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Nicholas Wu
@nicholaswu.bsky.social
Ecophysiology | herpetology | macroecology | meta-analysis | data viz.

Lecturer and Head of the Wu Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology Lab at Murdoch University | www.nicholaswulab.com
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New paper in @nature.com led by @patricepottier.bsky.social! We demonstrated global vulnerability of amphibians to warming, threatening 10% of >5,000 species examined. How did we do it? See thread🧵

Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🚨 The climelab.net lab is seeking a postdoc in ecophysiology for 2-years to work on drivers of animal thermoregulation in a phylogenetic and global context. #ecophys

📷 Stellenbosch, South Africa
Closes: 26th Nov 2025
Submit app directly to Prof Clusella-Trullas.
November 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Yes, the #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge trailer is out today...
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV
YouTube video by Apple TV
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November 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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3 x Master’s by Research projects: Artificial Habitat Optimisation for Fauna - here at Curtin University Perth WA (not Sydney despite link!) Closing date for applications 30 November 2025
www.ecolsoc.org.au/opportunitie...
3 x Master’s by Research projects: Artificial Habitat Optimisation for Fauna - Curtin University, WA, Sydney - Ecological Society of Australia
Closing 30 November 2025 3 x Master’s by Research projects: Artificial Habitat Optimisation for Fauna Australia’s legacy of numerous unclosed mines provides a huge opportunity for habitat rehabilitati...
www.ecolsoc.org.au
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Want to join a global 🌎 initiative to test the thermal limits of 🐟 using standardised approach? Led by @patricepottier.bsky.social, we are planning a globally distributed experiment to collect data on fish embryonic heat tolerance 🌡️. Make this experiment global!

🔗: www.thermalecologyalliance.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Congrats @alangguth.bsky.social on your first paper from your PhD! She was able to grow fibroblast cells from bat wings 🦇 using more field-friendly techniques that will help us better understand disease dynamics without infecting bats directly! peerj.com/articles/202...
October 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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First paper of my PhD just got published!
Want to find out how to make your own bat cells from field samples? Check it out!
👉 peerj.com/articles/20222

Thanks to my wonderful co-authors @labrannelly.bsky.social, Chris, Tomás, @nicholaswu.bsky.social @jhufschmid.bsky.social and Ellen 🦇
Deriving fibroblast cell lines from wing-punch biopsies of Australian eastern bent-winged bats (Miniopterus orianae oceanensis)
Cell cultures are a valuable tool for the study of in vitro disease processes, especially where such processes concern wild and/or threatened animal species. However, the collection of adequate sample...
peerj.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Join us on 5th November to hear our Founding Editor Steve Cooke @sjcfishy.bsky.social speak about #Collaboration, #CoProduction and #Impact!

Sign up here: www.sebiology.org/events/ems-e...

@sebiology.bsky.social #ECR #PhD
October 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Come join the free Harry Butler Institute event that explores the fascinating world of WA's turtles.
📍Boola Katitjin, Murdoch University
📅 22nd Oct - 5:30pm
🔗 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/talking-tu...
October 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
🚨 Postdoc in evolutionary genomics of heat stress adaptation position at @ucddublin.bsky.social.
📍 Dublin, Ireland
Closes: 15th Oct 2025
🔗 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOV094/u...
October 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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🔊 Cornell lab of #ornithology is looking for a full professor in animal comm & behaviour, and I think y'all are amazing and overqualified, sooo: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/302...
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September 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🚨 Lecturer in Animal Science position at the University of Southern Queensland. Candidates with a strong teaching background in Animal Science are encouraged.
📷 Toowoomba, Australia
Closes: 8th October 2025

🔗 www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
University of Southern Queensland hiring Lecturer (Animal Science) in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | LinkedIn
Posted 12:32:42 AM. $112,381 to $132,831 pa + 17% Super + Leave LoadingFull-time continuing appointment (37.5…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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September 17, 2025 at 4:22 AM
New paper in @funecology.bsky.social led by @felixpleiva.bsky.social. We present ShareTrait, a community-driven platform for standardising & sharing individual-level trait data in ectotherms to improve data reuse across studies.

