Sol Balbuena
@msbalbuena.bsky.social
Bióloga 🇦🇷 |PhD| Biologist. Bees, hawkmoths, pollination, insect-plant interactions, chemical ecology | Researcher CONICET-UBA
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Sol Balbuena
@msbalbuena.bsky.social
· May 16
Sugar response and gustatory gene expression in the stingless bee Tetragonisca fiebrigi
Sugar detection and gustatory responsiveness are critical for foraging success in bees, influencing their ability to locate and exploit nectar and pol…
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I'm very happy to share our recent research on gustatory responses and gene expression in the stingless bee Tetragonisca fiebrigi.
#bees #nectar #genes
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#bees #nectar #genes
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UMass Amherst Biology is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of Plant Physiology. Deadline Nov 1. Please spread the word and apply!
careers.massachusetts.edu/mob/en-us/jo...
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Assistant Professor - Plant Physiology
The Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Plant Physiology. The successful can...
careers.massachusetts.edu
October 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
UMass Amherst Biology is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of Plant Physiology. Deadline Nov 1. Please spread the word and apply!
careers.massachusetts.edu/mob/en-us/jo...
careers.massachusetts.edu/mob/en-us/jo...
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The Smith Bee Lab is HIRING! 🐝🐝🐝
- Postdoc (2-4yrs, flexible start-date)
- 1-2 Graduate Students (to start Fall 2026)
No prior experience with honey bees needed, we encourage people from diverse research areas to apply!
(no jerks, plz)
- Postdoc (2-4yrs, flexible start-date)
- 1-2 Graduate Students (to start Fall 2026)
No prior experience with honey bees needed, we encourage people from diverse research areas to apply!
(no jerks, plz)
September 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The Smith Bee Lab is HIRING! 🐝🐝🐝
- Postdoc (2-4yrs, flexible start-date)
- 1-2 Graduate Students (to start Fall 2026)
No prior experience with honey bees needed, we encourage people from diverse research areas to apply!
(no jerks, plz)
- Postdoc (2-4yrs, flexible start-date)
- 1-2 Graduate Students (to start Fall 2026)
No prior experience with honey bees needed, we encourage people from diverse research areas to apply!
(no jerks, plz)
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Spent hours being spellbound by Convolvulus Hawk Moths last night as they nectared on Nicotiana plants in my highland garden!. Up to 3 feeding at a time, their entire abdomens glowing red hot in the thermal from flight muscle use!! #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Spent hours being spellbound by Convolvulus Hawk Moths last night as they nectared on Nicotiana plants in my highland garden!. Up to 3 feeding at a time, their entire abdomens glowing red hot in the thermal from flight muscle use!! #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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The Department of Biology at Colorado State University is hiring an Assistant Professor in the area of plant-microbe interactions! Please spread the word!
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...
Assistant Professor Plant-Microbe Interactions
We seek a creative, collaborative, and visionary plant biologist to establish an internationally recognized research program at the forefront of plant-microbe interactions aimed at understanding how t...
jobs.colostate.edu
September 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Department of Biology at Colorado State University is hiring an Assistant Professor in the area of plant-microbe interactions! Please spread the word!
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...
A Starfish Has Captivated Argentina. It Didn’t Ask to Be Political. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/w...
Sin ciencia no hay futuro
#conicet #argentina
Sin ciencia no hay futuro
#conicet #argentina
A Starfish Has Captivated Argentina. It Didn’t Ask to Be Political.
www.nytimes.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A Starfish Has Captivated Argentina. It Didn’t Ask to Be Political. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/w...
Sin ciencia no hay futuro
#conicet #argentina
Sin ciencia no hay futuro
#conicet #argentina
I'm glad to be part of this team!
Here, a new study of Florencia Palottini about the VOCs released by bumblebees when threatened. 2-heptanone and rose oxide are the key.
Congrats! 🙌
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Here, a new study of Florencia Palottini about the VOCs released by bumblebees when threatened. 2-heptanone and rose oxide are the key.
Congrats! 🙌
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Volatile Organic Compounds Release Under Threat in Bumblebees: Chemical Identification and Antennal Detection - Journal of Chemical Ecology
Alarm behaviors have been widely studied in social insects such as termites, ants, honeybees and stingless bees. As part of this behavior, it is well known that alarm pheromones play a crucial role in...
link.springer.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I'm glad to be part of this team!
Here, a new study of Florencia Palottini about the VOCs released by bumblebees when threatened. 2-heptanone and rose oxide are the key.
