Jonathan von Oppen
@jvonoppen.bsky.social
Postdoc @ecologybasel.bsky.social, Uni Basel
researching Arctic/alpine microclimate, vegetation dynamics, ecosystem feedbacks. Tundra & mountain lover, photography enthusiast.
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personal website: https://jonathanvonoppen.net/
researching Arctic/alpine microclimate, vegetation dynamics, ecosystem feedbacks. Tundra & mountain lover, photography enthusiast.
💨🌱🏔️🌿🌼❄️🌐
personal website: https://jonathanvonoppen.net/
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At our science #retreat yesterday we discussed applications & pitfalls of various #AI tools for our work, from writing to species ID'ing. A great opportunity to learn from each other, develop a common understanding, & connect across the team!
And to go out for some birdwatching during lunch break 🦆
And to go out for some birdwatching during lunch break 🦆
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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MeteoSchweiz, die @ethz.ch und C2SM präsentieren die neuen Schweizer Klimaszenarien.
Diese zeigen, wie sich das Schweizer Klima verändert, wenn die globale Mitteltemperatur z.B. um 3 Grad steigt.
#klimaszenarien #meteoschweiz #ETH #C2SM #NCCS
Diese zeigen, wie sich das Schweizer Klima verändert, wenn die globale Mitteltemperatur z.B. um 3 Grad steigt.
#klimaszenarien #meteoschweiz #ETH #C2SM #NCCS
Die Schweizer Klimaszenarien 2025
MeteoSchweiz stellt in Zusammenarbeit mit der ETH Zürich und C2SM unter dem Dach des National Centre for Climate Services (NCCS) die neusten Erkenntnisse zum...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
MeteoSchweiz, die @ethz.ch und C2SM präsentieren die neuen Schweizer Klimaszenarien.
Diese zeigen, wie sich das Schweizer Klima verändert, wenn die globale Mitteltemperatur z.B. um 3 Grad steigt.
#klimaszenarien #meteoschweiz #ETH #C2SM #NCCS
Diese zeigen, wie sich das Schweizer Klima verändert, wenn die globale Mitteltemperatur z.B. um 3 Grad steigt.
#klimaszenarien #meteoschweiz #ETH #C2SM #NCCS
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Submit an abstract to our #EGU2026 session "Microclimate Variation and Heat Impacts on Vegetation: From Molecules to the Biosphere"(meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...) @kalimiddleby.bsky.social @santiagotrueba.bsky.social @sonyageange.bsky.social @egu.eu @egubg.bsky.social @hs.egu.eu
November 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Submit an abstract to our #EGU2026 session "Microclimate Variation and Heat Impacts on Vegetation: From Molecules to the Biosphere"(meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...) @kalimiddleby.bsky.social @santiagotrueba.bsky.social @sonyageange.bsky.social @egu.eu @egubg.bsky.social @hs.egu.eu
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Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾
October 21, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾
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Genuine talent doesn't emerge from a vacuum.
It results from a massive effort: try, fail, learn, and repeat until failure becomes success, whatever that means.
Running the loop for long enough might get you there, hopefully.
Offloading the grind to a machine surely won't.
It results from a massive effort: try, fail, learn, and repeat until failure becomes success, whatever that means.
Running the loop for long enough might get you there, hopefully.
Offloading the grind to a machine surely won't.
October 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Genuine talent doesn't emerge from a vacuum.
It results from a massive effort: try, fail, learn, and repeat until failure becomes success, whatever that means.
Running the loop for long enough might get you there, hopefully.
Offloading the grind to a machine surely won't.
It results from a massive effort: try, fail, learn, and repeat until failure becomes success, whatever that means.
Running the loop for long enough might get you there, hopefully.
Offloading the grind to a machine surely won't.
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*Job alert*
We have a 4-year #PhD position open! The project investigates spreading potential & impact of non-native plant species in mountain ecosystems using fieldwork, experimental & data-driven approaches. Starting date: 04/2026.
More info here:
jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
Come work with us!
We have a 4-year #PhD position open! The project investigates spreading potential & impact of non-native plant species in mountain ecosystems using fieldwork, experimental & data-driven approaches. Starting date: 04/2026.
More info here:
jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
Come work with us!
Universität Basel: PhD position in global change ecology
The research group Ecology at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel in Switzerland invites applications for a PhD position within the ERC project 'Global status, trends, ...
jobs.unibas.ch
October 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
*Job alert*
We have a 4-year #PhD position open! The project investigates spreading potential & impact of non-native plant species in mountain ecosystems using fieldwork, experimental & data-driven approaches. Starting date: 04/2026.
More info here:
jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
Come work with us!
We have a 4-year #PhD position open! The project investigates spreading potential & impact of non-native plant species in mountain ecosystems using fieldwork, experimental & data-driven approaches. Starting date: 04/2026.
More info here:
jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
Come work with us!
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RIP #JaneGoodall - one of the modern pioneers of profound interconnections between people, animals and ecosystems. Her life was lived through science, compassion and tireless advocacy for the multiple values of nature - leaving a legacy that will endure for people and planet.
BREAKING: Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died.
Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.
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October 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
RIP #JaneGoodall - one of the modern pioneers of profound interconnections between people, animals and ecosystems. Her life was lived through science, compassion and tireless advocacy for the multiple values of nature - leaving a legacy that will endure for people and planet.
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We had a great time at #Jungfraujoch during our yearly team outing! Got a fascinating tour of the meteorological & research station (est. 1931), and really enjoyed the trip with the iconic railway (construction finished already in 1912!). We'll have to come back for a better view, though 😉🏔️❄️🧪🚞
September 30, 2025 at 7:09 AM
We had a great time at #Jungfraujoch during our yearly team outing! Got a fascinating tour of the meteorological & research station (est. 1931), and really enjoyed the trip with the iconic railway (construction finished already in 1912!). We'll have to come back for a better view, though 😉🏔️❄️🧪🚞
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Debating the aesthetics of #wind & #solar is a luxury. The real crisis is climate change—threatening billions with deadly heat & catastrophic ecosystem breakdowns ♨️🥵🔥 Green #energy is a necessity🍃 Challenges exist (noise, land use) but are manageable - biggest risk is inaction #dkpol #climatechange
September 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Debating the aesthetics of #wind & #solar is a luxury. The real crisis is climate change—threatening billions with deadly heat & catastrophic ecosystem breakdowns ♨️🥵🔥 Green #energy is a necessity🍃 Challenges exist (noise, land use) but are manageable - biggest risk is inaction #dkpol #climatechange
Took a small break from talks & discussions at #IMC25 this morning to explore the #alpine surroundings above #Innsbruck. Great views, and happy to see quite some flowers still (or again?) around late in the season 🌸🪻🌿🏔😊
September 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Took a small break from talks & discussions at #IMC25 this morning to explore the #alpine surroundings above #Innsbruck. Great views, and happy to see quite some flowers still (or again?) around late in the season 🌸🪻🌿🏔😊
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Incredible ice loss measured again at #Konkordiaplatz on the #Aletsch #Glacier, home to the thickest ice in the #Alps (still about 800 m!). Yesterday’s survey revealed another –4.6 m of ice gone in just one year. :(
Measurements by @matthias-huss.bsky.social for GLAMOS
Measurements by @matthias-huss.bsky.social for GLAMOS
September 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Incredible ice loss measured again at #Konkordiaplatz on the #Aletsch #Glacier, home to the thickest ice in the #Alps (still about 800 m!). Yesterday’s survey revealed another –4.6 m of ice gone in just one year. :(
Measurements by @matthias-huss.bsky.social for GLAMOS
Measurements by @matthias-huss.bsky.social for GLAMOS
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Come work with us!
In two week's time, application deadlines close for eight fully funded #PhD positions who will be working together on understanding and mitigating global change impacts and feedbacks from mountains:
cmt.w.uib.no/open-positio...
In two week's time, application deadlines close for eight fully funded #PhD positions who will be working together on understanding and mitigating global change impacts and feedbacks from mountains:
cmt.w.uib.no/open-positio...
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September 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Come work with us!
In two week's time, application deadlines close for eight fully funded #PhD positions who will be working together on understanding and mitigating global change impacts and feedbacks from mountains:
cmt.w.uib.no/open-positio...
In two week's time, application deadlines close for eight fully funded #PhD positions who will be working together on understanding and mitigating global change impacts and feedbacks from mountains:
cmt.w.uib.no/open-positio...
