Mat Cobain
@cobainmat.bsky.social
Post-Doc Researcher | 🧐🐟🧪⚛ with Antti Eloranta on #FreshRestore @BiodiversaPlus at @uniofjyvaskyla | Lake & Marine Ecosystems | Stable Isotope Ecologist
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Mat Cobain
@cobainmat.bsky.social
· Jan 23
The power and pitfalls of amino acid carbon stable isotopes for tracing origin and use of basal resources in food webs
Natural and anthropogenic stressors alter the composition, biomass, and nutritional quality of primary producers and microorganisms, the basal organisms that synthesize the biomolecules essential for...
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Our extensive review of the power and pitfalls of amino acid specific carbon stable isotope analysis is finally out in Ecological Monographs! Only 5 years in the making 😅
doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
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The FSBI Postdoctoral Travelling Fellowship #PITF call is open! Deadline: 26/2/26! Details:
-within 5 years of PhD completion
-want to work with an oversea collaborator or
-based overseas & want to work in the UK
-up to £20K for travel/consumables
fsbi.org.uk/pitf/
-within 5 years of PhD completion
-want to work with an oversea collaborator or
-based overseas & want to work in the UK
-up to £20K for travel/consumables
fsbi.org.uk/pitf/
November 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The FSBI Postdoctoral Travelling Fellowship #PITF call is open! Deadline: 26/2/26! Details:
-within 5 years of PhD completion
-want to work with an oversea collaborator or
-based overseas & want to work in the UK
-up to £20K for travel/consumables
fsbi.org.uk/pitf/
-within 5 years of PhD completion
-want to work with an oversea collaborator or
-based overseas & want to work in the UK
-up to £20K for travel/consumables
fsbi.org.uk/pitf/
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While not peer-reviewed, it might be of interest to researchers, conservationists, or anyone passionate about salmon ecology and the #stocking dilemma.
📥 Download it here: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
#SalmonConservation #FisheriesScience #Ecology #OpenScience
📥 Download it here: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
#SalmonConservation #FisheriesScience #Ecology #OpenScience
Comprehensive Literature Review of stocking Operations for Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) and Shad Species (Alosa alosa and Alosa fallax). Project OFB 2024MAPA-09, SCIMABIO Interface.
The objective of this document is to provide a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge regarding conservation-oriented stocking programs for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and shads (Alosa spp.). ...
doi.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:32 AM
While not peer-reviewed, it might be of interest to researchers, conservationists, or anyone passionate about salmon ecology and the #stocking dilemma.
📥 Download it here: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
#SalmonConservation #FisheriesScience #Ecology #OpenScience
📥 Download it here: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
#SalmonConservation #FisheriesScience #Ecology #OpenScience
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🪸 Two weeks to go! Please apply for this Postdoc position! 🪸
🪸 🪸 🪸 Postdoc position in my group at Bristol to study the role of venom in surviving environmental stress in corals! 🪸 Interested in venom biochemistry and coral ecology?Please apply by November 24!
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🪸 Two weeks to go! Please apply for this Postdoc position! 🪸
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Exciting news! 🎉 FSBI 2026 Annual Symposium website is live: fsbi.org.uk/symposium-20...
📆 27–31 July 2026 | University of Southampton
Theme: Breaking Siloes in Fish Biology 🐟
#FSBI2026 #FishBiology #Conference @thefsbi.bsky.social
📆 27–31 July 2026 | University of Southampton
Theme: Breaking Siloes in Fish Biology 🐟
#FSBI2026 #FishBiology #Conference @thefsbi.bsky.social
Symposium 2026 - Fisheries Society of the British Isles
Symposium 2026
fsbi.org.uk
October 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Exciting news! 🎉 FSBI 2026 Annual Symposium website is live: fsbi.org.uk/symposium-20...
