To do research on a hot topic in biodiversity science: How do species survive climate change, land use and other human pressures? Students will be enrolled in a joint award PhD program between the University of Adelaide and University of Copenhagen. Here they will be supervised and mentored by leaders in macroecology and biodiversity conservation, [...]
May 31, 2023 5-6 pm UTC Join us on Wednesday, May 31 at 5 pm UTC, for a talk by Professor Jennifer McElwain. In this talk 'Tropical Arctic' Jenny will/ explain our planet’s story of environmental upheaval, mass extinction, and resilience as revealed by fossil plants unearthed from Triassic and Jurassic strata of East [...]
The TIBS Education Committee seeks an early career member representative! The main mission of the Education Committee is to promote the training and education of biogeographers so that they can develop sound strategies for studying and conserving the world's biota. Thus, the Committee brainstorms on strategies to expand and enhance the teaching of [...]
March 29, 2023 5-6 pm UTC We're excited to let you know about the forthcoming Funk Lecture! Join us on Wednesday, March 29 at 5 pm UTC, for a talk by Dr. Pablo A. Marquet. PABLO A. MARQUET is Full Professor in the Department of Ecology at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de [...]
Post-doc in Ecological Niche Modeling at the University of Kansas We are seeking applications for a full-time post-doctoral researcher at the Biodiversity Institute at the University of Kansas. This is a 2-year position, with the possibility of extension. The postdoc will conduct ecological niche modeling (ENM) analyses focused on Neogene and modern marine [...]
February 22, 2023 5-6 pm UTC Funk lecture series continues unabated! Join us on Wednesday, February 22 at 5 pm UTC, for a talk by Prof. José Alexandre Felizola Diniz Filho. José Alexandre F. Diniz-Filho is a Professor in Ecology and Evolution at Universidade Federal de Goiás, in Central Brazil, for over [...]
Join us on Thursday, November 26 at 5 pm UTC, for a talk by Dr. Maria Dornelas
Young, modern, and research-oriented... the University of Potsdam has firmly established itself within the scientific landscape since its founding in 1991. Nationally and internationally renowned scientists teach and perform research here at Brandenburg’s largest university. The University of Potsdam is successful in acquiring third-party funds, delivers outstanding performance in technology and knowledge transfer, and [...]
Historical biogeography methods have long been dominated by the "dispersal versus vicariance" debate, and different computer programs (e.g. DIVA, Lagrange, BayArea) have made different fixed assumptions about the importance of these processes. Researchers typically just run the different programs, and observe whether or not the inferences differ, but they have no ability to judge, [...]
The Distinguished Fellow award was established by the International Biogeography Society in 2021 to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions through excellence in basic research and exceptional service to the field of biogeography. Fellows are chosen every two years, and nominations for the January 2024 IBS meeting in Prague are due no later [...]
