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November

Assistant Professor (Marine Ecology)
Biology Department in the College of Science and Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts Boston
Location: Boston, USA
Review starts: Nov 20, 2024
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
Herriot Watt University
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Review starts: Nov 20, 2024
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Postdoctoral Research Associate – TRANSECTS Project
Herriot Watt University
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Review starts: Nov 20, 2024
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Assistant Professor, Sustainable Food Systems
Arizona State University- School of Sustainability
Location: Tempe, AZ
Review starts: Nov 22, 2024
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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Marine Ecology and Conservation (Education and Research)
University of Exeter – Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
Location: Penryn, United Kingdom
Review starts: Nov 24, 2024
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Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (Diversity Faculty Award)
Dalhousie University- Marine Affairs Program
Location: Halifax, NS
Review starts: Nov 25, 2024
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PhD-position: Suspended Matter, Light and Nutrients in the North Sea
NIOZ
Location: North Holland, Netherlands
Review starts: Nov 25, 2024
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Computational Scientist
Yale University
Location: New Haven, CT
Deadline: Nov 27, 2024
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Arctic Aquatic Research Biologist III
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Deadline: Nov 28, 2024
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Commissioner or Alternate Commissioner
Fisheries and Oceans Canada- Pacific Salmon Commission
Location: Canada, with preference for candidates residing in British Columbia
Deadline: Nov 29, 2024
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Project Scientist in Ecological and Climate Data Analysis and Visualization
UC Santa Cruz & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Location: Various (CA, OR, ID)
Deadline: Nov 29, 2024
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Postdoc position: “Plankton Food Web Dynamics”
NIOZ
Location:North Holland, Netherlands
Deadline: Nov 29, 2024
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PhD- Atlantic Tarpon Trophic and Movement Ecology
University of South Florida- Department of Integrative Biology
Location:Tampa, FL
Deadline: Nov 30, 2024
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PhD- Gulf of Mexico multi-species Analysis with USGS Collaboration (hiring 2 students)
University of South Florida- Department of Integrative Biology
Location:Tampa, FL
Deadline: Nov 30, 2024
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Tenure track group leader- Fish Movement Ecology
Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Location: Berlin, Germany
Deadline: Nov 30, 2024
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Postdoc in Quantitative Development Economics
Université de Montpellier
Location:Montpellier, France
Deadline: Nov 31, 2024
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December 2024

PhD or Postdoctoral- Marine Fisheries Ecology
Oregon State University- Integrated Marine Fisheries Lab
Location: Newport, OR or Seattle, WA
Deadline: Dec 1, 2024 (review begins)
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Field Operations Associate – Pigeon Island Seascape
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Deadline: Dec 1, 2024 (start date)
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Assistant Professor in Coastal and Environmental Affairs
University of Washington
Location: Seattle, WA
Deadline: Dec 2, 2024 (priority application)
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RAISE Postdoctoral Fellowship
Virginia Institute of Marine Science/ William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences
Location: Gloucester Point, VA
Deadline: Dec 2, 2024 (review begins)
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Vice President- Philippines division
Oceana
Location: Manila, Philippines
Deadline: Dec 4, 2024
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Junior Post-doc fellowship- Data analysis and modelling of marine ecosystems
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics
Location: Trieste, Italy
Deadline: Dec 5, 2024
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FISH AND WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST- Threatened and Endangered Species
Native American Fish and Wildlife Society
Location: Remote (USA)
Deadline: Dec 6, 2024
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Professorship in Marine Pelagic Ecology
GEOMAR
Location: Kiel, Germany
Deadline: Dec 8, 2024
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Marine Mammal Medicine and Pathology Veterinary Internship
The Marine Mammal Center
Location: Sausalito, CA
Deadline: Dec 8, 2024
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PhD- Integrated understanding of various mechanisms linking catch rates to abundance
Simon Fraser University- Fisheries Management Lab
Location: Burnaby, BC
Deadline: Dec 15, 2024
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Postdoctoral Fellow- Financial Risks of Climate Impacts on Seafood Production
Stockholm Resilience Centre & Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions & UC Santa Cruz
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Deadline: Dec 15, 2024
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Postdoctoral- Quantitative Ecology
Oceans Initiative
Location: Seattle, WA
Deadline: Dec 15, 2024
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Opportunity for Ministerial Appointment: Sustainable Development Advisory Council
Environment Canada
Location: Remote
Deadline: Dec 16, 2024
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Marine Debris Extension Fellowship
California Sea Grant and the NOAA
Location: Oakland or San Diego, CA
Deadline: Dec 16, 2024
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Vice President of Development
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Deadline: Dec 20, 2024
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Physical Oceanography Research Scientist
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Location: Portland, ME
Deadline: Dec 20, 2024
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Advocacy Internship – Spring 2025
Save The Bay
Location: Providence, RI
Deadline: Dec 23, 2024
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Habitat & Environmental Stewardship Internship – Spring 2025
Save The Bay
Location: RI (remote)
Deadline: Dec 23, 2024
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Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
NOAA Fisheries
Location: Remote (with travel)
Deadline: Dec 23, 2024
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PhD- Developing Genomic Strategies for Coral Reef Conservation
University of Western Australia
Location: Crawley, Australia
Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
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January 2025

Manager, Telemetry Operations
Dalhousie University
Location: Halifax, NS
Deadline: January 1, 2025 start
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Program Specialist– Pan-Regional Collaborations
Integrated Ocean Observing System
Location: Remote
Deadline: January 1, 2025 start
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Program Specialist- Equitable Service Delivery
Integrated Ocean Observing System
Location: Remote
Deadline: January 1, 2025 start
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Aquarist Internship – Spring 2025
Save The Bay
Location: Newport, RI
Deadline: January 2025 start
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Research Internship-Late Winter/Spring
Institute for Marine Mammal Studies
Location: Gulfport, MS
Deadline: January 2025 start
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6 month Master internship in fish ecophysiology, ecotoxicology and integrative ecology
Biologie Intégrative des Organismes Marins
Location: Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
Deadline: January 2025 start
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Regional Ecosystem Research Program- Funding opportunity (2025 start)
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Location: Remote
Deadline: January 2025 start
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Education Internship
Sea Turtle Inc
Location: South Padre Island, TX
Deadline: January 3rd, 2025
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Rehabilitation (Animal Care) Internship
Sea Turtle Inc
Location: South Padre Island, TX
Deadline: January 3rd, 2025
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Conservation Internship
Sea Turtle Inc
Location: South Padre Island, TX
Deadline: January 3rd, 2025
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PhD: Palaeoecological dynamics of coral reef ecosystem collapse and recovery
The Palaeontological Association
Location: Southampton, England
Deadline: January 8th, 2025
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PhD: Investigating the role of coral reefs in wave dissipation
University of Southampton- School of Ocean and Earth Sciences
Location: Southampton, England
Deadline: January 8th, 2025
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Coral-based reconstructions of ocean warming
University of Southampton- School of Ocean and Earth Sciences
Location: Southampton, England
Deadline: January 8th, 2025
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Funded PhD- Field metabolic rates of marine fishes across global latitude gradients
University of Southampton- School of Ocean and Earth Sciences
Location: Southampton, England
Deadline: January 8th, 2025
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PHD- Impacts of upwelling and internal waves on deep-water coral reefs around the Galapagos archipelago
University of East Anglia
Location: Norwich, England
Deadline: January 8th, 2025
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Mentorship for Early Career Scientists
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
Location: Remote
Deadline: January 10th, 2025
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PDF Position – Modeling the Survival of Outmigrating Pacific Salmon Smolts
Ffish Lab- UNBC, PSF, BCCF
Location: Prince George, BC
Desired start: January 15th, 2025
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February 2025

4 Data Synthesis Postdoctoral Positions
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Location: TBD
Deadline: February 1st
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CORAL REEF GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS
International Coral Reef Society
Location: Remote
Deadline: February 15th, 2025
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CORAL CONSERVATION AND REEF RESTORATION INTERNSHIP
Coral Restoration Foundation
Location: Florida Keys, FL
Deadline: February 28th, 2025 (for summer program)
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April 2025

Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Conservation – Department of Environmental Science & Policy
UC Davis
Location: David, CA
Deadline: April 1, 2025
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June 2025

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department: Assistant Professor- Coastal or Marine Ecologist
The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California Santa Cruz
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Deadline: June 30, 2025
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Senior Coastal Scientist- Associate Project Scientist and Full Project Scientist
UC Santa Cruz
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Deadline: June 30, 2025
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Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Fisheries and Conservation
University of Delaware- School of Marine Science and Policy
Location: Newark/ Lewes, DE
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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Freshwater Ecology and Evolution at McGill University
McGill University
Location: Montreal, QC
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Communications Specialist
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Location: Charleston, SC
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Senior Education Specialist – Elementary Educator Programs (Bilingual)
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Location: Monterey, CA
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Research Assistant II
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Location: Woods Hole, MA
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Brand Manager
Ocean Conservancy
Location: Washington, DC (preferred)
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3rd Mate, R/V Packard
Monterey Bay Aquariam Research Institute
Location: Moss Landing, CA
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Supervisory Fish Biologist
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Location: Woods Hole, MA
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Manager East Coast Winch Pool
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Location: Boothbay, ME
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Field Operations Associate – Bar Reef Seascape
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Research Operations Specialist
Cardinal Point Captains, Inc.
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Aquarium Director
The Alabama Aquarium at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Location: Dauphin Island, AL
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Senior Development Officer
Pacific Salmon Foundation
Location: Vancouver, BC (Hybrid)
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REEF RESTORATION POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATE
University of Miami- Lirman Lab
Location: Key Biscayne, FL
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Fisheries Research Scientist
Australian Government- Southern Ocean Ecosystems Program
Location: Australia
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PhD- Spatial modelling in complex ecological systems
University of Exeter
Location: Exeter, England
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PhD- Assessing demographic resilience of tropical and temperate reef organisms
Leeds University- School of Biology
Location: Leeds, England
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Postdoc- Quantitative Research Associate
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth- School for Marine Science and Technology
Location: North Dartmouth, MA
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Postdoc- Quantitative Research Associate (Yes, a 2nd position!)
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth- School for Marine Science and Technology
Location: North Dartmouth, MA
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Postdoctoral Fellowship– Climate Change Impacts on Northwest Atlantic Marine Ecosystems & Fisheries
Memorial University
Location: St. John’s, NL
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Assistant or Associate Research Scientist – Collaboratory Coordinator
University of Maryland- Center for Environmental Science
Location: Annapolis, MD
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
Virginia Tech- Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Location: Blacksburg, VA
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Graduate Student/ Research Associate
Virginia Tech- Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Location: Blacksburg, VA
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Program Director
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Location: Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid)
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Program Manager
Ocean Diagnostics
Location: Victoria or Vancouver, BC
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Pacific Partnerships Director – SEAP
The Wildlife Conservation Society
Location: Fiji
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Assistant Professor, Sustainability & Environmental Change
Towson University
Location: Towson, MD
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Assistant Research Scientist – Blue Crab Stock Assessment
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Location: Solomons, MD
Deadline: Review starts May 28, 2024 (open until filled)
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Chair Professor/Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor
City University of Hong Kong
Location: Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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Referrals Analyst (Environmental Assessment)
The Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Location: North Vancouver, BC
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Faculty Research Assistant
Oregon State University
Location: Newport, OR
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PhD Opportunity (4)
Noakhali Science and Technology University; Bangladesh Agricultural University
Location: Varies
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Consultant, Fisheries Biologist
ERM
Location: Smithers BC
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Director of Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa
Location: Kaneohe, HI
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Postdoctoral Associate in Marine Ecosystem Modeling
University of Florida
Location: Gainesville, FL
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Tenure Track Faculty Positions in Estuarine and Marine Science
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)
Location: Cambridge, MD
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Climate and anthropogenic changes in the Arctic
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM – Università di Bologna
Location: Bologna, Italy
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Understanding and predicting seagrass decline in lagoonal environment
Institut Français pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) (host)
Location: Primary: Brest, France/ Secondary: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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A strategic assessment approach to evaluatinginteractions between offshore wind energy and commercial fisheries
Institut Français pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) (host)
Location: Primary: Plouzané, France/ Secondary: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Extracting Essential Ocean Variables for benthic habitats and fishes from existing, mature protocols
Institut Français pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) (host)
Location: Primary: Lorient, Bretagne, France/ Secondary: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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PhD position: How seasonality affects global marine biodiversity distributions
University of Miami
Location: Miami, Fl
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PhD position: How advection and diffusion could influence climate driven poleward migration of species
University of Miami
Location: Miami, Fl
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Research Assistant: “Climate-smart” Blue Foods
The Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions
Location: Columbia, SC
Deadline: Until position is filled
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Assistant Professor (Coastal Fisheries Management and Policy)
University of Honolulu
Location: Honolulu, HI
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Assistant Professor (Ocean Governance and Marine Resources)
University of Honolulu
Location: Honolulu, HI
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Assistant Professor (Fisheries Oceanographer)
University of Honolulu
Location: Honolulu, HI
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Assistant Extension Agent (Fisheries Extension Faculty)
University of Honolulu
Location: Honolulu, HI
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Postdoctoral fellowship in Nature Based Solutions: Blue carbon
ecosystems in South Africa
Stellenbosch University
Location: Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Senior Ocean Safety and Engineering Consultant
UNESCO
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PhD Position (2) and Postdoc (1) in Aquatic Food Trade (IUU risk in supply chains, further taxa disaggregation based on species distributions, and effects of shocks on trade)
University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Location: Seattle, WA
Details: get in touch with Jessica Gephart (jgephart@american.edu)

White Shark Postdoctoral Researcher
Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University
Location: Stanford, CA
Details: To be considered, interested candidates should provide a cover letter and Curriculum Vitae and the names and contacts of at least three references to Dr. Barbara Block at bblock@stanford.edu

PhD Position studying the movement and trophic ecology of migratory marine fishes
Stony Brook University
Location: Stony Brook, NY
Details: For further information please email a copy of your CV and/or resume, including contact information of three professional references to Professor Michael G. Frisk (michael.frisk@stonybrook.edu) and Dr. Oliver Shipley (oliver.shipley@stonybrook.edu)

Researcher (2)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Postdoctoral Research Program)
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Post-doctoral Research Associates / PhD Candidates in Ocean Carbon Research
University of California Irvine School of Physical Sciences
Location: Halifax, NS
Details: To apply, submit a PDF file with your curriculum vitae, research proposal, and contact information for three referees by email to anya.waite@dal.ca. They will review applications as they are received. Informal inquiries are welcome.

Graduate Students and Researchers for TAKING STOCK transparency assessments on China, Indonesia and Vietnam
FiTI
Details: Sven at sbiermann@fiti.global.

Postdoc Research Appointment
Alaska Pacific University and the NOAA-NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Location: Anchorage, AK (no local residency requirements)
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Enforcement Manager
Blue Finance
Location: Flexible
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Climate & Ecosystems Coordinator
Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
Location: Portsmouth, NH
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PhD or mobility postdoctoral position in Ocean Coupled Physical Biogeochemical Modelling
Liège University and University of Grenoble Alpes
Location: Liège, Belgium
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Postdoctoral Scholar – Ecosystem Modeling and Fisheries Science: Climate Change, Nutrient, and Contaminant Impacts on the Salish Sea
University of Washington Tacoma’s Puget Sound Institute
Location: Tacoma, WA
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Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Opportunities in Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry
The Ecosystems and Global Change Group at Trent University
Location: Peterborough, ON
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Pre-call: Postdoctoral fellow on Dynamics of interconnected crises in the global economy and the environment
Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere (GEDB) at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
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Postdoctoral fellow on mid-value chain engagement for food system transformation
ReSus project under the Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere (GEDB) at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
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