Jan Strugnell

❗️Job Alert: Deep-Sea Benthic Biologist (Assistant Professor) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA 🌊 Apply by Dec 1, 2025: apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04175

📷 Auckland Museum Collections (CC) #MarineBiology

Evolutionary Genomics, Assistant Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Fall 2026 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville: Knoxville Academic Units: College of Arts and Sciences: Division of Natural Sciences & Mathematics: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Open date: July 28, 2025 Description The Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (EEB) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Evolutionary Genomics. We invite applicants whose research leverages modern genomic tools and statistical approaches to address fundamental questions in evolutionary biology. We are particularly interested in candidates working on functional and evolutionary genomics in any system—plant, microbe, or animal (including humans)—who bring innovative, integrative approaches to large-scale genomic data analysis. [more on description excluded due to character limit on bsky: please see ad at https://apply.interfolio.com/170735 ] Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Biology, Genetics, Evolutionary Biology, Genomics, Bioinformatics, or a related field at the time of appointment and should demonstrate a strong record of scientific accomplishment, including peer-reviewed publications. Excellent communication skills and a commitment to effective and modern teaching practices are required. Applications will be reviewed beginning September 19, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. This position has an anticipated start date of August 1, 2026. Interested applicants should submit via Interfolio (apply.interfolio.com/170735) a cover letter, curriculum vitae, two-page statement of research accomplishment and plans, two-page description of teaching experiences and interests, and contact information of at least three individuals who could write letters of reference. Please direct any questions to the search chair, Dr. Elizabeth Derryberry (ederryb1@utk.edu).

Tenure-track faculty job in Evolutionary Genomics in my department, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at U of Tennessee, Knoxville.

• Any system (even humans)
• Interdisciplinary, collaborative folks welcomed
• Review starts Sep 19, 2025
• Details at apply.interfolio.com/170735

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So, what it's gonna be?

Motherfucking windfarms!!!

Or....motherfucking windfarms

#Vattenfall #GHG #CO2

Giant Australian Cuttlefish are still gathering in large numbers and currently laying plenty of eggs, with the waters around Point Lowly remaining clean. Today, the SA Government is holding an emergency meeting to plan for risks from the harmful algal bloom spreading to the upper Spencer Gulf.

Octopus and Ice Sheet Team @marine-omics.bsky.social is a finalist in the Aspire Scholarship Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research.

Learn more: youtu.be/8H3bCE6wfjM

#EurekaPrizes @janstrugnell.bsky.social @lausally.bsky.social @nick-golledge.bsky.social

Current Vacancies

I am currently advertising a new 3-year research position in my TerraLuma team: Research Associate in Drone Field Operations (Academic Level A)

The position will support the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network’s (@TERN_Aus) Dronescape project.

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An ongoing Academic (Research and Teaching) position in Genomics, here at Monash University in Melbourne. Closing in a little over a week! Please share widely! Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level (similar to Assistant Professor). careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Two (!) ongoing Academic (Research and Teaching) positions in Ecology, here at Monash University in Melbourne. Closing in a little over a week! Please share widely! Both at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level (similar to Assistant Professor) careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Check out Joe Perkins' research detecting toxic algal species in Hervey Bay, Australia #HABs www.marine-omics.net/2025/07/24/j...

Nearly T2T, phased genome assemblies of corals reveal haplotype diversity and the evolutionary process of gene expansion Abstract. Gene family expansion illustrates a critical aspect of evolutionary adaptation. However, the mechanisms by which gene family expansions emerge an

Today’s #DailyCoralRead 📖🪸

🧬 Two new telomere-to-telomere genome assemblies for Acropora digitifera and A. tenuis! 🧬

The study reveals highly disordered genomic regions with potentially neofunctionalized genes from lineage-specific expansions. 🧪

🔗 http://tiny.cc/z61q001

New paper in Nature: global evolutionary biogeography of my favourite animals.

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Home - CliC OSC 2026 About the conference REgister now Abstract Guidelines Registration is open! Register here and use the buttons below to access travel resources. FLIGHT DISCOUNTS ACCOMMODATION TRAVEL INFORMATION Second...

Abstract deadline for Climate and Cryosphere 2026, in Wellington NZ, now extended till August 31st. Spread the word...

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#climate #academicsky #nz

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

Ecology:
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Genomics:
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Deep ocean currents shape microbial communities across South Pacific, scientists discover A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning circulation—play a pivotal role in shaping the diversity and function of microbial life ...

🌊 Deep ocean currents shape microbial communities across South Pacific, scientists discover

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Lecturer, Animal Ecology - 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...

