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Dr. Alex Fink
@alexthefinch.bsky.social
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Loves terns and likes all birds. #Conservationist working on Breeding Bird Survey, previously tern conservation and cancer cell migration.
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alexthefinch.bsky.social
So much love for such an amazing bird that's bringing conservation and passion for birds closer to everyone ❤️
friendsofmidway.bsky.social Friends Of Midway Atoll (FOMA) @friendsofmidway.bsky.social · 2d
#Wisdom is back!
The world’s oldest known living banded bird, Mōlī (Laysan albatross) queen, has returned to Kuailhelani (Midway Atoll). #Birds
November 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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btschirren.bsky.social
**PhD opportunity @uniexecec.bsky.social** How is immunogenetic variation maintained in the wild?

Why are alleles that increase disease susceptibility maintained in populations, when natural selection should eliminate them?
November 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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cambiomed-biodiversa.com
We are advertising a 12month scholarship for analyzing pictures of macroalgae using an AI tool. The candidate should have a bachelor degree in Biological Sciences or similar. For applications see Borsa di Ricerca n. 44/2025 on www.szn.it/index.php/it...
DEADLINE 30 November!!!
Bandi attivi - Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
SZN
www.szn.it
November 16, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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tommaso-jucker.bsky.social
🚨Job opportunity🚨

We are hiring a 3yr research technician. If you love fieldwork, are passionate about forests & mountains, and want to up-skill in remote sensing, sensor networks and running field experiments this could be the dream job for you!
🧪🌳⛰️🛰️🌡️🍄

www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
www.bristol.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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ecobird.bsky.social
🐦 EcoBird is hiring a Postdoc in animal cognition!

Join us + @themanybirds.bsky.social to investigate innovation & problem-solving in birds.

📅 Start: as early as Jan 2026
🌍 Funded through UGent’s international mobility scheme

More info & how to apply ↓
www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
Postdoctoral fellow
www.ugent.be
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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katiefield4.bsky.social
🌿🍄‍🟫🌱🍄We’re recruiting!!🌿🍄‍🟫🌱🍄

I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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alicecarravieri.bsky.social
📢 PhD opportunity at @cebc-chizelab.bsky.social @ifv-whv.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social

🎓 Interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns

📅 Apply by 12/12/2025 at euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142

#seabirds #ecotoxicology

@univ-larochelle.fr @commonternproject.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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rspbscience.bsky.social
We're hiring 🧪🌍

Two amazing senior science opportunities in Northern Ireland

Seabird Scientist: Tagging, tracking and monitoring to inform marine policy in NI
tinyurl.com/yeuw5znd

Conservation Scientist: Restoration of key habitats and priority species
tinyurl.com/4rj43dfp
A Marsh Fritillary butterfly basks in the sun.
October 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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predateursmarins.bsky.social
Post-doc position at CEBC to work on quantitative genetics of albatross populations using pedigree and genomic data.

Info and application at
emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...

Contact Timothée Bonnet for more details

#postdoc #seabirds #Genomics
October 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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pauldufour80.bsky.social
🚨 2nd master’s project!
Interested in bird migration & genomics? 🧬🐦
Use whole-genome data to trace the recent colonization of Ouessant Island by Blue Tits and explore how irruptive migratory events can shape colonization dynamics. Please share! #ornithology

www.vogelwarte.ch/de/wir/mitar...
October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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adammarkham.bsky.social
[HUMS Bicentenary PhD] Waterbirds: an interdisciplinary study of British wetland avians in art, ecology and the economy during the Iron Age and early Roman era at The University of Manchester on FindA...
PhD Project - [HUMS Bicentenary PhD] Waterbirds: an interdisciplinary study of British wetland avians in art, ecology and the economy during the Iron Age and early Roman era at The University of Manch...
www.findaphd.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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amcuervo.bsky.social
museum job alert 🇨🇦
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/XBR2Yc...
Curator of Birds - Royal Ontario Museum - Career Page
Apply to Curator of Birds at Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, ON, Canada.
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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jangeerthiddink.bsky.social
🌍🐧 Fully-funded PhD Opportunity joined between La Rochelle University (France) & @sosbangor.bsky.social (UK): Understanding Antarctic Ecosystem Resilience through Penguin Energetics ❄️🎓

euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380114
October 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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rspbscience.bsky.social
Last chance to apply for this exciting job opportunity in our International Conservation Science team