Thank you to everyone who presented in our #microclimate change session today @imc2025.bsky.social! @jlembrechts.bsky.social, @niittynen.bsky.social & I were very happy with the contributions & discussions. Great to see microclimate getting more attention in high-elevation ecosystems 🏔🌡❄️💧
September 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Thank you to everyone who presented in our #microclimate change session today @imc2025.bsky.social! @jlembrechts.bsky.social, @niittynen.bsky.social & I were very happy with the contributions & discussions. Great to see microclimate getting more attention in high-elevation ecosystems 🏔🌡❄️💧
Ready for an exciting week of #mountain science at @imc2025.bsky.social! The setting in Innsbruck could not be more fitting 🏔☀️
September 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Ready for an exciting week of #mountain science at @imc2025.bsky.social! The setting in Innsbruck could not be more fitting 🏔☀️
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Job Alert! The University of Tübingen is hiring a FULL PROFESSOR (W3) in FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY! Come and join our institute, and maybe our new excellence clusters @terra-cluster.org and @greenrobust.de. @gfoesoc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Please repost!
September 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Job Alert! The University of Tübingen is hiring a FULL PROFESSOR (W3) in FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY! Come and join our institute, and maybe our new excellence clusters @terra-cluster.org and @greenrobust.de. @gfoesoc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Please repost!
Come work with us in beautiful Basel & in the mountains around the world! Great working environment & fab collaborators on top ☺️🌐
Happy to answer non-project-related questions via DM!
Happy to answer non-project-related questions via DM!
*Job alert*
We have a 5-year postdoc position on #mountain non-native species & #macroecology in our group @unibas.ch. Great opportunity to join us!
Details here: jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stellen/postdoc-position-in-mountain-macroecology/6c5a8906-354f-43c6-bc9b-1156d21725a5
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We have a 5-year postdoc position on #mountain non-native species & #macroecology in our group @unibas.ch. Great opportunity to join us!
Details here: jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stellen/postdoc-position-in-mountain-macroecology/6c5a8906-354f-43c6-bc9b-1156d21725a5
Please share!
Universität Basel: Postdoc position in mountain macroecology
The research group Ecology at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel in Switzerland invites applications for a postdoc position within the ERC project 'Global status, tren...
jobs.unibas.ch
September 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Come work with us in beautiful Basel & in the mountains around the world! Great working environment & fab collaborators on top ☺️🌐
Happy to answer non-project-related questions via DM!
Happy to answer non-project-related questions via DM!
This was a fun study to contribute to :) hopefully helpful to enable more #winter #microclimate data from alpine & Arctic regions 🏔️❄️
Well done Raphi & Michi for leading this effort from start to finish!
Well done Raphi & Michi for leading this effort from start to finish!
New paper!
Want to measure #mountain #microclimate during wintertime but loggers keep breaking? Here's an easy, cost-effective method to help loggers survive snow & visits by curious animals🏔️❄️🦌🌡️💧
Nicely led by Raphael von Büren & @mizeh.bsky.social.
📄 doi.org/10.1111/jvs....
@slfdavos.bsky.social
Want to measure #mountain #microclimate during wintertime but loggers keep breaking? Here's an easy, cost-effective method to help loggers survive snow & visits by curious animals🏔️❄️🦌🌡️💧
Nicely led by Raphael von Büren & @mizeh.bsky.social.
📄 doi.org/10.1111/jvs....
@slfdavos.bsky.social
A Novel Method for Monitoring Above‐ and Belowground Microclimates in Mountain Ecosystems Year‐Round
Aim The role of microclimate in influencing range limits and vegetation shifts, especially in topographically heterogeneous mountain ecosystems, has gained attention in recent years. However, distur...
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September 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This was a fun study to contribute to :) hopefully helpful to enable more #winter #microclimate data from alpine & Arctic regions 🏔️❄️
Well done Raphi & Michi for leading this effort from start to finish!
Well done Raphi & Michi for leading this effort from start to finish!
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We are very excited to announce that our group leader Sabine Rumpf has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for her #GloNoMo project to investigate the global status, trends, drivers and impacts of non-native plant species in mountain ecosystems 🎉
@unibas.ch
Details on the project 👇🧵
@unibas.ch
Details on the project 👇🧵
Seven researchers from the University of Basel receive ERC Starting Grants – an exceptional result for the University of Basel. Over the next five years, they will each receive between EUR 1.5 million and EUR 2.3 million in funding.
Seven researchers from the University of Basel receive ERC Starting Grants
In the competition for highly sought-after research funding from the European Research Council, seven researchers from the University of Basel convinced the jury with their project ideas. Over the nex...
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September 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We are very excited to announce that our group leader Sabine Rumpf has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for her #GloNoMo project to investigate the global status, trends, drivers and impacts of non-native plant species in mountain ecosystems 🎉
@unibas.ch
Details on the project 👇🧵
@unibas.ch
Details on the project 👇🧵
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Want to do a PhD in remote sensing? Interested in mountain forest ecosystems? Then apply for a PhD position in our lab! You will be part of the newly founded Centre for Forest Management in the Alps, working on scaling tree productivity from tree to landscape scale. Deadline 21st September.
September 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Want to do a PhD in remote sensing? Interested in mountain forest ecosystems? Then apply for a PhD position in our lab! You will be part of the newly founded Centre for Forest Management in the Alps, working on scaling tree productivity from tree to landscape scale. Deadline 21st September.
I could not recommend this place and group more for doing a #PhD. If you're into #RemoteSensing 🛰️, #VegetationDynamics 🌿, #macroecology 🌍, social & supportive work environments, hygge and pastry 🥯 - apply!
🎓 Please join us for a PhD in Remote Sensing of Vegetation Structure at Aarhus University. It's a great place to live and work, and an inspiring university to do research 😊
phd.nat.au.dk/for-applican...
phd.nat.au.dk/for-applican...
September 3, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I could not recommend this place and group more for doing a #PhD. If you're into #RemoteSensing 🛰️, #VegetationDynamics 🌿, #macroecology 🌍, social & supportive work environments, hygge and pastry 🥯 - apply!
Still time to apply for a very cool #PhD position in our group!
All details 👇
All details 👇
*Job alert*
Come work with us! We have a fully funded 4yr #PhD position in #alpine & #Arctic plant #ecology available in our group @unibas.ch. The project includes fieldwork & connects to other ongoing projects on species range shifts & microclimate.
jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
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Come work with us! We have a fully funded 4yr #PhD position in #alpine & #Arctic plant #ecology available in our group @unibas.ch. The project includes fieldwork & connects to other ongoing projects on species range shifts & microclimate.
jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
Please repost!
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Universität Basel: PhD position in alpine and arctic plant ecology
The research group Ecology at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel in Switzerland invites applications for a fully funded four-year PhD position in alpine and arctic pla...
jobs.unibas.ch
August 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Still time to apply for a very cool #PhD position in our group!
All details 👇
All details 👇
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(Plz share) We're hiring! 5-year PhD student to join our new lab at Rutgers University. Broadly, exploring how climate change impacts terrestrial species, ecosystems and biodiversity – compute, field, or lab! See here:
ecoclimateglobal.org/join/
(hiring a 2-yr postdoc too, more news on that soon)
ecoclimateglobal.org/join/
(hiring a 2-yr postdoc too, more news on that soon)
Join the Lab
Current Opportunities Please see below for current and upcoming opportunities to join the group. We always welcome inquiries from motivated potential members with research interests that fit our group...
ecoclimateglobal.org
August 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
(Plz share) We're hiring! 5-year PhD student to join our new lab at Rutgers University. Broadly, exploring how climate change impacts terrestrial species, ecosystems and biodiversity – compute, field, or lab! See here:
ecoclimateglobal.org/join/
(hiring a 2-yr postdoc too, more news on that soon)
ecoclimateglobal.org/join/
(hiring a 2-yr postdoc too, more news on that soon)
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*Job alert*
Come work with us! We have a fully funded 4yr #PhD position in #alpine & #Arctic plant #ecology available in our group @unibas.ch. The project includes fieldwork & connects to other ongoing projects on species range shifts & microclimate.
jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
Please repost!
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Come work with us! We have a fully funded 4yr #PhD position in #alpine & #Arctic plant #ecology available in our group @unibas.ch. The project includes fieldwork & connects to other ongoing projects on species range shifts & microclimate.
jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
Please repost!
🌐🧪
Universität Basel: PhD position in alpine and arctic plant ecology
The research group Ecology at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel in Switzerland invites applications for a fully funded four-year PhD position in alpine and arctic pla...
jobs.unibas.ch
August 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
*Job alert*
Come work with us! We have a fully funded 4yr #PhD position in #alpine & #Arctic plant #ecology available in our group @unibas.ch. The project includes fieldwork & connects to other ongoing projects on species range shifts & microclimate.
jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
Please repost!
🌐🧪
Come work with us! We have a fully funded 4yr #PhD position in #alpine & #Arctic plant #ecology available in our group @unibas.ch. The project includes fieldwork & connects to other ongoing projects on species range shifts & microclimate.
jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
Please repost!
🌐🧪