Alexa Fredston
@afredston.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Ocean Sciences at UCSC. Modeling ecological and biogeographical dynamics in past, current, and future seas.
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Alexa Fredston
@afredston.bsky.social
· Nov 6
A century of invertebrate range extensions in the eastern North Pacific
doi.org
the first paper from my lab at UCSC is on @ecoevorxiv.bsky.social
led by the brilliant Jordana Sevigny we assembled a >100 year timeseries of invert range extensions in the NE Pacific
huge range fluctuations are common; extensions are overwhelmingly associated with El Niño
doi.org/10.32942/X2T...
led by the brilliant Jordana Sevigny we assembled a >100 year timeseries of invert range extensions in the NE Pacific
huge range fluctuations are common; extensions are overwhelmingly associated with El Niño
doi.org/10.32942/X2T...
Reposted by Alexa Fredston
Mollusca-focused, 6-yr postdoc Postdoc in Invertebrate Evolution:
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
jobs.univie.ac.at
January 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Mollusca-focused, 6-yr postdoc Postdoc in Invertebrate Evolution:
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
realizing that my Mom's recipes read like GBBO technical challenges. this recipe is literally two lines:
"melt chocolate in double boiler
fold in Grand Marnier, beaten egg whites, beaten egg yolks, whipped cream, and chill"
"melt chocolate in double boiler
fold in Grand Marnier, beaten egg whites, beaten egg yolks, whipped cream, and chill"
December 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
realizing that my Mom's recipes read like GBBO technical challenges. this recipe is literally two lines:
"melt chocolate in double boiler
fold in Grand Marnier, beaten egg whites, beaten egg yolks, whipped cream, and chill"
"melt chocolate in double boiler
fold in Grand Marnier, beaten egg whites, beaten egg yolks, whipped cream, and chill"
I think my traditional method of perusing e-TOCs to read the literature is officially not working for me anymore
recommended software/methods for RSS feeds? I struggle with identifying keywords so I'd want a combination of broad keywords for general journals + all articles for specialist journals.
recommended software/methods for RSS feeds? I struggle with identifying keywords so I'd want a combination of broad keywords for general journals + all articles for specialist journals.
December 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I think my traditional method of perusing e-TOCs to read the literature is officially not working for me anymore
recommended software/methods for RSS feeds? I struggle with identifying keywords so I'd want a combination of broad keywords for general journals + all articles for specialist journals.
recommended software/methods for RSS feeds? I struggle with identifying keywords so I'd want a combination of broad keywords for general journals + all articles for specialist journals.
(at least) 2 interesting things in here:
- AI use now mentioned in research misconduct section
- clearer requirement to share data from NSF-funded projects at time of publication
- AI use now mentioned in research misconduct section
- clearer requirement to share data from NSF-funded projects at time of publication
December 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
(at least) 2 interesting things in here:
- AI use now mentioned in research misconduct section
- clearer requirement to share data from NSF-funded projects at time of publication
- AI use now mentioned in research misconduct section
- clearer requirement to share data from NSF-funded projects at time of publication
in a week, I'll start reviewing applications for this postdoc. come work with me in Santa Cruz, CA on fitting Bayesian hierarchical models to whale tag and photo datasets.
position starts in fall 2026. ask me questions and apply here: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
position starts in fall 2026. ask me questions and apply here: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
Fredston Lab: Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
December 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
in a week, I'll start reviewing applications for this postdoc. come work with me in Santa Cruz, CA on fitting Bayesian hierarchical models to whale tag and photo datasets.
position starts in fall 2026. ask me questions and apply here: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
position starts in fall 2026. ask me questions and apply here: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
full-time job modeling salmon populations in Olympia, WA: forms.gle/3ePJcrwhFZWr...
forms.gle
December 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
full-time job modeling salmon populations in Olympia, WA: forms.gle/3ePJcrwhFZWr...
1-year postdoc in quantitative fisheries / management strategy evaluation at Rutgers: jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/262...
POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE IN QUANTITATIVE FISHERIES ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Title: Northeast Climate Integrated Modeling: Defining biological references and setting catch advice in a dynamic environment Description: We are seeking a postdoctoral scientist to work on a 1-year ...
jobs.rutgers.edu
December 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
1-year postdoc in quantitative fisheries / management strategy evaluation at Rutgers: jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/262...
cool postdoc at CESAB in gorgeous Montpellier, France to work on FishMIP: www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/wp-content/u...
www.fondationbiodiversite.fr
December 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
cool postdoc at CESAB in gorgeous Montpellier, France to work on FishMIP: www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/wp-content/u...
the Isle Royale National Park page on trees no longer mentions climate change effects on balsam fir. there goes my "intro to ecology" lecture...
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
the Isle Royale National Park page on trees no longer mentions climate change effects on balsam fir. there goes my "intro to ecology" lecture...
Reposted by Alexa Fredston
WE ARE RECRUITING PHD STUDENTS!!!
We have three(!) funded PhD studentships advertising presently. If any of these are of interest, please reach out! Thread below with links to more information on each project.
#Drosophila #Evolution #Immunity #SelfishGene #Aphids
Thread with links below 🧵 1/4
We have three(!) funded PhD studentships advertising presently. If any of these are of interest, please reach out! Thread below with links to more information on each project.
#Drosophila #Evolution #Immunity #SelfishGene #Aphids
Thread with links below 🧵 1/4
November 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
WE ARE RECRUITING PHD STUDENTS!!!
We have three(!) funded PhD studentships advertising presently. If any of these are of interest, please reach out! Thread below with links to more information on each project.
#Drosophila #Evolution #Immunity #SelfishGene #Aphids
Thread with links below 🧵 1/4
We have three(!) funded PhD studentships advertising presently. If any of these are of interest, please reach out! Thread below with links to more information on each project.
#Drosophila #Evolution #Immunity #SelfishGene #Aphids
Thread with links below 🧵 1/4
Reposted by Alexa Fredston
There’s one month left to apply for the PhD position on interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns, co-supervised by @alicecarravieri.bsky.social, Bernd Sures from @unidue.bsky.social and myself. You can do so here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
There’s one month left to apply for the PhD position on interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns, co-supervised by @alicecarravieri.bsky.social, Bernd Sures from @unidue.bsky.social and myself. You can do so here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
Reposted by Alexa Fredston
I'm looking for 1-2 PhD/Master's students to start in my lab in the fall of 2026.
Are you interested in studying plant interactions, species coexistence or community recovery after disturbance in arid environments? Details below!
Email me with questions and please share widely!!
🌱🌾🌵🏜️
Are you interested in studying plant interactions, species coexistence or community recovery after disturbance in arid environments? Details below!
Email me with questions and please share widely!!
🌱🌾🌵🏜️
October 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I'm looking for 1-2 PhD/Master's students to start in my lab in the fall of 2026.
Are you interested in studying plant interactions, species coexistence or community recovery after disturbance in arid environments? Details below!
Email me with questions and please share widely!!
🌱🌾🌵🏜️
Are you interested in studying plant interactions, species coexistence or community recovery after disturbance in arid environments? Details below!
Email me with questions and please share widely!!
🌱🌾🌵🏜️
Reposted by Alexa Fredston
Job Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island.
jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960
jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Job Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island.
jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960
jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960
Reposted by Alexa Fredston
Join us! Reviews begin 12/15. DM me with questions.
IBES is hiring! We seek a Visiting Asst Professor for the 2026-27 & 2027-28 academic years with the possibility of renewal. Scholars with expertise in energy, sustainable design, the built environment, and/or environmental justice are particularly encouraged to apply. apply.interfolio.com/176395
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Join us! Reviews begin 12/15. DM me with questions.
Reposted by Alexa Fredston
Do you have a research team working on ambitious research at the interface between mathematics/theory/computation and biology?
Apply for an NITMB Focused Research Group Award to continue your work at NITMB!
Learn more and apply at www.nitmb.org/research/foc...
Apply for an NITMB Focused Research Group Award to continue your work at NITMB!
Learn more and apply at www.nitmb.org/research/foc...
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Do you have a research team working on ambitious research at the interface between mathematics/theory/computation and biology?
Apply for an NITMB Focused Research Group Award to continue your work at NITMB!
Learn more and apply at www.nitmb.org/research/foc...
Apply for an NITMB Focused Research Group Award to continue your work at NITMB!
Learn more and apply at www.nitmb.org/research/foc...
Reposted by Alexa Fredston
The Brown and Stachowicz labs are looking for a postdoc for an NSF-funded project on the thermal dependence of disease in eelgrass! As a bonus you get to be based at the Bodega Marine Lab! Interested? Find out more here: brown-ecology.com/join-us/
Join Us!
brown-ecology.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The Brown and Stachowicz labs are looking for a postdoc for an NSF-funded project on the thermal dependence of disease in eelgrass! As a bonus you get to be based at the Bodega Marine Lab! Interested? Find out more here: brown-ecology.com/join-us/
Reposted by Alexa Fredston
PhD position - Changing Ecological Role of Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas.
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
PhD position - Changing Ecological Role of Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas.
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.
Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
Niche tweet but does anyone have a Nespresso Vertuo and if so what do you think? We use a manual espresso machine right now but want to add an automatic option
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Niche tweet but does anyone have a Nespresso Vertuo and if so what do you think? We use a manual espresso machine right now but want to add an automatic option
Reposted by Alexa Fredston
Amy Angert and I are recruiting a #postdoc to participate in a collaborative NSF-funded study of demographic responses to climate across the geographic range of the scarlet monkeyflower. Please repost! jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/224...
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Amy Angert and I are recruiting a #postdoc to participate in a collaborative NSF-funded study of demographic responses to climate across the geographic range of the scarlet monkeyflower. Please repost! jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/224...
Reposted by Alexa Fredston
We're hiring in history of science at UW Madison! TT Assistant Professorship with a focus on water. Joint appointment between the History and Integrated Liberal Studies depts, and part of a university-wide hiring cluster on earth/sustainability science. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/profess... #STS #HSMT
Professor of History - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
jobs.wisc.edu
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We're hiring in history of science at UW Madison! TT Assistant Professorship with a focus on water. Joint appointment between the History and Integrated Liberal Studies depts, and part of a university-wide hiring cluster on earth/sustainability science. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/profess... #STS #HSMT
the first paper from my lab at UCSC is on @ecoevorxiv.bsky.social
led by the brilliant Jordana Sevigny we assembled a >100 year timeseries of invert range extensions in the NE Pacific
huge range fluctuations are common; extensions are overwhelmingly associated with El Niño
doi.org/10.32942/X2T...
led by the brilliant Jordana Sevigny we assembled a >100 year timeseries of invert range extensions in the NE Pacific
huge range fluctuations are common; extensions are overwhelmingly associated with El Niño
doi.org/10.32942/X2T...
A century of invertebrate range extensions in the eastern North Pacific
doi.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
the first paper from my lab at UCSC is on @ecoevorxiv.bsky.social
led by the brilliant Jordana Sevigny we assembled a >100 year timeseries of invert range extensions in the NE Pacific
huge range fluctuations are common; extensions are overwhelmingly associated with El Niño
doi.org/10.32942/X2T...
led by the brilliant Jordana Sevigny we assembled a >100 year timeseries of invert range extensions in the NE Pacific
huge range fluctuations are common; extensions are overwhelmingly associated with El Niño
doi.org/10.32942/X2T...
Reposted by Alexa Fredston
NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to manage a team to evaluate peatland restoration projects that benefit #waders in #NorthernIreland: buff.ly/GyPhtQ5
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to manage a team to evaluate peatland restoration projects that benefit #waders in #NorthernIreland: buff.ly/GyPhtQ5
Reposted by Alexa Fredston
My lab at Indiana University is searching for a *postdoc* and *technician* to contribute to our work studying the evolution of social behavior using fruit flies as a model system. Details below, feel free to email me with any questions! More info on our research: saltzlab.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
My lab at Indiana University is searching for a *postdoc* and *technician* to contribute to our work studying the evolution of social behavior using fruit flies as a model system. Details below, feel free to email me with any questions! More info on our research: saltzlab.com
five days left to submit an abstract for #speciesonthemove in Taiwan in April!
SOTM is my favorite conference—a small, ECR-friendly meeting that gathers international scientists working on every aspect of climate change + range and phenological shifts.
www.speciesonthemove.com
SOTM is my favorite conference—a small, ECR-friendly meeting that gathers international scientists working on every aspect of climate change + range and phenological shifts.
www.speciesonthemove.com
Home - Species on the Move 2026
www.speciesonthemove.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
five days left to submit an abstract for #speciesonthemove in Taiwan in April!
SOTM is my favorite conference—a small, ECR-friendly meeting that gathers international scientists working on every aspect of climate change + range and phenological shifts.
www.speciesonthemove.com
SOTM is my favorite conference—a small, ECR-friendly meeting that gathers international scientists working on every aspect of climate change + range and phenological shifts.
www.speciesonthemove.com
I need to redo my garbage hugo academic theme github pages website from 2018
how are we building nice and flexible websites now? assume I understand nothing about websites whatsoever
old repo: github.com/afredston/pe... hopefully new one will be easier to add new content (photos, icons)
how are we building nice and flexible websites now? assume I understand nothing about websites whatsoever
old repo: github.com/afredston/pe... hopefully new one will be easier to add new content (photos, icons)
GitHub - afredston/personalwebsite
Contribute to afredston/personalwebsite development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I need to redo my garbage hugo academic theme github pages website from 2018
how are we building nice and flexible websites now? assume I understand nothing about websites whatsoever
old repo: github.com/afredston/pe... hopefully new one will be easier to add new content (photos, icons)
how are we building nice and flexible websites now? assume I understand nothing about websites whatsoever
old repo: github.com/afredston/pe... hopefully new one will be easier to add new content (photos, icons)