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Alana Sharp
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Reader (Assoc. Prof.) at University of Liverpool, Evolutionary Morphology & Biomechanics (EMB) research group 💀Mostly cranial form & function in mammals 🐇🐀🦇🐒🦍🐘🦒🦬🦏

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johnrhutchinson.bsky.social
OK here are the 3 other #CROCOLOCOEVO jobs available; deadline 23 October; interview around 30 October. 3 year contracts, full tme. The postdocs might be extendable by +2 years.
Research Technician - jobs.rvc.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Job Opportunity at the RVC: Research Technician
This is a fixed-term, full-time position for 36 months.Applicants should ideally be able to commence by 1 December 2026, although some flexibility may be possible. The role will be based in person at ...
jobs.rvc.ac.uk
October 7, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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cbrassey.bsky.social
📢 18-month PDRA in computer vision/3D reconstruction coming very soon. Interested? Get in touch!

In collaboration w. Selvino de Kort & Brad Cain (MMU), Peng Wang (Uni. Surrey), @adamvanc.bsky.social (MPI) and Lisa Holmes (Chester Zoo)
September 30, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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johnrhutchinson.bsky.social
#ICVM2027 @isvmorph.bsky.social is shaping up! 11 Symposia and 3 Workshops are now formally accepted! This will be a don't-miss conference!
More details:
www.isvm-icvm.org
Symposia: 1. Secondary aquatic amniotes through deep time: evolution, ecology, and preservation 2. Building movement: muscle-bone interactions across vertebrate taxa 3. Giants and dwarfs: the impact of extreme body size change 4. Paleo-evo-devo: integrating evolution, development, and the fossil record 5. Integrating approaches to study the repeated evolution of burrowing in vertebrates 6. The vertebrate skull as a multifunctional structure 7. Evodevo on fish & chicks: from Halifax and Nova Scotia to the rest of the world 8. Ecological and developmental morphology of vertebrate teeth 9. Fish morphology across deep time illuminated by traditional and cutting-edge methods: a symposium honoring the contributions of John G. Maisey 10. Evolving in TREE dimensions: new perspectives on arboreal adaptations in tetrapods 11. Functional adaptive landscapes: combining morphology, function, and evolutionary theory Workshops: 1. Functional adaptive landscapes: combining morphology, function, and evolutionary theory 2. Biomechanical analyses in MATLAB 3. Regionalization in serially homologous structures using morphoregions
September 4, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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bbmwong.bsky.social
Are you an ecologist/evolutionary biologist looking for an ongoing academic position? Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences is hiring! Come join us in Melbourne, Australia! Details here: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
August 11, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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heatherfsmith.bsky.social
African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) paper now in @anatrecord.bsky.social's Feeding Biomechanics Special Issue! Using dissection & diceCT, we show powerful bites aren't just about bigger muscles—muscle architecture, skull mechanics & fascia may be key🐺
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August 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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biomedeng.bsky.social
📢 Presenting at #BioMedEng26? All presenters must be registered to present.

Early bird registration closes Thursday 31 July, so secure your place now and save:
www.biomedeng.org/conference/biomedeng26/registration/

We look forward to welcoming you to Liverpool this September!
Registration: The BioMedEng Association
The Association of Biomedical Engineers, Medical Engineers and Bioengineers
www.biomedeng.org
July 28, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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anatrecord.bsky.social
How do leading tools compare for reconstructing CT muscle architecture? Xfiber & Goodfibes produce similar fiber length/orientation results in high-quality scans but Goodfibes is more sensitive to lower resolution & curved fascicles
Zobek et al.: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
July 13, 2026 at 11:30 AM
acsharp.bsky.social
Ki Crabtree presents her PhD on head centre of mass and how this has changed in humans compared to chimps 💀🐵🦍
anatsoc.bsky.social anatsoc.bsky.social @anatsoc.bsky.social · Jul 16
Next, we look at the #biomechanics of head balance in humans and chimpanzees. By modelling the contributions of multiple interacting tissues & features, this study found that overall #skull architecture plays the biggest role in determining the head's centre of mass.
July 18, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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Roger Kissane from @livevobiomech.bsky.social at #AnatSocSummer26 in Bristol.
Rabbits are weird at everything, including chewing. But why are they so different?
anatsoc.bsky.social anatsoc.bsky.social @anatsoc.bsky.social · Jul 17
How do rabbits adapt to tougher foods? Using XROMM and EMG, this fascinating study showed that rabbits extend the power stroke of chewing when processing harder foods. This reveals the extent of flexibility in mammalian feeding biomechanics.
July 18, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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Emily Baxter from our @livevobiomech.bsky.social presents her PhD on skull growth in children and craniosynostosis at #AnatSocSummer26

She found the lateral sutures have more impact on craniofacial shape compared to medial sutures 💀
anatsoc.bsky.social anatsoc.bsky.social @anatsoc.bsky.social · Jul 16
Our next speaker characterised normal craniofacial growth, compared it with #craniosynostosis, using 3D landmarking and geometric morphometrics. The results emphasise the morphological integration of the #neurocranium and #viscerocranium, with direct relevance to surgical planning.
July 18, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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anatsoc.bsky.social
This week, we're at a sunny @uobrisanatomy for this years #AnatSocSummer26 meeting.

You can follow along here and on all of our usual channels.

Looking forward to 3 days of cutting edge MSK and Comparative Anatomy from leaders in the field.

Registration from 10:00!
July 15, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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richardjbutler.bsky.social
23 month research associate job now available with our team to work on Middle Jurassic mammals from Scotland. Requires strong experience with segmentation of CT data but does not require a PhD. Deadline for applications is 26th July.

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Research Associate (Leverhulme) - School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences - 105138 - Grade 6
This is a Research Associate position to assist in palaeobiological research conducted as part of the project “New Insights Into Early Mammal Evolution From Exceptional Scottish Fossils” funded by the...
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July 13, 2026 at 6:34 AM
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migueldlm.bsky.social
Through geometric morphometrics and R-based modeling, this tool enables the adjustment of morphospace parameters to simulate shape transitions.

Working in progess
July 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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europexn.bsky.social
John Nyakatura from Humboldt University, Berlin, will talk about XROMM and its markerless variant, Scientific Rotoscoping, and how these techniques provide powerful means to visualize and quantify shoulder mechanics during locomotion.

EXN Workshop #SEBConference @sebiology.bsky.social
The images depicts a flyer on a white background with a yellow border and the pink and white SEB logo at the top. The text reads "July 9 EXN Workshop" at the top and then states that the time of the workshop is from 9 to 10:30 AM in room Modulo 1. There is then a box with the title of the talk in it. The title reads "Blender XROMM Toolkit". There is then a text block in black that reads "Using Scientific Rotoscoping to Characterize Shoulder Function in Sprawling and Erect Quadrupedal Locomotion". The text under the blue words is in a blue box says the speaker's name: John Nyakatura. There are four logos on the bottom of the flyer. From left to right, these are The British Council, The Springboard Programme for UK-France partnerships, HFSP (Human Frontier Science Programme), and The Company of Biolgists.
July 8, 2026 at 6:54 AM
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mmoazen.bsky.social
If you are passionate about #skulls and #craniosynostosis then join us for 4th Advanced in Craniosynostosis on 28th Aug 2026 @uclengineering.bsky.social Please reserve your ticket at: tiny.cc/AdCR4
@uclengineering.bsky.social @ucl-c4ia.bsky.social @karenjliu.bsky.social @Steve Twigg @Headlines
June 29, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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ucl-c4ia.bsky.social
We're hiring.

We’re excited to be recruiting for a Lecturer / Associate Professor in Primate or Human Evolutionary Anatomy to join the Centre for Integrative Anatomy at UCL.

📅Closing date: 20 July 2026

Apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRZ412/l...
Lecturer / Associate Professor in Primate or Human Evolutionary Anatomy at UCL
Apply for the Lecturer / Associate Professor in Primate or Human Evolutionary Anatomy role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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June 24, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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drphilcox.bsky.social
JOB ALERT! We are recruiting at @ucl-c4ia.bsky.social - a lecturer (Grade 8) or associate professor (Grade 9) in primate or human evolutionary anatomy (research and teaching). Contact Susan Evans or myself for further details. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRZ412/l...
Lecturer / Associate Professor in Primate or Human Evolutionary Anatomy at UCL
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June 22, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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Please share! It’s a quick turn-around for this PhD opportunity accepting applications until 29 June!
Join an amazing lab in an amazing city…
June 12, 2026 at 6:52 AM
acsharp.bsky.social
📣 We have a new FUNDED PhD opportunity on ageing of the human heelpad: tissue properties and gait biomechanics.

📍Location: @livevobiomech.bsky.social
👩‍💻The team: @krisda.bsky.social @drrostireadioff.bsky.social and me!
🔗 Apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Ageing of the human heelpad: tissue properties and gait biomechanics at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Ageing of the human heelpad: tissue properties and gait biomechanics at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
June 8, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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livevobiomech.bsky.social
Muscles don’t just move you - sometimes they slam the brakes 🛑💪
New paper: starting length + temperature strongly reshape the biphasic force response during eccentric contractions
Starting length and temperature dependence of eccentric muscle force–velocity behaviour
Summary: Eccentric muscle force development is highly sensitive to starting length and temperature, revealing distinct effects on contractile and elastic components and providing a framework for more ...
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June 4, 2026 at 7:47 PM
acsharp.bsky.social
This month a UoL Biosciences student is working with me on primate jaw muscle anatomy. Today we MRI scanned and dissected a lion-tailed macaque! I'm still always blown away by how BEAUTIFUL muscles are 🐒
#anatomy
June 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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rnf.bsky.social
Hey look: A job! @echinerd.bsky.social and I are looking for a research technician to work on sea urchin development. If you are good at segmenting CT scans and want a chance to work on some super cool organisms, this job here at UCL is for you! apply now: bit.ly/4o2qccY
CT scan of a juvenile sea urchin
June 1, 2026 at 10:28 AM
acsharp.bsky.social
This week @apwoodbailey.bsky.social @lucyhholmes.bsky.social and I went to Knowsley Safari Park to see some of the amazing animals we’ll be studying during our @leverhulme.ac.uk Building Giants project 😄🦏🦌🦒
May 30, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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jcsvenning.bsky.social
🌿 We are hiring a new 2-yr postdoc in @econovoau.bsky.social at @aarhusuniint.bsky.social, on large-#herbivore ecology, trophic #rewilding & novel ecosystems- asking when alien & feral #ungulates enhance biodiversity & when they contribute to degradation🐪🐎🦓
Deadline: 28 June 2026. Details below 👇
May 28, 2026 at 5:52 AM
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selinabrace.bsky.social
Looking for a postdoc to join my group at the NHM London & work on aDNA of dogs/wolves!

jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Postdoctoral Researcher ancient DNA:South Kensington
jobs.nhm.ac.uk
May 27, 2026 at 6:21 PM