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February 2026
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
Assistant/Associate Professor – Marine Biologist
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Natural Sciences, School of Life Sciences
Location: Honolulu, HI, USA
Deadline: Application review begins March 19, 2026
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Research Scientist – Climate Change Effects on Plankton and Early Fish Life Stages
Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
Location: Austevoll, Norway
Deadline: March 30, 2026
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Graduate Opportunity (PhD) – Space Use and Haul-Out Behavior of Harbour Seals in Western Hudson Bay
Assiniboine Park Conservancy, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the University of Manitoba
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Deadline: March 23, 2026
Contact Dr. Courtney Shuert at cshuert@assiniboinepark.ca
Research Scientist, Fisheries Stock Assessment
Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Research Group for Sustainable Development
Location: Bergen, Norway
Deadline: March 1, 2026
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PICS Intern
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions
Location: Remote, with the possibility of in-person working sessions with Executive Director
Deadline: March 15, 2026
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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
Details
April 2026
IonE Postdoctoral Fellowship
Institute on the Environment (IonE), University of Minnesota
Location: Minnesota, USA (University of Minnesota)
Deadline: April 29, 2026
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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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May 2026
PhD Scholarship – Transforming Climate Action: Uncertain Seas (Carbon Flux Modelling)
Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research, Fisheries & Marine Institute, Memorial University
Location: St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Deadline: May 31, 2026
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Marine Program Manager
WildAid
Location: This position may be performed remotely from a home office within the United States where WildAid has existing registration (CA, NY, NJ, FL, TX, IL, OR, VA, MD, VT or MA).
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South Shore and Cape Cod MRIP Recreational Fisheries Technician (Seasonal)
Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game, Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF)
Location: Cape Cod and South Shore, MA, USA
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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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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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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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