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Dhanya Bharath

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Community ecology | Evolutionary biology | Behavioural ecology PhD student @EAWAG Switzerland | MEME alumnus LMU and Montpellier | Undergrad IISc Bengaluru, Centre for Ecological Sciences She/Her

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Unifying Ecology Across Scales - Gordon Research Conference.

With @jennsunday.bsky.social as Chair

www.grc.org/unifying-eco...

07.03.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4
Median time under review (time intervened from submission to acceptance) of articles indexed in PubMed with a female first author (n = 2,562,262), a male first author (n = 3,405,821), a female corresponding author (n = 975,010), a male corresponding author (n = 1,946,469), a female first author and a female corresponding author (n = 757,878), a male first author and a male corresponding author (n = 1,357,835), all-female authors (n = 650,280), and all-male authors (n = 2,146,799)

Median time under review (time intervened from submission to acceptance) of articles indexed in PubMed with a female first author (n = 2,562,262), a male first author (n = 3,405,821), a female corresponding author (n = 975,010), a male corresponding author (n = 1,946,469), a female first author and a female corresponding author (n = 757,878), a male first author and a male corresponding author (n = 1,357,835), all-female authors (n = 650,280), and all-male authors (n = 2,146,799)

Female scientists have to wait longer for their articles to be reviewed than their male colleagues. An analysis of 36.5 million papers in the life sciences shows that for females it took 115 days to reach a decision, compared to 101 days for men journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... @plosbiology.org

22.01.2026 08:43 πŸ‘ 139 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 9
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Women in Evolutionary Biology II Women in Evolutionary Biology is an event to promote diversity and equality in the field. For this purpose, we invited 6 outstanding women as keynote speakers, offering a unique opportunity to learn from their experiences and celebrate their achievements. While all keynote speakers are women, scientists of all genders and backgrounds in evolutionary biology are welcome to participate in scientific presentations and discussion sessions on topics relevant for women in science. The workshop’s...

Join the Women in Evolutionary Biology II workshop from June 1-3, 2026, at the Max Planck Institute in PlΓΆn, Germany. Open to all genders. More info: https://workshops.evolbio.mpg.de/event/144/overview. Registration closes on Feb 20, 2026. #workshop

01.02.2026 09:07 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Mathematics and statistics | Faculty of Science | University of Helsinki The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is Finland’s largest university department for mathematical sciences. Its multifaceted research has received the highest points in numerous assessments. The Department collaborates actively with other higher education institutions and with several government research institutes both in Finland and abroad.

The University of Helsinki seeks a postdoctoral researcher in Statistical Ecology. Apply by Feb 28, 2026. Salary €3800-4000/month. Details: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/faculty-science/faculty/mathematics-and-statistics. #postdoc

01.02.2026 09:06 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Statistical Ecology and Evolution Postdoctoral Researcher in Statistical Ecology and Evolution

Postdoc in statistical ecology & evolution! Develop models bridging evolutionary theory with empirical data on sex differences in immunity and life history. Apply now!
#postdoc #statistics #evolution #academicjobs #ecology jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

14.01.2026 09:08 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Poster advertising the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology held January 31-February 5, 2027 in Ventura Beach, California

Poster advertising the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology held January 31-February 5, 2027 in Ventura Beach, California

We are pleased to announce the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology which will be held from Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 2027. Please save the dates, and we look forward to welcoming you to beautiful Ventura Beach, California!

07.01.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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The submission deadline (Jan 31st) for the 2026 Mathematical and Computational Evolutionary Biology Meeting in Crete mceb2026.sciencesconf.org is getting closer!

07.01.2026 04:46 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tenure track group leader position Experimental freshwater ecologist (f/m/x) at Leibniz-Institut fΓΌr GewΓ€sserΓΆkologie und Binnenfischerei (IGB) im Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. We're looking for: Tenure track group leader position Experimental freshwater ecologist (f/m/x) (Full Time) β€’ MΓΌggelseedamm 301, 12587 Berlin, Deutschland

We are hiring! πŸš€ Tenure-track group leader #position in experimental freshwater #ecology at the IGB in #Berlin. Join us to study freshwater ecosystems in the context of global change, and develop your own research group. Apply now!
karriere-igb.softgarden.io/job/61714387... #ScienceJobs

05.01.2026 12:26 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Biodiversity The Department of Biology was established in 2010 through the merger of the Departments of Ecology, Cell and Organism Biology, Biological Undergraduate Education, and the Biological Museums. The depar

Come and join me and my colleagues at the Department of Biology, #LundUniversity in #sweden! We have am open position as Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Biodiversity.