🚨 Lecturer in Animal Ecology position @jcuofficial.bsky.social. Candidates with expertise in terrestrial animal ecology are encouraged.

📍 Townsville, AU
Closes: 8th Aug 2025
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Lecturer, Animal Ecology Job in Townsville, Northern QLD - SEEK The role involves teaching in ecology and conservation biology, supervising students, and building a productive, externally funded research program.

Lecturer in Animal Ecology at James Cook Uni www.seek.com.au/job/85671632...

‘Highly‐Informative’ Genetic Markers Can Bias Conclusions: Examples and General Solutions High-grading bias is the overestimation power in a subset of loci caused by model overfitting. Using both empirical and simulated datasets, we show that high-grading bias can cause severe overestimat...

New paper with @birdpicsandscience.bsky.social out TODAY!!

We found that choosing "highly informative loci" (aka high fst loci) may bias results in common population genetic analyses

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Explainer thread to come! #PopGen #PopulationGenomics #Evolution

NHM London is looking for a Director of Research as part of our leadership team. Guide a world-class research community, set a strong vision for collections-based research, and ensure research excellence across NHM activities.
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You know now what to bring to the next lab meeting 🍫

DNA metabarcoding provides new insight into the diet of invasive chital deer (Axis axis) in a tropical savanna landscape The introduction of non-native species into new environments can cause significant ecological harm and is considered a major conservation threat. As populations of invasive species continue to establ....

Ever wondered how DNA metabarcoding compares to traditional methods for assessing diet? Curious whether these techniques could help inform the management of introduced deer in Australia? Then our latest research is for you!

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Wilson’s Promontory or Yiruk Wamoon, 3 hours drive from Melbourne, Australia, is National Park with magnificent peaks, beaches, rainforest, and the world’s southernmost mangroves. A hiking and boating paradise, the promontory and surrounding islands are the exposed portions of a Devonian granite batholith.

🌏 Rare opportunity to join us!

We’re hiring two new Lecturer/Senior Lecturers in the School of Earth Atmosphere & Environment #MonashUni, a top 50 global university

🔬 Isotope Geochemistry
🛰️ Remote Sensing/Geospatial
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Joe Perkins entertaining the audience in his precompletion PhD seminar on Ecology, detection, and impacts of benthic toxic dinoflagellates in Qld: a focus on #ciguatera poisoning. @marine-omics.bsky.social 🧬

@zoologistedel.bsky.social wowing the crowd about her genomic research on Heard and McDonald Islands #pintofscience

‘A horror movie’: sharks and octopuses among 200 species killed by toxic algae off South Australia Karenia mikimotoi algae can suffocate fish, cause haemorrhaging and act as a neurotoxin, one expert says

‘A horror movie’: sharks and octopuses among 200 species killed by toxic algae off South Australia

Is there a core response to heat stress in #abalone? You bet there is. Check out this fantastic new meta-analysis of heat stress studies across abalone led by Roy Barkan. @marine-omics.bsky.social @iracooke.bsky.social 🧬🧬 rdcu.be/elVL2

Is there a core response to heat stress in #abalone? You bet there is. Check out this fantastic new meta-analysis of heat stress studies across abalone led by Roy Barkan. @marine-omics.bsky.social @iracooke.bsky.social 🧬🧬 rdcu.be/elVL2

Putting Structural Variants Into Practice: The Role of Chromosomal Inversions in the Management of Marine Environments Major threats to marine species and ecosystems include overfishing, invasive species, pollution and climate change. The changing climate not only imposes direct threats through the impacts of severe ....

Putting Structural Variants Into Practice: The Role of Chromosomal Inversions in the Management of Marine Environments. New @marine-omics.bsky.social paper by Nadja Schneller with @janstrugnell.bsky.social, @mattfield100.bsky.social and Kerstin Johannesson out today doi.org/10.1111/mec....

Sea pigs, icefish and trilobites: Antarctica’s mysterious marine life – in pictures Characterised by darkness and cold temperatures, the extreme environment of Antarctica’s deep sea is largely unexplored. Now, after a special marine science voyage, a team aboard Australia’s national ...

ANTARCTIC INVERTEBRATES! PHOTO ESSAY! GO! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

YouTube video by SAEF - Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future Our seafloor history teachers

Big thanks to the fabulous crew, deck officers and all the expeditioners onboard RSV #Nuyina on our voyage to the Denman Glacier, East #Antarctica. @arcsaef.bsky.social @jcuofficial.bsky.social @marine-omics.bsky.social @lausally.bsky.social 🐙🇦🇶🧬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAhD...