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.

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PLEASE BE AWARE: Many of these postings are for international positions – the deadline for applications are in that country’s LOCAL TIME. Ensure you are respecting their time zones when submitting your application.

July 2026

Partnership Coordinator – Tanzania
Blue Ventures
Location: Tanzania
Deadline: July 22, 2026
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Resource Protection Coordinator (2 positions)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Location: Monterey, CA, Key Largo, FL, Key West, FL
Deadline: July 23, 2026
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Manager, Office & Operational Services
Oceana
Location: Washington, DC
Deadline: July 24, 2026
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Senior Marine Ecologist
South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute
Location: Falkland Islands
Deadline: July 24, 2026
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Associate Programme Management Officer
United Nations Environment Programme
Location: Montreal, QC
Deadline: July 25, 2026
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Regional Coordinator – Marine & Coastal Areas- Gulf of Guinea Ecoregion
IUCN
Location: West and Central Africa Regional Office, Dakar, Senegal
Deadline: July 26, 2026
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Marine Habitats Ecologist & Surveyor
NatureScot
Location: Inverness
Deadline: July 26, 2026
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Country Representative, Côte d’Ivoire
WorldFish
Location: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Deadline: 23:59 (MYT), 26 July 2026
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Internship – Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre
Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre, International Atomic Energy Agency
Location: Monaco
Deadline: July 27, 2026
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Benthic and mINNS Advisor
NatureScot
Location: Inverness
Deadline: July 27, 2026
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Consultant – Conservation priorities for sharks and rays in Oceania
United Nations Environment Programme
Location: Remote
Deadline: July 29, 2026
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Programme Officer – Conservation action – Madagascar
IUCN
Location: Madagascar Country Office, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Deadline: July 29, 2026
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Ghost Gear Project Manager
United Nations Environment Programme
Location: Bangkok
Deadline: July 30, 2026
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Director, Science Services
Ocean Networks Canada (ONC)
Location: Victoria, BC
Deadline: July 30, 2026
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Senior Marine Environmental Consultant
ABPmer
Location: Southampton, UK
Deadline: July 31, 2026
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August 2026

Capacity-Building Expert
United Nations Environment Programme
Location: Geneva
Deadline: August 1, 2026
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Technical Specialist, Policy Engagement
Flora and Fauna
Location: Cambridge, UK
Deadline: August 2, 2026
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Senior Fisheries Advisor
JNCC
Location: Peterborough or Aberdeen, UK
Deadline: August 2, 2026
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Vice President, Chile
Oceana
Location: Chile
Deadline: August 2, 2026
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Director Fisheries Management
Northern Territory Government (Australia)
Location: Darwin Australia
Deadline: August 3, 2026
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DIRECTOR, UN OCEAN DECADE COORDINATION
UNESCO
Location: Paris, France
Deadline: August 8, 2026
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Assistant Professor (Marine Biologist)
University of Hawai’i at Manoa – College of Natural Sciences
Location: Hawai’i, USA
Deadline: review starts August 31, 2026
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FISHERIES INTEGRATION ANALYST (RFP)
CPAWS
Location: Remote, anywhere in Canada
Deadline: August 7th, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
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September 2026

Assistant Professor of Marine Science, Marine Mammal Scientist, tenure-track
Marine Science Program at Eckerd College
Location: St. Petersburg, USA
Deadline: September 15
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Assistant Professor of Marine Science, Marine Geologist, tenure-track
Marine Science Program at Eckerd College
Location: St. Petersburg, USA
Deadline: September 15
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October 2026

Louisiana Sea Grant Education Coordinator
Louisiana State University
Location: Louisiana, USA
Deadline: October 2
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Sea Grant Engagement Coordinator
Louisiana State University
Location: Louisiana, USA
Deadline: October 2
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Postdoctoral Fellow – modeling of marsh and mangrove ecosystems
Water Resources and Coastal Engineering, Louisiana State University
Location: Louisiana, USA
Deadline: October 14
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December 2026

9-month instructor position in marine sciences
Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences at Louisiana State University
Location: Louisiana, USA
Deadline: December 5
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Manager, Fisheries and Aquatics
Hatfield
Location: Calgary, AB – North Vancouver/New Westminister, BC
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PhD in Earth System Modelling of Catastrophic Events
University of Bern
Location: Bern, Switzerland
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Senior Coordinator, Fisheries Technology
Conservation International
Location: Seattle, WA (preferred) – Honolulu, HI – Arlington, VA
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Teaching Assistant Professor, Wildlife and Fisheries Science
West Virginia university
Location: Morgantown, WV
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Adjunct Instructor – School of Natural Resources and the Environment
West Virginia university
Location: Morgantown, WV
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Postdoctoral Associate
OceanX
Location: aboard the research vessel R/V OceanXplorer
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Vice President, Global Development
Oceana
Location: Washington, DC
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Digital Communications & Marketing Manager
Heal the Bay
Location: Santa Monica, CA
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Senior Data Project Manager – Ocean Data Platform
Hub Ocean
Location: Lysaker, na
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South Shore and Cape Cod MRIP Recreational Fisheries Technician
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Location: United States-Massachusetts-New Bedford – 836 South Rodney
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Advanced Field Operations and Data Modernization Support Service
Ocean Associates Inc. (OAI)
Location: Seattle, Washington
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Associate Director of Monitoring and Evaluation
Maritime Aquarium
Location: Norwalk, Connecticut
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Program Manager – CCLME Fisheries
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP)
Location: North Africa/Remote
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Marine Biologist – Alaska
Fisheries Monitoring and Research Department, A.I.S., Inc. (AIS)
Location: Alaska (Remote)
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Fisheries Biologist
Scientific Research and Technical Services Department, A.I.S., Inc. (AIS)
Location: Newport, Oregon (Hybrid)
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Director of Research & Innovation
Cape Eleuthera Institute
Location: Deep Creek, Eleuthera, The Bahamas
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Senior Aquatic Resource Specialist
HATCH
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Intermediate. Aquatics Biologist
Jacobs
Location: Burnaby, BC
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Sr. Aquatics Biologist
Jacobs
Location: Burnaby, BC
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Senior Aquatic Ecologist – Mining
Azimuth Group
Location: Sidney, BC
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Conservation and Fisheries Coordinator, Kosrae
The Nature Conservancy
Location: Micronesia
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Fisheries Management Subject Matter Expert (SME)
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Location: Washington, DC
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Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Specialist
Entarian
Location: candidates must reside within the Great Lakes basin.
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Enforcement and Compliance Fellow
Waitt Institute
Location: San Diego, CA
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Underwater Acoustics Senior Consultant
SLR Consulting (Canada)
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Principal Environmental Consultant Marine & Coastal
SLR Consulting
Location: Dubai
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Senior Ecologist
SLR Consulting
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Senior Geo-Environmental Consultant
SLR Consulting
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Humane Aquaculture Policy Program Manager
Lever
Location: Remote, OTHER
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Animal Care Internship Application (Mantaees)
Parker Manatee Rehabilitation Habitat at The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature
Location: Bradenton, FL
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Senior Coastal Consultant
BMT
Location: Canada: Ottawa, Victoria or Halifax offices
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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Geochemistry
University of Delaware
Location: Newark, DE
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PhD Opportunities in Community Ecology (Marine and Coastal Systems)
University of Melbourne
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Staff Biologist I – Coral Reef Restoration Monitoring
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
Location: Sarasota, FL
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Staff Biologist I – Grazers Restoration Research
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
Location: Sarasota, FL
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Staff Biologist II – Restoration Data Management and Analytics Coordinator
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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Principal, Biodiversity & Habitats
Minderoo
Location: Perth Australia
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Postdoctoral Researchers (2 positions)
School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Location: Shanghai, China
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Postdoctoral Fellow: Synthesizing Deep-Sea Coral Restoration Practices
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), UC Santa Barbara
Location: Santa Barbara, California, USA
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