Officially our home for the next month and a half 🙌🏼 Joan Alfaro Schmidt Ocean Cant wait to see what we discover! #DeepSea #vents #MAR #uvic UVic Science

Our paper on Pycnopodia #SunflowerSeaStar consumption of purple sea urchins is featured in The New York Times today! Coauthors Dr. Sarah Gravem @DanielKOkamoto and others from University of Oregon Oregon State University The Nature Conservancy in California @floridastate University of Washington #PycoNomNom nytimes.com/2023/03/05/sci… royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

Understanding the oysters physiological response, or tolerance, to a changing environment is important for local farmers to know when choosing their seed! #aquaculture #oysters #ClimateCrisis I’m very proud of this project & very thankful to Texas Sea Grant for funding me 🦪

JOB ALERT! We are seeking a full-time Kelp Restoration Technician to help culture & restore bull #kelp near Vancouver, BC. Details: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcstaff… To apply: Email cover letter & CV to [email protected] Please RT!! Phyc. Soc. America UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) UBC Science IPS

I am speaking on Tuesday (18th) at 5th International Symposium on the Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Ocean. Please check out my talk if you're attending the event in person or virtually! #ECCWO5

When I moved to Victoria, BC, for grad school 8 years ago, a decent, safe, pet-friendly 1-bedroom was $850/mo. Now it's $2100 + utilities, IF you can find it. Graduate income from tri-council funding hasn't increased a cent. Pay grad students a living wage.

Had a fantastic time at the #ECCWO5 conference in Bergen, Norway a few weeks ago! Meet some fantastic scientists and networked with folks from all over the world! Thank you to my supervisors and UVic Graduate Society for funding my travels, onto the next conference!

I'm so happy to announce that I'm starting a faculty position at UMass Dartmouth this fall! 🎉 I feel lucky to be able to continue my work in New England, where my love for the ocean began. Students - please get in touch if you're interested in legacy effects of stress in marine systems!

We’re hiring for two education positions! A Marine Educator to develop and deliver our education programs. 🔗 to apply: buff.ly/3BTaKbK An Education Coordinator to manage the educational and logistical needs of our programs. 🔗 to apply: buff.ly/3Wx3hZJ

Recruiting a PhD student for my lab! Come and work with sea urchins in Rhode Island with field work in Maine, USA!

Have you registered yet for PICES-2023, Oct 23–27, in Seattle? There is still time! Early Registration, Abstract Submission, and Financial Support Application deadline has been 💥extended until June 25! See you in Seattle! pices.int/pices-2023💥

Found this gem in my office mailbox today 😂 @esfrates

⬇️⬇️#jobopportunities⬇️⬇️ multidisciplinary collab project on #cellular oxidative stress in #corals and their #symbionts: 1x postdoc at #ASU w 🙋‍♀️, 1x postdoc at #UCSD w Daniel Wangpraseurt , 1x lab tech at #URI w @HolliePutnam. Graduate student projects up for grabs at ASU and URI too

📣 We're hiring a Biological Science Technician (Marine Larval Biology) to help culture organisms for various research projects focused on marine invert life-cycle biology and invasion ecology in coastal ecosystems 😄 ➡️ serc.si.edu/get-involved/j… Apply by August 31st!

Nick Chang shares about his 2023 Hollings internship with NOAA Fisheries NWFSC studying the responses of oysters to environmental stressors. Oyster farmers can use work like Nick’s to make decisions related to climate change resilience. noaa.gov/office-educati… #NOAAScholars

This sticker was designed with my fellow #FreshwaterMussel lovers in mind! It’s always hard to find products with these beautiful and unique freshwater taxa and I am really happy with how this Pimpleback turned out! Head to my Etsy store to purchase! Freshwater Science Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society

For grad students and postdocs interested in the Molecular and Cell biology of Symbiosis, come join us at MBL this summer! 4 week course spanning lots of cool organisms and topics. Application deadline Feb 21 🦠🦑🧽🪰🌱🪸🪼 mbl.edu/education/adva…

Seeking scientist volunteers! Want to practice science communication and help author a ✨comic✨ about your research? I need collaborators for this spring's cohort of SciComm & Comics art students! Please share widely. #STEMeducation #Science #sciart

Stop by my poster today from 4-6 in the Fisheries and Aquaculture section (# 329) at #OSM24 to learn about the application of stable isotope analysis in the movement ecology and fisheries work on the Jonah crab in southern New England

🚀 Attention all #EarlyCareerResearchers! 🚀 Check out our latest (my personal debut) publication on tackling the infamous #ImposterSyndrome and how to make meaningful contributions to scientific working groups! 🌟 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…