Have you considered whether animals differ in their perception of density?
We explored how differences in our senses, interpretation and past experiences shapes density perception, causing behavioral differences and affecting fitness outcomes. π§ͺ
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picture of organisers and keynotes of the 35th LUOVA spring symposium standing under its logo
Amazing time at the 35th LUOVA Spring Symposium held in Viikki @helsinki.fi, organised by PhD researchers. Grateful to this yearβs keynote speakers @ricardonature.bsky.social, @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social, and Marco Gamba for their talks, insights, and engagement with the community of PhDs.
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β¨ Starting a new postdoc β¨
I will study decision-making in great tits with @mothprof.bsky.social at the University of Amsterdam, conducting fieldwork with @jmappes.bsky.social in Finland. Very excited about this new adventure! π€©
π£ Interested in a 4-year postdoc in the movement ecology group? @univie.ac.at is recruiting outstanding female researchers through the E-STEEM programme. @pesumas.bsky.social is a registered host and welcomes applications from potential candidates.
careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e...
π¦ Funded 4-year PhD position on Lizard Evolutionary Ecology in our lab at UCLouvain (Belgium)! Apply before 9 March! jobs.uclouvain.be/Personnelsci...
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β¨ Starting a new postdoc β¨
I will study decision-making in great tits with @mothprof.bsky.social at the University of Amsterdam, conducting fieldwork with @jmappes.bsky.social in Finland. Very excited about this new adventure! π€©
π’π’π’Lectureships at Bristol!π’π’π’
We're hiring 3 x lecturers (=assistant professor) in Biological Sciences, across the discipline.
Great department, great colleagues, great building, great city
Details here:
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
A deceased Puffin lies on its back on the ground. Wording above reads: Please report sightings of all dead birds. A graphic showing an exclamation mark in a triangle features.
β οΈ We've had reports of seabirds washing up. Please report ALL species of dead birds β¬οΈ
π In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/...
π In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/...
π In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv...
#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
Looking for a MSc thesis or a recent graduate project? The Hoffman Lab is looking for a motivated student to work on mutation load dynamics and inbreeding depression in female black grouse! We'll investigate how deleterious mutations affect key fitness traits. Check out our website for more info! π§¬
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Have you ever asked yourself, how insect brains represent places? And whether insects do have place cells? Then move to Germany this summer and start your PhD in my lab. We conduct tetrode recordings from bumblebees that freely forage laboratory mazes. π§ π#BeeSpace @erc.europa.eu @neuroethology.org
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A European storm petrel nesting among rocks in Mousa, Shetland.
The RSPB is looking for surveyors to census the UKβs largest Storm Petrel colony on Mousa, Shetland.
We need 2-4 volunteers who are comfortable working and camping in a remote location with limited facilities, to help complete playback surveys during mid-July 2026. πͺΊποΈποΈ
New (competition funded) PhD opportunity with me,
@iaciac.bsky.social and @dralgernon.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Higher-order networks and animal communication. Suited to someone keen on network science theory/computational modeling and keen to adapt this to ecology & evolution.
We're so happy to finally anounce that registration for #EOU26 is now OPEN!
Thank you all for your patience β we canβt wait to meet you in GdaΕsk π¦
π Registration & info: eou-fledglings.github.io/2026/registr...
#Ornithology
Looking for a postdoc to work with existing SNP data from parasites of guppies across Trinidad. How do river structure, host specialisation, and host behaviour structure parasite population genetic structure and evolutionary potential? Join me in Stockholm! Email me :D
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
π¨ PhD offer (please share)
Fascinated by bird migration and movement ecology? π¦π Join us at @vogelwarte.bsky.social to study annual cycle energetics with multi-sensor loggers in multiple species
Deadline: 20 Feb 2026
Starting: June 2026
Supervision: Martins Briedis & me
Info: tinyurl.com/2dbv9nzh
Internships are now available with the Cornish Jackdaw Project! π¦ββ¬
Duties will include assisting with nest monitoring, bird ringing, data entry, and the potential to help with ongoing research projects.
Interested in how life history may shape the gut microbiome of a wild mammal? Keen on getting to work with an iconic long-term study system in Scotland?
Check out this PhD opportunity with me, Josephine Pemberton and @gfalbery.bsky.social
Reach out to chat more!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Want to know everything about bird smell?
I wrote an "Ornithological masterclass" on Avian Olfaction for BTO News @btobirds.bsky.social #ornithology
Link to the article π www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Last years field assistant holding a Manx Shearwater on the isle of Rum (under a towel), retrieving a GPS device after a bird has returned from a foraging trip!
We are looking to hire a Seabird Field Assistant for 2026 for our Manx Shearwater research project.
Please share this to anyone who'd like to get out in the field this summer and learn about biotelemetry, bird handling and research into animal behaviour.
drive.google.com/file/d/1SGZt...
Please repost: π¨Field assistant position π§
We offer a 14-months field assistant position through the French Polar Institute to work on king penguin ecophysiology and behavioral ecology.
Requirements: EU citizen < 30yo having experience with harsh fieldwork & wild bird/mammal handling/sampling.
3-year #PhD student #position open in my group @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social Finland on #gut #microbe- host communication in #birds. DL 20.12, start date in April2026. #microbiome #metabolomics #vesicles, please RT
ats.talentadore.com/apply/doctor...
Barbara Caspers with a zebra finch slide reading Family affairs - the impact of chemical cues on bird social communication Winter ASA BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY Bielefeld Barbara A. Caspers 16.12.2025 - ASAB Winter Meeting
Last plenary of #ASABWinter2025 by Barbara Caspers! Great talk, especially as so little is known about odour perception in birds - and it appears thereβs still a lot to learn π¦π
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Thrilled to announce a Postdoc opportunity in our group on the evolutionary genetics and ecology of colour. Wonderful system, great collaborators, and room to shape your own ideas.
Apply by 7 Jan: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/13477181...
Thereβs one month left to apply for the PhD position on interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns, co-supervised by @alicecarravieri.bsky.social, Bernd Sures from @unidue.bsky.social and myself. You can do so here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
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Come and join our lab! We have TWO fully funded PhD positions AND a paid field assistant opportunity in our Behavioral Ecology group @uni-goettingen.de & @primatenzentrum.bsky.social. Projects will be part of @rtg2906-curiosity.bsky.social & @sfb1528.bsky.social!!
Details in thread. Please re-post!
Weβre so excited to launch the website for the EOU Fledglings Meeting 2026 and to share that pre-registration is officially open! π
π Scan the QR code or visit our website (eou-fledglings.github.io/2026/registr...) to pre-register now!
Photo: Tom Koerner / USFWS (CC BY 2.0)
π’ #Ethology2026 β A Double Event
Join us for:
β’ Ethologische Gesellschaft Annual Meeting, 18β21 Feb, GrΓΌnau
β’ DK Symposium: Cognition & Communication, 23β24 Feb, Vienna
A full week of ethology, cognition, and communication.
univie.eventsair.com/etho26-dkcog...
@ethoges.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
Apply now for a NERC-funded PhD position with @andyradford.bsky.social & Patrick Kennedy at @bristolbiosci.bsky.social (with me as friendly 2nd supervisor down the road in @crab-exeter.bsky.social). Network cognition, cooperation, competition...what's not to like?
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
