@matthewmgervais
Lecturer in Psychology @BrunelCCE.bsky.social Sentiments & sociality co-evolving with culture. Comparative field methods & ethics. Pickles & playgrounds & ponds on the side. https://www.brunel.ac.uk/people/matthew-gervais
Excited to see this paper out, with @aiyanakoka.bsky.social, led by @brunelpsy.bsky.social alumnus Dr. Nachita Rosun, now a postdoc at @obu-hst-research.bsky.social. Summary in the thread 👇🏻
The ENDOW project is seeking a Research Officer in Research Data Management to be based at the London School of Economics. - Oversee and extend our database covering geospatial, demographic, economic & social network data from 50+ communities in 30+ countries! - Contribute to research on the dynamics of social and economic inequality! - Join a stellar interdisciplinary team! - funded by the ESRC and the NSF [world map showing location of ENDOW communities; photos of some of the team members and some of the ENDOW communities showing their diversity
Research Officer in Research Data Management Salary from £43,277 to £48,220 pa inclusive of London allowance Fixed-term appointment for 18 months This research officer position is to work with Eleanor Power as part of the ongoing "ENDOW" project (Economic Networks and the Dynamics of Wealth Inequality), funded by the UKRI and US National Science Foundation. The research officer will be based in the Department of Methodology, a leading centre for research and education in social science research methods. While we expect this to be a full-time appointment, we are open to considering the possibility of a part-time appointment. The post entails overseeing and extending the database of the "ENDOW" project, which includes data from over fifty communities around the world, comprising economic, demographic, and social network data characterising each community, its resident households, and the individuals within them. The research officer will be responsible for the expansion of this database to include longitudinal data from each community site, implementing a robust data infrastructure to manage and curate this information. The research officer will work closely with Dr Power and data contributors to ensure data quality, standardisation, and appropriate governance. They will contribute to core analyses of the ENDOW project and develop tools and resources that will be of wide utility for the collection, curation, and analysis of cross-cultural data. This role is central to building the data infrastructure that will enable meaningful, productive comparisons across these diverse field sites and will ultimately serve as a resource for the broader scientific community. The successful candidate will: Have a completed PhD, be close to completing a PhD, or have other research experience that demonstrates the capability to produce independent original research Have experience with database design, data management and data governance Have experience with programming in R or Python
🚨Job alert! The ENDOW project is hiring a Research Officer in Research Database Management, to be based at @lsemethodology.bsky.social.
Oversee & expand our database & contribute to research on social & economic inequality.
Deadline 15 February. Share & reach out!
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
A Chough sits on a rocky cliff edge at South Stack Nature Reserve, North Wales.
Job vacancy 🧪
Principal Conservation Scientist, RSPB Cymru
Can you provide the evidence needed to save and restore the iconic species and landscapes of Wales?
Deadline: 3rd Nov
Location: Flexible within Wales
Duration: Permanent
Apply here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
📷Jake Stephen
With the placement option, this is a two-year MSc for folks looking to pivot INTO Psychology from other backgrounds. I teach qualitative research methods in the first semester. Please share with the psy-curious!
This photograph captures Sir David Attenborough seated outdoors on the rugged terrain of Skomer Island. Behind him, the ocean and coastal cliffs form a scenic backdrop under a clear sky. Sir David, dressed in a khaki jacket and light trousers, looks towards the camera with a gentle expression, exuding a sense of warmth, calm, and wisdom. Around him, puffins can be seen flying and perched on the rocky ground, illuminated in rays of golden sunlight as the sun sets behind the cliffs.
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
I teach mixed-methods on this course & lecture on the evolutionary & cultural science of emotions. We're a motley crew showcasing the full scope of human evolutionary studies: EP, cultural evo, HBE, experimental design, ethnography, computational modelling, history, ethics. Send us your keeners!
🚨 JOB ALERT!! We're looking for a PhD student to join our group! Are you interested in evolutionary medicine / anthropology? Already have a master's? Apply with your own project ideas! See link: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie... #EvMed @bioanth.org @ehbea.bsky.social Please RT!
