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Post-Doc Researcher | 🧐🐟πŸ§ͺβš› with Antti Eloranta on #FreshRestore @BiodiversaPlus at @uniofjyvaskyla | Lake & Marine Ecosystems | Stable Isotope Ecologist

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One week to apply for our fully funded PhD position in Norway! This is a really exciting project in collab. with University of Helsinki and Benchmark Genetics.

Samples are ready - you do (read: learn) everything - functional genomics, bioinformatics, genotype-phenotype associations 🀩

Please RT!

07.10.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Taken in JyvΓ€skylΓ€, central Finland

05.10.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Green swirling aurora borealis reflected in a still lake, with twinkling street lights on the far shore.

Green swirling aurora borealis reflected in a still lake, with twinkling street lights on the far shore.

The other night I managed to snap the beautiful aurora or "revontulet" in finnish. The literal translation means "fox's fire" as it was believed that they came from the reflection of moon and starlight on glistening snow that is cast into the sky by the tail of a dashing fox. Enjoy πŸ˜€

05.10.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

For something more nature based from Osaka, i'd recommend a local train to Mino-o and from there walk up the valley to Minoh falls! There is a cool insect museum and butterfly house on the way up!

04.10.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Professor or Assistant / Associate (tenure track) Professor in Plant Ecology The Faculty of Science is looking for a full professor or assistant/associate professor (tenure track) in Plant Ecology. The aim of the professorship is to strengthen scientific research and education...

Open position: Professor or Assistant / Associate (tenure track) Professor in Plant Ecology (U. Turku Finland) Please share

ats.talentadore.com/apply/kasvie...

04.10.2025 05:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Environmental Analytical Facility Technician - QMUL Jobs ID: 7383. Title: Environmental Analytical Facility Technician. Application Deadline:

Job Alert
@qmulsbbs.bsky.social is advertising a position:

Environmental Analytical Facility Technician.

Join our team #ecology, #stable #isotopes, #Mass-spectrometer

15.09.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
IsoEcol 2026 – 14th International Conference on the Application of Stable Isotope Techniques in Ecological Studies

Calling all isotope ecologists.
IsoEcol 2026 will be held between October 12-17th, 2026 at the University of Hong Kong
See www.isoecol.com/2026/ for more

15.09.2025 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That is pretty ridiculous. Isn't that the whole point of editorial checks before sending it out to review?!?!?

12.09.2025 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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UniversitΓ€t Basel: Postdoc position in mountain macroecology The research group Ecology at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel in Switzerland invites applications for a postdoc position within the ERC project 'Global status,…

πŸ“’ @ecologybasel.bsky.social at @unibas.ch is hiring a 5-yr Postdoc (70–90%) for an ERC project on global plant invasions in mountain ecosystems! 🌍🌱 Join fieldwork in the Alps + global #macroecology research! See this job + more on the MRI website ➑️ buff.ly/PWTUag1 #OurChangingMountains

11.09.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The way i remember is r for REPRODUCE!!! And k for 'it's okkaaaayyy...' bit goofy but its stuck since my bachelor's πŸ˜…

02.09.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Associate Professor in molecular/cellular animal physiology (281754) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Job title: Associate Professor in molecular/cellular animal physiology (281754), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Monday, September 1, 2025

Associate Professor position in animal physiology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
(to replace me basically). An amazing permanent position at a great university!

Please spread widely πŸ™

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

18.08.2025 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Hi all - still time to book for our exciting aquatic ecology conference in London, next month. We would love to see you there!

#BESAG2025 #marine #freshwater #ecology

18.08.2025 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations Rhiannon! Awesome stuff 😁 and yay for more sulphur isotopes!!!

06.08.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are doing a Hackathon! πŸ’» Together with senior editor @nhcooper123.bsky.social , we'll be discussing and testing a protocol to check whether published data/code is actually reproducible... (1/2)

31.07.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
Three positions at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia): Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Ecology (2 positions) or Genomics (1 position) - VIC - Ecological Society of Australia Closing 7 August 2025 The School of Biological Sciences at Monash University is seeking three academics to join our team as a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (tenured-equivalent position under the Austral...

ONE Lectureship in genomics + TWO in ecology are advertised right now in my 'hood. Applications close 7th August. It'd be brilliant to have these filled with plant people. #PlantSciJobs #MonashBiol #plantecology #plantgenomics πŸͺ΄πŸ§ͺ🌱🌿🌾 This links to both : www.ecolsoc.org.au/opportunitie...

31.07.2025 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

there is still time to join us for our annual #BESAG conference! in London (ZSL), 15/16 Sept! Check out our amazing prices for #ECRs! #aquatic #marine #freshwater 🌍πŸ§ͺπŸ’§πŸŒŠ

29.07.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A group of people collecting water samples from a riverbank

A group of people collecting water samples from a riverbank

A group of people, wearing lifejackets, in rowing boats

A group of people, wearing lifejackets, in rowing boats

A member of our team in a boat, on a polar fieldtrip, wearing yellow waterproofs and a lifejacket

A member of our team in a boat, on a polar fieldtrip, wearing yellow waterproofs and a lifejacket

Check out this exciting job opportunity, for a Senior Freshwater Ecologist at @ukceh.bsky.social...take a look and please repost!

ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca...

#freshwater #ecology #job #career πŸ§ͺπŸŸπŸ¦ πŸŒŠπŸš£β€β™€οΈ

28.07.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Postdoctoral researcher: avian microbiomes and reproduction We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our team working on avian reproductive microbiomes at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) in the group of Dr. Melissah Rowe. The postd...

We are looking for a postdoc to join our group to work on an ERC funded project on avian reproductive microbiomes. nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
Please RT! #microbes #microbiomes #sparrows #postdoc

24.07.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Nutritional dynamics in fungus-growing termites: integration of biological nitrogen fixation and microbial amino acids Risto Vesala, Sambit Ghosh, Robert Murphy, Michael Poulsen, Suzanne Schmidt, Lucas Mwangala, Matthew J. Wooller, Jouko Rikkinen, Laura Arppe This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology…

πŸ“°PublishedπŸ“°Nutritional dynamics in fungus-growing termites: integration of biological nitrogen fixation and microbial amino acids🐜

buff.ly/DkVWbQl

πŸ§ͺ🌍

15.07.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do you know what would be nice in #AcademicReview? Having the opportunity in manuscript portal to provide feedback to the editor as to the reason if you decline... It would make me feel less like an arsehole at least πŸ˜…

14.07.2025 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post-doctoral researcher Fish community dynamics under Climate Change | slu.se SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life

Open postdoc position in a great research group in Uppsala, Sweden!
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

13.07.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Senior Freshwater Ecologist Salary - Β£48,414 - Β£51,377 Hybrid working (50/50) Permanent We reserve the right to close this advert early if we find the right candidate, so we encourage you to apply early. We are seeking a highly ...

πŸ“’ Job alert!

UKCEH are looking for a Senior Freshwater Ecologist to join their Aquatic Ecosystems Group, based at their Edinburgh site!

πŸ’¦πŸ§ͺ @ukceh.bsky.social #UKCEH_AquaEco

share.google/P4sSI2ulbXL9...

10.07.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry to hear Jon, hope things pick up soon!

08.07.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Same stuff to reinforce the message? πŸ˜…

08.07.2025 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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CytoTransport - Mechanismen und Modulation zellulΓ€rer Transportprozesse Im DFG-gefΓΆrderten Forschungsverbund "CytoTransport" werden Expertisen in Biomedizin, computergestΓΌtzter Modellierung, Strukturbiologie, Chemie und Materialwissenschaften vereint, um zellulΓ€re Transpo...

Research part of the cytotransport project: www.h-brs.de/de/cytotrans...

07.07.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Evolution is not just about gaining new functions – sometimes it is about letting go of what you no longer need!

07.07.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Graphical abstract with marine mammals on the left where the alpha sodium ion channel isoform is closed under high salt concentrations. On the right are terrestrial mammals where there is an additional ion channel isoform, the delta isoform, that is open under high salt concentrations. This is hypothesised to function as a potential β€œstress” protein for monitoring high salt levels that has secondarily been lost in marine mammals.

Graphical abstract with marine mammals on the left where the alpha sodium ion channel isoform is closed under high salt concentrations. On the right are terrestrial mammals where there is an additional ion channel isoform, the delta isoform, that is open under high salt concentrations. This is hypothesised to function as a potential β€œstress” protein for monitoring high salt levels that has secondarily been lost in marine mammals.

New paper alert! Was great to contribute to work of @mikealthaus.bsky.social and colleagues demonstrating how re-entering the marine environmental led to the evolutionary loss of the high concentration "stress" signalling sodium ion channel isoform in mammals!

nature.com/articles/s42003-025-08436-7

07.07.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

HyvÀÀ Juhannusta kaikki! Happy midsummer everyone! β˜€οΈβ˜€οΈβ˜€οΈ

I really appreciate this holiday in Finland - chilling with friends and family, and enjoying the longest day of the year! A very earthly thing to celebrate.

20.06.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sad to say that my RCF fellowship, which would have involved lots of isotope ecophysiology experiments, was not funded. It's difficult not to take it a bit personally, but it always surprises me how different proposal reviews can be (i guess like with papers its quite the lottery in the end)

16.06.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🀞 for some blue rayed limpets! My fave 😁

14.06.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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