Apply here no later than February 11 2026:

https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:848749/type:job/where:4/apply:1

20.12.2025 15:58 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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🚨 Postdoctoral Opportunity for Female Scientists🚨

The University of Vienna is awarding at least 20 fully funded 4 year postdoctoral positions to outstanding female scientists

Interested? Get in touch via direct message
careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e...

#MicroSky πŸ§ͺ

#PostDoc @univie.ac.at

19.12.2025 00:24 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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🧬✨ It’s official!
EMPSEB31 is coming to Germany, June 2026! Link in Bio πŸ˜‰
Europe’s friendliest evolution meeting returns, by PhD students, for PhD students.
πŸ“Oberwiesenthal, Germany
πŸ“…8–12 June 2026
🚨Save the date & follow us for updates!
#EMPSEB31 #EvoBio #PhDLife #ScienceCommunity #EMPSEB

11.12.2025 11:00 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Want to do a PhD in biology? Our projects for 2026 are now live! If you're considering a PhD, or know someone who is, we have projects that span the biosciences to serve as inspiration.

Reach out to our academics to discuss these or more options if you have an idea of your own πŸ‘‡
bit.ly/dphilbio25

20.10.2025 08:51 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
Ella holds a fluffy and sleepy looking toutouwai chick during banding and fits an orange band to its leg

Ella holds a fluffy and sleepy looking toutouwai chick during banding and fits an orange band to its leg

PhD scholarship alert! Are you interested in cognitive evolution? Do you want to know how development influences cognitive traits? Do you love hanging out with birds in the forest? If the answer to these questions is yes, please apply to work with us! 1/2 πŸ§ͺ
www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships...

17.11.2025 21:47 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Fish embryos under the microscope

Interested in thermal biology? Please join our new and growing grass roots initiative, the Thermal Ecology Alliance, initiated by @patricepottier.bsky.social. πŸ§ͺπŸŸπŸ¦‘πŸŒ‘οΈ

Sign up here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org#participation

Check who already signed up:
www.thermalecologyalliance.org#community

03.11.2025 12:58 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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I am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).

28.10.2025 17:49 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Abstract Submission The call for abstracts for Culture Conference 2026 is NOW OPEN! We call for submissions of abstracts of no more than 250 words, summarising the background, aims, methods and results of your work.&n…

πŸ“’ The Call for Abstracts for Culture Conference 2026 is officially OPEN! πŸ“’
πŸ—“οΈ Deadline: 8 Dec 2025

We welcome submissions from all career stages and relevant disciplines.
πŸ”ŽDetails & submission info: culture-conference.com/abstract-sub...

Keynote speakers & workshop details coming soon!

04.11.2025 09:35 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ready to tell powerful environmental stories? 🌊🌿

Mongabay is hiring:
β€’ Contributing Editor (Oceans): buff.ly/B10xOhV
β€’ Engagement Editor: buff.ly/WZY7a9c
β€’ Wire Reporter (Asia): buff.ly/cmYajQ4

Join our remote global newsroom 🌎

Apply now!

31.10.2025 21:21 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Awards – Ethologische Gesellschaft e.V.

Award alert! πŸŽ–οΈπŸš¨ Every other year, the Ethologische Gesellschaft awards the Niko Tinbergen Award to outstanding post-doc level researchers in Behavioural Biology (<=6yrs post PhD exam).
...and this year is one of these years! Please send us your nominations! 🫡 Infos: www.etho-ges.de/wordpress/aw...

31.10.2025 14:59 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Years ago, I attempted a self-assessment of my potential gender biases in an academic research setting:
ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2016/04/subt...

Today, I happened on a very nice summary of how to avoid such biases in letters of recommendation, which provides an comprehensive outline. Check it out

31.10.2025 20:56 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

We have an open PhD position (application deadline 9 January 2026) in "Theory of fitness landscapes" at @unibe.ch πŸ€“β›°οΈπŸ“ŠπŸ‘©β€πŸ’»πŸŽ“: banklab.github.io/positions/

Please share widely!

#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED

28.10.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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🚨 2nd master’s project!
Interested in bird migration & genomics? 🧬🐦
Use whole-genome data to trace the recent colonization of Ouessant Island by Blue Tits and explore how irruptive migratory events can shape colonization dynamics. Please share! #ornithology

www.vogelwarte.ch/de/wir/mitar...

24.10.2025 16:05 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Applications for the MEME programme (www.evobio.eu
) are now open! MEME is a research- and mobility-oriented master’s in evolutionary biology (& I’m a proud alumna!), jointly run by the Unis of Groningen, Uppsala, Montpellier, and LMU Munich, with Harvard and Lausanne as partners. Spread the word!

23.10.2025 12:15 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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✨🌏 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 🌏✨

⏰ Deadline: November 10, 2025

πŸ—£οΈ Oral Presentations | πŸ“‹ Poster Presentations

πŸ”— Guidelines & Submissions: www.speciesonthemove.com/abstract/inf...

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ό Can't wait to welcome you to #Taiwan!

#SpeciesOnTheMove #SOTM2026 #Taiwan #SunMoonLake #ClimateChange #Biodiversity

17.10.2025 15:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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I'm v excited to be recruiting a PhD student to work on badger behaviour and ecology! Starting date is March 2026; see the ad here, or message me for more details: www.gregalbery.me/s/March-2026...

03.10.2025 14:05 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Genetic load, fitness and conservation in the Seychelles warbler.
A wonderful PhD opportunity - spanning important evolutionary and conservation-relevant concepts. Come work with us
lnkd.in/dtGaEJV2

14.10.2025 10:45 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
A collage featuring some laboratory analyses, a schematic of the structure of DNA, a pocket watch in an elderly person's hand, and a family of wild meerkats.

A collage featuring some laboratory analyses, a schematic of the structure of DNA, a pocket watch in an elderly person's hand, and a family of wild meerkats.

🚨Fully-funded PhD opportunity in my group🚨

🧬How does parental ageing shape the next generation?🐾

Find out by studying meerkats!

πŸ§ͺEpigenetic clocks
✨Bioinformatics
πŸ“ŠLong-term data
🌍Kalahari fieldwork
πŸ’‘Big evolutionary questions

Get in touch or APPLY NOW
Please share!
www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...

17.10.2025 09:12 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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WOC in EEB mentorship sign up form 2025

The Women of Color in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology community (WOCinEEB; non-binary inclusive) is doing another round of matching for one-on-one mentorship!

You can sign up here: forms.gle/Cfk3Y5CZksSS...

I'm also happy to answer any questions!

#Mentorship #Ecology #EvolutionaryBiology

15.10.2025 19:18 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a kitten with the words join us on its face ALT: a kitten with the words join us on its face

We have an open PhD student position in evolutionary ecology in our lab @creaf.cat in Barcelona! 🦎 🌳 πŸ¦† 🐍

Applications open until Nov. 10th, 2025. Please help us spread the word!

Link to position description and requirements:
creaf.factorialhr.com/job_posting/...

Lab website:
oriollapiedralab.com

14.10.2025 15:30 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Exciting times ahead - I'm beyond delighted to be joining @bristolbiosci.bsky.social in 2026! πŸŽ‰πŸ•·οΈπŸŽ‰πŸŒπŸŽ‰

I'm also looking for a PhD student to join @multipleye-lab.bsky.social in our new home! Come and study the effects of light pollution on the evolution and development of spider eyes with us πŸŒƒπŸ•·οΈπŸ‘€ πŸ‘‡

17.10.2025 13:38 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 4
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Do you want to study #Quantitative #Ecology & #Evolution? Are you interested in a research-oriented #MSc program? Apply & join us at @umontpellier.bsky.social in the #IDIL program. #Fellowships available for #international #students

23.09.2025 19:44 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0