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Clare Holleley

@clareholleley.bsky.social

Head of Vertebrate Research Collections @CSIRO 🦎πŸ₯šπŸͺΆπŸ§¬ | Epigenomic Time-Machine | Evolution | Genomics | Reptile Sex Determination | Mother | STEMinist

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Collection Manager - Australian National Fish Collection Collection Manager - Australian National Fish Collection

Join CSIRO as Collection Manager for the Australian National Fish Collection (Hobart) and help contribute to the future of biodiversity science in Australia:
jobs.csiro.au/job/Hobart%2...

21.09.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
University of Southern Queensland hiring Lecturer (Animal Science) in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | LinkedIn Posted 12:32:42 AM. $112,381 to $132,831 pa + 17% Super + Leave LoadingFull-time continuing appointment (37.5…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

🚨 Lecturer in Animal Science position at the University of Southern Queensland. Candidates with a strong teaching background in Animal Science are encouraged.
πŸ“· Toowoomba, Australia
Closes: 8th October 2025

πŸ”— www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

17.09.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Comic. [Building with large sign in front of it[ SIGN: Welcome to the *Biology Department* It has been [changeable sign: 3] days since we discovered something existentially horrifying about bugs that makes you question your whole reality

Comic. [Building with large sign in front of it[ SIGN: Welcome to the *Biology Department* It has been [changeable sign: 3] days since we discovered something existentially horrifying about bugs that makes you question your whole reality

Biology Department

xkcd.com/3140/

11.09.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4985    πŸ” 692    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 31
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Unlocking nature's time machine: Revolutionising collections science Australia’s natural advantage gives us the possibility of succeeding to protect our biodiversity on a grand scale – and collections science is key.

www.csiro.au/en/news/All/...

20.08.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New $90 million facility to house millions of insect and wildlife samples

Some of the news footage from yesterday's launch of the Diversity Building.

www.9news.com.au/national/csi...

15.08.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Redirecting...

Get the quick virtual tour here: www.facebook.com/share/v/1DZq...

14.08.2025 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Boy what a day. Our brand new collections building has officially launched. An amazing team helped us celebrate this landmark today: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

14.08.2025 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stable preservation and recovery of methylation marks from FTA elute cards in species with nucleated red blood cells using a customized DNA extraction method Specialized chemically-coated paper cards, such as Flinders Technology Associates (FTA) cards, provide simple and reliable storage of nucleic acids by protecting DNA from degradation. Owed to their si...

🚨 New paper led by ANWC postdoc @liviagerber.bsky.social!

We developed a high-yield 🧬 extraction method for FTA Elute cards - enabling long read AND epigenomic studies from field-collected nucleated blood 🦎 - even after 10+ years at room temp.

πŸ”— doi.org/10.1371/jour...

01.08.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My department has open positions at Level B (Lecturer) or Level C (Senior Lecturer), - one position in Genomics and two in Ecology. #PlantSciJobs

Applications close on Thursday 7 August Aussie time
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

12.07.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Are you a top US-based scientist wanting to relocate to Australia?

www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...

06.07.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The three academic positions (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University are now advertised. Details here:

Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Genomics:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

26.06.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Careers - Centre for Population Genomics

Excited to be in Milan for #eshg2025! If you’re interested in leading analysis of large, diverse cohorts with WGS and cellular genomic data in Australia, I’d be keen to chat - we’re looking to fill a variety of senior comp bio roles: populationgenomics.org.au/careers/ #eshg25

24.05.2025 08:41 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're looking for TWO lecturers (in Conservation Biology & Evolutionary Ecology) to join us in this beautiful corner of the world! Come join our pretty awesome (if I do say so myself!) department! πŸ’š @zoologyotago.bsky.social

otago.taleo.net/careersectio...

otago.taleo.net/careersectio...

21.05.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (PΕ«kenga/PΕ«kenga Matua) - Conservation Biology Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

🚨 Permanent position of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Pūkenga/Pūkenga Matua) - Conservation Biology at @universityofotago.bsky.social. Candidates with strong wildlife management and conservation background are encouraged.

πŸ“Dunedin, NZ Aotearoa

πŸ”— otago.taleo.net/careersectio...

19.05.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A graphic for the Marie SkΕ‚odowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), showing a historical portrait of Marie SkΕ‚odowska-Curie overlaid with an image of four young researchers walking down a hallway. The European Commission logo is in the top left. Text reads: "Marie SkΕ‚odowska-Curie Actions – €404.3 million to support postdoctoral researchers”

A graphic for the Marie SkΕ‚odowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), showing a historical portrait of Marie SkΕ‚odowska-Curie overlaid with an image of four young researchers walking down a hallway. The European Commission logo is in the top left. Text reads: "Marie SkΕ‚odowska-Curie Actions – €404.3 million to support postdoctoral researchers”

Choose Science. Choose Europe.

A new Marie SkΕ‚odowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.

With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.

Apply by 10 September β†’ europa.eu/!fBTMgF

08.05.2025 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 960    πŸ” 564    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 99
EXCLUSIVE: Bluey's dad leads preferred PM poll

EXCLUSIVE: Bluey's dad leads preferred PM poll

The results of The Chaser's Poll to Save Democracy are in and they suggest a real shock during tomorrow's election.

