Andrea Sommese

🚨 Postdoc Opening! 🚨
Join our human-animal interaction research group at
@uarizona.bsky.social, receive dual mentorship from myself & @dremilybray.bsky.social + contribute to a funded study investigating the impact of pets on mental health and wellbeing. Open until filled! bit.ly/3CenLAE

#jobalert

Postdoctoral position in Applied animal ethology and animal perception
Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden

More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Postdoctoral...

Really proud of this one. Our first study on innovative problem-solving in free-ranging small mammals is fresh off the press of Animal Cognition rdcu.be/eOHl3. We looked at what happens with human disturbance in a protected area...without disturbing our most precious collaborators!

Such a pro!

The statistical fragility of animal cognition findings: a meta-meta-analytic reappraisal

ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

Apply | leadingedgesymposium Apply. The 2026 Leading Edge cohort application is now open! This cohort is named the Zara Weinberg Cohort, in honor of 2021 Leading Edge Fellow, Zara Weinberg. Applications are due February 2, 2026.

I have been blown away by the level of support (both practical and emotional support!) from the #LeadingEdge community. I feel so grateful to be a part of this group. Consider applying!!

www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/

The Animal Behavior Society (ABS) is seeking proposals for a freelance editorial assistant to assist our full-time Managing Editor for the journal Animal Behavior! Initial contract will be for 4 months & renewable. Send your proposal by Nov 14!

www.animalbehaviorsociety.org/web/news.php...

Slow down and really see nature. Join artist–zoologist Bella Charlton for a free online workshop on #NatureJournaling - hosted by SCB and Current Conservation.

🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 8–9 AM ET
🎨 Open to all, no drawing experience needed!
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#SciComm

We’re thrilled to announce the ABC's fourth mentorship-matching event!! 📣📣
This is a unique opportunity for you to meet and connect with experienced mentors. The mentorship match event - more of an informal "vibe check" - will be on Nov 6 2025 at 14:00 GMT 🐝🐝
Help us spread the word!! #mentorship

I'd also be interested to hear!

Genetic and Acoustic Diversity in an Invasive Parrot at University of Salford on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Genetic and Acoustic Diversity in an Invasive Parrot at University of Salford, listed on FindAPhD.com

Looking for a PhD? 🦜
Interested in ornithology, animal behaviour, bioacoustics?

I am advertising a PhD on vocal communication in ring-necked parakeets tinyurl.com/44a3hcnz

Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply for University of Salford Widening Participation Scholarships tinyurl.com/4wtzzh3z

Obtaining funding for wild animal welfare science: A guide for researchers in other fields — Wild Animal Initiative We have an open call for proposals on all of our grant types. Learn more and apply by November 14.

🧪 We have an open #CFP on projects in wild animal welfare science.

Not sure if your project is the right fit? We've put together a guide on using common research skills to study wild animal welfare, and integrating welfare into wildlife science projects.

Ready to tell powerful environmental stories? 🌊🌿

Mongabay is hiring:
• Contributing Editor (Oceans): buff.ly/B10xOhV
• Engagement Editor: buff.ly/WZY7a9c
• Wire Reporter (Asia): buff.ly/cmYajQ4

Join our remote global newsroom 🌎

Apply now!

Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs The selective revision of beliefs in light of new evidence has been considered one of the hallmarks of human-level rationality. However, tests of this ability in other species are lacking. We examined...

Are humans really the only rational animals? Our NEW PAPER 🎉 out in @science.org suggests otherwise! In a large collaboration led with my joint first author @hanna-schleihauf.bsky.social, we show that “Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs” 🧵

The cognitive ecology of wild bumblebees

New #PhD ad alert!
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?

Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.

iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

📢Webinar alert📢

Gamification for positive animal welfare?

Join us & @liftcostaction.bsky.social as Bahadir Odevci explores how digital tools, using challenges, rewards, storytelling & feedback, can inspire positive change.

⏰ 5 pm CET
📅 November 3rd

🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#CrowCoG is hiring🚨MULTIPLE PAID RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITIONS 🚨for our 2026 field season (May - Sep)! Field and aviary-based positions - come help us study the remarkable tool-making New Caledonian crows. Apply here: bit.ly/3WlxxHE

Applications for the Godfrey Hewitt Mobility (GHM) Award are open for PhD students/postdocs in evolutionary biology. Deadline: January 31, 2026. Max award: 2,000 Euros. More info: https://eseb.org/prizes-funding/godfrey-hewitt-mobility-award/

We’re looking for a motivated & curious researcher to join our team as a PhD candidate! You’ll work with Prof. Bridget Waller, Dr. Annika Bremhorst, & me at the Dog Cognition Centre, UoP.
Are you fascinated by the dog–human bond & dog-human communication? 🐶
Interested? Get in touch with me.

Amplifying global voices: Removing language barriers in academic conferences We invite you to share your experiences with language barriers at academic conferences. Your insights will help shape more inclusive and multilingual events across disciplines and formats. This surve...

🌍 Have you experienced language barriers at academic conferences, or not at all?

We want to hear from everyone to better understand how language shapes participation and accessibility.

📝 Take our short survey and help make conferences more inclusive and multilingual:

forms.gle/u8ESktcJP8Y6...

Our new study on “Overimitation in Assistance Dogs and Family Dogs” has just been published 🥳😍

doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...

#PhD #published #dogscience #assistancedogs #familydogs #overimitation #sociallearning

MSc by Res opportunity - developing behavioural indicators to inform killer whale conservation with
@exeter.ac.uk @whaleresearch.bsky.social @seadocsociety.bsky.social

People from underrepresented groups in marine science encouraged to apply.

Deadline 19Dec

www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

YouTube video by COLORS Alice Duport-Percier x Lorien Testard - Alicia | A COLORS SHOW

For those who come after.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcWl...

#expedition33

Grants — Wild Animal Initiative We have an open call for proposals on all grant types. Learn how to apply.

📢 #CFP: Wild Animal Initiative is accepting grant applications for projects studying wild animal welfare.

🗓️ Submit your EOI form by November 14 to be considered.

🧪 #wildlife #biology #zoology #ecoevo #animalbehavior #animalbehaviour #physiology #conservation #science

3 days left to apply for our emerging scientist talk series!!
www.bi.mpg.de/ess

Scientists wanted to know if dogs could one day talk—here’s what they found Tamás Faragó told Newsweek: "We should look at their behavior, how they interact with humans and how they live together with us."

Our "Talking dogs" review has been featured in @newsweek.com :)

Thank you for the opportunity to share our work with the world .

www.newsweek.com/dogs-etholog...

a brown and white guinea pig is eating a leaf of lettuce ALT: a brown and white guinea pig is eating a leaf of lettuce

It’s #GuineaPigAwarenessWeek 🐹

Guinea pigs deserve more attention when it comes to their welfare and care.

📄 Our research explores how husbandry practices and human–animal interactions relate to their behaviour and wellbeing.

🔗 www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15...

Examples of some recent papers from graduate students in my group - a full list of recent papers and preprints can be found here (https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&user=pTdxVdIAAAAJ) and profile of the group here: https://egioxford.web.ox.ac.uk/members

The annual Wytham Field Team Photo!

Celebrating a successful field season with great food & good company - May 2025

Front view of the Life & Mind Building, which opened in Oct 2025: The new home of Biology at Oxford

Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Postdoctoral position in Applied animal ethology and animal perception | slu.se SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life

📣 Are you interested in applied animal ethology and perceptual abilities of animals? Do you want to help us disentangle how animal emotions are modulated by their sensory environment? Then, you might be the postdoc we are looking for🌠

More info: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

#appliedethology #postcoc

Oklahoma State Department of Biology is hiring an assistant professor in comparative biology (very broadly defined)! We have a great department, come join us. And please spread the word. jobs.okstate.edu/jobs/assista...