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Jon Aguiñaga
@jon-aguinaga.bsky.social
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Behavioral ecologist who likes tracking, cameras, and photography. 📸

Postdoc in Green lab @ Brown Uni.
PhD: Mixed-species groups, Laskowski lab @ UC Davis.
M.Sc: Gomulkiewicz & Watts lab @ WSU Pullman.
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jon-aguinaga.bsky.social
Also makes me wonder what freshly graduated phds are thinking. A few of us at Brown discuss whether to make the jump to the academic job market or pivot to industry. 🤔
astrokatie.com Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Sep 30
That's quite the chart annotation.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A chart of "Major concerns of PhD candidates." The top text says, "Financial pressures top the list of concerns faced by PhD candidates, but concerns differ among the sexes. Those studying in the United States rank the political landscape as their main worry." The chart shows that in the full survey, political landscape is the biggest concern for about 20% of students (a bit higher for women than men) but there's an annotation saying "In US PhD students, this rose to 64%". Overall, the highest-rated concern was financial pressures at around 40%.
November 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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astrokatie.com
That's quite the chart annotation.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A chart of "Major concerns of PhD candidates." The top text says, "Financial pressures top the list of concerns faced by PhD candidates, but concerns differ among the sexes. Those studying in the United States rank the political landscape as their main worry." The chart shows that in the full survey, political landscape is the biggest concern for about 20% of students (a bit higher for women than men) but there's an annotation saying "In US PhD students, this rose to 64%". Overall, the highest-rated concern was financial pressures at around 40%.
September 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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coralreefresearch.bsky.social
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Assistant Professor - Ocean Biogeochemical Modeller (University of Hawaii)

Full details here: www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa...

#coralreefs #academia #assistantprofessor #hawaii #biogeochemical #modeller #marinebiology
November 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
jon-aguinaga.bsky.social
Insanely cool paper. Ive been thinking about transitioning to YOLO (it is more commonly used in industry).

Serra-Marin power RPI 4 computers outdoors and mount them like regular cameras on tripods to detect bees in the wild. WOW!

RPIs and Tracking? Two of my favorite things.
methodsinecoevol.bsky.social Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 10d
📖Published📖

Serra-Marin et al. develop an Automated Camera System (ACS) that integrates Raspberry Pi hardware with YOLOv5, to detect pollinators in plant communities 🐝 🌱 Read more here 🌍 🧪 👇
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November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
📖Published📖

Serra-Marin et al. develop an Automated Camera System (ACS) that integrates Raspberry Pi hardware with YOLOv5, to detect pollinators in plant communities 🐝 🌱 Read more here 🌍 🧪 👇
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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juliasaltz.bsky.social
My lab at Indiana University is searching for a *postdoc* and *technician* to contribute to our work studying the evolution of social behavior using fruit flies as a model system. Details below, feel free to email me with any questions! More info on our research: saltzlab.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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alltheperkes.bsky.social
Uh oh, I looked at previous covers:
Another boring and anatomically nonsensical cover gracing one of my fields most prestigious journals.
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com
Job Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island.

jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960
Job Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island. The Department of Biological Sciences in the College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) at the University of Rhode Island (URI) invites applications for an academic year (9 month), tenure-track Assistant Professor position specializing in Marine Ecology. URI, the top public university in New England, is a land and sea grant research university located in Kingston, Rhode Island, a beautiful seaside community that is well connected by car, bus, and rail about 40 min from Providence, an hour from Boston and 3 hours from New York City.
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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katelaskowski.bsky.social
Our new paper offers an explanation for the universal law that "under carefully controlled conditions.... an animal behaves as it damn well pleases." We explore how stochastic mechanisms may play an underappreciated role in generating individuality. (1/7 🧵)

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Playing dice with behavior: drivers of stochastic individuality
Animal behavior is often viewed as stemming from predictable genetic and environmental factors. However, despite our best attempts to control genetic …
www.sciencedirect.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
jon-aguinaga.bsky.social
Started my 30th birthday today with a killer leg day, then wobbled over to the office to cut and drill some acrylic for my tracking tanks. 🦐

Thirties are gonna be awesome!
November 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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cognitiveecol.bsky.social
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).
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chickadeecognition.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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ccioannou.bsky.social
Chinese national interested in a PhD using fish?

Fully-funded scholarships @bristolbiosci.bsky.social from the China Scholarship Council-University of Bristol

Success rates are high, check out the details here and get in touch:
www.bristol.ac.uk/students/sup...

Please circulate widely!
October 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
jon-aguinaga.bsky.social
Marine bio folks: Does anyone know of any non-toxic aquarium safe paint that could be used to tag crustaceans?

I have been supergluing sequins onto the carapace of a mantis shrimp, but it falls off after several days. Looking for something a bit longer term/

Please RT!
October 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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python.org
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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migecol.bsky.social
We’re hiring a doctoral researcher in the area of migration ecology.
The work will focus on the question of how and when migratory songbirds learn where their home is using #Motus.
Part of the Cluster of Excellence NaviSense and linked with @sfb1372.bsky.social

uol.de/job788en

#ornithology
October 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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afredston.bsky.social
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
Fredston Lab: Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
October 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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alexa63709.bsky.social
I've been on a twitter break since the Elon takeover, but it's time to reenter the conversation 💕 I'm wrapping up my PhD, "Wild white-faced capuchin nutritional goals and fitness in a changing climate" and looking for a post doc focused on nutritional ecology/botany/plant-primate interactions 🍃
October 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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gcbias.bsky.social
We're excited to be recruiting an NIH funded postdoc to work in the Coop lab at UC Davis. We're specifically interested in candidates who are want to work at the intersection of human genetics, GWAS, and population genetics modeling. Please RT
October 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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evoldir.bsky.social
Illinois State University seeks an Assistant Professor in Behavioral Ecology. Candidates should establish research programs and mentor students. More details: https://jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu/en-us/job/520844/assistant-professor-of-behavioral-ecology. #job
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Ecology | Jobs | Illinois State
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Ecology | Jobs | Illinois State
jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu
October 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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jaxeducation.bsky.social
📣 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Learn about quantifying and modeling behavior using #DeepLearning from @talmo.bsky.social.

➡️ Apply to attend: www.jax.org/education-an...

#MachineLearning #Neuroskyence
Dark blue graphic with speaker headshot reads, "October 14 | Session Spotlight | Quantifying and modeling behavior using deep learning | Talmo Pereira, Ph.D. | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | 2025 Machine Learning Short Course | October 12 - 17 | Bar Harbor, ME & Virtual."
September 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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jon-aguinaga.bsky.social
I have a pal who is applying to the NSF GRFP and is wondering if using language about 'climate change', 'ecology' , 'evolution' might hinder his chances given the current admin climate. Any thoughts? Should he reframe his work to not use those words specifically?
October 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
jon-aguinaga.bsky.social
I have a pal who is applying to the NSF GRFP and is wondering if using language about 'climate change', 'ecology' , 'evolution' might hinder his chances given the current admin climate. Any thoughts? Should he reframe his work to not use those words specifically?
October 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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katelaskowski.bsky.social
Yo #teamfish, major dream job alert!
justineasmith.bsky.social Justine A Smith @justineasmith.bsky.social · Oct 2
Job Alert! Assistant Prof of Fish Ecology at
@wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351
Assistant Professor of Fish Ecology
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
October 3, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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arispeshkin.bsky.social
⭐PhD position available!⭐
Come join us @imprs-qbee.bsky.social to study communication and collective behavior in animal groups! We're looking for someone excited to use computational approaches to tackle biological questions, using our full-group tracking datasets
imprs-qbee.mpg.de/121465/analy...
Analysis of communication and collective behavior in animal groups
imprs-qbee.mpg.de
October 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM