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Jenny Tung

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Scientist @ the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and Duke University

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Amy Goldberg, PhD - Join The Goldberg lab is moving to UCLA summer 2025, and recruiting postdocs and graduate students. We are a computational lab with occasional wet lab or field collaborators. We will be located in the Depa...

The Goldberg lab at UCLA is hiring one or more postdocs. Flexible start date.

We develop methods to study population genetics of humans, our primate relatives, and our pathogens.

www.goldberglab.org/join

05.03.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Professorship in population genetics in the field of evolutionary anthropology and medicine (W2) Faculties & Facilities

Leipzig U and the MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI-EVA) have an open faculty position (W2) in evolutionary population genetics! This position is tenured and comes with generous core funding. We are eager to welcome a new colleague! Deadline March 11.
www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetai...

05.03.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 97 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am seeking a postdoc to join my group at UCLA -- ideally the candidate would have some experience in either population genetics or microbes/microbiome (computational background needed). We have a range of projects and are happy to tailer to your interests. Please dm/email me if interested.

12.02.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Lise Meitner Excellence Programme is designed to attract and specifically promote exceptionally qualified female scientists.

The Lise Meitner Excellence Programme is designed to attract and specifically promote exceptionally qualified female scientists.

A position with prospects! We offer excellent researchers again the possibility to apply for a position as a Leader of a Lise Meitner Research Group in all areas of #science. Applications are possible between February 11th and April 15th, 2026. www.mpg.de/lise-meitner... #lisemeitnergroups

11.02.2026 08:31 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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About | Who We Are β€” Under the Iceberg Learn about Under the Iceberg, a youth organization dedicated to nurturing future leaders through education and growth. Contact us to join or collaborate.

My daughter Maya, who had to wear a scoliosis brace for 2 years, wants to connect with other teens who live with invisible diseases. www.under-the-iceberg.com/about

12.02.2026 03:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very excited about this year’s Biology of Genomes meeting, especially keynotes from @jkpritch.bsky.social and @janetk.bsky.social. A great venue to see what’s new and upcoming in genomics, writ broadly. Abstract submissions due in 1 week!

06.02.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We can't help but agree with @jrossibarra.bsky.socialβ€”you don't want to miss #PEQG26! Join us at beautiful Asilomar grounds for a dynamic scientific program and plenty of opportunities to meet or reconnect with the PEQG community. 🫢 Plus, it's not too late to submit an abstract: buff.ly/S6WhQGj

02.02.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Come work with me and Anna Obiegala in Greifswald at the @helmholtz-hioh.bsky.social and Friedrich Loeffler Institute! A PhD position working on ticks and their microbiomes and how those interaction with the environmental microbiome, and tickborne diseases. Fieldwork in the @bexplo.bsky.social!

23.12.2025 17:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jobs - Balance of the Microverse

New 2-year Postdoc: Ancient #Metagenomics & #Microbiome Sciences! 🧬🦷

Join Prof. @christinawarinner.bsky.social ’s group at @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social to study the evolution and ecology of ancient oral microbiota.

πŸ“… Apply by Jan 20, 2026: www.microverse-cluster.de/en/career/jo...

20.12.2025 10:59 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t make the rest of us feel bad, Matt.

19.12.2025 17:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Home - ProbGen 2026 Your Site Description

The registration deadline is fast approaching for probgen 2026! Abstracts due by January 15, registration by January 31

probgen2026.github.io

18.12.2025 17:09 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Looking for someone interested to apply for a postdoc grant with me on reindeer microbiomes. 🦌🦠🧬

Please email for details.

05.12.2025 15:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mapping Phage Diversity through Population-Scale Metagenomics in the Hunt for Novel Antimicrobials at University College London on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Mapping Phage Diversity through Population-Scale Metagenomics in the Hunt for Novel Antimicrobials at University College London, listed on FindAPhD.com

A PhD Position! Aim is to use pop-scale metagenomics to map global phage diversity and uncover evolutionary signatures that could point to new antimicrobials. Work with @lucyvandorp.bsky.social + Joanne Santini - two creative scientists who are also very fun to work with!
tinyurl.com/phagehunt

27.11.2025 17:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations Hassan, what wonderful news!

24.11.2025 19:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Interested in how life history may shape the gut microbiome of a wild mammal? Keen on getting to work with an iconic long-term study system in Scotland?

Check out this PhD opportunity with me, Josephine Pemberton and @gfalbery.bsky.social

Reach out to chat more!

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

24.11.2025 16:40 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Meerkat pups in the Kalahari, South Africa

Meerkat pups in the Kalahari, South Africa

Rhesus macaques in Cayo Santiago

Rhesus macaques in Cayo Santiago

Dwarf mongoose staring at a camera, South Africa.

