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thejupiterfour.bsky.social
Postdoc at HIFMB at the University of Oldenburg | Marine Biologist | Professional chaetognath's dentist, copepods' nutricionist, phytoplankton psychologist | Amateur astronomer One of the ladies behind @rladies-cologne.bsky.social πŸ‡§πŸ‡·πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ
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Today my office was in Wilhelmshaven, where I joined the seminar discussions from the Plankton Ecology lab. Sun was sunning and nothing beats the coast smells ✨πŸ₯° #depressioncured #vitDmagic (you’d be surprised how little I get to see the ocean as a marine scientist

"paper has 3 pages, but supplementary material has 51" has the same energy as me trying to pack everything I bought in a single small bag at the supermarket because no sir, I will not buy a new one

Happy new Lorde for those who celebrate btw

PANGAEA is working to rescue data from the US! Many datasets - e.g. from NOAA - are being decommissioned in May. PANGAEA has opened its archive to safeguard these valuable resources. "If you become aware of any endangered datasets, please don't hesitate to contact us. We ❀️ data!" www.pangaea.de

Join us online for our second seminar this Thursday 1pm AEST. Akshit Goyal @akshitg.bsky.social (ICTS) will present: "Predicting Ecosystem Responses to Perturbations via a Geometric Approach" Sign up to receive the zoom link forms.gle/XzypgbUp53fW... NB. Time changes in SE Aus from last month!

We offer a 5-year research position in the #PlanktonEcology lab in Wilhelmshaven. Are you interested in empirically testing ecological concepts? We offer a stimulating scientific environment, experimental facilities & support to establish an independent research profile uol.de/en/job/postd...

Live images of me every time I leave the house this month (someone give him a tissue, he’s about to sneeze for hours!!!)

Nice weather should be illegal during pollen season.

5th HIFMB symposium: Your ticket to talks, discussions, early career program, art and more. Registration is free of charge. ➑️ www.hifmb.de/symp25 #marinebiodiversity @hillebr1.bsky.social @ibaums.bsky.social @thilogross.bsky.social @merenbey.bsky.social

In the last weeks: - I passed my PhD Viva (subject to minor corrections) - Took part in an incredible workshop on palaeoecology - Turned my brain into mush - Have pinned so many papers to read, I fear my computer will quit (earned Guess that's a great start of my postdoc and life as an ECR 🫣πŸ₯³πŸ€”

β€œon Wednesdays we wear pink”

If you are interested in a postdoc opportunity in Europe, I'd suggest you to consider the EU Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship: ec.europa.eu/info/funding... If you are into marine microbial ecology and evolution, I'd love to support your application (see more at merenlab.org). E-MAIL ME NOW! :)

Some sanity amidst chaos πŸ‡§πŸ‡·πŸ‘

Has anyone tried unplugging the US and plugging it back in

An excellent letter by Dennis Hazelett: www.nature.com/articles/s41... And below is my attempt to motivate people in my group and others elsewhere to read it. Putting it here as well in case it may work on you, too :p

πŸ”Ž Calling all designers & branding experts! R-Ladies is evolving to R-Ladies+, and we need your expertise to craft a new visual identity. We're seeking proposals for: ✨ Logo redesign πŸ“– Brand manual 🎨 Social media templates 🎀 Slide & infographic templates πŸ“œ Certificates & letterhead

Hi RLadies+ family, please join us today in welcoming LΓ­via Oliveira (@thejupiterfour.bsky.social) to our team πŸŽ‰ LΓ­via is a marine biologist by trade with a soft spot for plankton. She is currently working as a postdoc at the Helmoltz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity in Oldenburg +

Hi there, my student is making a survey about the use of R packages in Ecology, could you please spend two mins on filling it πŸ₯Ή Very appreciated! And if you could spread it further (RT), that would be just awesome. ❀️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

In order to better align with our mission to support all underrepresented genders in the R community, R-Ladies is re-branding to R-Ladies+! πŸ’œ 🌈 πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ ⚧️ ✨ R-Ladies is rebranding to R-Ladies+ rladies.org/news/rebrand... ✨ Rebranding Call For Proposal rladies.org/news/rebrand... #rstats #rladies

Mike spotted this before the rest of us. 🫑 Publications from 2025 are shared more on Bluesky than on X/Twitter.

doing some studying on forams, and came across the concept of "expatriation" and I think it's adorable

Actually good sale happening from today.

Today I officially start my new postdoc position at the @hifmb.de in Oldenburg. First days are all about IT humbling you, but damn, what an amazing building! Off to a great start πŸŒŠπŸ”¬πŸŒŽ

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ha! that's rich, let's not sugarcoat this: "willing to take risks" = "willing to cooperate with nazis" this isn't what Germany (the world!) needs right now.

Grande dia πŸ‘ Not sure what makes me happier, this or submitting my thesis. πŸ€”πŸ€”πŸ€” (just one of the crimes he’s been charged with ⬇️

🌟 Recording of our last R-Ladies Cologne meeting is now available! 🌟 In this session, SΓ©bastien Rochette @statnmap.bsky.social introduced his package creation process with Fusen. If you missed the meeting or want to review it, check out the recording! πŸ“½οΈ youtu.be/wAkZvwPK1P4?... #RLadies #Fusen

This is Ziggy. He is a senior dog who is often mistaken for a puppy. Will drop his skincare routine if you drop part of your sandwich. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday

Kein Bock auf Nazis! Huge protest ahead of German elections today in Bremen. #lautgegenrechts #Bremen

Me, every Friday evening.

millennials will be like yeah i have a favorite opera and it's just The Black Parade (2006) by my chemical romance

THREAD Weird and wrong beliefs that humanity held onto for way longer than we should have. These days we enlightened denizens look back on those simpletons and giggling fools of old and tut-tut at their hilarious beliefs. *Record Scratch* Here's some stuff we got wrong until recently. 1/19

Got no plans this afternoon? Then come join us for our meetup and learn to develop R packages from scratch with R-Ladies Cologne! πŸŽ‰ πŸŽ™οΈ Special Guest: SΓ©bastien Rochette (creator of {fusen}) πŸ“… 31.01.2025 πŸ•’ 16:30 PM πŸ“ Online Register at tinyurl.com/bdbknvds We’d love to see you there! Gabe & Sara

final days of working on my thesis