Dr. Aurelia Strauß
@aureliastrauss.bsky.social
Behavioural Ecologist | MSCA fellow @ UCalgary & Exeter | Guest researcher @ RUG | Career advisor @ EthoGes
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Happy to announce that I started my MSCA fellowship this month, working on microbiome - behaviour interactions @sihorses.bsky.social. First 2 years @UCalgary followed by 1 year @UniExeter. With @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social & @ali--wilson.bsky.social
#MSCA #MSCAfellow #WildMBI
Photo by Laura Cousine
#MSCA #MSCAfellow #WildMBI
Photo by Laura Cousine
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🐦 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...
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
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November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🐦 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...
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...
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Intrigued by animal innovation and avian cognition? My PI Dr. Megan Lambert is advertising a new shiny PhD position studying innovation in kea parrots! Info attached 🤩🦜
For inquiries: Megan.Lambert@vetmeduni.ac.at
For inquiries: Megan.Lambert@vetmeduni.ac.at
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Intrigued by animal innovation and avian cognition? My PI Dr. Megan Lambert is advertising a new shiny PhD position studying innovation in kea parrots! Info attached 🤩🦜
For inquiries: Megan.Lambert@vetmeduni.ac.at
For inquiries: Megan.Lambert@vetmeduni.ac.at
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Postdoc position(s) available!
Work on:
- Muskox movement ecology
- Ecosystem & carbon dynamics
These can be done back-to-back for someone keen on both topics or split into two separate roles.
📄 Full details in the attached flyer!
#AcademicJobs #PostdocPositions #Ecophysiology #EcologyJobs
Work on:
- Muskox movement ecology
- Ecosystem & carbon dynamics
These can be done back-to-back for someone keen on both topics or split into two separate roles.
📄 Full details in the attached flyer!
#AcademicJobs #PostdocPositions #Ecophysiology #EcologyJobs
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Postdoc position(s) available!
Work on:
- Muskox movement ecology
- Ecosystem & carbon dynamics
These can be done back-to-back for someone keen on both topics or split into two separate roles.
📄 Full details in the attached flyer!
#AcademicJobs #PostdocPositions #Ecophysiology #EcologyJobs
Work on:
- Muskox movement ecology
- Ecosystem & carbon dynamics
These can be done back-to-back for someone keen on both topics or split into two separate roles.
📄 Full details in the attached flyer!
#AcademicJobs #PostdocPositions #Ecophysiology #EcologyJobs
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Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.
(Please repost to reach a broad audience.)
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ETHOLOGY: Homo sapiens—The Perhaps Smartest and Dumbest Animal on Earth? 🤷🧠🌍
Read the editorial piece by Wolfgang Goymann: doi.org/10.1111/eth....
It's #OpenAccess!
Read the editorial piece by Wolfgang Goymann: doi.org/10.1111/eth....
It's #OpenAccess!
Homo sapiens—The Perhaps Smartest and Dumbest Animal on Earth?
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November 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
ETHOLOGY: Homo sapiens—The Perhaps Smartest and Dumbest Animal on Earth? 🤷🧠🌍
Read the editorial piece by Wolfgang Goymann: doi.org/10.1111/eth....
It's #OpenAccess!
Read the editorial piece by Wolfgang Goymann: doi.org/10.1111/eth....
It's #OpenAccess!
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Exciting PhD opportunity at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in conservation genomics of Asian elephants! Apply by Dec 15, 2025. Join a team dedicated to conservation impact using genomics. More inf… https://werkenbij.vu.nl/vacatures/phd-in-conservation-genomics-of-asian-elephants-amsterdam-1231380 #phd
Vacature — PhD in Conservation genomics of Asian elephants
Passionate about using your genomics and bioinformatics skills for real conservation impact? This PhD opportunity could be the perfect fit!
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November 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Exciting PhD opportunity at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in conservation genomics of Asian elephants! Apply by Dec 15, 2025. Join a team dedicated to conservation impact using genomics. More inf… https://werkenbij.vu.nl/vacatures/phd-in-conservation-genomics-of-asian-elephants-amsterdam-1231380 #phd
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A PhD position on historical genomics of Britain's red squirrel is available at UEA, supervised by Dr. Anders Bergström. Application deadline: Jan 7, 2026. More info: https://aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships/bergstrom_uea_aries26/ #phd
Historical genomics of the declining red squirrel in Britain | Aries
Dr Anders Bergström, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia Professor Cock van Oosterhout, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia Dr Selina Brace…
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November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A PhD position on historical genomics of Britain's red squirrel is available at UEA, supervised by Dr. Anders Bergström. Application deadline: Jan 7, 2026. More info: https://aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships/bergstrom_uea_aries26/ #phd
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The University of Miami seeks a Robert E. Maytag Chair of Ornithology, an Associate/Professor role for renowned avian researchers. Apply by Jan 10, 2026. More info: https://www.biology.as.miami.edu. #job
Department of Biology | College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biology | College of Arts and Sciences
www.biology.as.miami.edu
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The University of Miami seeks a Robert E. Maytag Chair of Ornithology, an Associate/Professor role for renowned avian researchers. Apply by Jan 10, 2026. More info: https://www.biology.as.miami.edu. #job
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PhD position in Evolutionary Genomics/Bioinformatics at LMU Munich focuses on fireflies' gene expression evolution. Flexible start between Mar-Oct 2026. Applications due Nov 30, 2025. More info: https://g-evol.com #phd
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
PhD position in Evolutionary Genomics/Bioinformatics at LMU Munich focuses on fireflies' gene expression evolution. Flexible start between Mar-Oct 2026. Applications due Nov 30, 2025. More info: https://g-evol.com #phd
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The University of Amsterdam seeks a postdoctoral researcher for mathematical models on stress regulation in organisms. Interested candidates can find details here: https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/postdoctoral-position-in-mathematical-modeling-of-stress-responses-netherlands-14544 #postdoc
Vacancy — Postdoctoral Position in Mathematical Modeling of Stress Responses
Are you interested in how organisms respond to stressors in their environment? Do you enjoy working in an interdisciplinary team? The Department of Evolutionary and Population Biology (EPB) at IBED is looking for a skilled, responsible, and organized postdoctoral researcher to develop mathematical models of adaptive stress regulation. These models will inform empirical research with humans.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The University of Amsterdam seeks a postdoctoral researcher for mathematical models on stress regulation in organisms. Interested candidates can find details here: https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/postdoctoral-position-in-mathematical-modeling-of-stress-responses-netherlands-14544 #postdoc
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*PhD opportunity @uniexecec.bsky.social* How does antimicrobial resistance spread through ecosystems?
Combine fieldwork (rodent trapping 🐭, habitat surveys 🌳, pheasant sampling 🦤), molecular techniques, GIS, and spatial modelling to understand AMR evolution and spread. 🔬🦠🧪
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Combine fieldwork (rodent trapping 🐭, habitat surveys 🌳, pheasant sampling 🦤), molecular techniques, GIS, and spatial modelling to understand AMR evolution and spread. 🔬🦠🧪
Please repost!
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Gamebirds: A One Health Approach to Understanding and Mitigating the Risk of AMR Evolution and Spread through Ecosystems at University of Exeter on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Gamebirds: A One Health Approach to Understanding and Mitigating the Risk of AMR Evolution and Spread through Ecosystems at University of Exeter, list...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
*PhD opportunity @uniexecec.bsky.social* How does antimicrobial resistance spread through ecosystems?
Combine fieldwork (rodent trapping 🐭, habitat surveys 🌳, pheasant sampling 🦤), molecular techniques, GIS, and spatial modelling to understand AMR evolution and spread. 🔬🦠🧪
Please repost!
Combine fieldwork (rodent trapping 🐭, habitat surveys 🌳, pheasant sampling 🦤), molecular techniques, GIS, and spatial modelling to understand AMR evolution and spread. 🔬🦠🧪
Please repost!
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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
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🚨Who wants to work with Kalahari meerkats? A MSc project with @mathildemartin.bsky.social at the University of Zurich.
#bioacoustics 🧪
#bioacoustics 🧪
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🚨Who wants to work with Kalahari meerkats? A MSc project with @mathildemartin.bsky.social at the University of Zurich.
#bioacoustics 🧪
#bioacoustics 🧪
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We have an open PhD position (application deadline 9 January 2026) in "Theory of fitness landscapes" at @unibe.ch 🤓⛰️📊👩💻🎓: banklab.github.io/positions/
Please share widely!
#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED
Please share widely!
#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED
October 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We have an open PhD position (application deadline 9 January 2026) in "Theory of fitness landscapes" at @unibe.ch 🤓⛰️📊👩💻🎓: banklab.github.io/positions/
Please share widely!
#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED
Please share widely!
#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED
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PhD position available from April 2026 at Charles University, Prague, focusing on ecological interactions of Gammarus species. Apply by November 2025: petrusek@natur.cuni.cz. More info: http://bit.ly/4hC0Orc #phd
PhD position Prague Gammarus 2026+ FULL.pdf
PhD position Prague Gammarus 2026+ FULL.pdf
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November 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
PhD position available from April 2026 at Charles University, Prague, focusing on ecological interactions of Gammarus species. Apply by November 2025: petrusek@natur.cuni.cz. More info: http://bit.ly/4hC0Orc #phd
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We have TWO post-doctoral fellowships in the Biodiversity Centre at UBC next year! Am happy to chat if you might want to be hosted in my lab. biodiversity.ubc.ca/training-and... Deadline January 15th!
November 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We have TWO post-doctoral fellowships in the Biodiversity Centre at UBC next year! Am happy to chat if you might want to be hosted in my lab. biodiversity.ubc.ca/training-and... Deadline January 15th!
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Seabird Restoration and Resilience Officer - NatureScot - environmentjob.co.uk/jobs/107993-... #ScottishBirding
Seabird Restoration and Resilience Officer
NatureScot is seeking an experienced ornithologist to support and drive seabird conservation across Scotland. This role will focus on facilitating timely implementation of predator reduction and ...
environmentjob.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Seabird Restoration and Resilience Officer - NatureScot - environmentjob.co.uk/jobs/107993-... #ScottishBirding
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The Dobzhansky Prize recognizes the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist. The awardee will present the Dobzhansky Prize plenary at #Evol2026. Apply by December 1! shorturl.at/p70wY
November 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The Dobzhansky Prize recognizes the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist. The awardee will present the Dobzhansky Prize plenary at #Evol2026. Apply by December 1! shorturl.at/p70wY
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Award alert! 🎖️🚨 Every other year, the Ethologische Gesellschaft awards the Niko Tinbergen Award to outstanding post-doc level researchers in Behavioural Biology (<=6yrs post PhD exam).
...and this year is one of these years! Please send us your nominations! 🫵 Infos: www.etho-ges.de/wordpress/aw...
...and this year is one of these years! Please send us your nominations! 🫵 Infos: www.etho-ges.de/wordpress/aw...
Awards – Ethologische Gesellschaft e.V.
www.etho-ges.de
October 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Award alert! 🎖️🚨 Every other year, the Ethologische Gesellschaft awards the Niko Tinbergen Award to outstanding post-doc level researchers in Behavioural Biology (<=6yrs post PhD exam).
...and this year is one of these years! Please send us your nominations! 🫵 Infos: www.etho-ges.de/wordpress/aw...
...and this year is one of these years! Please send us your nominations! 🫵 Infos: www.etho-ges.de/wordpress/aw...
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Interested in a PhD disease ecology? Post advertised at @uni-of-edinburgh.bsky.social with @thedickvet.bsky.social & the @roslininstitute.bsky.social, to work on viral & parasitic disease transmission in grey squirrels for red squirrel conservation 🐿️ details here:
e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item...
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Project | E5 Doctoral Training Partnership | E5 Doctoral Training Partnership
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October 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Interested in a PhD disease ecology? Post advertised at @uni-of-edinburgh.bsky.social with @thedickvet.bsky.social & the @roslininstitute.bsky.social, to work on viral & parasitic disease transmission in grey squirrels for red squirrel conservation 🐿️ details here:
e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item...
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Join a 3.5-year PhD at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, on gene evolution in aging ants. Ideal for biology or related degrees. Apply by email. More info: https://www.genevo-rtg.de/ #gradstudent
Gene Regulation in Evolution
GenEvo is a DFG funded Research Training Group organised in a collaboration between the faculty of biology of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB).
www.genevo-rtg.de
October 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Join a 3.5-year PhD at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, on gene evolution in aging ants. Ideal for biology or related degrees. Apply by email. More info: https://www.genevo-rtg.de/ #gradstudent
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I am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
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October 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
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Looking for a #PhD?
Interested in #SocialBehaviour #BiologicalMarkets #Fieldwork?
Want to be based in #Bristol?
Check out this project with me, @ljnbrent.bsky.social & #PatrickKennedy:
tinyurl.com/aja54nr6
For UK-domiciled Black-heritage applicants
Get in touch for more information
Please #share
Interested in #SocialBehaviour #BiologicalMarkets #Fieldwork?
Want to be based in #Bristol?
Check out this project with me, @ljnbrent.bsky.social & #PatrickKennedy:
tinyurl.com/aja54nr6
For UK-domiciled Black-heritage applicants
Get in touch for more information
Please #share
Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - Biological market monitoring and manipulation in social animals at Unive...
PhD Project - Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage - Biological market monitoring and manipulation in social an...
www.findaphd.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Looking for a #PhD?
Interested in #SocialBehaviour #BiologicalMarkets #Fieldwork?
Want to be based in #Bristol?
Check out this project with me, @ljnbrent.bsky.social & #PatrickKennedy:
tinyurl.com/aja54nr6
For UK-domiciled Black-heritage applicants
Get in touch for more information
Please #share
Interested in #SocialBehaviour #BiologicalMarkets #Fieldwork?
Want to be based in #Bristol?
Check out this project with me, @ljnbrent.bsky.social & #PatrickKennedy:
tinyurl.com/aja54nr6
For UK-domiciled Black-heritage applicants
Get in touch for more information
Please #share
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BTO South West Conference
#CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #UK #NatureAndWildlifeEnthusiasts
#CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #UK #NatureAndWildlifeEnthusiasts
September 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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New #PhD ad alert!
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?
Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?
Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
The cognitive ecology of wild bumblebees
iapetus.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
New #PhD ad alert!
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?
Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England?
Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...