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The Doctoral Programme in Planetary Health at the University of Lisbon addresses critical global challenges at the intersection of health, environmental, social, and political sciences. Through a holistic approach, the programme equips students to tackle complex issues that cross ecological and societal boundaries. For information on how to apply, visit: https://www.ulisboa.pt/en/planetary-health-studies
1st COHORT
Applications: 12 January to 20 February 2026
Interviews: 25 to 27 February 2026
2nd COHORT
Applications: 30 March to 24 April 2026
Interviews: 29 to 30 April 2026
3rd COHORT
Applications: 1 to 12 June 2026
Interviews: 17 to 19 June 2026
Classes begin: October 2026
LifeWatch ERIC’s Biodiversity and Ecosystem eScience Conference (BEeS2026) will take place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from 7 to 10 July 2026. Mark your calendar and get ready: the Call for Abstracts opens in February!
Every update will be published on this page: https://www.lifewatch.eu/bees-2026
Stay tuned! 🐝
VLIZ is hiring a researcher/research project manager to coordinate and support a number of European projects. Tasks involve (but are not limited to): 1) support the digital innovation and building tools in the European digital Twin Ocean for aquatic animal movement observations and analyses (DTOTrack, DTO-Bioflow); 2) help maintain the Belgian Permanent Acoustic Receiver Network and assure efficient dataflow towards the European Tracking Network database; 3) support fish tagging activities at sea (Elasmon); 4) help develop indicators for fish to assess and protect ecosystem health (NorTrack, Elasmon).
Deadline: 25 January
Info: https://www.vliz.be/en/jobs/vliz-recruits-fish-behavioral-ecology-researcher
Location: Ostend, Belgium
The EVERSE project invites you to the EVERSE Community Engagement Event on Thursday, 5 February 2026.
Project members will share with you their knowledge and best practices on Research Software Excellence, as well as EVERSE news and updates. You will also have a chance to have your say on what issues are the most important for the research software community across different domains. The event is in person (at CERN, Switzerland), and remote.
Info: https://everse.software/news/2025-10-31-community-engagement/
The GBIF Secretariat is seeking a temporary data administrator to join the Data Products team, which is responsible for GBIF data content and quality. Responsibilities of the role include data publisher and user support around the GBIF data index and portal (GBIF.org).
- Position located in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Limited duration of 12 months
- Application deadline: 13 January 2026, 23:59 CET (UTC+1)
Info: https://www.gbif.org/news/1CBzyZ3GPrAJ1i6ttzg9aY/gbif-seeks-temporary-data-administrator
The GBIF Secretariat is seeking a Senior Software Data Engineer to work remotely with our Engineering team. As a Data Engineer, you will be responsible for building, maintaining and expanding the shared data infrastructure that supports the GBIF data publication and ingestion platform.
- Remote position
- Candidates must overlap at least half of the working day with the GBIF Secretariat (09:00–17:00 UTC+1)
- Application deadline: 9 January 2026, 23:59 CET (UTC+1)
Info: https://www.gbif.org/news/3pfOGy2Kj0AAVtGuzWicd0/gbif-seeks-senior-software-data-engineer-contractor
Doctoral Programme in Planetary Health Studies
The Doctoral Programme in Planetary Health at the University of Lisbon addresses critical global challenges at the intersection of health, environmental, social, and political sciences. Through a holistic approach, the programme equips students to tackle complex issues that cross ecological and societal boundaries. For information on how to apply, visit: https://www.ulisboa.pt/en/planetary-health-studies
1st COHORT
Applications: 12 January to 20 February 2026
Interviews: 25 to 27 February 2026
2nd COHORT
Applications: 30 March to 24 April 2026
Interviews: 29 to 30 April 2026
3rd COHORT
Applications: 1 to 12 June 2026
Interviews: 17 to 19 June 2026
Classes begin: October 2026
BEeS 2026 Call for Abstracts - opening in February!
LifeWatch ERIC’s Biodiversity and Ecosystem eScience Conference (BEeS2026) will take place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from 7 to 10 July 2026. Mark your calendar and get ready: the Call for Abstracts opens in February!
Every update will be published on this page: https://www.lifewatch.eu/bees-2026
Stay tuned! 🐝
The Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) is looking for a Fish Behavioral Ecology Researcher
VLIZ is hiring a researcher/research project manager to coordinate and support a number of European projects. Tasks involve (but are not limited to): 1) support the digital innovation and building tools in the European digital Twin Ocean for aquatic animal movement observations and analyses (DTOTrack, DTO-Bioflow); 2) help maintain the Belgian Permanent Acoustic Receiver Network and assure efficient dataflow towards the European Tracking Network database; 3) support fish tagging activities at sea (Elasmon); 4) help develop indicators for fish to assess and protect ecosystem health (NorTrack, Elasmon).
Deadline: 25 January
Info: https://www.vliz.be/en/jobs/vliz-recruits-fish-behavioral-ecology-researcher
Location: Ostend, Belgium
EVERSE Community Engagement Event
The EVERSE project invites you to the EVERSE Community Engagement Event on Thursday, 5 February 2026.
Project members will share with you their knowledge and best practices on Research Software Excellence, as well as EVERSE news and updates. You will also have a chance to have your say on what issues are the most important for the research software community across different domains. The event is in person (at CERN, Switzerland), and remote.
Info: https://everse.software/news/2025-10-31-community-engagement/
Temporary Data Administrator at GBIF
The GBIF Secretariat is seeking a temporary data administrator to join the Data Products team, which is responsible for GBIF data content and quality. Responsibilities of the role include data publisher and user support around the GBIF data index and portal (GBIF.org).
- Position located in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Limited duration of 12 months
- Application deadline: 13 January 2026, 23:59 CET (UTC+1)
Info: https://www.gbif.org/news/1CBzyZ3GPrAJ1i6ttzg9aY/gbif-seeks-temporary-data-administrator
Senior Software Data Engineer at GBIF
The GBIF Secretariat is seeking a Senior Software Data Engineer to work remotely with our Engineering team. As a Data Engineer, you will be responsible for building, maintaining and expanding the shared data infrastructure that supports the GBIF data publication and ingestion platform.
- Remote position
- Candidates must overlap at least half of the working day with the GBIF Secretariat (09:00–17:00 UTC+1)
- Application deadline: 9 January 2026, 23:59 CET (UTC+1)
Info: https://www.gbif.org/news/3pfOGy2Kj0AAVtGuzWicd0/gbif-seeks-senior-software-data-engineer-contractor