Aimee M. Van Tatenhove
@full-o-fulmars.bsky.social
Rose Postdoctoral Fellow @cornellbirds | quantitative ecologist | sci-comm🎙️| foodie 🧀 | she/they | personal account; opinions my own ✨
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👋 Hey I'm Aimee, a Rose postdoc at the #CornellLab!
Recently finished my PhD at Utah State University studying American white pelican demography+movement and am now building gnarly integrated population models with avian data.
Love nerdy tech stuff and obsessed with making weird kinds of bread 🍞
Recently finished my PhD at Utah State University studying American white pelican demography+movement and am now building gnarly integrated population models with avian data.
Love nerdy tech stuff and obsessed with making weird kinds of bread 🍞
This lasagna is so huge it maxed out our kitchen scale
November 17, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This lasagna is so huge it maxed out our kitchen scale
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Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp....
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
GitHub - hadley/genzplyr: dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap
dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap. Contribute to hadley/genzplyr development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp....
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
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I had student meetings yesterday for my class. It was a writing class so most meetings started with my comments on their papers, but I told them they could ask about anything. Some asked for advice for gap years, how to choose the next career step, even audio books :) my favorite question was...🧵
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I had student meetings yesterday for my class. It was a writing class so most meetings started with my comments on their papers, but I told them they could ask about anything. Some asked for advice for gap years, how to choose the next career step, even audio books :) my favorite question was...🧵
Northeast fall is something else
November 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Northeast fall is something else
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Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
October 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Years ago, I attempted a self-assessment of my potential gender biases in an academic research setting:
ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2016/04/subt...
Today, I happened on a very nice summary of how to avoid such biases in letters of recommendation, which provides an comprehensive outline. Check it out
ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2016/04/subt...
Today, I happened on a very nice summary of how to avoid such biases in letters of recommendation, which provides an comprehensive outline. Check it out
October 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Years ago, I attempted a self-assessment of my potential gender biases in an academic research setting:
ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2016/04/subt...
Today, I happened on a very nice summary of how to avoid such biases in letters of recommendation, which provides an comprehensive outline. Check it out
ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2016/04/subt...
Today, I happened on a very nice summary of how to avoid such biases in letters of recommendation, which provides an comprehensive outline. Check it out
Please share!
Folks at CSU and USDA-APHIS are looking for a #postdoc to predict avian-aircraft collisions around airports. Preferred skills include #avian movement modeling, Bayesian hierarchical modeling, machine learning, and radar #ecology.
Apply here: jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166...
#boost
Folks at CSU and USDA-APHIS are looking for a #postdoc to predict avian-aircraft collisions around airports. Preferred skills include #avian movement modeling, Bayesian hierarchical modeling, machine learning, and radar #ecology.
Apply here: jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166...
#boost
Postdoctoral Associate - Predictive Modeler
We are looking for a highly skilled postdoctoral scientist (postdoc) to lead the development of models for predicting wild bird strikes in and around an airport’s airspace in space and time. The objec...
jobs.colostate.edu
October 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Please share!
Folks at CSU and USDA-APHIS are looking for a #postdoc to predict avian-aircraft collisions around airports. Preferred skills include #avian movement modeling, Bayesian hierarchical modeling, machine learning, and radar #ecology.
Apply here: jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166...
#boost
Folks at CSU and USDA-APHIS are looking for a #postdoc to predict avian-aircraft collisions around airports. Preferred skills include #avian movement modeling, Bayesian hierarchical modeling, machine learning, and radar #ecology.
Apply here: jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166...
#boost
A very nice summary and rebuttal (and well worth reading through the 18-post thread)
I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]
October 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A very nice summary and rebuttal (and well worth reading through the 18-post thread)
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If anyone's interested, they would need to have a proposal ready to go in the next week and a half....so short notice! 🧪
Apply for an @esa.int Living Planet Fellowship to work with me @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social! Canada is 'Associated State' and so we can host fellows who use Earth Observation data in their research. 🧪⚒️❄️🛰️ @igsoc.bsky.social @gaphaz.bsky.social @igs-egg.bsky.social
eo4society.esa.int/2025/10/17/l...
eo4society.esa.int/2025/10/17/l...
