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@soritacea

Fascinated by microbial eukaryotes, both fossil & Recent. Mom to adult humans. Wife of an orchid enthusiast & fish guy. Wish I had more time to knit!

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Gorgeous!

10.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wow. Foraminifera!

ROV pilots paused and carefully zoomed in to collect footage of these single-celled microorganisms, or protists, at 843 m during the #OBVI #LivingBioreactors expedition w/ @schmidtsciences.bsky.social offshore of Argentina. Read the full caption: youtube.com/shorts/Yv_ud...

10.03.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 18

Looking forward to reading your new book!

05.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An historic black and white illustration of a paper nautilus floating on the ocean. There are boats, a city and hills in the background.

An historic black and white illustration of a paper nautilus floating on the ocean. There are boats, a city and hills in the background.

πŸŽ‰ Huge news for BHL: The Field Museum is taking over the hosting of BHL’s website, servers & infrastructure, ensuring long-term stability and access for its 63+ million pages of open biodiversity literature. Learn more:
blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2026/02/tran...
#BHLTransition #ILoveBHL 🌍 πŸ“š πŸ§ͺ

27.02.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 345 πŸ” 137 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 26
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Graduate Student Grants β€” American Society of Plant Taxonomists

Reminder that the deadline to submit an ASPT Graduate Student Research Grant is tonight, March 2, at 11:59PM PST!
Applicants must be current members of ASPT to be considered (members.aspt.net). Apply today!

aspt.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?...

02.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeit in der PflanzenΓΆkologie und BiodiversitΓ€tsforschung – Leibniz UniversitΓ€t Hannover

We’re hiring! 🌿

Permanent E13 (100%) position in Plant Ecology & Biodiversity Research at Leibniz University Hannover.

Focus: vegetation ecology, field research, quantitative skills, teaching (BSc, German required).

Deadline: 15 April 2026
Details: www.uni-hannover.de/jobs/id/8379/

27.02.2026 09:30 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Love this!

25.02.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨

The California Geological Survey Seismic Hazards Program is hiring for 2 key positions:

πŸ”ΈLiquefaction Unit Supervisior
πŸ”ΈTsunami Unit Supervisor / Seismic Hazards Program Project Manager

24.02.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
Hurricane Helene damage in a forest showing trees fallen down across a trail

Hurricane Helene damage in a forest showing trees fallen down across a trail

Research biologist position at Clemson for work on forest wildlife/habitat recovery post-Hurricane Helene in western NC. Full time, multi-year position. Will be working with David Jachowski & myself, includes field work, analysis, writing.

**Apply by March 9**

Job posting bit.ly/cuhhftpos πŸ§ͺ🌎

23.02.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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PhD opportunity at the University of the Sunshine Coast: Movement Ecology and Trophic Dynamics of Bull Sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in Southeast Queensland

πŸ’° stipend of $15,000/yr for 3.5 yrs (+ RTP scholarship)

Dr Bonnie Holmes: www.unisc.edu.au/staff/dr-bon...
Dr Matt McMillan (DPI, Queensland)

23.02.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
USFS Wildlife Technician | Natural Resources Job Board

Field job in the beautiful mountains of NE Oregon doing passive acoustic monitoring and woodpecker demography just went live. Please share!

jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...

21.02.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The BPL is proud to announce two research fellowships to support the use of Special Collections!

πŸ“œThe Telling Boston's Stories Fellowship
πŸ”The Surfacing Overlooked Stories Fellowship

Applications are open and due on Monday, March 23, 2026.

Learn more and apply at tinyurl.com/SCFellowships

20.02.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

We are currently looking for a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in community ecology to work in the Arthropods Core Project of the Biodiversity Exploratories @bexplo.bsky.social

Reposting is much appreciated for widest reach! Thanks.

More information here:
www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...

26.01.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Administrative Assistant Sr | U-M Careers

UMMP is hiring: Administrative Assistant Senior position with primary duties related to administrative support, collections and publications compliance, and museum outreach and communications work. careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

17.02.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We are stepping up to support climate science, solutions, and public service.

Announcing the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship program!

13.02.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
Assistant Professor of Geological Oceanography - College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences - Fairbanks, Alaska, United States The Oceanography Department of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOSΒ at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) seeks applications from exceptional candidates for a tenure-track faculty p...

@uafairbanks.bsky.social is hiring! An opening for a geological oceanographer - see job posting here:

careers.alaska.edu/jobs/assista...

13.02.2026 05:30 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Oh my. It’s definitely an environmental nightmare on so many levels. Mangroves & sea grasses! And, those enormous cruise ships aren’t very scenic. Plus your traffic is already a nightmare. Good luck!

12.02.2026 04:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks. What a mess

12.02.2026 03:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yikes, what a mess!

12.02.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Where is the proposed terminal supposed to be located?

12.02.2026 03:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lecturer in Physical Oceanography (ATR1734) in University of East Anglia | UEA View details and apply for this Lecturer in Physical Oceanography (ATR1734) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Science School of Environmental Sciences Lecturer in Physical Oceano...

We are advertising for a Lecturer in Physical Oceanography, closing date 31 March.

If you have research interests in the shelf seas, estuarine and coastal oceans then this could be for you!

And you could do research using UEA's fleet of ocean gliders

vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/20...

03.02.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Great restaurant!

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This robot hand detaches and walks by itself

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Cover of the January 2026 issue of Deep Sea News, featuring an image of a squid next to a cluster of mussels underwater, with the Schmidt Ocean Institute logo visible. Published by the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition.

Cover of the January 2026 issue of Deep Sea News, featuring an image of a squid next to a cluster of mussels underwater, with the Schmidt Ocean Institute logo visible. Published by the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition.

Deep-sea news alert!

Our round-up brings you top stories from the ocean depths of the past few weeks. Check the images to stay updated. A thread 🧡

#DeepSeaNews

27.01.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Adorable!

26.01.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our journals @dev-journal.bsky.social, @jcellsci.bsky.social & @jexpbiol.bsky.social offer Travelling Fellowships of up to Β£3,000 to graduate students and post-doctoral researchers wishing to make collaborative visits to other laboratories. Apply by 6 February 2026.
biologists.com/grants/trave...

23.01.2026 11:28 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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🚨 LAST CALL 🚨
Have a session idea that connects the dots in marine science education?

Submit a proposal for FMSEA 2026 in Fort Pierce, FL 🌊
πŸ“… April 23–26 | Sessions: April 25
⏰ Deadline: Jan 26, 11:59 PM ET

Let’s connect educators, communities, & conservation.
#FMSEA2026 #ConnectingTheDots

22.01.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Geological Society of America Michele Aldrich History & Philosophy of Geology Research Award for PhD students, Masters, or recent (w/in 5 yrs) PhD to conduct research on history & philosophy of geosciences.
rock.geosociety.org/net/document...
www.geosociety.org/GSA/Educatio...
deadline: 18 Feb
#HPS

22.01.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below!
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage

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