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Jamie Oaks
@jamieoaks.bsky.social
Dad, naturalist, and comp biology prof studying evolution. he/him
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Proud of the latest edition of my free intro biostats book.

gitrepo: github.com/ybrandvain/b...
book: ybrandvain.github.io/biostats/

Not complete but at a good point to take a break, and I think its quite usable

dm me with comments , ideas etc
Applied Biostatistics
ybrandvain.github.io
October 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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I am recruiting a PhD student this application cycle to explore questions on the evolution of morphological variation and phylogenetics. I'm especially seeking folks interested in fossil marine inverts. Please reach out to me if interested! Portal opens Nov. 1 eeb.utoronto.ca/education/gr...
Admissions - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Resources For More Information Please contact: grad.eeb@utoronto.ca
eeb.utoronto.ca
September 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Regular ask to send me successful job applications, grants, and fellowships to share with others! Thanks to @isabelott.bsky.social for sharing her GRFP (and congrats!). github.com/RILAB/statem...
GitHub - RILAB/statements: Successful Job Applications and Grants
Successful Job Applications and Grants. Contribute to RILAB/statements development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
April 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Combining fossil taxa with and without morphological data improves dated phylogenetic analyses https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.07.646048v1
April 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Job in #NaturalHistory

Visiting Assistant Professor of Biological Collections (9 Mo) Arkansas State (Arkansas Center for Biodiversity Collections)

phe.tbe.taleo.net/phe02/ats/ca...
Hiring Assistant Professor 9 Mo, Biological Sciences - ASU-Jonesboro
phe.tbe.taleo.net
April 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Has your universities minimum Biology PhD stipend changed since 2022?

Make sure our database stays up-to-date and submit any raises here: rhettrautsaw.app/shiny/Biolog...
April 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Looking for help: need an explanation/reference for how to calculate the strength of family-level diversifying selection. Bonus points if it includes how to use a PCA variable as the target of selection!
April 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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SSE grad student members are invited to submit their abstracts to the SSE Hamilton Award competition at #Evol2025! Finalists receive $500 and will present their talks during the virtual part of the meeting on May 29-30. Apply by April 15! buff.ly/5EmzAzH @evolmtg.bsky.social
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March 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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🚨 Students and recent graduates: you still have a month to submit your talk for consideration in the 2025 Ernst Mayr Award Competition 🚨

See this page for requirements and instructions.

www.systbio.org/ernst-mayr-a...
Ernst Mayr Award
The Ernst Mayr Award is given to the presenter of the outstanding student talk in the field of systematics at the annual meetings of the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB). This is SSB's premier.....
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March 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Our study (haiwei luo & i) on dating bacterial tree of life by new methods integrating host-microbe symbiosis, complex subs models & extended sequential dating, is online Syst Biol. @systbiol.bsky.social shorturl.at/Ywoud #phylo
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January 24, 2025 at 3:23 AM