Biolaitos April 2023

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PhD in Butterfly Evolutionary Ecology, Stockholm University
by Sami Kivelä 24 Apr '23

24 Apr '23

4 year PhD on Butterfly Evolutionary Ecology (deadline May 19 2023). The Department of Zoology at Stockholm University invites applications for a 4-year PhD position based in the group of Professor Rhonda Snook. Snook's lab studies the evolutionary ecology of reproduction and underlying genetics of adaptation and plasticity. This project is focused on the ecological and evolutionary consequences of fertility loss due to climate warming on natural populations of several European butterfly species. Negative effects of warming on reproductive processes are well-known but incorporating these effects into models forecasting responses to climate change are relatively rare. Here the student will quantify fitness effects of increasing heat using multiple pairs of butterfly species adapted to different environments, and determine evolutionary potential via local adaptation among populations of these species. Development and application of field-based assays for heat-induced sterility, based in Spain with collaborator Constanti Stefanescu, will be expected, with both lab- and field-based results combined with citizen science monitoring data and climate data used to improve ecological models forecasting future climate change responses. This work compliments and expands ongoing work in the Snook lab using Drosophila. The research for this project will be composed of both laboratory thermal manipulation experiments, measurements of behavioural and physiological traits, and field work to sample replicated populations (across Sweden and Spain), along with analyses considering citizen science population monitoring data and long term climate data. There is some scope for the student to develop additional experiments that complement the proposed research. Selection among eligible candidates will be based on the candidate's experience in experimental and/or field work using butterflies and analytical skills. Having a valid driver's license is also preferred. The working language of the lab is English. Start date is flexible but ideally someone who could be in place by August. However, the priority is for the strongest candidate so even if you cannot start then, consider applying if you met the other requirements. You must have a valid MSc or equivalent before starting the PhD position. The application will require contact details for 2-3 references along with a 2 page maximum cover letter detailing your previous research and specific interest in this project. It is strongly recommended that you read relevant literature around the project goals and motivate your cover letter accordingly. For more information, please contact Rhonda Snook (rhonda.snook(a)zoologi.su.se<mailto:rhonda.snook@zoologi.su.se>) To apply, use this URL https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/work-at-su/available-jobs/ph… Rhonda R Snook Professor Ecology Division Department of Zoology Stockholm University, Sweden

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FW: MSCA Doctoral Netowrk (DN)
by Päivi Tomperi 24 Apr '23

24 Apr '23

From: Laura Siragusa <Laura.Siragusa(a)oulu.fi> Sent: maanantai 24. huhtikuuta 2023 13.28 To: Tutkimuksen Tukipalvelut <Tutkimuksen.Tukipalvelut(a)oulu.fi> Subject: FW: MSCA Doctoral Netowrk (DN) “Dear all, Re: Training for MSCA DN The Research and Project Services are planning the training for the MSCA Doctoral Network (DN)<https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/doctoral-networ…> for this spring. We are therefore asking you to fill in this very short Webropol survey<https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/363E01B4941B423F> to have an idea on how many would be interested in the call and receiving our support. Please, answer by 3 May 2023. Many thanks! Wishing you all the best! Warmly, Laura *** Tutkimusrahoitusasiantuntija/ Research Funding Specialist Tutkimus- ja projektipalvelut/ Research and project services Oulun yliopisto/ University of Oulu Tel +358 (0) 294 48 1231 PO Box 8000, FI-90014 OULUN YLIOPISTO

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Anna palautetta: Pepin palautejärjestelmä / Give feedback: Peppi Course Feedback System
by Minna Vanhatalo 24 Apr '23

24 Apr '23

Pepin palautejärjestelmästä voi antaa palautetta toukokuun loppuun asti. Kyselyn avulla on tarkoitus kehittää palautejärjestelmää toimivammaksi. * suomeksi: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/96A19C963C28C82C You can give feedback for the Course Feedback System to improve the system. Survey is open till end of May. * in English: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/82AE9DF8CCAE2199

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Maisteriseminaari 26.4. / Master's seminar 26.4.
by Veli-Matti Pakanen 24 Apr '23

24 Apr '23

Heippa, Seuraava maisteriseminaari on 26.4. Muistakaa kirjautua zoomiin omalla nimellä. Suoritusta ei voida kirjata muuten. Hello, The next master’s seminar will be on 26.4. Remember to use your name in zoom. https://oulu.zoom.us/j/64668752013 Time Speaker Title Opponent Plan/ Result Professor Supervisors 14:15 Jani Kettunen Tali- ja lapintiaisen pesäpaikkakilpailu Kuusamon alueella Roosa Immonen Plan Timo Muotka Seppo Rytkönen 14:35 Roosa Immonen Rönsysorsimon (Puccinellia phryganodes) kryopreservaatio Jani Kettunen Plan Anna-Maria Pirttilä Soile Jokipii-Lukkari Jaanika Edesi 14:55 Tessa Saari Biologian aineenopettajaopiskelijoiden käsityksiä luonnon monimuotoisuudesta, luontokadosta sekä saavutetuista opetusvalmiuksista Janetta Salin Results Timo Muotka Anne Pellikka ja Seppo Rytkönen 15:40 Anniina Kuha Geenivirtamittaus Suomen väestöstä Janina Mönttinen Results Heikki Helanterä Heikki Helanterä & Outi Vesakoski

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iNaturalist workshop
by Mykyta Peregrym 21 Apr '23

21 Apr '23

Dear colleagues, I have two offers for you: 1) I am sure that many of you know a citizen science platform, iNaturalist (https://www.inaturalist.org), and how it works, but if not, I would like to invite you for an iNaturalist workshop on Tuesday, 25th of April, from 10.30 to 13.00. Meeting point is Tellus Galaxy. Please, take your smartphone and laptop, as well as you can bring your photo cameras, though the most important tool is smartphones for our work. Spring is here, and maybe some of you would like to know more about species of plants and animals which you will meet on your way. Therefore, I would like to introduce you to iNaturalist, which has its own application for smartphones and website (of course, if you haven't used it yet), as well as I will try to explain how they work. Making pictures of species which are interesting for you, and using these mentioned resources, you will be able to distinguish many organisms. Then, the search for relevant information about them will not be a problem for you. Moreover, you will be involved indirectly in the process of the studying and documenting of local biodiversity, and the results of your observations will be very important for biologists, ecologists and conservators. During this workshop, I am going to talk a little about opportunities and benefits of iNaturalist for the wild range of its users. Then, I will help to registrate you there, and show how the platform (website and app) works. Further, we will go out, somewhere close to the university building, to make your first observations with their next uploading to iNaturalist. Finally, after our return to Tellus Galaxy, I would like to discuss and start implementing the research idea about observations of "Biodiversity from Window/s". 2) I don't know how many people like to observe animals and plants through their own windows at home, but, at least, I am one of them. It may be wonderful, especially when, for example, hares are feeding at lawns near your apartment, but at the same time, it may be scary if a bear is near your house. Nevertheless, you will never know all possible pleasant and terrible moments connected with local biodiversity which might wait for you buying a new apartment or house. That's because realtors will at maximum write something like "apartment with a breathtaking view to the forest" or something similar or nothing. So, I would like to come up with an index that details the biodiversity information you see from your window. It can be something like the index of Biodiversity from Window/s (iBFW), i.e. the number of all documented species from your window/s. The index will be useful not just realtors, sellers and buyers, but for scientists too. Because, if it becomes fashionable, we will get thousands of monitoring sites operated essentially by volunteers. How can we document these species? - using iNaturalist Why am I writing to you about this idea? - All unit's members might take part in this study playing different roles, and then we will try to publish a paper about our work together. What will we need for the implementation of this idea? - I would like to make Oulu and its neighborhood our research polygons. Therefore, first of all, everyone (if you live here) can start observing biodiversity from your window/s using iNaturalist. However, it will need special methodology, so if you are in, please let me know, and I will tell you how to document species better for our aim. Also, we will need help from sociologists to understand how it is important for apartment/house owners/tenants to know which biodiversity they will be able to observe from their window/s during their choiсe. Finally, everyone will be able to take part in discussion and processing of the obtained data and manuscript preparation. Please, let me know who is interested in participation in the workshop and the research. Have a nice weekend, Mykyta Mykyta Peregrym | Visiting Researcher Ecology and Genetics Research Unit | University of Oulu P.O. Box 3000, 90014 Oulu, Finland +380505445944 (Telegram, WhatsApp, Viber) Senior Lecturer | Department of Landscape Gardening and Ecology Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University Myrhorod, Poltava region, Ukraine ORCID<https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5989-4406> | SCOPUS<https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55484657400> | WoS<https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/2054792> In social networks: Linkedin<https://www.linkedin.com/in/mykyta-peregrym-7a483937/> |ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mykyta-Peregrym> | iNaturalist<https://www.inaturalist.org/people/mykytaperegrym> [cid:5da7ec6b-3bf1-4768-b7d0-883683db45a1]

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Presentation skills and Productize your own expertise - courses
by Maarit Jokela 21 Apr '23

21 Apr '23

Hi, Do you want to improve your presentation skills? Do you want to get tips on different purposes and styles of presentations, on how to use voice and body language? Do you want to learn to productize your own expertise to be more successful in getting research funding, new job opportunities or commercializing your research results? University Innovation Centre is organizing two courses in the end of May. You can take both of them or the one that interests you mostly. Courses are: 1. Presentation Skills 29.-30.5. (24 places): https://patio.oulu.fi/en/events/presentation-skills-course-0 2. Productization of Own Expertise 31.5-1.6. (36 places): https://patio.oulu.fi/fi/node/5939 Both courses are kept at Science Garden (Linnanmaa campus) as face-to-face events. Courses are very interactive, not lecture type. The courses will be kept by guest trainers Cait Murray, Andrew King and Anna-Marja Hoffren coming from Scotland and Turku. They have kept the same courses earlier and the feedback has been very positive. * "This is a really good course which I need in my future carrier." * "The guidance was personal and hand-on." * "Working in a group provided me the opportunity to exchange my ideas with the others and get feedback." * "I found the course both informative and inspirational." More info: Jouko.Uusitalo(a)oulu.fi<mailto:Jouko.Uusitalo@oulu.fi> Welcome! Best wishes, Maarit Maarit Jokela, PhD (Biochem.) Innovation Manager University of Oulu / University Innovation Centre https://www.innoblogi.com<https://www.innoblogi.com/> tel. +358-40-355 9660 https://fi.linkedin.com/in/maaritjokela [cid:image001.png@01D97396.61A2D410] Follow us on LinkedIN<https://www.linkedin.com/company/universityinnovationcentre/> (Oulu University Innovation Centre) and Twitter<https://twitter.com/UICOulu> (UICOulu) The content of this message is confidential. If you are not a recipient indicated or intended in this message or you think this message may have been addressed to you in error, please inform us by an email reply and then delete the message. In such case it is forbidden to copy, forward, or in any way reveal the contents of this message to anyone

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Tervetuloa Wappu-Vimpaan!
by Olga Similä 21 Apr '23

21 Apr '23

[in English below] Vappu lähestyy kovaa vauhtia ja niin myös perinteinen Wappu-Vimpa! Wappu-Vimpa on biologian ensimmäisen vuoden opiskelijoiden järjestämä koko perheen tapahtuma, joka järjestetään Oulun yliopiston Telluksessa maanantaina 1.5 klo 12–17. Tapahtuman tuotot menevät biologian opiskelijoiden edunvalvontaan. Tapahtumassa on paljon hauskaa tekemistä lapsille ja lapsenmielisille! Wappu-Vimpasta löydät kasvomaalausta, ongintaa, arvonnan, keppihevosradan, askartelupisteen, kaksi erilaista kummitusjunaa ja suunnistusradan. Lisäksi Wappu-Vimpassa on kahvio, joka palvelee koko tapahtuman ajan. Itse tapahtumaan ei ole pääsymaksua, mutta toimintapisteiden lippujen hinnat ovat seuraavat: 1 kpl 3 € 3 kpl 8 € 7 kpl 12 € 10 kpl 15 € Nähdään Wappu-Vimpassa! 😊 Kevätterveisin Biologian fuksit, Syntaksis ry ----- First of May will be here soon, and so will the traditional Wappu-Vimpa! Wappu-Vimpa is an event for the whole family, which will be held in Tellus, University of Oulu, on Monday 1.5 from 12:00 to 17:00. The event is organized by first-year biology students. Wappu-Vimpa's income goes to advocacy for biology students. There is a lot of fun to do for children and the child-minded at the event, because of action points! At Wappu-Vimpa, you can find face painting, fishing, raffle, hobby horse track, craft table, two different ghost trains and orienteering track. Wappu-Vimpa also has a café that serves throughout the event. There is no entrance fee to the event itself, but the ticket prices for the action points are as follows: 1 ticket 3 € 3 tickets 8 € 7 tickets 12 € 10 tickets 15 € See you in Wappu-Vimpa! 😊 Best regards Biology Freshmen, Syntaksis ry

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Kilometrikisa 2021
by Jouni Aspi 21 Apr '23

21 Apr '23

Osallistumme jälleen tänä vuonna Kilometrikisa-pyöräilytapahtumaan. Tiimimme nimi on jälleen Team Julin ja joukkueen osallistumiskoodi on 8493. Ilmoittautua voi sivulla: https://www.kilometrikisa.fi/ We will participate in the Kilometrikisa- biking event again this year. Our team's name is Team Julin again and the team's participation code is 8493. You can register on the website: https://www.kilometrikisa.fi/ Jouni

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Yksikköpalaveri / Unit meeting
by Jouni Aspi 20 Apr '23

20 Apr '23

Jouni Aspi is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://oulu.zoom.us/j/61275966456 Meeting ID: 612 7596 6456 Join by SIP 61275966456(a)109.105.112.236 61275966456(a)109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 612 7596 6456

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FW: Vastaa kyselyyn opintojaksopalautejärjestelmästä / Please answer the survey about the course feedback system
by Minna Vanhatalo 20 Apr '23

20 Apr '23

Hei, tässä ao. viesti varmuuden vuoksi, jos kaikki palautejärjestelmää käyttäneet eivät ole yo-opettajat sähköpostilistalla. Just in case, here's the email if you do not happen to be on the yo-opettajat mailing list and you have used Peppi's feedback system. terv. Minna From: kopa-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi <kopa-bounces(a)lists.oulu.fi> On Behalf Of palaute Sent: keskiviikko 19. huhtikuuta 2023 12.56 To: yo-opettajat(a)lists.oulu.fi; kopa(a)lists.oulu.fi Subject: [Kopa] Vastaa kyselyyn opintojaksopalautejärjestelmästä / Please answer the survey about the course feedback system (in English below) Hei! Oulun yliopisto otti käyttöön Peppi-integroituvan opintojaksopalautejärjestelmän syksyllä 2021. Jotta palautejärjestelmää pystyttäisiin kehittämään nykyistä paremmaksi, pyytäisimme sinua arvioimaan sen toimivuutta sekä käytössä olevaa kysymyspatteristoa. Kysely on anonyymi. Kyselyn tuloksia hyödynnetään järjestelmän kehittämisessä. Kyselyyn vastaamiseen menee arvoilta noin 5-10 minuuttia. Kysely on auki toukokuun loppuun asti. Linkki palautekyselyyn: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/96A19C963C28C82C ***** Hello! In the fall of 2021, the University of Oulu implemented a new course feedback system. To ensure that we can continue to improve the feedback system, we kindly request that you take a few moments to answer the questionnaire. The survey is anonymous. The results will be used to develop the new system. It will take only 5 to 10 minutes to answer the survey and it is open until the end of May. The link to the survey: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/82AE9DF8CCAE2199 Ystävällisin terveisin / Best regards, palaute(a)oulu.fi<mailto:palaute@oulu.fi>

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