Dr Laura T. Buck
@ltbuck.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Co-Lead of Research Centre for Evolutionary Anthropology & Palaeoecology. Main research project: hybridisation in human evolution.
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PhD Studentship in Archaeology at the @uniofreading.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP800/p...
PhD Studentship in Archaeology at University of Reading
jobs.ac.uk are now advertising a PhD Studentship in Archaeology. Discover exciting PhD opportunities on jobs.ac.uk.
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
PhD Studentship in Archaeology at the @uniofreading.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP800/p...
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I'm hiring!⭐ As part of the DFF Sapere Aude-funded project MiddleEarth, I am looking for 1 postdoctoral researcher and 1 research assistant.
October 27, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I'm hiring!⭐ As part of the DFF Sapere Aude-funded project MiddleEarth, I am looking for 1 postdoctoral researcher and 1 research assistant.
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I'm hiring! 4 year post doc on my Wellcome Trust grant -- come be inventive about isotopes in teeth with me in PPN Turkiye :) www.lancashire.ac.uk/jobs/post-do...
please share!
please share!
Post Doctoral Research Assistant - 1160-25
Thinking of the next step in your career? Take a look at our exciting new role, Post Doctoral Research Assistant based at our Other. Find out more and apply he…
www.lancashire.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I'm hiring! 4 year post doc on my Wellcome Trust grant -- come be inventive about isotopes in teeth with me in PPN Turkiye :) www.lancashire.ac.uk/jobs/post-do...
please share!
please share!
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PhD-opening in our ancient genomics lab this year, apply below!
We work on:
1. Genetic history integrated with archaeology and history
2. Natural selection and trait genetics
3. Evolutionary genomics of dogs and wolves
4. Ancient pathogen genomics
5. Hominin evolution and ancient proteomics
We work on:
1. Genetic history integrated with archaeology and history
2. Natural selection and trait genetics
3. Evolutionary genomics of dogs and wolves
4. Ancient pathogen genomics
5. Hominin evolution and ancient proteomics
Motivated graduates with backgrounds in biological or biomedical sciences, physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering and/or computer science are invited to apply to our 4-year fully funded PhD programme.
Apply by 05 November 2025
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...
Apply by 05 November 2025
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...
PhD students
Our PhD programme attracts the brightest scientific minds and is an opportunity for talented people to embark on their career in biomedical research.
www.crick.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
PhD-opening in our ancient genomics lab this year, apply below!
We work on:
1. Genetic history integrated with archaeology and history
2. Natural selection and trait genetics
3. Evolutionary genomics of dogs and wolves
4. Ancient pathogen genomics
5. Hominin evolution and ancient proteomics
We work on:
1. Genetic history integrated with archaeology and history
2. Natural selection and trait genetics
3. Evolutionary genomics of dogs and wolves
4. Ancient pathogen genomics
5. Hominin evolution and ancient proteomics
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Right and also! Free talk tomorrow! www.lancashire.ac.uk/events/listi...
Growing Up Human
Join us for this free public talk about growing up human. We'll explore why it takes humans so much longer to grow up compared to our primate relatives.
www.lancashire.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Right and also! Free talk tomorrow! www.lancashire.ac.uk/events/listi...
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If you’re in the Preston area and fancy talking palaeo-parenting or primate placenta, well aren’t you in luck ;) come to this totally free talk at the University of Lancashire, kick off at 17:40 on October 8th www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/growing-up...
Growing Up Human
This talk will look at the incredible evolutionary story of how humans came to spend quite so much of our time playing around.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
If you’re in the Preston area and fancy talking palaeo-parenting or primate placenta, well aren’t you in luck ;) come to this totally free talk at the University of Lancashire, kick off at 17:40 on October 8th www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/growing-up...
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Apply! I postdoc'd at Stony Brook U--great folks there.
"The Meave Leakey Postdoctoral Scholar, named in honor of Dr. Meave Leakey’s extraordinary contributions to the understanding of human and primate evolution in the Turkana Basin, will join the SHaPE Lab in the Department of Anthropology."
"The Meave Leakey Postdoctoral Scholar, named in honor of Dr. Meave Leakey’s extraordinary contributions to the understanding of human and primate evolution in the Turkana Basin, will join the SHaPE Lab in the Department of Anthropology."
Meave Leakey Postdoctoral Scholar
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
stonybrooku.taleo.net
August 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Apply! I postdoc'd at Stony Brook U--great folks there.
"The Meave Leakey Postdoctoral Scholar, named in honor of Dr. Meave Leakey’s extraordinary contributions to the understanding of human and primate evolution in the Turkana Basin, will join the SHaPE Lab in the Department of Anthropology."
"The Meave Leakey Postdoctoral Scholar, named in honor of Dr. Meave Leakey’s extraordinary contributions to the understanding of human and primate evolution in the Turkana Basin, will join the SHaPE Lab in the Department of Anthropology."
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Tenure track bioarchaeology job advert.
A gentle reminder that applications for our advertised post Associate Senior Lecturer in Archaeology with Specialisation in Osteology closes next week.
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
A gentle reminder that applications for our advertised post Associate Senior Lecturer in Archaeology with Specialisation in Osteology closes next week.
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Associate Senior Lecturer in Archaeology with Specialisation in Osteology - Uppsala University
Associate Senior Lecturer in Archaeology with Specialisation in Osteology, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Uppsala University
www.uu.se
August 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Tenure track bioarchaeology job advert.
A gentle reminder that applications for our advertised post Associate Senior Lecturer in Archaeology with Specialisation in Osteology closes next week.
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
A gentle reminder that applications for our advertised post Associate Senior Lecturer in Archaeology with Specialisation in Osteology closes next week.
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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Tagging some (more or less) "disgust nerds" for sharing 🙏 @laithalshawaf.bsky.social @gfalbery.bsky.social @ltbuck.bsky.social @joshtybur.bsky.social @lfitouchi.bsky.social @nicholaraihani.bsky.social @haneuljang.bsky.social @allegralove.bsky.social @radicalanthro.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Tagging some (more or less) "disgust nerds" for sharing 🙏 @laithalshawaf.bsky.social @gfalbery.bsky.social @ltbuck.bsky.social @joshtybur.bsky.social @lfitouchi.bsky.social @nicholaraihani.bsky.social @haneuljang.bsky.social @allegralove.bsky.social @radicalanthro.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social
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Project Archaeologists, Supervisors & Officers
Network Archaeology LTD
Salary: £26,518 – £37,084
Closing Date: 30/11/25
Location: Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, East Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire & Suffolk
www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...
Network Archaeology LTD
Salary: £26,518 – £37,084
Closing Date: 30/11/25
Location: Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, East Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire & Suffolk
www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...
Project Archaeologists, Supervisors & Officers - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
Salary: £26,518 - £37,084Closing Date: 30/11/25Location: Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, East Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire & Suffolk
www.bajr.org
August 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Project Archaeologists, Supervisors & Officers
Network Archaeology LTD
Salary: £26,518 – £37,084
Closing Date: 30/11/25
Location: Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, East Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire & Suffolk
www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...
Network Archaeology LTD
Salary: £26,518 – £37,084
Closing Date: 30/11/25
Location: Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, East Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire & Suffolk
www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...
