Looking for a post-doc in macroecology or paleobiology? Work with the fabulous Erin Saupe in @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social
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PDRA in Extinction & Conservation / Paleobiology :
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Position of interest for plant evolutionary biologists: two assistant professorships are now open in the System Earth Science (SES) department at Maastricht University!

Interested? See the details here, or visit the QR code: vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Venlo-As...

A more‐than‐human political ecology of Indonesian songbird trade Since its inception, conservation science has considered wildlife trade a problem. In focusing on conservation outcomes, conservationists almost completely ignore the welfare of traded animals and pl...

When @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social started their PhD with @extinctionleeds.bsky.social, the project was a great #conservation #science idea. This latest paper on a more-than-human approach to #bird trade, however, shows how superbly their work developed: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

More than 20 years ago. Same as it ever was.

Wait, you played for Sheffield RUFC? I played juniors there from 13-18 (must have been 1997-2002). Many happy memories at Abbeydale! Still have my boots, too, although they may have decayed to dust given how poorly I cleaned them...

Work with us! Join the team at the RES

📢 Work with us!

Want to join the team at the Royal Entomological Society? We have two fantastic positions available: 

🦋 Conservation Project Officer - Closing date: 21 April 
🪲 Consultancy Development Lead - Closing date: 27 April 

Apply now 🔽

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Associate Professor of Plant Science Associate Professor of Plant Science Salary: Grade 9 (£61,759 - £73,708 p.a, depending on experience)This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for elements of the job to be undertak...

Apply before April 23rd to join us as Associate Professor at Leeds
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Sicily is an interdisciplinary conservation scientist working as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Trust, working on generating solutions for biodiversity renewal in the UK, focusing on issues around access to nature and land stewardship

In episode 7 of our podcast, 'Edges of Exinction' @jdroberts.bsky.social talks to @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social about the complex and ambiguous 'wicked problem' of bird trade in Indonesia, and how to create just outcomes for humans and birds alike extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e...

This is excellent opportunity for 14(!) young birders to visit Lundy, boat and board included -- lundybirdobs.org.uk/news-and-sig...

Additional funding for young people to get out to a bird obs. through the BTO here -- www.bto.org/our-work/you...
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I know her! Whoop whoop! Solidarity from Leeds!

The Economist's Boss Class series did six episodes on AI in the workplace which were, by turns, hysterical and frightening. Definitely recommend it.

Horizons Institute at Four: Building on success As the Horizons Institute celebrates its fourth anniversary, the team are busy developing new and exciting ways for researchers and…

Today is our fourth anniversary - a perfect time to look at what we've done so far, and what's next.

You can read more about what our research community have achieved so far, and what we've got coming up over the next academic year, in @stuarttaberner.bsky.social's new blog post 👇

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🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲

👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest

This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity!

Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚

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We are looking for a postdoc (up to five years) interested in climate-driven plant extinctions! Working with @manuelsteinbauer.bsky.social and me and a large team on various aspects of Earth system sciences.

More information here: fau-earth-system-science.github.io

QUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com

*Guaranteed funding* PhD opportunity in my group. Work with damselflies, UN global biodiversity targets, genetic data, and NatureScot policy groups; the project will advance comparative population genetics and provide evidence feeding directly to policy. www.findaphd.com/phds/project....

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Please join me and my colleagues at the Department of Biology, #LundUniversity in #Sweden! We have an open position as Associate Senior Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology. Open for all who defended their PhD within the last 7 years.

Deadline to apply: April 28 2026.

More information and link […]

Ready to start your own lab? Interested in #GlobalChange,#Biodiversity and #Ecosystem#Resilience? Join us in Göttingen - we are looking for a (female) Junior Research Group Leader in #EcologicalNovelty.
Attractive conditions, see euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/415857 - please share widely if you can!

Insight Series promotional panel, with the Horizons Logo and text reading 'Insight Series' ringed by a line-and-dot motif

Thanks to everyone who attended our Insight Series session this morning - particularly to our speaker Truzaar Dordi and everyone who contributed questions and comments!

If you'd like to find out more about our upcoming sessions, please subscribe via Eventbrite:
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The consequences of rising temperatures for animal fertility Nature Reviews Biodiversity - Thermal stress reduces fertility in animals at temperatures below lethal, yet these sublethal effects remain underrepresented in biodiversity forecasts. This Review...

Happy to be able to share our review of the consequences of rising temperatures on animal fertility, led by @rhondasnook.bsky.social with @liamdougherty.bsky.social and Claudia Fricke. Research is getting active in this area but there's still a lot of unknowns...
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📣 JOBS!!! We're looking for new colleagues in the School of Biology @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social - two associate profs (plant sci and animal biology) and a lecturer (ecology/zoology)...

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#ScienceJobs

Episode 5 of our 'Edges of Extinction' podcast: 'A Shell like a Paperclip'. @jdroberts.bsky.social and @rachelgrandey.bsky.social talk to Lydia Woods about mass extinctions in the deep past – and the strange world of marine palaeontology.

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Associate Professor of Plant Science
(jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...)
Associate Professor in Animal Biology
(jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...)
Lecturer in Ecology, Zoology, Biodiversity or Ecosystem Management
(jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...)
#job #biology #conservation #plantsci #research

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Associate Professor of Plant Science Associate Professor of Plant Science Salary: Grade 9 (£61,759 - £73,708 p.a, depending on experience)This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for elements of the job to be undertak...

Very excited to announce that we are hiring for three faculty positions at @universityofleeds.bsky.social in @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social: A/Prof Plant Science, A/Prof Animal Biology and Lecturer in Ecology, Zoology, Biodiversity or Ecosystem Management. Please do get in touch to chat. Links below:

Power, voice and participation: reflections on participatory methods and oral histories for community-based loss and damage assessments in Chikwawa, Malawi Following the establishment of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage at COP27, interest in community-based loss and damage (l&d) assessment methodologies has rapidly grown. Community-based l&d...

My first article is out in Climate and Development (and it's Open Access)! Based on data collection with one Malawian village, I examine how to build fairer and effective toolkits for community-based loss and damage assessments in post-disaster contexts.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In Episode 3 of 'Edges of Extinction', Andrea Boom,
@sicilyfiennes.bsky.social & @jdroberts.bsky.social talk to Seb Stroud about the looming extinction of botanical knowledge and the importance of plants extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e... #botany #education #extinction

Job Opportunities | University of Montana, Helena College & UM Western

Seeking applicants to a qualitative social science post-doc position - located at Purdue University, but collaborating with me and others on the human dimensions of white-tailed deer and cwd management.

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3weeks til we Walk on the Wild Side for #WorldWildlifeDay!

🪰First up, welcome @katatrepsis.bsky.social & ponder a post-pollinator world… Is insectageddon here…?⚡️Small but mighty @oldwoollen.bsky.social celebrates our six-legged, swarming life-support system!

March 3rd, tix at tinyurl.com/9vzy769b!