Read more: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/4483...

02.05.2025 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 246    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 8
Careers

Postdoc in Avian Behaviour (2.5 yrs)
Study evolution of escape behaviour in threatened birds.
ARC-funded project w/ Matt Symonds & Mike Weston (Deakin), Lee Ann Rollins (UNSW).
Exp. in bird behavioural ecology required
Apply : careers.pageuppeople.com/949/cw/en/jo...

17.04.2025 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Science Leader | Β Β Brisbaneβ€”West | An amazing opportunity to step into strategic science leadership in Queensland government. We are looking for someone to set the direction and lead a team of scientists to deliver ecological products ...

Conservation position closing 12th May. Queensland Herbarium and Biodiversity Science business unit- Science Leader of Ecological Sciences team. smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobtools/jnc...

14.04.2025 06:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to share our preprint on the molecular architecture of heterochromatin in human cells πŸ§¬πŸ”¬w/ @jpkreysing.bsky.social, @johannesbetz.bsky.social,
@marinalusic.bsky.social, TuroňovÑ lab, @hummerlab.bsky.social @becklab.bsky.social @mpibp.bsky.social

πŸ”— Preprint here tinyurl.com/3a74uanv

11.04.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 360    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 20

Scientists love to debate and argue, but if there are 3 things every scientist absolutely agrees on, it's that:

1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😀

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08.04.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1904    πŸ” 395    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 12
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'Small piece in a really big jigsaw': Penguin frozen in time finds home The collections include 99 per cent of Australia's native birds as well as exotic bird species, skeletons, mammals, reptiles stored in ethanol, eggs and frozen tissue.

A bit of insight into how our National Biological Collections are moving house:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

The job isn't done yet, but we are well on the way.

30.03.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Postdoctoral Research Associate (Ancient DNA) at University of York An opportunity for an academic position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Ancient DNA) is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Ancient DNA)- University of York - Department of #Archaeology #skystorians πŸ—ƒοΈwww.jobs.ac.uk/job/DML043/p...

27.03.2025 06:27 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Letter of Support for nomination of @ARC_Tracker for a Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science In signing this form you endorse the proposal to nominate @ARC_Tracker for a Eureka Prize in the category 'Leadership in Science'. The list of signatories will be appended to the nomination form. I wi...

Come on folk, get off your butts! Let's thank @arc-tracker.bsky.social. 3500+ of you follow their posts about proposed changes in ARC funding & which schemes remain open for now. But only 135 of you have signed up to support their nomination for a Eureka prize. Sign!

forms.gle/ie7b32rWcZKK...

20.03.2025 07:18 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A book, "the ecology and evolution of invasive populations", atop another identical book.

A book, "the ecology and evolution of invasive populations", atop another identical book.

It actually exists! A few copies of my new book just arrived. Nice to see it in person, finally.

If you've ever wondered about the ecology or evolution of an invasive population, this one's for you. #evobio 🌏 #bioinvasions #ecoevo

17.03.2025 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Curatorial Technician (eucalypt specialist), Australian National Herbarium Curatorial Technician (eucalypt specialist), Australian National Herbarium

A job going at our National Collections: jobs.csiro.au/job/Canberra...

17.03.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Learn more about South Australia's new university for the future.

We are hiring!! 🦎🧠🐍 2 year postdoc to work on on the evolution of brains in snakes and lizards (on our current ARC Discovery project).

Applications close 25th March 2025!

careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...

24.02.2025 06:07 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
This is a venn diagram showing how 69 Trump actions map onto domains covering: undermining democratic institutions; suppressing dissent and media; dismantling social protections; attacking science and education; destabilising the global order. A table version is available here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing

This is a venn diagram showing how 69 Trump actions map onto domains covering: undermining democratic institutions; suppressing dissent and media; dismantling social protections; attacking science and education; destabilising the global order. A table version is available here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing

🧡"So this is how liberty dies..."

Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.

I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

13.02.2025 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 10055    πŸ” 5814    πŸ’¬ 491    πŸ“Œ 590
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A Deep-Sea Fish of Nightmares Strays Into Shallow Waters A scary-looking creature with β€œdevil” in its name was spotted close to the surface off Tenerife, a Spanish island.

😈 A rare sight with an ominous nameβ€” a black seadevil anglerfish was recently spotted off the coast of Tenerife. Ben Frable (@frable.bsky.social), manager of the Scripps Oceanography Marine Vertebrate Collection, shared more about this cool creature for @nytimes.com. ⬇️

13.02.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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Hi Australian Researchers. I have a plan. Let's thank the amazing @arc-tracker.bsky.social for a decade of selfless work by nominating them for a Eureka Prize (Leadership in science). Are you with me? If so, repost this. Please also reply and state your support for this quest. We can do this people.

04.02.2025 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4
Job alert! Lectuter in Evolutionary Biology out now

Job alert! Lectuter in Evolutionary Biology out now

Job alert!

We seek to appoint a new Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology in the School of Biological Sciences, find out more at the link below!

www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

31.01.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4

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