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🚨 We are hiring!! 🚨
The Cluster of Excellence 'HUMAN ORIGINS' is looking for:
- a scientific coordinator
- a science communication officer
🚨 Deadline: September 15 🚨
See links for the full advertisements:
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
The Cluster of Excellence 'HUMAN ORIGINS' is looking for:
- a scientific coordinator
- a science communication officer
🚨 Deadline: September 15 🚨
See links for the full advertisements:
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
Wissenschaftliche/r Geschäftsführer/in (m/w/d, E14 TV-L, 100%)
uni-tuebingen.de
August 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
🚨 We are hiring!! 🚨
The Cluster of Excellence 'HUMAN ORIGINS' is looking for:
- a scientific coordinator
- a science communication officer
🚨 Deadline: September 15 🚨
See links for the full advertisements:
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
The Cluster of Excellence 'HUMAN ORIGINS' is looking for:
- a scientific coordinator
- a science communication officer
🚨 Deadline: September 15 🚨
See links for the full advertisements:
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
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Funded PhD claxon!! Bill Sellers at University of Manchester is advertising a fully-funded PhD position on the evolution of quadrupedal gaits. Exact focus is open and *could* include fossils. Deets here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The biomechanics and evolution of quadrupedal gaits at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The biomechanics and evolution of quadrupedal gaits at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
July 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Funded PhD claxon!! Bill Sellers at University of Manchester is advertising a fully-funded PhD position on the evolution of quadrupedal gaits. Exact focus is open and *could* include fossils. Deets here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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A great opportunity for in-country community-based primate conservationists to share experiences and challenges in our online Panel Discussion (30 Aug '25). Send in your expression of interest by 10 Aug!
@lemurnetwork.bsky.social @neoprego.org
@ips-primatenews.bsky.social
@lemurnetwork.bsky.social @neoprego.org
@ips-primatenews.bsky.social
We are looking for panelists! 🦧 If you are working in community-based conservation, (or know someone who is) apply to speak on our panel at PSGB's 2025 Field Skills Workshop. See 🧵 and video: youtube.com/shorts/YBJLr...
July 16, 2025 at 7:31 AM
A great opportunity for in-country community-based primate conservationists to share experiences and challenges in our online Panel Discussion (30 Aug '25). Send in your expression of interest by 10 Aug!
@lemurnetwork.bsky.social @neoprego.org
@ips-primatenews.bsky.social
@lemurnetwork.bsky.social @neoprego.org
@ips-primatenews.bsky.social
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A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people get headaches. People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by DNA inherited from archaic humans (pay-walled) www.newscientist.com/article/2486...
A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people get headaches
People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by DNA inherited from archaic humans
www.newscientist.com
July 2, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people get headaches. People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by DNA inherited from archaic humans (pay-walled) www.newscientist.com/article/2486...
Happy to see this out, having played a small role: cool new paper about gibbon fossils and how they can inform current conservation concerns, led by Sam Turvey (ZSL). royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Morphometric characterization of Holocene mandibles expands the ecological baseline for understanding gibbon extinction dynamics | Royal Society Open Science
Human activities have driven biodiversity loss for millennia, and conservation of
‘refugee species’ that survive as remnant populations requires insights from historical
baselines. However, reconstruc...
royalsocietypublishing.org
June 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Happy to see this out, having played a small role: cool new paper about gibbon fossils and how they can inform current conservation concerns, led by Sam Turvey (ZSL). royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
A reminder for anyone in Liverpool tomorrow: we have this treat coming up - join us in person at LJMU at 16:30!
We are looking forward to welcoming @lucytimbrell96.bsky.social to give our next RCEAP seminar on Tues 10th June 16:00-17:00 (in person only). Lucy will be speaking about 'Technological variation and ‘complexity’ in hunter-gatherers: insights from the recent and distant past' .
June 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A reminder for anyone in Liverpool tomorrow: we have this treat coming up - join us in person at LJMU at 16:30!
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‘Through the Innovation Fellowships, our researchers in the humanities and social sciences are supported to create new and deeper links beyond academia, enabling knowledge mobilisation and translation, as well as individual skill development’ email.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/cr/AQimihMQq...
Funding Call – Innovation Fellowships Scheme 2025-26 Route B: Policy-Led (Sustainable Futures)
email.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
June 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
‘Through the Innovation Fellowships, our researchers in the humanities and social sciences are supported to create new and deeper links beyond academia, enabling knowledge mobilisation and translation, as well as individual skill development’ email.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/cr/AQimihMQq...
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My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Queen’s Special U.S. Doctoral Recruitment Initiative | School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral AffairsDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown...
Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.
www.queensu.ca
June 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
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PhD position in France at @univ-amu.fr about #ecosystem #modelling applied to human #evolution :
emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Docto...
emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Docto...
Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - PhD student fixed-term contract (M/F) in possibilistic ecosystem modelling applied to human evolution as part of the MITI-80PRIME ALEA project
emploi.cnrs.fr
June 6, 2025 at 8:11 AM
PhD position in France at @univ-amu.fr about #ecosystem #modelling applied to human #evolution :
emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Docto...
emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Docto...
We are looking forward to welcoming @lucytimbrell96.bsky.social to give our next RCEAP seminar on Tues 10th June 16:00-17:00 (in person only). Lucy will be speaking about 'Technological variation and ‘complexity’ in hunter-gatherers: insights from the recent and distant past' .
June 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We are looking forward to welcoming @lucytimbrell96.bsky.social to give our next RCEAP seminar on Tues 10th June 16:00-17:00 (in person only). Lucy will be speaking about 'Technological variation and ‘complexity’ in hunter-gatherers: insights from the recent and distant past' .
Don't forget, if you're local to Liverpool, our next MENDLS lecture is on Wednesday 14th May. We are welcoming Prof. Andrea Manica from @eegcam.bsky.social to speak to us about 'The Role of Climate in Shaping Past Demography and Evolution in Human.' Should be a fascinating evening!
Looking forward to our next MENDLS talk on Wednesday 14th of May with Prof Andrea Manica of the University of Cambridge @eegcam.bsky.social
Join us in Liverpool! Sign up via the QR code below
Join us in Liverpool! Sign up via the QR code below
May 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Don't forget, if you're local to Liverpool, our next MENDLS lecture is on Wednesday 14th May. We are welcoming Prof. Andrea Manica from @eegcam.bsky.social to speak to us about 'The Role of Climate in Shaping Past Demography and Evolution in Human.' Should be a fascinating evening!
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In 1 week, we will be welcoming Prof Andrea Manica @eegcam.bsky.social to
Liverpool @livancworlds.bsky.social to give the Spring MENDLS Lecture - don’t miss it!
Sign up for this in person event (and complimentary wine reception!) via the QR code 👇🏼
Liverpool @livancworlds.bsky.social to give the Spring MENDLS Lecture - don’t miss it!
Sign up for this in person event (and complimentary wine reception!) via the QR code 👇🏼
May 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
In 1 week, we will be welcoming Prof Andrea Manica @eegcam.bsky.social to
Liverpool @livancworlds.bsky.social to give the Spring MENDLS Lecture - don’t miss it!
Sign up for this in person event (and complimentary wine reception!) via the QR code 👇🏼
Liverpool @livancworlds.bsky.social to give the Spring MENDLS Lecture - don’t miss it!
Sign up for this in person event (and complimentary wine reception!) via the QR code 👇🏼
All are welcome, register here: forms.gle/9kdzpTbfMuDZ...
May 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
All are welcome, register here: forms.gle/9kdzpTbfMuDZ...
Wednesday 14th May, 17:00-18:30 with drinks reception afterwards, Central Teaching Hub, University of Liverpool
Our next MENDLS lecture is coming up next week and it's sure to be a great one. If you're in the Northwest, come and hear Prof Manica talking about the role of climate in human evolution.
On the 14th May, Prof Andrea Manica will be giving an in person lecture at @liverpooluni.bsky.social as part of the MENDLS series.
With a following panel discussion and wine reception, this is a fab event to close the year!
Open to all, more details👇
Register here:
forms.gle/9kdzpTbfMuDZ...
With a following panel discussion and wine reception, this is a fab event to close the year!
Open to all, more details👇
Register here:
forms.gle/9kdzpTbfMuDZ...
May 6, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Wednesday 14th May, 17:00-18:30 with drinks reception afterwards, Central Teaching Hub, University of Liverpool