Congrats! 🙌
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Here, a new study of Florencia Palottini about the VOCs released by bumblebees when threatened. 2-heptanone and rose oxide are the key.
Congrats! 🙌
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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🚨Ecology lecturer job x 2🚨
Monash university currently has two openings for ecology lecturers! Apply here:
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#science #sciencejobs #ecologyjobs
Monash university currently has two openings for ecology lecturers! Apply here:
careers.pageuppeople.com/mob/513/cw/e...
#science #sciencejobs #ecologyjobs
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Ecology (2 positions)
The School of Biological Sciences have two exciting opportunities for a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Ecology to contribute to the advancement of the School’s academic and research objectives.
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July 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
🚨Ecology lecturer job x 2🚨
Monash university currently has two openings for ecology lecturers! Apply here:
careers.pageuppeople.com/mob/513/cw/e...
#science #sciencejobs #ecologyjobs
Monash university currently has two openings for ecology lecturers! Apply here:
careers.pageuppeople.com/mob/513/cw/e...
#science #sciencejobs #ecologyjobs
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Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology & Evolution - apply by July 31.
Supports US-based PhD programs
No citizenship req, but non-US applicants responsible for obtaining appropriate Visa
Spreading the word. Of course, would also love to host! :-)
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
Supports US-based PhD programs
No citizenship req, but non-US applicants responsible for obtaining appropriate Visa
Spreading the word. Of course, would also love to host! :-)
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...
www.simonsfoundation.org
June 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology & Evolution - apply by July 31.
Supports US-based PhD programs
No citizenship req, but non-US applicants responsible for obtaining appropriate Visa
Spreading the word. Of course, would also love to host! :-)
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
Supports US-based PhD programs
No citizenship req, but non-US applicants responsible for obtaining appropriate Visa
Spreading the word. Of course, would also love to host! :-)
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
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Looking for a postdoc on bacterial-insect symbiosis, combining evolution and molecular mechanisms? I'll have one open in my lab starting Sept 2025. If interested contact me (or find me at the GRC on Animal-microbe symbiosis if you'll be there). #SymbioSky
May 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Looking for a postdoc on bacterial-insect symbiosis, combining evolution and molecular mechanisms? I'll have one open in my lab starting Sept 2025. If interested contact me (or find me at the GRC on Animal-microbe symbiosis if you'll be there). #SymbioSky
I'm very happy to share our recent research on gustatory responses and gene expression in the stingless bee Tetragonisca fiebrigi.
#bees #nectar #genes
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#bees #nectar #genes
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Sugar response and gustatory gene expression in the stingless bee Tetragonisca fiebrigi
Sugar detection and gustatory responsiveness are critical for foraging success in bees, influencing their ability to locate and exploit nectar and pol…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I'm very happy to share our recent research on gustatory responses and gene expression in the stingless bee Tetragonisca fiebrigi.
#bees #nectar #genes
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#bees #nectar #genes
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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May 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Join us:
👉 Apply to the Senior Group Leader position by May 20: bit.ly/gmi-groupleader-sr
👉 We are also recruiting for a Junior Group Leader position. Apply by May 20: bit.ly/gmi-groupleader-jr
👉 Apply to the Senior Group Leader position by May 20: bit.ly/gmi-groupleader-sr
👉 We are also recruiting for a Junior Group Leader position. Apply by May 20: bit.ly/gmi-groupleader-jr
Senior Group Leader Position
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May 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Join us:
👉 Apply to the Senior Group Leader position by May 20: bit.ly/gmi-groupleader-sr
👉 We are also recruiting for a Junior Group Leader position. Apply by May 20: bit.ly/gmi-groupleader-jr
👉 Apply to the Senior Group Leader position by May 20: bit.ly/gmi-groupleader-sr
👉 We are also recruiting for a Junior Group Leader position. Apply by May 20: bit.ly/gmi-groupleader-jr
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If you are an early-career researcher in the Global South, you could qualify for one of the 20 funded places to attend this fabulous @biologists.bsky.social Workshop, Integrative Ecology in the Global South, in Assam, India, 8-11 March 2026
The application deadline is 6 June 2025
The application deadline is 6 June 2025
May 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
If you are an early-career researcher in the Global South, you could qualify for one of the 20 funded places to attend this fabulous @biologists.bsky.social Workshop, Integrative Ecology in the Global South, in Assam, India, 8-11 March 2026
The application deadline is 6 June 2025
The application deadline is 6 June 2025
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We are #hiring a lecturer and #researcher:
- Teaching in ecology and nature conservation
- Research on plant-pollinator interactions
- Supervision of students
- Contribution to our major collaborative projects
Start 01.09.2025
Salary according to TV-L E13, 100%
🔗 uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
- Teaching in ecology and nature conservation
- Research on plant-pollinator interactions
- Supervision of students
- Contribution to our major collaborative projects
Start 01.09.2025
Salary according to TV-L E13, 100%
🔗 uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
May 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
We are #hiring a lecturer and #researcher:
- Teaching in ecology and nature conservation
- Research on plant-pollinator interactions
- Supervision of students
- Contribution to our major collaborative projects
Start 01.09.2025
Salary according to TV-L E13, 100%
🔗 uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
- Teaching in ecology and nature conservation
- Research on plant-pollinator interactions
- Supervision of students
- Contribution to our major collaborative projects
Start 01.09.2025
Salary according to TV-L E13, 100%
🔗 uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
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Smithsonian (Not normal Fed) is hiring an IPM Entomologist to manage the pest control programs for the National Zoo in Washington DC.
Salary Range: $84,601 - $109,975 per year
#entomology
Salary Range: $84,601 - $109,975 per year
#entomology
Entomologist
<p>The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in Park Management, Natio...
www.usajobs.gov
May 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Smithsonian (Not normal Fed) is hiring an IPM Entomologist to manage the pest control programs for the National Zoo in Washington DC.
Salary Range: $84,601 - $109,975 per year
#entomology
Salary Range: $84,601 - $109,975 per year
#entomology
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Interested in a PhD connecting sensory ecology and evolutionary genetics? Applications are now open for a project on the Speciation Genomics of Eye Size Variation in Heliconius Butterflies in our lab at LMU Munich: www.evol.bio.lmu.de/research/mer... Please repost!
May 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Interested in a PhD connecting sensory ecology and evolutionary genetics? Applications are now open for a project on the Speciation Genomics of Eye Size Variation in Heliconius Butterflies in our lab at LMU Munich: www.evol.bio.lmu.de/research/mer... Please repost!
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Open university professor (W3) position for #BehavioralPhysiology in Würzburg, Germany @uni-wuerzburg.de: ↘️ www.nature.com/naturecareer... ↙️ Share or apply 🤗 #InsectResearch 🧪🐝🐜🦟
University Professor (m/w/d) for Behavioral Physiology (grade W3) - Würzburg (Stadt), Bayern (DE) job with Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg - Faculty of Biology | 12839249
The University of Würzburg is offering a position of a University Professor (m/w/d) for Behavioral Physiology (grade W3) (Chair of Zoology II).
www.nature.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Open university professor (W3) position for #BehavioralPhysiology in Würzburg, Germany @uni-wuerzburg.de: ↘️ www.nature.com/naturecareer... ↙️ Share or apply 🤗 #InsectResearch 🧪🐝🐜🦟
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📣 Imperial College Research Fellowships!
Prestigious 4yr fellowship
✔️ Salary from £48k
✔️ Up to £45k for research
✔️ A supportive, inclusive research environment
✔️ UK or international
✔️ <4 yrs post-PhD
Drop me a pm if you are interested in bee/microbe related research! tinyurl.com/mr3k5a93
Prestigious 4yr fellowship
✔️ Salary from £48k
✔️ Up to £45k for research
✔️ A supportive, inclusive research environment
✔️ UK or international
✔️ <4 yrs post-PhD
Drop me a pm if you are interested in bee/microbe related research! tinyurl.com/mr3k5a93
May 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
📣 Imperial College Research Fellowships!
Prestigious 4yr fellowship
✔️ Salary from £48k
✔️ Up to £45k for research
✔️ A supportive, inclusive research environment
✔️ UK or international
✔️ <4 yrs post-PhD
Drop me a pm if you are interested in bee/microbe related research! tinyurl.com/mr3k5a93
Prestigious 4yr fellowship
✔️ Salary from £48k
✔️ Up to £45k for research
✔️ A supportive, inclusive research environment
✔️ UK or international
✔️ <4 yrs post-PhD
Drop me a pm if you are interested in bee/microbe related research! tinyurl.com/mr3k5a93
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📢 Fully-funded PhD opportunity!
Explore the links between social & communication networks in ring-tailed lemurs!
Exciting fieldwork, interdisciplinary team, and innovative technologies! Apply now and join @primatenzentrum.bsky.social & @unigoettingen.bsky.social for this cutting-edge research!
Explore the links between social & communication networks in ring-tailed lemurs!
Exciting fieldwork, interdisciplinary team, and innovative technologies! Apply now and join @primatenzentrum.bsky.social & @unigoettingen.bsky.social for this cutting-edge research!
April 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
📢 Fully-funded PhD opportunity!
Explore the links between social & communication networks in ring-tailed lemurs!
Exciting fieldwork, interdisciplinary team, and innovative technologies! Apply now and join @primatenzentrum.bsky.social & @unigoettingen.bsky.social for this cutting-edge research!
Explore the links between social & communication networks in ring-tailed lemurs!
Exciting fieldwork, interdisciplinary team, and innovative technologies! Apply now and join @primatenzentrum.bsky.social & @unigoettingen.bsky.social for this cutting-edge research!
April 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Deadline approaching! If you are interested in doing a PhD in chemical ecology check out the projects and apply here:
www.ice.mpg.de/296548/curre...
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April 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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PhD project offer: With six feet on the ground – How insects sense vibrations
Supervisors by Prof. Manuela Nowotny, FSU and Dr. Yuko Ulrich, MP for Chemical Ecology. More information: www.ice.mpg.de/319498/Proje...
Apply now: www.ice.mpg.de/296534/how-t...
(c) Jan Scherberich
Supervisors by Prof. Manuela Nowotny, FSU and Dr. Yuko Ulrich, MP for Chemical Ecology. More information: www.ice.mpg.de/319498/Proje...
Apply now: www.ice.mpg.de/296534/how-t...
(c) Jan Scherberich
April 17, 2025 at 6:26 AM
PhD project offer: With six feet on the ground – How insects sense vibrations
Supervisors by Prof. Manuela Nowotny, FSU and Dr. Yuko Ulrich, MP for Chemical Ecology. More information: www.ice.mpg.de/319498/Proje...
Apply now: www.ice.mpg.de/296534/how-t...
(c) Jan Scherberich
Supervisors by Prof. Manuela Nowotny, FSU and Dr. Yuko Ulrich, MP for Chemical Ecology. More information: www.ice.mpg.de/319498/Proje...
Apply now: www.ice.mpg.de/296534/how-t...
(c) Jan Scherberich
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PhD project offer: Molecular mechanisms of membrane proteins underlying social insect behavior
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ute Hellmich, FSU; Dr. Yuko Ulrich, MPI for Chemical Ecology
More information: www.ice.mpg.de/319512/Proje...
Apply now: jobs.ice.mpg.de/.../cb945467...
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ute Hellmich, FSU; Dr. Yuko Ulrich, MPI for Chemical Ecology
More information: www.ice.mpg.de/319512/Proje...
Apply now: jobs.ice.mpg.de/.../cb945467...
April 17, 2025 at 6:33 AM
PhD project offer: Molecular mechanisms of membrane proteins underlying social insect behavior
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ute Hellmich, FSU; Dr. Yuko Ulrich, MPI for Chemical Ecology
More information: www.ice.mpg.de/319512/Proje...
Apply now: jobs.ice.mpg.de/.../cb945467...
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ute Hellmich, FSU; Dr. Yuko Ulrich, MPI for Chemical Ecology
More information: www.ice.mpg.de/319512/Proje...
Apply now: jobs.ice.mpg.de/.../cb945467...
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PhD project offer: Metabolic exchanges, regulation and equilibrium of an ancient insect symbiosis
Supervisor: Dr. Mariana Galvao Ferrarini, Prof. Martin Kaltenpoth, Dr. Tobias Engl, MPI-CE
More information: www.ice.mpg.de/319554/Proje...
Apply now: jobs.ice.mpg.de/en/jobpostin...
(c) Julian Kiefer
Supervisor: Dr. Mariana Galvao Ferrarini, Prof. Martin Kaltenpoth, Dr. Tobias Engl, MPI-CE
More information: www.ice.mpg.de/319554/Proje...
Apply now: jobs.ice.mpg.de/en/jobpostin...
(c) Julian Kiefer
April 17, 2025 at 6:59 AM
PhD project offer: Metabolic exchanges, regulation and equilibrium of an ancient insect symbiosis
Supervisor: Dr. Mariana Galvao Ferrarini, Prof. Martin Kaltenpoth, Dr. Tobias Engl, MPI-CE
More information: www.ice.mpg.de/319554/Proje...
Apply now: jobs.ice.mpg.de/en/jobpostin...
(c) Julian Kiefer
Supervisor: Dr. Mariana Galvao Ferrarini, Prof. Martin Kaltenpoth, Dr. Tobias Engl, MPI-CE
More information: www.ice.mpg.de/319554/Proje...
Apply now: jobs.ice.mpg.de/en/jobpostin...
(c) Julian Kiefer