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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November 2025

Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Climate Change and Nearshore Marine Biodiversity
Department of Zoology – University of British Columbia
Location: Vancouver, BC
Deadline: 11:59 pm, November 25, 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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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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Conservation Campaigner
CPAWS
Location: Vancouver (Flexible for remote work within BC)
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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 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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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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