Dr. Becky Taylor

Research Scientist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, working on assessing vulnerability to climate change with a focus on caribou 🦌. she/her

[Dr. Becky Taylor @BeckySTaylor]

Decided to jump over as it seems a lot better over there! Hope to see you on the other side

[Dr. Becky Taylor @BeckySTaylor]

Happy that our #OpenAccess paper is now published in @CurrentBiology! We investigated genetic load in caribou, a widespread species with high genetic diversity and find they may be vulnerable to inbreeding depression upon declines. https://t.co/ANWO8GrJ0w

[Dr. Stephanie Avery-Gomm @saverygo]

#JobOpportunity! Spatial Analyst wanted from ASAP - April 2023. $28.10 CAD/hr. Position based in David Lieske’s Geospatial Modelling Lab @MountAllison. Remote candidate welcome. Apply now or pls RT! https://t.co/aUGAElJHPa

[Dr. Becky Taylor @BeckySTaylor]

A blog post on our investigation of mitonuclear discordance in crowned-sparrows with @QUBS_Director, @cairns_na, @biologyFran, @RuteClementeCa2, and others

[Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids 🦆🧬 @Jente_O]

New story on the #AvianHybrids blog!

Two American sparrows with similar mtDNA: Rapid speciation or hybridization?
https://t.co/oRp0SXNTRA

Based on the Molecular Phylogenetic and Evolution paper by @BeckySTaylor and her colleagues | #ornithology

[Dr. Becky Taylor @BeckySTaylor]

This is our cat Rosy! Often to be found in ridiculous positions like this 😻

[Molecular Ecology @molecology]

The nomination period coming to a close for the Harry Smith Prize, which recognizes the best paper published in Molecular Ecology or Molecular Ecology Resources in the last year by graduate students/early career scholars.
Apply by 30 Apr!
Details:
https://t.co/XLSnwfRsyR

[Russell Turner @23RTurner]

🚨🚨 Dream Job Alert (x2) 🚨🚨

Wapusk National Park is hiring two resource management technician positions. Come support projects related to polar bear, caribou and snow goose research and monitoring!

Full Job description here: https://t.co/rB577y4VUA

#conservationjobs #Jobs

[Dr. Jodie Wiggins PhD 😷is vaccinated she/her @jwiggi21]

🌟🌟🌟🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🌟🌟🌟
Genomicists working in govt and industry:

What entry-level skills to do you most value in new employees?

I ask because I want to know what skills can I be teaching my students to increase their employment opportunities.

Please rt and also answer: ⬇️⬇️

[Dr. Becky Taylor @BeckySTaylor]

Some work the excellent @kirstensols and I have been working on for the last couple of years, alongside @clycaon and @jeffcbowman 🦌🧬

[Trent University @TrentUniversity]

Biologists have sequenced over 200 genomes of caribou in Ontario, & for the first time ever, can distinguish between Boreal caribou, Eastern Migratory caribou & hybrids. Read the full story about what this means for at-risk caribou populations in Canada: https://t.co/OU6zmeiq93

[Marc Johnson @evoecolab]

Amazing #postdoc opportunity for #Black & #Indigenous scholars on any subject @UofT. 2 yrs $70K/yr. If you are interested in #evoeco pls DM me. Also happy to refer you to colleagues @CanBlackSci @CSEE_SCEE @sse_evolution @eseb_org @ESA_org @ASNAmNat pls RT
https://t.co/xJdJt2ESOg

[Christina Davy @Christina_Davy]

Come work with us! 🦇
I am hiring a postdoctoral fellow to join our research group at @CarletonBiology, to work on #aeroecology / #aeroconservation and regional migrations in bats, by tracking with #MotusWTS.

55k/yr + benefits; apply by Feb. 28, 2022.

https://t.co/iwqhdpI9TI

[PacificSeabirdGroup @PacificSeabirds]

Postdoc opportunity @uLethbridge analyzing whole genome sequencing data from multiple seabird species (puffins, auklets and gulls) to examine population structure and evidence of adaptation. Flexible start! https://t.co/bLzqlg5yrj

[Evelyn Jensen, PhD @Evie_Jensen]

🔎Searching for a PhD? Interested in 🌍climate change, 🧬genomics, 🐢conservation, 🌵habitats? Apps due Jan 24th for the @ONEPlanetDTP. Get in touch if you are interested! #PhD #GraduateSchool #AcademicTwitter @UniofNewcastle
Project description: https://t.co/lSk6pItHPk
Pls RT!

[Dr. Becky Taylor @BeckySTaylor]

@debbiemleigh Thanks for inviting me, it was fun!

[Evelyn Jensen, PhD @Evie_Jensen]

Free to read for the next two weeks! A whole issue on whole genomes in Molecular Ecology!
Review papers ✔️
Method papers ✔️
Cool empirical papers ✔️✔️✔️

[Dr. Becky Taylor @BeckySTaylor]

Glad to see this out - definitely thanks to everyone involved! Here is a link to the editorial which has an overview of all of the excellent papers featured in the issue: https://t.co/WneuFANwvu

[Evelyn Jensen, PhD @Evie_Jensen]

Our special issue on whole genome sequencing was published today! Mega thanks to all the authors and reviewers for making this happen, and amazing co-editors @BeckySTaylor @AndrewFoote2 @meetsangeet @Coltman_Lab

https://t.co/VNlq78zdVx

[Flying Squirrels @KawarthaFlyer]

New from @geneticsjesse, a reference genome for flying squirrels:https://t.co/alL9bZwVem @jeffcbowman @BeckySTaylor @clycaon #KFSP #Genomics

[Nina O. Therkildsen @ntherk]

#postdocjobs We're re-launching our search for a postdoc to use #metabarcoding and shotgun WGS to examine what wild-caught fish get used in feeds to fuel global #aquaculture, and use this to help make production more sustainable. Join us! https://t.co/zUHa8Or7ff Please retweet!

[Molecular Ecology @molecology]

Molecular Ecology Resources is welcoming original articles, primary research, opinions and perspectives for an upcoming Special Issue: Indigenous Contributions to Molecular Ecology.

This special issue seeks to 1) promote research of Indigenous scientists in molecular ecology,

[Brad Steinberg @brad_steinberg]

Dream job alert! If you like #scicomm, #museums, #nature, #interpretation and #conservation, you'll love them even more in Ontario's iconic Algonquin Park. https://t.co/SclKD350b2