Ecological Society of IISER-TVM

ATREE is looking for a Project Manager to lead the Himalaya: Action for Mountains and Peoples initiative. This is your chance to work on impactful projects in the Himalayas, driving sustainable change and fostering resilience in mountain communities. Apply now : atree.org/career/call-fo… #Hiring #ProjectManager #Conservation #Himalayas #SustainableDevelopment

Job opportunity with State of India's Birds The SoIB partnership (stateofindiasbirds.in) is looking to hire a Computational Data Engineer. For details: ncf-india.org/collaborations… #Jobs #Bengaluru

This year's mascots are so cute! gg @ravikiranthali1

Caption credits: Mrinaliny Kurup, @rishika_mg Illustration credits: @ravikiranthali1 Post design credits: Adrija Misra (3/)

MASCOT REVEAL! - Following up on last year's tradition, this year too, we have two mascots! Meet Camala (in celebration of ESI's camera trap monitoring project on campus) and Savithri (𝘗𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴, the stork-billed kingfisher).

ESI is back with its annual event - the Wildlife Week! Get ready to celebrate the amazing biodiversity around us. A lot of fun and exciting events have been planned for the upcoming days, stay tuned for the schedule. WW'25 is sure to have something for everyone to revel in. (1/)

I am excited to share the amazing news I was awarded the Villum Young Investigator grant (1.2M €)!The project we will investigate both parasitic and symbiotic Fungi associated with Hemipteran insects in South America, Africa and Asia. Two postdoc positions to be announced soon!

Join Our Team at ATREE We are hiring a Senior Research Associate (Ecological) to contribute to impactful ecological and community-driven research! We are aiming to strengthen our team to build the capacity of local communities and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to prepare CFR management plans. Identifying and addressing ecological questions (forest degradation, sustainable management of NTFPs, tackling invasive species) as a part of the CFR management planning process, training, and technical support to CSOs and local communities in preparing CFR management plans and addressing the ecological questions. As work progresses, the responsibility will also involve helping communities in the implementation of plans and learning from the implementation. Apply now! lnkd.in/gR5yfh9J hashtag#ATREECareers hashtag#CFRManagement hashtag#EcologyJobs hashtag#CommunityLeadership hashtag#Conservation

The Community and Functional Ecology Lab @NCBS_Bangalore is looking for 2 postdoctoral scholars to join the lab. Please spread the word: more details attached.

The Journal of Wildlife Science invites submissions for a *Special Issue* showcasing scientific papers derived from *M.Sc. dissertations*. 📢 Calling All Emerging Wildlife Researchers for this opportunity! Submit during: 1 Mar 2025 – 31 Mar 2026

I started gathering a list for REUs/Summer research opportunities for undergraduate students in Ecology/Conservation/Evolutionary Biology. Feel share to share with any undergraduate students who may be interested in participating in *PAID* research. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

Congratulations to Dr Ullasa Kodandaramaiah (vanasiri.in) for being elected as a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences. He is one among 40 scientists across all disciplines of sciences elected this year. ias.ac.in/public/Resourc…

We are delighted to announce that we @lab_behavioural will be hosting the National Symposium on Avian Biology 2025 at @IiserMohali 10-12th March '25. The website is now live & registration is open: nsab2025.com Spread the word & let birds of a feather flock together!

Funded #PhD opportunity to join the #frogvision team! Open to all nationalities, application deadline 20 Jan 🐸👀🧬 trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/diver…

On a daily lunch walk in Delhi, I see a little bird winking like a light. We are not so different, the birds and us. And why we must plan for animal movement, just as we plan for our own. My Mint column today.

#ConferenceAlert! Living Lightly: Futures for Grasslands and Pastoralism in India, by Centre for Pastoralism 📆 6th and 7th February 2025 📍 NCBS, Bengaluru 📄Registration: lnkd.in/gsqiHaNK ⏳Deadline: 25 January 2025 🧵 See thread to know more about the conference⬇️

All you need to know about these neglected ecosystems— #Grasslands Text by: Nisarg Prakash Design by: Diviya Mehra #GrasslandsInIndia #Importance #Facts #Ecosystem #RoundglassSustain

Banded Royal butterfly, Rachana jalindra, Kerala, India

Prof. Peter D. Clift, Royal Society-Wolfson Fellow at the University College London delivered a talk on ‘History of Society in Asia Related to Evolving Climate and Rivers’ today at IISER TVM.

What do you see? @esi_tvm