External Opportunities

The following job postings have been submitted to the IOF by employers. The IOF does not endorse the job postings listed on the site, but lists them for the benefit of our students and alumni, as well as those in the broader oceans and fisheries community.

If you have a job posting, please note that we do not upload PDFs; all postings must contain a link. To submit a posting: email iofcommunications@oceans.ubc.ca.


November 2025

Assistant/Associate Professor -Estuarine & Ocean Sciences (DEOS)
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Location: Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Deadline: Review of complete applications will begin November 1, 2025, and continue until the position is filled.
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Assistant or Associate Professor of Global Environmental Policy
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: School for Environment and Sustainability
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Desired Start: November 1
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Postdoc – Developing multi-species joint spatial models to characterise Arctic mammals’ hotspots and their sensitivity to oil spills
UBC Department of Statistics, in partnership with Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Location: Vancouver, BC
Desired Start: November start preferred
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Assistant/Associate Professor – Estuarine & Ocean Sciences (DEOS)
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth — School for Marine Science & Technology (SMAST)
Location: New Bedford, MA (USA)
Desired Start: September 2026 — review begins November 1, 2025
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December 2025

Postdoctoral Researcher (Ichthyology)
LSU Museum of Natural Science – Louisiana State University
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Desired Start: December 5 (review begins)
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Climate-Ocean and Coastal Law & Policy Research Specialist
Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI)
Location: Portland, ME (USA)
Desired Start: Not stated
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January 2026

Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship (2 positions)
UBC Biodiversity Research Centre
Location: Vancouver, BC
Deadline: 11:59PM on Thursday January 15, 2026
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Postdoctoral Researcher
The University of California Santa Barbara
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Desired Start: January (anticipated but negotiable)
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Program Manager
Conservation International, Centre for Oceans
Location: Seattle, WA
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Senior Marine Biologist
Stantec
Location: British Columbia
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Postdoc- Modelling impacts of pollutions in global marine ecosystems (hiring ASAP)
MARine Biodiversity, Exploitation and Conservation Lab
Location: Sète, France
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Postdoc in Nature Based Solutions
University of Florida, Altieri Lab
Location: Gainesville, FL & Panama
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Research Technician- Ocean Acidification Program
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
Location: Sarasota, FL
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Eminent Scholar in Ocean Technology
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
Location: Sarasota, FL
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PhD- Assessing demographic resilience of tropical and temperate reef organisms
University of Leeds- The School of Biology
Location: Leeds, England
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REEF RESTORATION POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATE
University of Miami- Lirman Lab
Location: Key Biscayne, FL
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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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Chair Professor/Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor
City University of Hong Kong
Location: Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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Faculty Research Assistant
Oregon State University
Location: Newport, OR
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Researcher (2)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Postdoctoral Research Program)
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