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Molecular Ecology, Evolution, Conservation - Corals; Professor of Marine Conservation at the Helmholtz Institute for functional marine biodiversity

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HIFMB News #1/2026

» A new simplification in modeling enables us to predict system failures before they begin. « (@mhab.bsky.social)
How? ➡️ Read in our latest newsletter: 241806.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16915050

Also news about Red Sea coral reef protection, BBNJ, a new working group and... a special cemetery 😱

05.03.2026 13:09 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 2
Call for Applications: Doctoral Positions in the Life Sciences and Natural Sciences Ambitious candidates with a strong academic track record who wish to pursue their doctorate in one of the research areas listed below.

📣 Call for Applications: The University of Vienna invites applications for more than 40 fully funded doctoral positions across a broad range of disciplines in Life Sciences and Natural Sciences. 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬 #PhDSky #PhD #univie
📅 Application period: 2 March – 27 March 2026, 12:00 CET

More information: ⤵️

03.03.2026 11:52 👍 27 🔁 31 💬 0 📌 3
Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor, Marine Biology About the Opportunity About the Opportunity: The Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts invites applications from qualified candidates for ...

My department is hiring a Teaching Professor in Marine Biology!
northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
Application review will begin on March 31, 2026 #EcoEvoJobs #EvolJobs #PhDjobs @ecoevo.social.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy

04.03.2026 18:47 👍 19 🔁 19 💬 0 📌 2
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Coral microbiomes as reservoirs of unknown genomic and biosynthetic diversity - Nature Reconstructing microbial genomes from 820 reef-building corals collected at 99 reefs across 32 islands throughout the Pacific Ocean highlights the importance of conserving coral reefs as vital reservo...

Coral microbiomes as reservoirs of unknown genomic and biosynthetic diversity www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs 🌊

25.02.2026 17:00 👍 29 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
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Putting my money where my mouth is: the Useful Genetics project Two years ago, I jumped on the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) bandwagon. I had just published a rant about the need to replace Mendelian genetic analysis with topics that were more useful to our st...

I did it, with Mendelian genetics as a special case of normal polygenic and pleiotropic inheritance - it works great. See 'Why do we have to learn this stuff"? (journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...) and 'Putting my money where my mouth is' (www.cell.com/trends/genet...

24.02.2026 17:22 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Genomics of adaptation to extreme thermal environments As climate change continues to influence ecosystems around the globe, understanding the genomics of adaptation to hot and cold environments is becoming ...

Calling all researchers working on *Genomics of Adaptation to Extreme Thermal Environments*
I'm serving as a guest editor of an upcoming collection in BMC Genomics and am eager to read your submission! More on scope and how to contribute here: bit.ly/4kH3PIx 🧪 @springer.springernature.com

24.02.2026 19:10 👍 12 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Eco-evolutionary Modelling and Machine Learning The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) at Stockholm University is located in the Arrhenius Laboratories on the Frescati campus. Currently, approximately 100 people, including

Please help me spread this postdoc position with me at Stockholm University, Sweden!!!! su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

20.02.2026 14:16 👍 26 🔁 29 💬 1 📌 2
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Oxford Earth Sciences is recruiting an Associate Professor (Tutorial Fellow) in Earth Surface Processes (broadly interpreted, including carbon cycle, ancient and modern carbonates, biogeochemistry, geohazards, etc). Please share! Further details: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

20.02.2026 09:08 👍 7 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 0
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PHD OPPORTUNITY: Dissolution of cold-water corals in a changing ocean - Heriot-Watt University (School of Engineering & Physical Sciences)

Full details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

#coralreefs #phd #careers #phdopportunity #oceanacidification #coral #coldwatercorals #climatechange

18.02.2026 08:30 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Image from a lecture by Nick Barton, one of the coauthors, from this site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTvFal-zh1M

Image from a lecture by Nick Barton, one of the coauthors, from this site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTvFal-zh1M

Beyond Mendel. FINALLY.

Brilliant, thought-provoking read! This new perspective argues that our obsession with single genes and clean knock-outs is holding us back. Couldn't agree more, and I hope Reviewer #2 reads this.

academic.oup.com/genetics/art...

18.02.2026 18:59 👍 20 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 0
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Interested in building an international synthesis team or already discussing ideas? 🚀 Call for Synthesis Working Groups (SWG) of the #ClusterofExcellence #OceanFloor now open ➡️ www.marum.de/en/The-Ocean...
@unibremen.bsky.social @icbm-uol.bsky.social

09.02.2026 12:31 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance VI Global Invertebrate Genome Alliance VI, July 2026, Philippines

Early bird registration and abstract submission are now open for the GIGA VI Conference. Join us July 6-10 in Boracay, Philippines! gigavi.org

02.02.2026 14:37 👍 5 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
Two PhD positions in "Infrastructures, knowledges and policy practices in marine governance" (d/f/m/x) Layout AWI HIFMB extern, englisch

Rossella Alba, our new colleague at @hifmb.de leading the Marine Policy and Management working group, offers two fully funded PhD positions here: jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/21... apply until March 18, and feel free to make potential applicants aware. 🧪 @icbm-uol.bsky.social

05.02.2026 18:23 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1
Synthesis Working Groups

Out now: 1st call for Synthesis Working Groups by "The Ocean Floor – Earth’s Uncharted Interface". We bring cluster members & external experts together to address key scientific questions in ocean floor research 🧪👉
theoceanfloor.de/en/The-Ocean...
@marumunibremen.bsky.social @icbm-uol.bsky.social

03.02.2026 20:51 👍 14 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 2
Long-period microseismicity reveals cryptic earthquake-triggered fluid activity can facilitate caldera eruptions - Nature Communications A M5 earthquake triggered the 2018 Sierra Negra eruption after 10 hours. Subsequent microseismicity revealed a cryptic fluid phase facilitated magma intrusion, highlighting that cascading processes ar...

Long-period microseismicity reveals cryptic earthquake-triggered fluid activity can facilitate caldera eruptions - www.nature.com/articles/s41.... Excited to be a part of this work led by Zilin Song on what triggered the 2018 eruption of Sierra Negra volcano.

29.01.2026 21:16 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Functional motifs in food webs and networks | PNAS When studying a complex system, it is often useful to think of the system as a network of interacting units. One can then ask if some properties of...

New paper with @mhab.bsky.social @jdyeakel.bsky.social and @thilogross.bsky.social out now in @pnas.org! We show when and why you can know something about an entire network, just by knowing the behavior of it's building blocks: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

29.01.2026 18:13 👍 27 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 2
CLIP Award - CORDAP

ALERT - Funding opportunity for coral researchers! @cordap.bsky.social just launched its Call for Proposals under the Coral Local Innovation Program. 🪸
cordap.org/clip-award/

28.01.2026 08:43 👍 6 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
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OCEAN LEADERS FELLOWSHIP: Applications now open (Sustainable Oceans Alliance)

Learn more here: www.soalliance.org/ocean-leader...

#coralreefs #fellowships #financialsupport #marineconservation #ocean #funding #marineecology #marinebiology #oceanleaders #sustainability

27.01.2026 17:30 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Big exciting news! The next Cnidarian Model Systems Meeting, better known as Cnidofest, will be held at the Marine Biological Laboratory from September 23-27, 2026. Mark your calendars!!! After two land-locked meetings, we are returning to an ocean view!!! 🌊🪸 @mblscience.bsky.social

07.01.2025 22:29 👍 32 🔁 17 💬 0 📌 1
Baums Laboratory | Helmholtz Institue for Functional Marine Biodiversity | Research in Coral Ecology and Evolution Baums Laboratory | Helmholtz Institue for Functional Marine Biodiversity | Research in Coral Ecology and Evolution

PhD position in population genetics of Caribbean corals at HIFMB. Ideal candidates have a master's in marine biology, and strong molecular skills. Apply by Feb 15, 2026. More info: https://www.baumslab.org/ #phd

25.01.2026 08:26 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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A bigger picture | HIFMB Oldenburg We research the sea and its function for humans and the environment.

The HIFMB seeks a postdoc for coral population genomics and conservation genetics. Candidates with a PhD in related fields and skills in programming are encouraged to apply. More info: https://hifmb.de/ #postdoc

25.01.2026 08:26 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Doktorand:in im Bereich Populationsgenetik und Naturschutzgenomik von Korallen (w/d/x/m) - Bewerbung | Alfred-Wegener-Institut Bewerberportal Doktorand:in im Bereich Populationsgenetik und Naturschutzgenomik von Korallen (w/d/x/m) - Bewerbung | Alfred-Wegener-Institut Bewerberportal

jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/21...

23.01.2026 07:15 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Postdoktorand:in im Bereich Genomik von Korallenpopulationen und Naturschutzgenetik (x/d/w/m) - Bewerbung | Alfred-Wegener-Institut Bewerberportal Postdoktorand:in im Bereich Genomik von Korallenpopulationen und Naturschutzgenetik (x/d/w/m) - Bewerbung | Alfred-Wegener-Institut Bewerberportal

The marine conservation group @hifmb.de is looking for a postdoc and a Phd student to study coral genomics and conservation genetics. Join us to develop solutions for coral conservation and dive into the world of early branching metazoans: Deadlines coming up fast. jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/21...

23.01.2026 07:15 👍 10 🔁 17 💬 1 📌 0
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Research Technologist - Life Sciences Advance Professional - Bordenstein Lab APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

📢 JOB OPPORTUNITY We are hiring a Research Technologist (Advanced Professional) to design, implement, support, analyze, and report on rigorous research in genetics, entomology, and host-microbe interactions. Please consider and share with others in need.

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Staff/jo...

17.01.2026 23:00 👍 10 🔁 21 💬 1 📌 0
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In 2025, the AWI and University of Bremen secured extensive data sets from the USA. Now, the @dfg.de has approved around €860,000 in funding to systematically identify endangered data and secure it for the long term with the help of the PANGAEA data platform. ☁️📊

www.awi.de/en/about-us/...

16.01.2026 13:29 👍 28 🔁 15 💬 1 📌 2

The Fellowship will begin in the first quarter of 2027 and can be flexibly adapted to the candidate's life situation.

13.01.2026 19:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Applicants should bring innovative ideas from their respective fields in science, the arts, civil society, business, politics, or other areas of society and have gained professional experience in different countries and cultures.

13.01.2026 19:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

They are looking for international highly talented mid-career professionals, who have been working for at least ten years on issues related to sustainable development and have the potential to serve as change agents.

13.01.2026 19:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Klaus Töpfer Sustainability Fellowship 2027 (f_m_x)

A mid career fellowship: The Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) has opened the call for applications for the Klaus Töpfer Sustainability Fellowship 2027: www.rifs-potsdam.de/de/institut/...

13.01.2026 19:01 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Want to study the genomics of repeated adaptation with data from hundreds of species? New funding for non-Canadians @ grad or postdoc level. Internal competition at UCalgary with very short deadline so please get in touch ASAP!!
sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/o...

09.01.2026 18:41 👍 61 🔁 63 💬 1 📌 1