📆 27–31 July 2026 | University of Southampton
Theme: Breaking Siloes in Fish Biology 🐟
#FSBI2026 #FishBiology #Conference @thefsbi.bsky.social
📆 27–31 July 2026 | University of Southampton
Theme: Breaking Siloes in Fish Biology 🐟
#FSBI2026 #FishBiology #Conference @thefsbi.bsky.social
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Following the Titanic theme, with #FSBI2025 being held in Belfast, #FSBI2026 will be taking place in 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗻! Be sure to get 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵-𝟯𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 in your diary, with the exciting theme of "Breaking Siloes in Fish Biology"! fsbi.org.uk/symposium-2026/
October 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Following the Titanic theme, with #FSBI2025 being held in Belfast, #FSBI2026 will be taking place in 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗻! Be sure to get 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵-𝟯𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 in your diary, with the exciting theme of "Breaking Siloes in Fish Biology"! fsbi.org.uk/symposium-2026/
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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!
Samples are ready - you do (read: learn) everything - functional genomics, bioinformatics, genotype-phenotype associations 🤩
Please RT!
How do regulatory genes control alternative life histories? We have an open PhD position to answer this question using functional genomics in Atlantic salmon.
Apply by October 15th through www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Please share widely! 🧬🦑🖥️
Apply by October 15th through www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Please share widely! 🧬🦑🖥️
October 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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!
Samples are ready - you do (read: learn) everything - functional genomics, bioinformatics, genotype-phenotype associations 🤩
Please RT!
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 😀
October 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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 😀
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Open position: Professor or Assistant / Associate (tenure track) Professor in Plant Ecology (U. Turku Finland) Please share
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ats.talentadore.com/apply/kasvie...
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...
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October 4, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Open position: Professor or Assistant / Associate (tenure track) Professor in Plant Ecology (U. Turku Finland) Please share
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ats.talentadore.com/apply/kasvie...
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Job Alert
@qmulsbbs.bsky.social is advertising a position:
Environmental Analytical Facility Technician.
Join our team #ecology, #stable #isotopes, #Mass-spectrometer
@qmulsbbs.bsky.social is advertising a position:
Environmental Analytical Facility Technician.
Join our team #ecology, #stable #isotopes, #Mass-spectrometer
Environmental Analytical Facility Technician - QMUL Jobs
ID: 7383. Title: Environmental Analytical Facility Technician. Application Deadline:
qmul-jobs.tal.net
September 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Job Alert
@qmulsbbs.bsky.social is advertising a position:
Environmental Analytical Facility Technician.
Join our team #ecology, #stable #isotopes, #Mass-spectrometer
@qmulsbbs.bsky.social is advertising a position:
Environmental Analytical Facility Technician.
Join our team #ecology, #stable #isotopes, #Mass-spectrometer
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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
IsoEcol 2026 will be held between October 12-17th, 2026 at the University of Hong Kong
See www.isoecol.com/2026/ for more
IsoEcol 2026 – 14th International Conference on the Application of Stable Isotope Techniques in Ecological Studies
www.isoecol.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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
IsoEcol 2026 will be held between October 12-17th, 2026 at the University of Hong Kong
See www.isoecol.com/2026/ for more
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📢 @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 ➡️ buff.ly/PWTUag1 #OurChangingMountains
Universität 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,…
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September 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📢 @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 ➡️ buff.ly/PWTUag1 #OurChangingMountains
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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 🙏
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
(to replace me basically). An amazing permanent position at a great university!
Please spread widely 🙏
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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
www.jobbnorge.no
August 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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 🙏
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
(to replace me basically). An amazing permanent position at a great university!
Please spread widely 🙏
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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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
#BESAG2025 #marine #freshwater #ecology
there is still time to book a ticket for our #BESAG2025! 1 or 2 days, student discounts and prices.. we have something for everyone! #aquatic #marine #freshwater #ECR London, 15/16th Sept, ZSL. Details and tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
⏰ 🌊 Countdown to submit your abstracts to speak at the BESAG2025 annual meeting: 21 days (deadline 1st Aug 2025)!