Applications close Monday 20th Oct
🌍🧪
rspbscience.bsky.social RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · Sep 18
New job alert: An amazing opportunity - our International science team are hiring for a 2yr position (initially) for an experienced scientist to work on tropical forest conservation 🌍🧪

Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

📷Nick Williams/RSPB
The Gola Rainforest
October 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
Interested in a PhD in quantitative animal behavior? Applications are open through October for PhD projects starting in 2026: imprs-qbee.mpg.de/32524/apply

For an inside look at the projects, let our doctoral students be your guide 👇

Videos by @alexhhchan.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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stubearhop.bsky.social
Fully funded PhD working on insectivorous bird declines with a broad range of stakeholders. Starting ASAP #ornithology #zoology #biodiversity #science #ecology
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
September 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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sjportugal.bsky.social
We're looking for a new postdoc on our new BBSCR grant (Graham Taylor/Tim Guilford/Cait Newport). See link below!

my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
September 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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mothprof.bsky.social
I have a job opening in my lab. If you are interested in bird behaviour and predator prey interactions please take a look! werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — Postdoc Position in Decision Making in Birds
Are you an expert in animal behavior? Do you have experience working with birds? The Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) is looking for a motivated researcher to investigate the ro...
werkenbij.uva.nl
September 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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aosiecka.bsky.social
🔊 This the season! Looking or two MSc students to tackle
1. vocal efficiency across pipit species
and, surpsingly,
2. vocal tract anatomy of the great cormorant (bonus: I also have the heads to model hearing!)

Drop me a line! I love people! :)

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
MSc project
MSc thesis projects in animal communication Laws of brevity across pipit (Anthus) species Across many human languages, there are several general principles in temporal patterning: most frequent word...
docs.google.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
alexthefinch.bsky.social
You might not know that you need to see this, but you totally do! The most beautiful of all sea swallows (German word for tern), the Arctic Tern!
steelyseabirder.bsky.social David Steel @steelyseabirder.bsky.social · Sep 14
Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines (its needed!) Here is an Arctic tern with young; the worlds longest distant bird migrant in the world! #SuperSeabirdSunday
September 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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cefaschiefsci.bsky.social
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Marine ecologists aplenty within…
August 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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drgodwit.bsky.social
Love birds and know demographic analyses? My lab is hiring a postdoc for 2 years to develop a population viability analysis for endangered Roseate Terns! Join our team, including collabs from @massaudubon.org & @audubon.org, among others. App review begins 15 May. careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
Details - Post Doctoral Research Associate - Endangered Roseate Tern | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
careers.umass.edu
April 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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wyliehorn.bsky.social
Lead GIS Analyst (Habitats Specialist) - RSPB - www.environmentjob.co.uk/jobs/105501-... #birdingScotland #gis
Lead GIS Analyst (Habitats Specialist)
Would you like to use your interest in data and habitats to help one of Europe's largest nature conservation charities? You will lead the team that will produce accurate and up to date spatial data .....
www.environmentjob.co.uk
April 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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natbzielonka.bsky.social
Please come and take my job! I’ve been the social media support officer for the @bou.org.uk for almost 4 years and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it! I made so many new friends, met new colleagues, attended many amazing conferences and learnt a lot.

This is an ideal role for #ECR folks in #ornithology 🪶
bou.org.uk BOU @bou.org.uk · Apr 10
⚠️ Passionate about science communication?

Join our team! We are looking for the next Social Media support officer

🔗 bou.org.uk/about-the...

⏰ Deadline 25 April 2025

Get in touch with our current officer if you have questions @natbzielonka.bsky.social

#ornithology 🪶

Please repost!
April 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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laniusondrej.bsky.social
🦅🧠 Bird Cognition 🧠🦅
Anyone who studies or is just fascinated by how birds perceive, learn, remember and solve problems 🐦

Let's all meet in this cool new #starterpack 🤩

Let me know if you want to join in too 🦜🦤🦉🦆🐣🪺🪶🧪

🔗 go.bsky.app/V2K7HQM

#Ornithology #Birds #AnimalBehaviour
March 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM