I had dinner with a scientist who said very proudly how Gemini now does the work of two postdocs for him. My first thought was also to the postdocs he no longer thinks he needs.
There are lots of reasons to worry about AI but in academia one thing that concerns me is that it is replacing post-doc research assistants in some fields. This restricts the pipeline for future PIs, who create the real research that AI synthesises. AI is a parasite that doesn’t know when to stop.
November 9, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I had dinner with a scientist who said very proudly how Gemini now does the work of two postdocs for him. My first thought was also to the postdocs he no longer thinks he needs.
They have a middle school understanding of biology at best and believe that makes them postdocs.
November 9, 2026 at 5:52 AM
They have a middle school understanding of biology at best and believe that makes them postdocs.
Another #IchbinHanna low performer about to leave academia while we need more and better postdocs and professors on all levels in the German system.
November 5, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Another #IchbinHanna low performer about to leave academia while we need more and better postdocs and professors on all levels in the German system.
2 hypothetical postdocs dodged this bullet
November 9, 2026 at 11:49 AM
2 hypothetical postdocs dodged this bullet
Hört #IchBinHanna zu! — mein Appell als Sachverständige im Forschungsausschuss. Wir haben viel erreicht — u.a. 2 BuReg-Koalitionsverträge mit unseren Kernforderungen, zig lokale Initiativen, Wissenschaftsrat plädiert für Entfristung von Postdocs usw. Nun muss #WissZeitVG zeitgemäß reformiert werden!
November 5, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Hört #IchBinHanna zu! — mein Appell als Sachverständige im Forschungsausschuss. Wir haben viel erreicht — u.a. 2 BuReg-Koalitionsverträge mit unseren Kernforderungen, zig lokale Initiativen, Wissenschaftsrat plädiert für Entfristung von Postdocs usw. Nun muss #WissZeitVG zeitgemäß reformiert werden!
But like most proposals of this sort, the devil is in the details.
Fields vary a lot in terms of coauthorship norms.
What do you when a PI has four postdocs on the job market? Does she choose two of them to publish this year and let the other two sink?
Fields vary a lot in terms of coauthorship norms.
What do you when a PI has four postdocs on the job market? Does she choose two of them to publish this year and let the other two sink?
November 8, 2026 at 12:26 AM
But like most proposals of this sort, the devil is in the details.
Fields vary a lot in terms of coauthorship norms.
What do you when a PI has four postdocs on the job market? Does she choose two of them to publish this year and let the other two sink?
Fields vary a lot in terms of coauthorship norms.
What do you when a PI has four postdocs on the job market? Does she choose two of them to publish this year and let the other two sink?
(Yes, ideally she takes her name off all of her postdocs' papers, but that requires culture change in fields where she needs the authorships to fund her next round of grants.)
Still, I think these issues are worth sorting out. Otherwise I fear greatly for the future of scientific publishing.
Still, I think these issues are worth sorting out. Otherwise I fear greatly for the future of scientific publishing.
November 8, 2026 at 12:26 AM
(Yes, ideally she takes her name off all of her postdocs' papers, but that requires culture change in fields where she needs the authorships to fund her next round of grants.)
Still, I think these issues are worth sorting out. Otherwise I fear greatly for the future of scientific publishing.
Still, I think these issues are worth sorting out. Otherwise I fear greatly for the future of scientific publishing.
I’m pretty excited to see Dr. Pyhäjärvi. One of the first postdocs in my lab and I’m afraid I probably learned more from her than the other way around.
On my way to visit @jrossibarra.bsky.social lab at UC Davis for some weeks. It's been more than 14 year since my post doc there. I do not have great plans, just intend to update my knowledge on ARGs, DNA language model applications and what is cool in plant evolutionary genomics.
November 8, 2026 at 5:58 AM
I’m pretty excited to see Dr. Pyhäjärvi. One of the first postdocs in my lab and I’m afraid I probably learned more from her than the other way around.
(Leftovers were, of course, distributed to other grad students/the postdocs on the same floor.)
November 8, 2026 at 6:51 PM
(Leftovers were, of course, distributed to other grad students/the postdocs on the same floor.)
Mein Eingangsstatement fasst zusammen, wo wir in Sachen #WissZeitVG *eigentlich* stehen — Problem: BuReg hängt kolossal hinterher. Dabei wissen wir längst, was zu tun ist: #Anschlusszusage, #Befristungshöchstquote, Streichen der Tarifsperre. & wenn das nicht kommt: Postdocs raus aus dem #WissZeitVG!
November 5, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Mein Eingangsstatement fasst zusammen, wo wir in Sachen #WissZeitVG *eigentlich* stehen — Problem: BuReg hängt kolossal hinterher. Dabei wissen wir längst, was zu tun ist: #Anschlusszusage, #Befristungshöchstquote, Streichen der Tarifsperre. & wenn das nicht kommt: Postdocs raus aus dem #WissZeitVG!
A little late to this, but I am very happy to share that in a few weeks I will be starting as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at BiRC, Aarhus University @au.dk!
I will soon be recruiting postdocs and PhD students, so please reach out if you're interested in joining my group!
I will soon be recruiting postdocs and PhD students, so please reach out if you're interested in joining my group!
November 6, 2026 at 12:41 PM
A little late to this, but I am very happy to share that in a few weeks I will be starting as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at BiRC, Aarhus University @au.dk!
I will soon be recruiting postdocs and PhD students, so please reach out if you're interested in joining my group!
I will soon be recruiting postdocs and PhD students, so please reach out if you're interested in joining my group!
Or I could overwhelm the postdocs with bots 🤔
November 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Or I could overwhelm the postdocs with bots 🤔
I got to meet and work alongside amazing students and postdocs in Civil Engineering & Industrial Engineering at UofT, and their kindness, enthusiasm, and thoughtfulness is what made going to work fun every day.
November 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I got to meet and work alongside amazing students and postdocs in Civil Engineering & Industrial Engineering at UofT, and their kindness, enthusiasm, and thoughtfulness is what made going to work fun every day.
Apply to postdocs and have a livelihood or regress 20 years and endlessly play WoW forever?
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November 6, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Apply to postdocs and have a livelihood or regress 20 years and endlessly play WoW forever?
I, and my students and postdocs, have been Lamat mentors nearly every summer over the past 15-20 years. Please apply!
The LAMAT summer research is taking applications! I have been a mentor for LAMAT twice and it's a great program to be a part of, so encourage folks to apply and be a part of this! @blackinastro.bsky.social @aascsma.bsky.social #BlackInAstro
Link: lamat.ucsc.edu/about/
Link: lamat.ucsc.edu/about/
November 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM
I, and my students and postdocs, have been Lamat mentors nearly every summer over the past 15-20 years. Please apply!
Thank you @i3suporto.bsky.social, an amazing institution, for the opportunity to participate in your annual symposium and feel the energy and curiosity of your students and postdocs
November 6, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Thank you @i3suporto.bsky.social, an amazing institution, for the opportunity to participate in your annual symposium and feel the energy and curiosity of your students and postdocs
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November 5, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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Are you an early career researcher interested in environmental history? We have a newsletter and listserv for students, doctoral candidates, and postdocs with monthly opportunities. Our focus is on Europe, but anyone is welcome. Write a DM and we'll add you. #envhist
November 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Are you an early career researcher interested in environmental history? We have a newsletter and listserv for students, doctoral candidates, and postdocs with monthly opportunities. Our focus is on Europe, but anyone is welcome. Write a DM and we'll add you. #envhist
Beim #Tankrabatt ging alles schnell. Es ist eben fuer einige Spieler im System gut, Wissenschaftler #ichbinhanna #postdocs #PhD auszunutzen.
November 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Beim #Tankrabatt ging alles schnell. Es ist eben fuer einige Spieler im System gut, Wissenschaftler #ichbinhanna #postdocs #PhD auszunutzen.
The @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Physiological Ecology section is offering to pay ESA memberships for up-and-coming ecophysiologists (students and postdocs).
Apply here: forms.gle/jnMukJnCbCRj...
Please share widely!
Apply here: forms.gle/jnMukJnCbCRj...
Please share widely!
forms.gle
November 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM
The @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Physiological Ecology section is offering to pay ESA memberships for up-and-coming ecophysiologists (students and postdocs).
Apply here: forms.gle/jnMukJnCbCRj...
Please share widely!
Apply here: forms.gle/jnMukJnCbCRj...
Please share widely!
Postdocs... Unless of course you enjoy games that get overwhelmed with bots? 🫤
November 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Postdocs... Unless of course you enjoy games that get overwhelmed with bots? 🫤
Yes, Donald Trump said "I am your retribution." And then he snatched landscapers and drywallers and postdocs off the street. But our retribution would be to imprison the snatchers. Big difference.
November 4, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Yes, Donald Trump said "I am your retribution." And then he snatched landscapers and drywallers and postdocs off the street. But our retribution would be to imprison the snatchers. Big difference.
És la conseqüència de voler fer ciutats per postdocs semse fills. I d'aquí no em baixen
November 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
És la conseqüència de voler fer ciutats per postdocs semse fills. I d'aquí no em baixen
Hi all JUNIOR researchers (by which I mean PhD students and postdocs) in TCS & math: have any of you been affected by AI companies generating results that supersede your own, or by senior researchers using AI to do the same? I plan to organize a Zoom call to hear collectively what we are thinking
November 4, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Hi all JUNIOR researchers (by which I mean PhD students and postdocs) in TCS & math: have any of you been affected by AI companies generating results that supersede your own, or by senior researchers using AI to do the same? I plan to organize a Zoom call to hear collectively what we are thinking