📍 ZSL London
📅 15 & 16 September 2025
🥇 2 x ECR prizes available
💻 2 x Workshops
🔗 Full details: shorturl.at/Otya6
#Marine #Freshwater #Ecology #Research #AcademicConference
📍 ZSL London
📅 15 & 16 September 2025
🥇 2 x ECR prizes available
💻 2 x Workshops
🔗 Full details: shorturl.at/Otya6
#Marine #Freshwater #Ecology #Research #AcademicConference
August 18, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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
#BESAG2025 #marine #freshwater #ecology
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We are doing a Hackathon! 💻 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)
July 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We are doing a Hackathon! 💻 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)
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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 🪴🧪🌱🌿🌾 This links to both : www.ecolsoc.org.au/opportunitie...
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...
www.ecolsoc.org.au
July 31, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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 🪴🧪🌱🌿🌾 This links to both : www.ecolsoc.org.au/opportunitie...
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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 🌍🧪💧🌊
⏰ 🌊 Countdown to submit your abstracts to speak at the BESAG2025 annual meeting: 21 days (deadline 1st Aug 2025)!
📍 ZSL London
📅 15 & 16 September 2025
🥇 2 x ECR prizes available
💻 2 x Workshops
🔗 Full details: shorturl.at/Otya6
#Marine #Freshwater #Ecology #Research #AcademicConference
📍 ZSL London
📅 15 & 16 September 2025
🥇 2 x ECR prizes available
💻 2 x Workshops
🔗 Full details: shorturl.at/Otya6
#Marine #Freshwater #Ecology #Research #AcademicConference
#BESAG2025: Aquatic Ecology Group Annual Meeting 2025
Get together with the freshwater and marine research community to hear the latest research, share skills, and build your network!
shorturl.at
July 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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 🌍🧪💧🌊
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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 🧪🐟🦠🌊🚣♀️
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca...
#freshwater #ecology #job #career 🧪🐟🦠🌊🚣♀️
July 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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 🧪🐟🦠🌊🚣♀️
ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca...
#freshwater #ecology #job #career 🧪🐟🦠🌊🚣♀️
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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
Please RT! #microbes #microbiomes #sparrows #postdoc
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...
nioo.knaw.nl
July 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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
Please RT! #microbes #microbiomes #sparrows #postdoc
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📰Published📰Nutritional dynamics in fungus-growing termites: integration of biological nitrogen fixation and microbial amino acids🐜
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🧪🌍
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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…
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July 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
📰Published📰Nutritional dynamics in fungus-growing termites: integration of biological nitrogen fixation and microbial amino acids🐜
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🧪🌍
buff.ly/DkVWbQl
🧪🌍
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 😅
July 14, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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 😅
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Open postdoc position in a great research group in Uppsala, Sweden!
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
Post-doctoral researcher Fish community dynamics under Climate Change | slu.se
SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life
www.slu.se
July 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Open postdoc position in a great research group in Uppsala, Sweden!
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
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📢 Job alert!
UKCEH are looking for a Senior Freshwater Ecologist to join their Aquatic Ecosystems Group, based at their Edinburgh site!
💦🧪 @ukceh.bsky.social #UKCEH_AquaEco
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UKCEH are looking for a Senior Freshwater Ecologist to join their Aquatic Ecosystems Group, based at their Edinburgh site!
💦🧪 @ukceh.bsky.social #UKCEH_AquaEco
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Senior Freshwater Ecologist
Salary - £48,414 - £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 ...
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July 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
📢 Job alert!
UKCEH are looking for a Senior Freshwater Ecologist to join their Aquatic Ecosystems Group, based at their Edinburgh site!
💦🧪 @ukceh.bsky.social #UKCEH_AquaEco
share.google/P4sSI2ulbXL9...
UKCEH are looking for a Senior Freshwater Ecologist to join their Aquatic Ecosystems Group, based at their Edinburgh site!
💦🧪 @ukceh.bsky.social #UKCEH_AquaEco
share.google/P4sSI2ulbXL9...
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
nature.com/articles/s42003-025-08436-7
July 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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
nature.com/articles/s42003-025-08436-7
Hyvää Juhannusta kaikki! Happy midsummer everyone! ☀️☀️☀️
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.
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.
June 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Hyvää Juhannusta kaikki! Happy midsummer everyone! ☀️☀️☀️
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.
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.
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)
June 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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)