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BiΓ³loga πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· |PhD| Biologist. Bees, hawkmoths, pollination, insect-plant interactions, chemical ecology | Researcher CONICET-UBA
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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...

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...

πŸ₯New #ABCMicrogrants Funding Round!!πŸ₯ More details to follow 🐝🐝🐝 Help us spread the word 🐝🐝🐝

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

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% πŸ”— uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...

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

My lab is hiring a full time lab manager! Come join our terrific team! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29947

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!

Open university professor (W3) position for #BehavioralPhysiology in WΓΌrzburg, Germany @uni-wuerzburg.de: β†˜οΈ www.nature.com/naturecareer... ↙️ Share or apply πŸ€— #InsectResearch πŸ§ͺ🐝🐜🦟

πŸ“£ Imperial College Research Fellowships! Prestigious 4yr fellowship βœ”οΈ Salary from Β£48k βœ”οΈ Up to Β£45k for research βœ”οΈ A supportive, inclusive research environment βœ”οΈ UK or international βœ”οΈ <4 yrs post-PhD Drop me a pm if you are interested in bee/microbe related research! tinyurl.com/mr3k5a93

πŸ“’ 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!

Plebeia droryana. Buenos Aires πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· #bees #stinglessbees

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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

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...

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

PhD project offer: Plant secondary metabolites and the barley microbiome Supervisors: Dr. Matthew Agler, FSU www.bio.uni-jena.de/en/18304/pla...; Dr. John D'Auria, IPK Gatersleben More information: www.ice.mpg.de/402506/Proje... Apply now: jobs.ice.mpg.de/en/jobpostin...

PhD project offer: Molecular mechanisms of adaptation and counter-adaptation between Brassica and beetles Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Nicole van Dam, Dr. Franziska Beran, IGZ Großbeeren More information: www.ice.mpg.de/402520/Proje... Apply now: jobs.ice.mpg.de/en/jobpostin... (c) Anna Schroll

"Lejos de una estrategia de desarrollo, desde el gobierno se transmite un mensaje de desprecio hacia la ciencia" www.perfil.com/noticias/opi...

Applications for the MSc in Animal Behaviour at the University of Exeter UK are open for September 2025. The program focuses on animal behaviour research methods. More info: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/courses/psychology/animal/ #gradstudent

A full-time position for a researcher in insect phylogenomics is available in Stockholm. Applicants need a PhD in phylogenomics. Apply by May 16, 2025: https://recruit.visma.com/spa/public/apply?guidAssignment=12b46c01-9af4-4ec4-b181-9dc224be598c&description=True #job

πŸ“’ We're #hiring 2 lecturers at the University of Reading! I joined last year - happy to answer any questions about the department, University, our *gorgeous* campus, or Reading. πŸ¦‚ #Lecturer in Invertebrate #Zoology: lnkd.in/eEwNhF2m 🌱 #Lecturer in Field #Ecology: lnkd.in/eU2MMa7j

If you're an entomologist/soil invertebrate scientist, then it's likely your dream job advert just went live at Reading University in the UK! #Invertebrate πŸ§ͺ jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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New 2-year job position at Cambridge University for those interested in working on natural history collections! Research Associate in Natural History Humanities (Fixed Term) www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50729/ #HistSTM #naturalhistory #museums

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I have created a feed "plant insect ecology" for posts on the biology, ecology, evolution, & natural history of plants & insects... to post, simply include #plant-insect. Please post images, opportunities, academic articles w/ links, etc. DM w/ suggestions, it will take some days to optimize

!!𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐝𝐨𝐜 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐒𝐭𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐬!! Join our lab in Berlin: 3 positions opening up: - 5 year chemical ecology - 5 year ACElab-matching topic - 2 year !open topic! see 🧡 for details For more information check: www.animal-economics.com/join-the-team PLEASE SHARE WIDELY

Two PhD Scholarships to study Australian stingless bees 🐝 and crop pollination at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment at Western Sydney Uni - deadline March 31. Sounds like a great project - reach out with questions - I did my PhD in this lab! www.westernsydney.edu.au/schools/grs/...

Researchers discover a rare example of defensive mimicry in birds. scim.ag/42407j7

Let me introduce our new lab homepage. www.spatial-navigation.com We are looking for PhD students and one Postdoc that can start in November 2025. Contact me if you are in to studying spatial memory of honeybees. @uni-wuerzburg.de @neuroethology.org

We are excited about our new call for applications - we offer 8 cool projects and 5 doctoral positions in Chemical Ecology! Have a look at the projects and apply! www.ice.mpg.de/296576/adver... jobs.ice.mpg.de/en/jobpostin...

We have a new vacancy in my Section for a Kew Research Fellow in Plant & Fungal Science. This is an opp for an early-career researcher to develop their science portfolio & skills in a vibrant research environment, working @KewScience please RP careers.kew.org/vacancy/kew-... Deadline 20/04/2025🧡

We are recruiting @ox.ac.uk @dunnschool.bsky.social for a joint project between Kevin Foster's group and mine! Cluster hire of two postdocs interested in: 1) Mucosal immunology and oral vaccine development my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... 2) Microbiology my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... Please share!

It might be of your interest: Postdoctoral Research Associate – Evolutionary Genomics & Insect Biodiversity The Strickland Lab seeks a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher with an interest in integrative evolutionary biology to join the team. Contact them for info lynettestrickland.weebly.com

Applications for the in-situ Jungle Biomechanics Lab 2025 are now open! All expenses covered to learn how to do interdisciplinary research in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest! Open for all early career researchers across any field in STEM! bhamla.gatech.edu/project-blog...

Postdoc job at Naturalis: "Postdoctoral Fellow in Machine Learning & Butterfly Ecology" https://www.naturalis.nl/en/about-us/job-opportunities/postdoctoral-fellow-in-machine-learning-butterfly-ecology (Beautiful museum, great work environment, plus The Netherlands :) #academicjobs #postdoc

PhD thesis proposal in our lab: "Evolutionary history and conservation genomics of black honey bees" Supervision: Pierre Faux and I Location: GenPhySE, INRAE Toulouse, France More infos: thibaultleroyfr.github.io/pdf/Annonce_... (thanks in advance for your RT and for sharing with your students πŸ˜‰)