A full rainbow arcs above a shadow-dappled home in England
Rain ahead ✅
Sun behind ✅
Cloudbreak ✅
Two small dogs--or are they a lambdragon and a toadcat?--snuggle in a sunny dog bed beside a space heater resembling a wood-burner
New space heater and the dogs have become fast friends
On Dec 12, Sarah Hrdy will do a "Legacy Interview" live on zoom. Sponsored by a mental health organization with commentators. There is a fee. Her work is foundational for understanding relationships. I look forward to this event.
mindinmind.org.uk/event/sarah-...
I will never, ever get over this.
Webinar coming up today 👇
Thanksgiving turkey on the ceramic smoker, golden and crisp at the edges
Nice! I planned for almost the same, then managed only a 12hr dry brine and bailed on the rub and the pan bits as the one-year-old wanted to exert his dominance. Still came out alright
What's your approach/set-up for the smoked bird?
He understood the assignment!
Children's wonder is the sustenance we need
Child's colourful marker drawing of a grassy nature scene with four ants on the ground, a caterpillar and a millipede climbing a tall purple flower, and a butterfly and a dragonfly on the wing
Our five-year-old's contribution to the new vibe 🦋🐛🐜🌸
🎉IAS is recruiting🎉
UCSB Integrative Anth Sciences is hiring a tenure-track evo anthropologist (assist/assoc prof):
Apply by 1/06/25
To apply: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02866
Please retweet!
Estimate: Assist:$95,000-$135,000 & Assoc:$120,000-$180,000. UCSB is an AA/EOE, including disability/vets.
PNAS cultural evolution special feature contents
Lots of cultural evolution content to read in latest PNAS!
www.pnas.org/toc/pnas/121...
Those three brief reports I just posted are part of a larger effort, published in Practicing Anthropology, with lots to dig into,
Advancing Methods in Anthropology: The New Big Tent Guest Editors: A. Wutich, H.R. Bernard, A. Ruth, M. Beresford, and R. Nelson
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpay20/4...
If you've seen A Clockwork Orange, you may recognize the Brutalist lecture theatre across the quad: movie-locations.com/movies/c/Clo...
Whispy orange clouds against a blue sky at sunset over the campus of Brunel University of London. Group of men play table tennis in the foreground, other folks cross the quad in the background.
View from the office @brunelcce.bsky.social @brunelpsy.bsky.social. Ungodly 3:45pm sunset but the clouds lifted for a day, anyway 🙏
This is the antithesis of robust & rigorous social science. Social science actually engages w/ real people to better understand aspects of their lives; to challenge seen/unseen assumptions abt behavior/culture/belief/resource accessibility/etc. This is not the work- this is lazy unethical shite
A bronzed smoked turkey on the rack of a ceramic smoker
Dropped £127 on a heritage turkey here in the UK after arranging one with the local butcher but being so happy to have FOUND one that I neglected to ask the price. Nearly fainted when he passed the card reader. Tbh it was probs worth it (dry brined, w applewood & a bit of hickory on the Kamado Joe)
Just picked this up on Audible!
Not coincidentally, Edward Lee's strawberry tamarind ham glaze is the star of my smoked Christmas gammon 💅
💯 Pickles are key to every feast but I lean sweet at the holidays. Wegman's sweet gherkins are a singular holiday flavour for me. Can't get them abroad, so spiced pickled onions are my new go-to in the UK. Edward Lee's chai pickled grapes recipe in Smoke & Pickles makes a solid stand in.
Scientists should stop arguing about whether science is political and get on with defending science against increasingly powerful attacks on it, which, yes, means scientists should be political advocates 🔥🔥
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Abstract submission for the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association conference closes early this year - 2 December - so make sure not to miss the deadline 😊
1/ 4🧵 Curious about the spiritual community in Glastonbury??
Of course you are so let’s dive into the Spirits and Sources project! 👇✨