannion.bsky.social among others out now!! We even find some cool evidence of replacement teeth in the dentary! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Sign the Petition Save Geology at the University of Leicester

Geology and palaeobiology at the University of Leicester are under threat, with at least 14 staff expected to be made redundant. Support them, their postdocs, and their students by signing this petition: c.org/SK8Xm8dhqK

Great to have the chance to talk about the conservation palaeobiology of Cuban crocodiles at #2025SVP in Birmingham last week and also to see so many fantastic talks and posters from the other members of the @es-ucl.bsky.social palaeo group! 🦴🐊

ACCE+ DLA Programme: Morphological Trait Evolution in Isolated Populations of Large Mammals and its Implications for Rewilding in the UK at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - ACCE+ DLA Programme: Morphological Trait Evolution in Isolated Populations of Large Mammals and its Implications for Rewilding in the UK at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.co...

Anyone interested in applying for PhDs at #2025SVP, email or find me or @tguillerme.bsky.social for a chat if you’re interested in morphological trait evolution with a conservation theme:
🔗 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...