Living Planet Fellowship call for proposals 2025 - eo science for society
ESA invites young researchers in ESA Member States to submit scientific proposals to the Living Planet Fellowship Call 2025. The LPF aims at supporting
eo4society.esa.int
October 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
If anyone's interested, they would need to have a proposal ready to go in the next week and a half....so short notice! 🧪
Please share!
Cornell Biomedical Sciences is doing a survey to gauge feelings about birth control with the goal to shape future male contraception options
They're aiming for male participants but anyone can join (I did—it was lovely)
It's a ~20min confidential Zoom interview (signup links ⬇️)
Cornell Biomedical Sciences is doing a survey to gauge feelings about birth control with the goal to shape future male contraception options
They're aiming for male participants but anyone can join (I did—it was lovely)
It's a ~20min confidential Zoom interview (signup links ⬇️)
October 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Please share!
Cornell Biomedical Sciences is doing a survey to gauge feelings about birth control with the goal to shape future male contraception options
They're aiming for male participants but anyone can join (I did—it was lovely)
It's a ~20min confidential Zoom interview (signup links ⬇️)
Cornell Biomedical Sciences is doing a survey to gauge feelings about birth control with the goal to shape future male contraception options
They're aiming for male participants but anyone can join (I did—it was lovely)
It's a ~20min confidential Zoom interview (signup links ⬇️)
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POSTDOC JOB AD: I'm hiring a Bayesian ecologist to build a (IMO, extremely fun) model of humpback whale spatiotemporal dynamics in California
2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin.
ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin.
ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
Fredston Lab: Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
October 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
POSTDOC JOB AD: I'm hiring a Bayesian ecologist to build a (IMO, extremely fun) model of humpback whale spatiotemporal dynamics in California
2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin.
ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin.
ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
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I don’t think most people (including academics) realize just how screwed American universities are right now. Yes, the Trump attacks hurt. But the deeper crisis comes from the slow rot of a corporate mindset in university leadership that traded mission for growth. Let’s talk about that.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I don’t think most people (including academics) realize just how screwed American universities are right now. Yes, the Trump attacks hurt. But the deeper crisis comes from the slow rot of a corporate mindset in university leadership that traded mission for growth. Let’s talk about that.
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Come work with me!
We're Hiring!!! #ornithology #waterbirds
We're seeking an Editor-in-Chief for our journal, Waterbirds. The EIC is responsible for professional services in editing &
publication of the Society’s journal ornithologyexchange.org/jobs/board/n... Please share! Questions: managingeditor@waterbirds.org
We're seeking an Editor-in-Chief for our journal, Waterbirds. The EIC is responsible for professional services in editing &
publication of the Society’s journal ornithologyexchange.org/jobs/board/n... Please share! Questions: managingeditor@waterbirds.org
Waterbirds Editor-in-Chief
Waterbirds Editor-in-Chief Job Description: We are seeking an Editor-in-Chief for our journal, Waterbirds, the International Journal of Waterbird Biology. The journal is published online four times a ...
ornithologyexchange.org
October 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Come work with me!
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Out now on the cover of @journal-evo.bsky.social!
Led by Sarah Khalil, we took a genomic approach to investigate the hybrid zone between different-colored Red-backed Fairywren subspecies. We found some interesting candidate genes under selection. Check it out! academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
Led by Sarah Khalil, we took a genomic approach to investigate the hybrid zone between different-colored Red-backed Fairywren subspecies. We found some interesting candidate genes under selection. Check it out! academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
October 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Out now on the cover of @journal-evo.bsky.social!
Led by Sarah Khalil, we took a genomic approach to investigate the hybrid zone between different-colored Red-backed Fairywren subspecies. We found some interesting candidate genes under selection. Check it out! academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
Led by Sarah Khalil, we took a genomic approach to investigate the hybrid zone between different-colored Red-backed Fairywren subspecies. We found some interesting candidate genes under selection. Check it out! academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
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My lab is hiring a 2-yr hummingbird evolution and genomics postdoc and a 1-yr salaried research and lab tech. Both with full U. Wyoming benefits. Please spread the word! Info below. Best consideration date Nov 1, start dates early Spring 2026.
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My lab is hiring a 2-yr hummingbird evolution and genomics postdoc and a 1-yr salaried research and lab tech. Both with full U. Wyoming benefits. Please spread the word! Info below. Best consideration date Nov 1, start dates early Spring 2026.
Post-conference jaunt to the Canadian Rockies
October 15, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Post-conference jaunt to the Canadian Rockies
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🐦Funded PhD @Bristol for UK-domiciled applicants of Black heritage ✨
How does human pressure impact the stability and longevity of bird populations in the Global South 🌍
Train in R & Bayesian modelling with partners in Tanzania, Kenya, SA, @zslscience.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
How does human pressure impact the stability and longevity of bird populations in the Global South 🌍
Train in R & Bayesian modelling with partners in Tanzania, Kenya, SA, @zslscience.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
October 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🐦Funded PhD @Bristol for UK-domiciled applicants of Black heritage ✨
How does human pressure impact the stability and longevity of bird populations in the Global South 🌍
Train in R & Bayesian modelling with partners in Tanzania, Kenya, SA, @zslscience.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
How does human pressure impact the stability and longevity of bird populations in the Global South 🌍
Train in R & Bayesian modelling with partners in Tanzania, Kenya, SA, @zslscience.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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"Right now, if one of my students came to me and said, 'Hey, as part of my Ph.D. I want to enter the world's birds into a dataset,' I'm like, 'No, you're not doing that. You'll never finish your Ph.D.' "
Too true omg 😂
Anyway, this is a very exciting dataset!
phys.org/news/2025-09...
Too true omg 😂
Anyway, this is a very exciting dataset!
phys.org/news/2025-09...
BIRDBASE dataset tracks ecological traits for 11,589 species of birds
Çağan Şekercioğlu was an ambitious, but perhaps naive graduate student when, 26 years ago, he embarked on a simple data-compilation project that would soon evolve into a massive career-defining achiev...
phys.org
October 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"Right now, if one of my students came to me and said, 'Hey, as part of my Ph.D. I want to enter the world's birds into a dataset,' I'm like, 'No, you're not doing that. You'll never finish your Ph.D.' "
Too true omg 😂
Anyway, this is a very exciting dataset!
phys.org/news/2025-09...
Too true omg 😂
Anyway, this is a very exciting dataset!
phys.org/news/2025-09...
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Video: a Japanese scientist was attacked by flies while giving the acceptance speech for his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research paper that proved painting Zebra-like stripes on cows led to a decrease in biting fly attacks.
September 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Video: a Japanese scientist was attacked by flies while giving the acceptance speech for his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research paper that proved painting Zebra-like stripes on cows led to a decrease in biting fly attacks.
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Frozen art from nature in Greenland…
September 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Frozen art from nature in Greenland…
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🪶 If you are able, you donate here: birdpop.org/pages/do...
We lost roughly $1 million in funding without warning. Projects cancelled included all of our bird monitoring work for the National Park Service & projects w/ the Bureau of Land Management on Gunnison's Sage-Grouse, Pinyon Jays & more. 1/4
We lost roughly $1 million in funding without warning. Projects cancelled included all of our bird monitoring work for the National Park Service & projects w/ the Bureau of Land Management on Gunnison's Sage-Grouse, Pinyon Jays & more. 1/4
October 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
🪶 If you are able, you donate here: birdpop.org/pages/do...
We lost roughly $1 million in funding without warning. Projects cancelled included all of our bird monitoring work for the National Park Service & projects w/ the Bureau of Land Management on Gunnison's Sage-Grouse, Pinyon Jays & more. 1/4
We lost roughly $1 million in funding without warning. Projects cancelled included all of our bird monitoring work for the National Park Service & projects w/ the Bureau of Land Management on Gunnison's Sage-Grouse, Pinyon Jays & more. 1/4
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Dress for the job you want
September 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Dress for the job you want
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Happy to share that the American white pelican Birds of the World account version 2 has just been released! If there's anything we missed, give me a shout!
doi.org/10.2173/bow....
doi.org/10.2173/bow....
American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos -
Birds of the World
Species accounts for all the birds of the world.
doi.org
September 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Happy to share that the American white pelican Birds of the World account version 2 has just been released! If there's anything we missed, give me a shout!
doi.org/10.2173/bow....
doi.org/10.2173/bow....