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.


January 2026

Research Scientist (Marine Studies)
NAML-Radiometrics Laboratory
Location: Monaco-Monaco-Monaco-IAEA Environment Laboratories in Monaco
Deadline: January 22, 2026
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February 2026

UBC Sustainability Scholars – Paid Summer Internships (37 positions)
Location: Vancouver, BC
Start Date: May 1, 2026
Deadline: 11:59PM (PT) on Sunday February 1, 2026
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Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral Research Associate
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Location: Portland, Maine, USA
Deadline: February 13, 2026 
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Phytoplankton Community Composition from Ocean Color Remote Sensing
The Kramer Lab at Boston University (Boston, MA, USA) i
Location: Boston, MA USA
Deadline: February 17, 2026
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Biological Oceanography
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Location: Portland, Maine, USA
Deadline: February 28, 2026
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March 2026

Stock Assessment Technician – Entry Level
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Location: Kamloops, British Columbia 
Deadline: March 31, 2026; early screening December 2025–January 2026
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Stock Assessment Technician II – Field Supervisor (Inventory)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada 
Location: Kamloops, British Columbia 
Deadline: March 31, 2026; early screening December 2025–January 2026
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Stock Assessment Technician III – Crew Supervisor (Data Focus) (Inventory)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada 
Location: Kamloops, British Columbia 
Deadline: March 31, 2026; early screening December 2025–January 2026
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April 2026

Postdoctoral Research Associate – Scaling Up Tropical Marine Ecosystem Restoration
Project ENTERPRISE – Lancaster University
Location: Lancaster, UK
Desired Start: April 2026
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Postdoctoral Research Associate – Quantifying Corporate Environmental Restoration Impacts
Project ENTERPRISE – Lancaster University
Location: Lancaster, UK
Desired Start: April 2026
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Postdoctoral Research Scholar – Marine Active Acoustics
University of Delaware, School of Marine Science and Policy
Location: Lewes, DE, USA
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Fisheries Engagement Coordinator
Tla’amin Nation, Lands and Natural Resources
Location: qathet, British Columbia (Hybrid, remote considered for candidates outside the region)
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Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Aquatic Ecotoxicology
College of Marine Science – University of South Florida
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
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Postdoctoral Researcher – Coastal Hazards, Economic Prosperity, and Resilience (CHEER)
Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware
Location: Newark, DE / Hybrid
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Senior Research Associate
Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
Location: Bridgeport, New York, USA
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Environmental Biomolecular Engineer (Research Technician)
Doerr School of Sustainability – Stanford University
Location: Stanford, USA
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Postdoc in Coral Evolutionary Genomics
Florida Atlantic University, USA
Contact Steve Vollmer at svollmer@fau.edu

PhD Scholarship in Coral Reef Biology [2 available]
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Initial enquiries should be directed to Prof. Simon Davy at simon.davy@vuw.ac.nz

PhD studentship on coral biomineralisation
University of St Andrews, UK
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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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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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Postdoctoral Researcher – Marine Science & Policy (Ocean Acoustics & Optics)
University of Delaware
Location: Lewes, Delaware (significant time at NASA Langley, Hampton, VA)
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Postdoctoral Associate – Fisheries Hydroacoustics (Great Lakes)
Cornell University 
Location: Ithaca, New York (fieldwork on the Laurentian Great Lakes; collaboration with USGS)
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