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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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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Manager, Research Development & Partnerships
Bulkley Valley Research Centre (BVRC)
Location: Smithers, BC (Hybrid/remote options considered)
Deadline: April 7, 2026
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Project Technical Specialist – Small Scale Fisheries
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Location: Apia, Samoa
Deadline: April 9, 2026 (9:30 AM – Samoa Local Time)
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Program on Climate Change (PCC) Postdoctoral Scholar Program 2026
University of Washington, Program on Climate Change (PCC)
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
Deadline: April 15, 2026 (11:59 PM PT)
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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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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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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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Nursery Manager (Kelp Rescue Initiative)
Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
Location: Bamfield, BC, Canada
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Operations Coordinator (Kelp Rescue Initiative)
Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
Location: Bamfield, BC, Canada
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability
University of Richmond, School of Arts & Sciences, Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability
Location: Richmond, VA, USA
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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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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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