I'm really happy to finally embrace the route of the 'alternative academic' scientist!
Currently onboarding international clients for spring/summer 2026. Inquiries via DM/email.
My specialities: Ecology (plants, microbes, soils), Biodiversity, Conservation, Agriculture, Eco-Evo, Writing (5/5)
So much expertise is lost from academia because scientists hit their relocation limit (like I did). So, I'm turning this systemic bottleneck into an opportunity. By building a consultancy in Trondheim that consolidates my 9 years of international postdoc experience, I stay in the field I love. (4/5)
Many PIs or institutes have small pools of 'leftover' funds that aren't enough to hire a 2-year salaried postdoc with overhead and benefits, but are suited for a professional service with a defined scope, fee, and high return on investment (i.e., rescuing an abandoned manuscript or dataset). (3/5)
I close the loop on an evergreen problem in academia: high-quality projects stall when temporary employees move on or commitments pile up. Most PIs are too stretched to find the large blocks of deep-focus time needed to finalize these old projects. I provide that focus as an external partner. (2/5)
I'm excited to announce that I've officially launched Electric Flora 🌿✨, a scientific consultancy specializing in Manuscript Rescue. I help PIs turn stalled datasets into high-impact publications through focused service purchase blocks. Read on for my consultancy vision... (1/5)
48th New Phytologist Symposium:
Explore plant interactions in forest environments at all levels from micro- to macro-scales and across the whole spectrum of plant biology.
13 October 2026 - 16 October 2026
Leysin, Switzerland
www.newphytologist.org/events/48-np...
Introducing.... The Soil Ecology Seminar Series 2026!
Join us on Wednesday the 25th of February at 1 pm GMT for the first installment. We will delve into microbial ecology with exciting talks from Dr Ashish Malik and Josh Thurston:
Register your interest here: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
There are still a few weeks left to submit your abstract for @icom2026.bsky.social in Cairns, Australia. Consider applying to our special session on “Mycorrhizae and biogeochemical cycles under global change” (Session 23), co-organized by Prof. Tessa Camenzind and I.
icom2026.org/symposia/
📖Published!
Land use change can affect both species diversity and evolution within species🌍🐿️
We find that evolutionary response to land use change can be masked in the field by phenotypic plasticity, revealing hidden adaptation to global change👇️
buff.ly/TRxJ3bM
Continuously grazed grassland with high species richness and large populations of grassland specialist species
Abandoned grassland experiencing biodiversity decline and shrub and tree encroachment
Have you heard about countergradient variation? We found it plays a role in plant response to grassland land use change: phenotypic plasticity masks evolutionary response to grazing abandonment! @erc.europa.eu @journalofecology.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Interested in eco-evo, plant traits, grasslands, or land use change? Check out our new paper, a great first Ph.D. publication of lead author Anastasia Tõnisson! From the team of Marina Semchenko @plantecoevout.bsky.social
There’s Fungus Among Us. But Where Exactly? To find out where the Amazon of the underground actually is, read about our research in this new article by @emilyanthes.bsky.social for @nytimes.com and explore our Underground Atlas.
Article: buff.ly/qNdVAxa
Underground Atlas: buff.ly/mqkz5XL
The final version of this viewpoint paper is now out in @funecology.bsky.social
Clarifying the definition of common mycorrhizal networks
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Follow-up papers: see thread
Swiss Alps seen from Neuchatel
Excited to do a postdoc in beautiful Neuchatel / Switzerland🇨🇭?
We have several postdoc positions open at the moment!
Check our website for the full ads here: pathogen-genomics.org/jobs
Happy to answer any question and please spread the word to anyone who might be interested!
Here's a photo of my favorite grass host, Dactylis glomerata, infected with ergot and stem rust in the beautiful Swiss Alps
Please spread the word - I am looking for a postdoc to join my lab at @osubpp.bsky.social to study diversity and interactions of plants and pathogens in wild and working landscapes!
More information here: agsci-labs.oregonstate.edu/diseaseecolo...
JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN PLANT PATHOLOGY / GENOMICS
We have extended the deadlines for the postdoctoral positions. Please apply by January 15!
Note that experience with either genome or transcriptome data, preferably on a large scale, is a must for these positions.
Evolution 2025 logo. A plane traveling from a globe toward a silhouette of Georgia with a pin over Athens. Text: Society for the Study of Evolution International Travel Stipends.
Applications now open for the 2025 International Travel Stipends to attend #Evol2025! Funds cover registration, travel, food, and lodging. Can also be used to attend #ESEB2025! Apply by January 31: https://buff.ly/3ZEWUqe @evolmtg.bsky.social
Seraina and her poster
Go and check @serainacappelli.bsky.social poster! She has some cool results on plant community change over time depending on the consumer pressure! #BES2024
Nici and his poster
Nici Zurbuchen studies the effects of drought and warming on plant herbivory and communities on montaine grasslands. Find out more at his poster! #BES2024
Noémie and her opening slide
Noémie Pichon from @wslbiodiversity.bsky.social explores plant community changes in protected areas of Switzerland. The amount of specialists and warm-adapted species is increasing, nitrogen-hungry species are decreasing. #BES2024
Bastien with his opening slide
Bastien Parisy explores the complex communities of plants and fungi in the Arctic. There are major rewiring of interactions and the community structure is partly explained by environmental variation. Still, most of the realised interactions are difficult to predict. #BES2024
#BES2024 It is not really a conference unless @mikkotiusanen.bsky.social is walking around sporting some high-fashion wool socks. Where are his shoes? Where is his poster? It is all a mystery.
Jenalle and her title slide
Can above ground infections influence plant' associations with soil fungi? @jenalleeck.bsky.social explores the effects of patterns on Plantago lanceolata on Åland islands and finds infections and connectivity increasing AM fungal diversity. @annaliisalaine.bsky.social #BES2024
Hi Bsky! Will you fill the social media-sized hole in my heart?
Yes, you say? Do you know how?
No? Well, I'm easy to please. Post about topics like:
1) Science, nature, research, and conservation. I'm a professional!
2) Art, music, writing, photography, RPGs. I'm a total amateur!
and BE NICE!😀
