This month's Editor's Choice: Melo-Gavin et al. (2026) study the differences in the strength and direction of selection between male and female Drosophila melanogaster. doi.org/10.1093/evol... @karlgrieshop.bsky.social @aneil-agrawal.bsky.social

Genomic response to sex-separated gene pools

Abstract. Males and females experience differences in the strength and direction of selection but discerning the type of genes that are targets of sex diff

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Come join Hofstra's Biology Dept! We are hiring a teaching track assistant professor. This position is eligible for continuous reappointment with long-term contracts and promotion through the ranks. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions!

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Puff the Magic Hater@mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d ago

What's your most ridiculous, newly emboldened political demand? (Absurd answers only.)

🔬 L’Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowship 2027! Women postdoctoral researchers can receive $75,000 research funding. Deadline: February 12, 2027. 🔗 wp.me/p23f03-kcb #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #ResearchFunding #Fellowship2027

Funding has just become available to recruit a PhD student to join my lab at Cornell in Fall 2027! I'm looking for someone interested in evolutionary genomics and applications to fisheries and conservation. Short timeline—please reach out (nt246@cornell.edu) by Nov 11! therkildsen-lab.github.io

Evolution and ecology weren't named in the White House's FY28 science priorities. Should we be worried? "We should be scared shitless." —Allen Moore, former director of NSF's Division of Environmental Biology New Evolution Exchange on what's happening at NSF and what we can do

I'm hiring a postdoc for our NSF IntBIO project on songbird behavior, physiology and fitness! Start date as early as April 1 or as late as Sept 2027. Emphasis on behavioral endocrinology and transcriptomics, plus field ornithology based on applicant interests: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/33216.

We are hiring temporary plant evolutionary ecology field technicians for the 2027 season! Ideal for a post-bac interested in applying to grad school. We begin reviewing applications on November 10. Please repost! jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/235...

Please help spread the word -- our UM-EEB museums is hiring a digital artist/graphic designer to work with our communications team and create scientific illustrations for publications. Come work with us! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

Don’t miss the deadline (Oct 31) if you want to apply for a faculty position in Evolutionary Biology in my department! facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...

Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology - Stanford University, California, United States

The Department of Biology at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology. A successful candidate will conduct research that asks fundamental que...

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Come work with me! TT Professor opening at Purdue University; Quantitative Neuroscience! I’d love to recruit someone working on high throughput image data. It's a great place to be, Purdue is a top-30 US university (12th among public universities): careers.purdue.edu/job/Assistan...

There are limits on how broadly it works - it’s an autograft, not an allograft, essentially - but this is wild. 🧪

‘Incredible’: bleached corals thrive within days when touching healthy neighbour

A coral fragment can form a tissue bridge with a dying counterpart — and provide it with crucial microalgae.

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@deboraycb.bsky.social, @aidaandres.bsky.social, Tim Connallon & @maxreuter.bsky.social support the intuition that a large fraction of loci under balancing selection will be invisible to standard tests for balancing selection. 🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/article/... #societyjournal #evobio #molbio

Characterizing the detectable and invisible fractions of genomic loci under balancing selection

Abstract. Balancing selection refers to scenarios where selection maintains genetic polymorphisms affecting fitness and its components. Empirical studies h

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My department (Biology at Northeastern) is hiring a Teaching Professor in Biology. This is a great opportunity to develop a long-term career focused on teaching, with an established path for growth and promotion. Please apply, and spread the word! 🧪 #academicsky

Interested in aging research? We're hiring a Research Technician to help manage our fly lab at Tufts HNRCA in Boston. Responsibilities include managing fly stocks, supervising undergraduates, and supporting studies of behavior, genetics, and healthy aging. Apply here: jobs.tufts.edu/jobs/23747?l...

Research Technician, Metabolism and Basic Biology of Aging in Boston, Massachusetts | Tufts University

Tufts University is hiring a Research Technician, Metabolism and Basic Biology of Aging in Boston, Massachusetts. Review all of the job details and apply today!

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PSA: For anyone writing a recommendation for the NSF grad fellowship this year, recs are due on Fri Oct 16, 8pm Eastern, cleverly *before* the actual application deadline. This tidbit isn't on the NSFGRF front page anymore; it's buried inside the program solicitation:

LSU is hiring an Assistant Professor in Behavioral Ecology! Please see the job posting here and share. Application review begins November 15th. lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/jo...

Assistant Professor-Behavioral Ecology

All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...

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Maybe not niche, but my then 4th-grader pointed out that the worker and soldier ants in the Antz movie were all males and was quite unhappy about it.

Daniel Bolnick@danielbolnick.bsky.social · 3w ago

A related prompt: what’s a niche *natural history* inaccuracy in a film or movie that annoys you? I’ll start: there were loons calling in the background during a jungle scene in Lost.

I'm excited. Five more days until this job closes. Come do plant evolution here at Davis! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07777?utm...

EVE Plant Evolutionary Biology Assistant Professor

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

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Why do animals fight? I’m recruiting a PhD student at Durham University to investigate the ecology, evolution and genes underlying aggression in fruit flies Funded PhD (UK students only). Details & how to apply 👇 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Please share! #PhD #Evolution #BehaviouralEcology

What drives aggression? Linking Ecology, Evolution, and Genes at Durham University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - What drives aggression? Linking Ecology, Evolution, and Genes at Durham University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Why do some animals continue to live long after they have stopped reproducing? And what about sex differences in lifespan? Apply here to find out 😀: I have ARIES DTP PhD position together with Tracey Chapman, Simone Immler, see below! aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...

Postreproductive Maternal Care and the Evolution of Sex Differences in Lifespan | Aries

Professor Alexei Maklakov, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia – contact me Professor Tracey Chapman, UEA/BIO Professor Simone Immler, UEA/BIO Why do some animals continue to live...

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Monash University is offering a fully-funded PhD scholarship to an outstanding student in animal behaviour/evolutionary ecology. Choose from eight project areas. For information about what project I'm offering, please DM me or see application form: forms.gle/ia9t4KPD3FKT.... Deadline: 15 Nov.

10 days left to apply for an Assistant Professorship in Evolutionary Biology at Columbia.

Andres Bendesky@bendeskylab.com · 2mo ago

We have a tenure-track faculty position in Evolutionary Biology in Columbia's E3B Department. Application deadline is October 15. Come be our colleague. Please RT! apply.interfolio.com/193016

Come join the bio dept at Georgia Tech - we are hiring an ecologist! tinyurl.com/GT-eco-coasts

This one is for the undergrads!! Can y'all repost?!? Share in your classes? I'm not sure where the undergrads are these days when it comes to social media! TY!

Society for the Study of Evolution@sse-evolution.bsky.social · last mo.

💬 In the latest Evolution Exchange, SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom talks with Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield and Dr. Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos about doing a PhD or postdoc abroad. www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display... @dortizba.bsky.social @gbaucom.bsky.social

We used virtual mates and genetic algorithms to ask swordtail fish to design their ideal mate. Males all liked larger females but females did not share a clear preference for male appearance. Led by @kathrynbullough.bsky.social @grahancock.bsky.social in @royalsocietypublishing.org shorturl.at/rCeR2

We're hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Evolutionary Biology in my department at the university of Houston @uh-ecoevo.bsky.social Come be my colleague careers.uh.edu/jobs/assista...

Assistant or Associate Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Houston, Texas, United States

Department: Biology and Biochemistry Salary: Commensurate with experience Description: The Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Houston seeks to hire an evolutionary biolog...

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My first post is to tell you to come be my colleague at Allegheny College! Our Biology Department is hiring a tenure-track geneticist. Allegheny champions undergraduate teaching and research mentoring. Applications are due Oct 1, 2026. alleghenycollege-ibwwjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Assistant Professor of Biology

This is a tenure-track faculty position at the academic rank of Assistant Professor in the Biology Department. Primary responsibilities include teaching, scholarship, and service. This position report...

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We are searching for an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology! Looking for colleagues asking fundamental questions relating to evolutionary processes and drivers of evolutionary patterns. If you think it is you, please do apply! And please repost. facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...

Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology - Stanford University, California, United States

The Department of Biology at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology. A successful candidate will conduct research that asks fundamental que...

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I'm recruiting new grad students for fall 2027, looking for students motivated by animal behavior and animal communication. Our main study system is acoustic communication in treefrogs. More details here, please spread the word: reichertlab.com/2026/09/07/r...

Recruiting grad students for fall 2027

The Reichert Lab in the Department of Biology at Oklahoma State University is recruiting 1-2 graduate students (MS or PhD) for Fall 2027. Our lab does integrative research in animal communication a…

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