Mike Smykala

The data you will work with is pretty cool, trust me 😉

iDiv and @uni-jena.de are recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) in Trait-Based Community Ecology and Modelling.

Highlights:
🔺Full-time (100%, 40 h/week) with the option to reduce to 80%
🔺Fixed-term for 2 years
🔺Salary up to E13 TV‑L

📆 Apply by: 29 March 2026

www.idiv.de/career/job-o...

Interested in multi-trophic population trends from decadal long time series in the Wadden Sea? I will give a talk on Friday at #OSM26 about the approach behind our recent paper on synthesizing population trends: tinyurl.com/2tbs5j83 🦀🐟🦠🐤 Excited to discuss with you afterwards!

Species Interactions Determine the Importance of Response Diversity for Community Stability to Pulse Disturbances Caculations of response diversity can be based on species fundamental responses in isolation or their realised responses in the community using metrics of response dissimilarity and response divergen...

Read our new paper, in which we explore the importance of response diversity for maintaining community stability in the context of pulse disturbances, using a combination of model simulations and meta-analysis:
doi.org/10.1111/ele.... w @hillebr1.bsky.social @owpet.bsky.social & Shyamolina Ghosh

Seasonal and spatial dynamics of the microbiome of the polychaete Lanice conchilega in the Wadden Sea - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Seasonal and spatial dynamics of the microbiome of the polychaete Lanice conchilega in the Wadden Sea

New paper out 🌊🪱🔬
We investigated the microbiome of the polychaete Lanice conchilega. We identified Endozoicomonas as a key component of the microbiome, which is subject to seasonal changes.
Read the full story here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@icbm-uol.bsky.social
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Please share this with anyone who may be interested in a post-doc in Germany:

jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/20...

This is quite an exciting opportunity to push the boundaries of what is known regarding the molecular basis of the formation and demise of photosymbiotic relationships in marine habitats.

Microbial metacommunity of salt marshes rebuilds along an elevational gradient after initial disturbance - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Microbial metacommunity of salt marshes rebuilds along an elevational gradient after initial disturbance

🌿 New paper out !
We explore how elevation shapes microbial communities in salt marshes—linking prokaryotes & microeukaryotes across natural and experimental settings.
Read more 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#MicrobialEcology #SaltMarsh

Yes it is :)

PhD-Position available @icbm-uol.bsky.social working on deep sub-surface microbial ecology

please share 🤗 uol.de/en/job/docto...

🚨 I’m hiring a postdoc for Fall 2025 with experience in microbial ‘omics data analysis and phylogenetics/genomics. Projects will be centered around ancient microbial ecology & evolution. Click here for more information: bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/wp.txstate.e...

Please share, thank you 🙏🏻

Nutrient‐dependent thermal response in growth and stoichiometry of Antarctic phytoplankton Rising temperatures and altered nutrient supply are expected to influence future phytoplankton thermal performance and community dynamics. The thermal response of phytoplankton has been shown to be i...

🚨 🌡️🌊 Warming seas will push Antarctic phytoplankton closer to their thermal optimum, altering growth and stoichiometry. Species-specific growth performance varied whether the species grew in monocultures or in communities.
Read more: doi.org/10.1002/lno....
@cplum.bsky.social
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We are very happy to announce a free-to-attend #anvio workshop and ECR symposium in Oldenburg to discuss integrated microbial 'omics and learn applications of anvi'o.

More information and application link (application deadline is Jan 10): anvio.org/workshops/20...

Please apply and/or circulate 😇

Frontiers | Seeing through the gray box: an integrated approach to physiological modeling of phytoplankton stoichiometry

Happy to share our paper from Woodstoich 5. ☮️
We present a integrativ modeling approach, that involves a genome-scale analysis to gain insights into nutrient fluxes (C:N:P) within phytoplankton cells.
Thanks to all involved ♥️ 🦭🦕
www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...