Dwarf mongoose staring at a camera, South Africa.

πŸ“’Two fully-funded #PhD opportunities to work with us:

Topic: Social monitoring & manipulation

UK-domiciled black-heritage scheme: tinyurl.com/aja54nr6

NERC DLTP: tinyurl.com/4jfy47pp

Cosupervisors: #PatrickKennedy @ljnbrent.bsky.social
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
#bioacoustics #mammals #fieldwork

21.11.2025 16:48 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Research Associate-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States Position Summary The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct molecular and physiological experiments to understand the causes of genetic va...

I am currently searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass at Michigan State University. This work will be funded by a newly funded five-year DOE grant. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...

20.11.2025 14:49 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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Evolutionary genetics meets ecological immunology: insights into the evolution of immune systems Immune genes show remarkably consistent evidence of selection, modification, and diversification across the tree of life. Parasites are a key force in…

Two weeks ago now @jennytung.bsky.social and I published a new review in Current Opinion in Genetics and Development, entitled β€œEvolutionary genetics meets ecological immunology: insights into the evolution of immune systems.” www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A thread below...

17.11.2025 10:28 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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My department at UT Austin is looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology, broadly defined. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have.
apply.interfolio.com/177547

13.11.2025 15:23 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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My center at NYU SoM is hiring an Assistant/Associate Professor in human genetics and genomics. It's a wonderful place to do science. Please apply or pass along. apply.interfolio.com/177375

14.11.2025 15:51 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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Why women live longer than men Study traces the evolutionary roots of the lifespan gap between women and men

Why women live longer than men. A new study #ScienceAdvances by an intl. research team led by Johanna StΓ€rk and Fernando Colchero @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social traces the evolutionary roots of the #lifespan gap between women and men. tinyurl.com/yrt4ju9u & www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

02.10.2025 09:00 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Computational Ecology and/or Evolution @columbiauniversity.bsky.social.
Deadline to apply September 30.
Reach out if you have questions.

apply.interfolio.com/172496

20.09.2025 15:20 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Available iCASE projects | Cambridge Biosciences DTP PhD Programme iCASE projects for academic year 2026-2027 line_divider.png Project: Understanding cellulose digestion by cryo-EM structure of cellulose microfibril-enzyme complexes Project reference: ICS-BIO-PD26 S...

Looking for a PhD? I am advertising two industry sponsored PhD projects. One on black soldier fly genetics with #betabugs and another on searching insect biodiversity for novel enzymes #Syngenta. Get in touch if you are interested!! bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/available-ic...

10.09.2025 14:08 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Eukaryotic composition across seasons and social groups in the gut microbiota of wild baboons - Animal Microbiome Background Animals coexist with complex microbiota, including bacteria, viruses, and eukaryotes (e.g., fungi, protists, and helminths). While high-throughput sequencing is commonly used to characteriz...

πŸ“’New Publication Alert πŸ“’
I’m proud to share a major milestone in my PhD journey. My first paper has officially been published:
β€œEukaryotic composition across seasons and social groups in the gut microbiota of wild baboons”.
animalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

23.06.2025 08:36 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Congratulations Rachel!

03.06.2025 06:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A graphic describing the details related to applying for the Pilot awards of the Animal Models Social Aging network. Visit animalsocialaging-network.org for details.

A graphic describing the details related to applying for the Pilot awards of the Animal Models Social Aging network. Visit animalsocialaging-network.org for details.

πŸ“’Applications are OPEN for our Pilot awards!

Individual or mentored projects available with up to $20,000 in total costs! Read the full RFA and apply at the link below!

www.animalsocialaging-network.org/funding/pilo...

@smacklab.bsky.social @bartolomuccilab.bsky.social @jennytung.bsky.social

01.06.2025 17:01 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Postdoctoral Researcher, NGI Uppsala, SNP&SEQ Technology Platform - Uppsala University Postdoctoral Researcher, NGI Uppsala, SNP&SEQ Technology Platform, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University

Postdoc opportunity! At National Genomics Infrastructure in Uppsala we're looking for a postdoc in genomics R&D. Cutting-edge methods dev in an excellent, international environment at the junction between academia and infrastructure. Deadline May 23!
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

20.05.2025 19:43 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Elegant new theory on polygenic adaptation by Will Milligan, Laura Heyward, and Guy Sella.

17.05.2025 23:55 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our NIA funded High Priority Research network on Animal Models for the Social Dimension of Health and Aging just landed on Bsky @animalsocaging.bsky.social
- follow us for updates and new RFAs

www.animalsocialaging-network.org

@smacklab.bsky.social @jennytung.bsky.social

13.05.2025 08:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0