Southern eDNA Society

PISCeS III is back! 🧬
Join global researchers, regulators, industry, NGOs & Indigenous partners at the University of Guelph, June 15–17, 2026.
Themes: regulatory standards, emerging tech, sampling design & eDNA across environments.

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Collaboration is key in research! 🧬

With this statement we are happy to announce a joined webinar of Marine Technology Society (MTS) and SeDNAs Society.

Be part of building a strong collaboration between eDNA societies and further research and innovation in our field.

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Job opportunity: Postdoc biodiversity and ecosystem monitoring The Department of Biology at Aarhus University is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher for a 2-year position focused on environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis and ecosystem monitoring. Thi…

🌿 Postdoc Alert!
Aarhus University is hiring a 2-yr postdoc in eDNA analysis & ecosystem monitoring. Work on cutting-edge projects that analyse biodiversity and ecological function across various ecosystems.
🗓️ Deadline: 1 Dec 2025
🔗 More info: tinyurl.com/2dp55uut

Job opportunity: eDNA Data Specialist An exciting job opportunity has opened up to work with CSIRO. Link to full job description. Applications close November 30th 2025. Summary: Transform eDNA into powerful biodiversity insights Build …

Another exciting job opportunity provided by CSIRO for an #eDNA Data Specialist! 🧬

Check out the details at the link below:
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Applications close on 30th November, so don't miss out on this great opportunity. Good luck to all the applicants 🤞

The next SeDNAs webinar will be all about Women in Ocean Science. We have 2 great speakers, Dr Miwa Takahashi (CSIRO / IMOS) & Dr Lara Denis Roy (UTAS). Miwa will talk about the newly launched IMOS eDNA facility, while Lara will be discussing her Australia-wide comparison with visual survey methods.

PhD opportunity: Developing practical eDNA methods for estuarine ecosystems An exciting PhD opportunity for domestic or international students is available in a joint project with Southern Cross University and the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Developme…

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PhD opportunity: Developing practical eDNA methods for estuarine ecosystems

Work with Southern Cross University & NSW DPI Fisheries to improve eDNA metabarcoding for assessing estuarine health and fisheries management

Interested? Contact Dr Maarten De Brauwer – maarten.de.brauwer@scu.edu.au

PhD opportunity: Insects as Recorders of Biodiversity and Reservoirs of Disease PhD: Insects as Recorders of Biodiversity and Reservoirs of Disease: Using metagenomics to study wildlife and disease risk on northern Australian islands Charles Darwin University (CDU) is offering…

Interested? Contact Prof Maxine Piggott

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PhD opportunity at CDU!

Insects as Recorders of Biodiversity & Reservoirs of Disease: Using metagenomics to study wildlife and disease risk on northern Aus islands

Based in Darwin, this project combines molecular ecology, Indigenous ranger partnerships & remote island fieldwork

Date: September 24th, 2025
New Zealand (NZST): 2:30 PM
Australia – East (AEST): 12:30 PM
Australia – West (AWST): 10:30 AM

More info here - sednasociety.com/2025/09/03/s...

Great news! We are restarting our eDNA webinar series this year to share exciting new research with the eDNA community.

Our first webinar is by Josh Koh (DCCEEW): Explainable Multimodal Machine Learning Using Combined environmental DNA and Biogeographic Features for Ecosystem Biomonitoring

Can we circumvent the cumbersome filtration of #edna from seawater to detect rare taxa? Yes! Passively deploying simple cost-effective cotton membranes can, with trade-offs of course. @sednasociety.bsky.social doi.org/10.7717/peer...

The New Zealand Molecular Ecology conference returns for its 27th year! This meeting brings together students, researchers, & industry to divulge the latest in ecological genomics and eDNA. This year, the meeting is held in Raglan, 26-28th of November. You won’t want to miss it! shorturl.at/inWqz

📣 New paper! 📣

We summarise the outputs of last year's @sednasociety.bsky.social Airborne eDNA Workshop & chart a path for airborne eDNA as a transformative tool for #biodiversity, #biosecurity & #conservation.

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#eDNA #airDNA #SeDNAS

Building Better eDNA Tools: National Survey on Infrastructure Gaps The Australian BioCommons (https://www.biocommons.org.au) is a national digital infrastructure initiative helping life science researchers accelerate their ability to understand the molecular basis of...

🧬 💻 Help shape the future of national eDNA analysis support

Australian BioCommons & SeDNAs have launched a short survey to identify the computational and bioinformatics needs of our community.

Your input will guide future investments—don’t miss the chance to have your say!
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Join the Gulf #eDNA Network! 🌊 🧬

Share and stay connected with #eDNA researchers across the Gulf of Mexico. Receive updates on collaborative opportunities, upcoming events, and shared resources. Scan the QR code for more details!

Introducing the SeDNAs Members Starter Pack 🧬

Connect with fellow members of the society, grow your eDNA network, and spark new collaborations!

Comment below or message to be added to the pack

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The #eDNA Frontiers group is seeking a skilled Technician or Technical Officer with extensive laboratory experience to join their vibrant and collaborative team at Curtin University.

Learn More about this opportunity here - tinyurl.com/yj45pk2t

🚨 Calling all eDNA folks! 🚨

The 2027 Southern #eDNA Society Conference is coming to Canberra.

We’re forming the Organising Committee—keen on science, comms, logistics, or hosting? Get in touch or tag a mate! Let’s make this a good one.

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PhD Opportunity!

Develop eDNA assays to map the distribution & abundance of Cassiopea jellyfish at Ningaloo.

📍 Griffith Uni
🌊 Fieldwork at Ningaloo, lab work in Perth
🎓 Must secure a competitive PhD scholarship

Contact: k.pitt@griffith.edu.au | zoe.richards@museum.wa.gov.au

Annual Membership:
$100 AUD – Standard/Waged
$60 AUD – Student/Unwaged

Founding Members: no special renewal rate, just renew as Standard/Student as appropriate. Your founding status continues, but membership must be active to access benefits!

Let’s keep building a strong eDNA community together 🧬

There’s also the opportunity to contribute to the future of the field through working groups and workshops on critical and emerging topics 🧬

💡 Stay up to date with the latest eDNA news and opportunities

📉 Discounted rego for the biannual eDNA conference

📚 20% off Environmental DNA journal fees + 15% off Metabarcoding & Metagenomics

📬 Regular newsletters, access to jobs, collabs, events & more

🧬 Membership renewals are now open for the 2025–2026 financial year!

If you're passionate about environmental DNA (eDNA) and want to stay connected, now’s the time to renew (or join!) SeDNAs 🧬🌏

Benefits of being a member👇

A Metadata Checklist and Data Formatting Guidelines to Make eDNA FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) Environmental DNA (eDNA) has emerged as a transformative tool for biodiversity monitoring and species detection, yet inconsistent metadata practices hinder data interoperability and reuse. To address...

🚨 Out now in #EnvironmentalDNA led by #MiwaTakahashi: Results of a huge, global effort to facilitate the publication of raw and processed #eDNA data & ensure that dataset we are currently generating, adhere to the #FAIR principles & won't be lost. @gbif.org, #ENA,
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Research Officer, Environmental DNA Laboratory - Townsville, QLD, Australia James Cook University (JCU) is creating a brighter future for life in the Tropics and beyond, through education and research that makes a difference locally and globally.  We now have an opportunity a...

The TropWATER eDNA lab (JCU) is looking for a Postdoc Research Fellow for a full-time, 2-yr role on applied biosecurity & biodiversity monitoring projects across Nth Aus. Join a passionate team applying eDNA tools to real-world conservation and management challenges.

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From surprise platypus to wandering cane toads, here’s what we found hiding in NSW estuaries Researchers worked with Indigenous Rangers to map life in 34 estuaries across NSW using environmental DNA - and made a host of unexpected discoveries.

Curious about what lives in NSW (Australia) estuaries?

We established a new open access baseline with more than 10,000 taxa for >250 sites using #eDNA methods.

Short summary online today with links to video and a site map

theconversation.com/from-surpris...

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Environmental DNA for One Health: Monitoring Pathogen Risk in Northern Australia Job in Darwin NT - SEEK Maxine is a Molecular biologist, and her experience spans primary industry and environmental disciplines focused on using genomics tools.

The project will involve fieldwork across the Top End to support early disease detection and a One Health approach in northern Australia.

For more info, visit: tinyurl.com/y6cuj8p7

Tropical diseases, their hosts, vectors, distribution & patterns of dispersion remain poorly understood in Nth Aus, despite proximity to potential disease sources in SE Asian countries. Nth Aus is remote, and a haven for wildlife with likely pathogen risk at the wildlife-livestock-human interface.

An exciting PhD opportunity has opened up to Australian citizens/residents 🇦🇺 or New Zealand citizens 🇳🇿 at Charles Darwin University.

The project will focus on developing eDNA & invertebrate derived DNA methods for assessing pathogen risk and host range at the wildlife-livestock-human interface.