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

#OpenScience #FAIRdata
September 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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2027 is going to be THE YEAR OF THE BATS!

A global celebration of the world’s only flying mammals and the vital roles they play in our ecosystems.

ENTER NOW!
www.yearofthebats.org
September 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecologist, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary in Canada #academicjob careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1652277...
Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecologist, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary in Calgary, ...
Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecologist, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary in Calgary, ...
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August 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Come join us in the @biology.ox.ac.uk at @ox.ac.uk! New Associate Professor position in Animal Behaviour, with Merton College:

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August 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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We are recruiting‼️A permanent university lecturer position in BIOSTATISTICS is available at @helsinki.fi Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences. Great colleagues, excellent infrastructures and startup support 🙌🏻
DL 14 September

jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
University Lecturer in Biostatistics
University Lecturer in Biostatistics
jobs.helsinki.fi
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Freshwater Ecology position!!! careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1652277...
August 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🚨 Research Officer - Toad Containment Zone at ‪Curtin University. Candidates interested in applied questions around cane toad control are encouraged.
📷 Perth, AU
Closes: 2nd September 2025

🔗 www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
Curtin University hiring Research Officer - Toad Containment Zone in Perth, Western Australia, Australia | LinkedIn
Posted 12:45:34 PM. Two-years fixed term, 0.6 - 1.0 FTE (3-5 days p/wk)$96,323 - $102,186 (G06) pro rata per annum…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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August 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Volunteer applications are now open for the 2025/26 flatback turtle nesting season at Barrow Island and Mundabullangana.

Duration: 15 – 19 days
Dates: Nov 2025 – Jan 2026
Closes: 8th September 2025
🔗 www.elementalconsultants.com.au/flatback-tur...
August 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🚨 Associate Professor in animal physiology position
at NTNU. Candidates with a strong ecological and evolutionary physiology background are encouraged.
📷 Trondheim, Norway
Closes: 1st September 2025

🔗 jobbnorge.no//en/availabl...
Associate Professor in molecular/cellular animal physiology (281754) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Job title: Associate Professor in molecular/cellular animal physiology (281754), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Monday, September 1, 2025
jobbnorge.no
August 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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PhD opportunity available at @westsyduhie.bsky.social with the brillant Dr Laura Williams - hyperspectral data and process-based modelling of tree diversity 🌳🌲 please share with your networks tinyurl.com/ms6mjz8y
August 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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3 prof positions open in Helsinki!

🧬Human genetics and genomics (open rank, DL 10.10)
🧬Cellular physiology (TT, DL 17.8)
🏙️ Ecological restoration of urban environments (open rank, DL 17.8)

www.helsinki.fi/en/about-us/...

Come and join us in the happiest country in the world 5 years running!
Open positions | University of Helsinki
Read about our range of career options and apply now. Application processes ends on the date indicated in the job ad at 23.59 local Helsinki time (EEST).
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August 16, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Medellin, Colombia 2028!
#ibrc2028 #bats #batresearch
August 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
PhD Project Opportunities - Wildlife Biology (3 PhDs)

UNSW, Murdoch University, Adelaide University, Massey University & Lincoln University
Perth, Adelaide, Sydney or New Zealand

nrmjobs.com.au/jobs/2025/20...
PhD Project Opportunities - Wildlife Biology (3 PhDs)
UNSW, Murdoch University, Adelaide University, Massey University & Lincoln University - Perth, Adelaide, Sydney or New Zealand
nrmjobs.com.au
August 15, 2025 at 4:06 AM
We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate at Murdoch to work on bat movement ecology 🦇 with a focus on predicting wind energy impacts 🌬️ www.nicholaswulab.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:06 AM