Niklas Wahlberg

PhD position open! Bioinformatics | Python | Phytoplankton genomics | Deep learning. Funded until 2029. If you love code AND biology, we want to hear from you. Deadline: March 15! www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...

Our paper on convergent regressive evolution of genes involved in oral anatomy of myrmecophagous mammals is now officially published @molbioevol.bsky.social

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag009

Post doc position in Evolutionary biology and bioinformatics - work environment: This postdoctoral position will be supervised by Aline Muyle and hosted at the Institute of Evolutionary Sciences of Montpellier (ISEM), within the CHANGE department and the Plant ...

I am hiring a Postdoc (18 months contract in Montpellier, France) to study how polyploidy affects sex chromosomes in the plant Silene latifolia, using bioinformatic analyses of RNA-seq and DNA-seq data. Deadline for applications March 24th. euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/412961

A group of researchers and participants gather at night in a mountain landscape around a glowing blue light trap used for collecting moths. The scene is illuminated by the bright light, with trees and dark mountain silhouettes in the background. The group is examining specimens and taking notes during fieldwork. Photo credit: Alena Suchackova.

(1/2) Applications are open for the second field workshop of WG 2: Specimen collection for genomic work
📍 Vlahi, Pirin Mountains (Bulgaria)
📅 15–19 June 2026
We’re bringing together Lepidoptera taxonomists, enthusiasts, bioinformaticians, and students for real hands-on learning and exchange.
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Evolution, genomics and conservation of butterflies and moths - Nature Reviews Biodiversity Butterflies and moths are key indicators of functioning and healthy ecosystems around the world. This Review describes the evolutionary history of the order Lepidoptera and tracks shifts in researcher...

Now online! In this review, we cover four major topics on butterflies and moths: their evolutionary history and diversification dynamics, genomics, global diversity patterns, and conservation 🦋🌏 (1/8) @natrevbiodiv.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Moth perched on a streetlamp. Our work suggests that light suppresses activity in moths, so once attracted to a light they are prevented from escape.

Eye-opening findings on how light suppresses moth activity. Light attracts moths, but what if we've been missing a much more pervasive effect where even sky-glow light levels make them freeze?

Paper: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
@uniexecec.bsky.social @esbriolat.bsky.social @kevinjgaston.bsky.social

Complementary approaches to measure predation pressure on butterfly populations in Australia Abstract. Predation pressure is a major force driving the evolution of anti-predatory traits, yet quantifying its intensity in the wild remains difficult.

Measuring predation in the wild is hard. @mherberstein.bsky.social

We compared wing damage, artificial replicas, and bird surveys in Australian butterfly communities.

Methods were complementary — together they better estimate predation risk.

royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

It was great to start the week off by welcoming the second cohort of budding curators to the Project Psyche Genome Curation Workshop! Over the next two weeks they will become experts in piecing together genomes and will use these skills to curate some Project Psyche genomes! 🔎🧬

Congrats to @etkayapar.bsky.social who has defended his PhD on integrating sparse and dense genomic datasets to infer robust phylogenies for species-rich moth groups such as Gelechioidea, Geometridae, Noctuidae & Erebidae and advancing phylogenomic methods. lunduniversity.lu.se/lup/publicat...

In our new paper, we demonstrate the potential of social media data for tracking range-shifting species, particularly in the leading edge of the expansion. doi.org/10.1111/cobi... (1/6) @monashbiol.bsky.social @monashscience.bsky.social @idiv-research.bsky.social

Positions open in Human Diversity consortium | Human Diversity The Centre of Excellence for Human Diversity Through Contacts at the University of Turku is part of UTU profiling area of Human Diversity and part of themat ...

Apply for various research positions in Evolutionary Language Sciences and Evolutionary Demography at the University of Turku by February 26-27, 2026. More info: https://sites.utu.fi/humandiversity/news/positions-open-in-human-diversity-consortium/ #postdoc

About the museum Natural History Museum Denmark is beautifully located in the corner of the Botanical Garden near Nørreport Station. Until October 2022 the museum also welcomed guests at the Zoological Museum at Østerbro, which is now closed to the public in order to prepare for the new museum building that will open in the Botanical Garden in a few years time.

The Natural History Museum Denmark seeks a Tenure Track Assistant Professor and Curator of Lepidoptera. Candidates should have a strong research background in Lepidoptera. Applications due March 22, 2026. Info: https://snm.dk/en/about-museum. #job

The Map butterfly differs in wing size and color between seasons. We tested how these differences influence body temperature dynamics, revealing potentially optimized thermal performance between seasons. 🦋☀️

The study, led by Dani and Irča, is in preprint version: doi.org/10.64898/202...

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨

2-year postdoc in canine behaviour at Linköping University, Sweden.

#AcademicSky #ScienceJobs

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We’ve been working on this paper longer than it took adaptive alleles to cross the species barrier (in both directions) and make two pests ever more resistant to the things we throw at them.

New preprint out 🧬🌱🐛

10kLepGenomes | COST Action CA23122 The 10kLepGenomes COST Action aims to take advantage of the massive amount of data being produced by genome initiatives, in order to understand pressing issues of biodiversity loss, pest control, and ...

📣 The 2nd #STSM call of #10kLepGenomes is complete!
Eight researchers have been awarded funding for short scientific missions to boost collaboration, training, and knowledge exchange across the network.

Congrats to the selected candidates and thanks to everyone who applied! 🦋
www.10klepgenomes.eu

Join us in Upsala Sweden for BioSyst EU, 17th–19th August 2026, for a three-day conference celebrating European systematics and biodiversity research at its origin. Systematics and Biodiversity are proud to be an official sponsor!

A call for symposia will be coming soon.. #BioSystEU2026

A new study shows that butterflies, unlike birds, are declining in Finnish agricultural landscapes:

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Home The University of Tartu is the leading university in the Baltics, the only one in the region to rank in the top 1.2% of world's universities. The UT's world-class education gives you an advantage for life!

PhD positions available at the University of Tartu on insect thermal traits evolution. Interested candidates should apply by Feb 10, 2026. More info at https://www.ut.ee/en. #phd

The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social has two open PhD positions, help us spread the word! 📣

We are looking for a PhD student in Lichen Biology, and one in Ecology & Evolution. Find more information and apply by 1 February below!

My collaborator at University of Copenhagen, Anders Garm, is looking for a 3 year postdoc to work on bioluminescence, neurobiology and ecology of ctenophores. More information here:
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

The American Naturalist classic cover

Special Feature: Can we predict the future of evolution? In this review, Jackson et al. dig into genomic analyses of change over time to determine if and when evolution can be forecast using genomic methods.

Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Mathematics and statistics | Faculty of Science | University of Helsinki The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is Finland’s largest university department for mathematical sciences. Its multifaceted research has received the highest points in numerous assessments. The Department collaborates actively with other higher education institutions and with several government research institutes both in Finland and abroad.

The University of Helsinki seeks a postdoctoral researcher for a 3-year role in statistical ecology and evolution, focusing on sex-specific differences in immunity and life history. Apply by Feb 28, 2026. More in… https://www.helsinki.fi/en/faculty-science/faculty/mathematics-and-statistics #postdoc

Interested in adaptive genomics, genomic offset and simulations? This seems to be an extraordinary opportunity to work with Thibaut Capblancq and Olivier François, two excellent experts in the field (and also great people)

When @omearabrian.bsky.social saw the manuscript, he described it as: ‘What if this figure could be an entire paper?’

I choose to interpret that as high praise.

Now accepted at AmNat: The geometry of macroevolution (with Dan Rabosky). www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

🦋🧬 A milestone for biodiversity genomics.
Project Psyche is building chromosome-level genomes for ~11,000 European butterflies & moths — 1,000 sequenced, 3,000+ collected, across 34 countries.

🔗 Read the publication: bit.ly/ProjectPsyche
@projectpsyche.bsky.social

#BiodiversityGenomics 🧬🌍

Black field with a macro image of a bright orange lichen Xanthoria in one of the corner. Little diagrams showing a structure of a lichen thallus with different layers in grey and green, a phylogenetic tree, and an alphafold generated structure of a protein. White text says "PhD position in Stockholm University / SciLifeLab. Lichen Biology, Symbiosis, Microbial Ecology & Evolution,Meta-omics Fully funded for 4 years. Start Apr-Sep 2026. Deadline for application: Feb 1st."

⚡️Fully funded #PhD position in my lab at Stockholm University / SciLifeLab! If you’re interested in #lichens, #symbiosis, fungal biology, or meta-omics, please apply. Deadline Feb 1. Read more here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

The geometrid moth Drepanogynis insciata was only known from two historical specimens collected before 1879. Now, it has been rediscovered in South Africa's Western Cape.

@smnstuttgart.bsky.social

Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

Check PhD position opportunity at Natural History Museum in Stockholm with @nicolasdussex.bsky.social

Genomics of evolution to climate change in marine species

Nicolas Dussex as main advisor and I as co-advisor at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social and @scilifelab.se

More details below 👇

Project Psyche: reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe Project Psyche is a transnational initiative to generate and study chromosome-level reference genomes of all ~11 000 species of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) found in Europe. Here, we describe…

#ERGAReads | We start the year by highlighting our partner Project Psyche: reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe! 🦋 🌍 🧬 @projectpsyche.bsky.social

🔗 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

#butterflies #moths #genomes