Max Larter
LightNews LightNews
banner
maxlarter.bsky.social
Max Larter
@maxlarter.bsky.social
270 followers 400 following 13 posts
Postdoc ~ 🌱 Plant evolution & drought adaptation 🏜️
Dad to a smol person. He/him.
Posts Replies Media Videos
Reposted by Max Larter
newphyt.bsky.social
🆕 Our #LatestIssue is online now!

📚 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14698137...

Highlights include:
🌱 Plant Cold Hardiness Virtual Issue
🌱 Navigating shoot apical meristem plasticity for plant adaptation
🌱 Contrasting influences of ectomycorrhizal fungi on decomposition depending on soil
On the cover of New Phytologist volume 252, issue 3: Peach flower during a late snowing event in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
October 1, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Reposted by Max Larter
aidemm.bsky.social
Please share! My lab is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar in evolutionary development. For more details feel free to email me.
October 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Reposted by Max Larter
divyampersaud.com
OMG we're just 26 away from our goal for Spark this week 💛 Can we do it today?

Every ounce goes to electricity costs and other operating expenses for this ESSENTIAL community project in Gaza City. What an amazing chance. 274/300 by Sunday: chuffed.org/project/spar...
An artistic banner with an illustration of bright yellow-lined clouds over a pinkish slope. Title: Sparks for Spark Space. Text: Spark Space is a youth-led humanitarian project serving the community with internet, electricity, and resilience. Pledge a 5 to keep it open. linktr.ee/sparkworkspace
October 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Reposted by Max Larter
jrossibarra.bsky.social
Just over two weeks left to apply! I may be biased, but it’s hard to imagine a better place to do plant evolutionary biology.
jrossibarra.bsky.social Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · Aug 12
I am excited to announce a job for an Asst Prof in Plant Evolution in the dept. of Evolution and Ecology at @ucdavis.bsky.social. We're looking broadly, from macro (speciation, comparative genomics, evo-devo) to micro (pop biology, adaptive evolution, evo-eco). recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07777
recruit.ucdavis.edu
October 1, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Reposted by Max Larter
stuartmcdaniel.bsky.social
UF Biology is searching for an Assistant Professor in Plant Ecology, pass it along

explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/search...
University of Florida - Search Results
explore.jobs.ufl.edu
October 1, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Reposted by Max Larter
unr-biologybuzz.bsky.social
We are hiring! 🧪
Tenure-track position in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno. Great colleagues, nearby mountains, and of course a certain lake...

Application info: nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNR-external...

www.unr.edu/biology

#evolution #EEB #ecoevo #evolsky #academicjobs
A winter view of Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada mountains with snow on the ground and trees
October 2, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Reposted by Max Larter
nickgregsmith.bsky.social
I am hiring a Postdoc on Plant Ecophysiology to join our new group at U Nebraska. The link below has the full ad and instructions for applying.

Please share widely!

#botany #botanyjobs #ecophysiology #ecophysjobs #globalchange

employment.unl.edu/postings/102...
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Plant Ecophysiology
A postdoctoral position examining plant physiological responses to environmental variability is available in the lab of Dr. Nick Smith in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebrask...
employment.unl.edu
October 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reposted by Max Larter
charlottegrossiord.bsky.social
🌳We are hiring a PhD student in Forest Ecophysiology and Remote Sensing at EPFL and WSL in Lausanne!

@vallicrosah.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social

Start: April-May 27
Applications: Open until filled

careers.epfl.ch/job/Lausanne...
October 1, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Reposted by Max Larter
lars-brudvig.bsky.social
Join us through the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship in EEB!

Conduct your own research, mentored by 2+ EEB faculty. $65k salary + research/moving $. All areas of EEB welcome. Apply by 11/1

I co-chair this search and am happy to field questions

Spread the word!

eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
eeb.msu.edu
August 3, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Reposted by Max Larter
petrovadmitri.bsky.social
We are searching for an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology! Looking for colleagues asking fundamental questions relating to evolutionary processes and drivers of evolutionary patterns. If you think it is you, please do apply! And please repost. facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology - Stanford University, California, United States
The Department of Biology at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology. A successful candidate will conduct research that asks fundamental que...
facultypositions.stanford.edu
September 17, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Reposted by Max Larter
queenofpeat.bsky.social
Forget planting trees for a second. Let's talk about BOGS.

Did you know that peatlands cover a tiny 3% of Earth’s land, but store MORE CARBON than all the world's forests combined?They are an ultimate MVP of our climate system and it’s time we start hyping them. Join me! 🧵 1/
September 9, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Reposted by Max Larter
georgemonbiot.bsky.social
The UK government ceasing automatically to support almost anything the government of Israel does is a major shift. The next step should be to rescind the ban on #PalestineAction, to stop treating protesters as terrorists, and to acknowledge that those seeking to disrupt a genocide may have a point.
September 9, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Reposted by Max Larter
divyampersaud.com
New week, same unwavering hope for Palestinian life. All the goals are listed at the top: linktr.ee/divyamp

Too much? One-stop link: tiny.cc/divyafunds
Due Sunday 9/13 Retaj healthcare & living: 3/260 Ahmed survival & legal fund: 24/250 (goal on Chuffed) Spark weekly operating costs: 29/300 (goal on Chuffed) Giving circle 21 fams: 523/3500 (goal on Chuffed)
September 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Reposted by Max Larter
seamas.bsky.social
Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...
www.nature.com
September 8, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Reposted by Max Larter
hilaryrosed.bsky.social
Call for plant ecophysiologists!

Do you have Fv/Fm or F0-rise data? Do you know someone who might? @seanmichaletz.bsky.social and @nicolebison.bsky.social would love to hear from you. (Bonus if your data are from Asia or Africa.)

Please share widely! #ecology #botany #ClimateChange #HeatTolerance
Photo of a slide that reads Help us identify drivers of global variation in PSII heat tolerance kinetics. Seeking collaborators and data in Fv/Fm temperature response curves at multiple heat duration and F0-rise curves. Email Nicole dot Bison at ubc dot ca or Sean dot Michaletz at ubc dot ca. Map of sites contributed shows points in North and South America, Europe, and Australia but not Asia or Africa (or Antartica, on the very slim chance someone has data from there).
September 3, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Reposted by Max Larter
davidlowry.bsky.social
I am currently searching for a postdoc to work on the evolution of adaptations, cold acclimation, and freezing tolerance in switchgrass. The position entails lab, growth facility, bioinformatics, and fieldwork. careers.msu.edu/jobs/postdoc...
Postdoctoral Scholar-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct field and laboratory experiments to understand the causes of genetic variation...
careers.msu.edu
August 31, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Reposted by Max Larter
botany.one
Curator Botanist Asia // Kew
careers.kew.org/vacancy/cura...

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Herbarium Curation team within the Scientific Collections Department as a Curator Botanist (Asia). The successful candidate will curate the Herbarium collections to a high standard

#BotanyJobs
Curator Botanist Asia - Careers | Kew Gardens
This is an excellent opportunity to join the Herbarium Curation team within the Scientific Collections Department as a Curator Botanist (Asia). The successful candidate will curate the Herbarium…
careers.kew.org
August 30, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Reposted by Max Larter
botany.one
Research Assistant // Kew
careers.kew.org/vacancy/rese...

The Mycorrhizal Ecology Team within the Ecosystem and Conservation Science Department is seeking an experienced Research Assistant to provide lab, data and organisational support for the sample processing of soil and roots.

#BotanyJobs
Research Assistant - Careers | Kew Gardens
The Mycorrhizal Ecology Team within the Ecosystem and Conservation Science Department is seeking an experienced Research Assistant to provide lab, data and organisational support for the sample…
careers.kew.org
August 30, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Reposted by Max Larter
divyampersaud.com
Maybe you don't know where/how to give, but you'll hire me to

- Speak/write about space exploration
- Speak/write about space ethics + Palestine
- Speak/write about disability in STEM
- Consult on accessibility

and 100% goes back into the campaigns I host.

divyampersaud.com/cv/
research cv
education employment scientific research, publications, & speaking interdisciplinary research, publications, & speaking funding, awards, & service impact & engagement leadership all…
divyampersaud.com
August 27, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Reposted by Max Larter
corriemoreau.bsky.social
📣 📣 📣 UPDATE: The 2026-2027 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resource! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
ecoevojobs.net 2026-27
docs.google.com
August 23, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Reposted by Max Larter
divyampersaud.com
Help Wolf & their kid ‼️ one or two supporters a week can’t cut it for living costs as Wolf faces all sorts of illegal stuff from their employer.

Anything helps, especially clicking “weekly” or “monthly”! chuffed.org/project/1243...
Help Single Parent While They Fight Two Year Long Employer Retaliation After Reporting Gender Pay Discrimination While They Try
Hello, my name is Meave Gallagher, and I'm sponsoring this fundraiser on behalf of my dear friend Wolf and their child, who have suddenly found themselves in dire financial straits. It is so easy to…
chuffed.org
August 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Reposted by Max Larter
esqueer.net
In the meantime, you can access the censored Amnesty reports on gender critical groups here. Make sure they cannot erase these documents from the internet.

Like a snowball.
dn711306.ca.archive.org/0/items/amne...

A growing threat.
archive.org/download/rep...
dn711306.ca.archive.org
August 20, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Reposted by Max Larter
esqueer.net
One thing I wish people would realize is just how central JK Rowling is to the entire anti-trans ecosystem. Looking at a network node analysis of the top 200 anti-trans X accounts, she is the most central figure spanning both sides of the Atlantic from Republicans to Labour.
A network graph visualization on a dark background showing connections between various accounts. The central, highly connected node is labeled "J.K. Rowling," with lines radiating out to many other nodes color-coded by region (UK, US, etc.). A detail panel on the right displays stats for her account, including her role as "Author & commentator," an in-degree of 153, an out-degree of 84, and 14 million followers. A scatter plot graph on a dark background comparing accounts based on "followers (log)" on the x-axis and "in-degree" on the y-axis. The data points are color-coded by region. J.K. Rowling is highlighted as a major outlier in the top right corner, possessing the highest number of followers and the highest in-degree. Other labeled points lower on the graph include various politicians, individuals, and campaign organizations.
August 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Reposted by Max Larter
newphyt.bsky.social
#Viewpoint: Partial mycoheterotrophy: a common strategy in arbuscular mycorrhizal plants?

Merckx et al.
👇

📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#LatestIssue #PlantScience
Fig.2 Proposed autotrophy to mycoheterotrophy continuum among mycorrhizal plants, based on Johnson et al. (1997).
August 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM