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March

Senior Lecturer: Marine Biodiversity in a Changing World
University of Gothenburg
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Deadline: March 7, 2021
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Research Associate / Research Fellow – Submesoscale Ocean Transport
University of Western Australia
Location: Perth, Australia
Deadline: March 10, 2021
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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer: Benthic Biogeochemistry
Scottish Association for Marine Science
Location: Oban, UK
Deadline: March 12, 2021
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Internal Research Fellow in Earth Observation for Earth System Science
European Space Agency
Location: Frascati, Italy
Deadline: March 12, 2021
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Internal Research Fellow in Earth Observation and Ocean Science (Different Position)
European Space Agency
Location: Frascati, Italy
Deadline: March 12, 2021
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BRITE Internship – Advancing Climate-Ready Fisheries in British Columbia
UBC
Location: based in Nanaimo, BC but work can be done remotely
Deadline: March 15, 2021
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BRITE Internship – Barn Swallow Conservation in the Little Campbell River Watershed
UBC
Location: based in Surrey, BC but work can be done remotely
Deadline: March 15, 2021
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BRITE Internship – Development of a Green Shores® for Homes Field Monitoring Protocol
UBC
Location: based in North Vancouver, BC but work can be done remotely
Deadline: March 15, 2021
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BRITE Internship – Characterizing and modelling movements of individual elephants in the Kavango-Zambezi transfrontier conservation area
UBC
Location: work can be done remotely
Deadline: March 15, 2021
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Executive Director, Center for Marine Science
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Location: Wilmington, North Carolina
Deadline: March 15, 2021
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Science Officer (France)
Paris Hub of the Future Earth Secretariat
Location: Paris, France
Deadline: March 17, 2021
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Postdoc: Closing the Circle Programme
World Maritime University
Location: Malmö, Sweden
Deadline: March 21, 2021
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Postdoc: Interaction of waves, vegetation and structures in coastal areas
East China Normal University
Location: Shanghai, China
Deadline: March 22, 2021
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Postdoc:Development of selectivity models to infer on fish escapement processes in a trawl
The French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Location: Lorient, France
Deadline: March 29, 2021
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PhD: Macrophyte ecology (biodiversity, carbon capture)
University of Helsinki
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Deadline: March 30, 2021
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PhD: Benthic ecology (biodiversity, carbon cycling)
University of Helsinki
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Deadline: March 30, 2021
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PhD: Pelagic ecology (biodiversity, carbon cycling)
University of Helsinki
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Deadline: March 30, 2021
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PhD: Sediment biogeochemistry (carbon cycling, carbon inventories)
University of Helsinki
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Deadline: March 30, 2021
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PhD: Pelagic biogeochemistry and GHG emissions
University of Helsinki
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Deadline: March 30, 2021
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PhD: Air-sea interactions and atmospheric measurements of (a) GHG using Eddy Covariance techniques or VOC’s and aerosols; CarbonSink+
University of Helsinki
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Deadline: March 30, 2021
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PhD: Evolutionary and socio-economic consequences of range shifts of commercially exploited marine fishes
University of Stellenbosch
Location: Stellenbosch, South Africa
Deadline: March 31, 2021
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PhD: Southern Right Whale Foraging Ecology
MRI Whale Unit
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Deadline: March 31, 2021
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Coordinator: New Scientific Diving Academy
University of Helsinki
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Deadline: March 31, 2021
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April

Lecturer/Associate Professor of Ecology
University of Southampton
Location: Southampton, UK
Deadline: April 9, 2021
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Senior Lecturer: Marine chemistry in a changing world
University of Gothenburg
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Deadline: April 11, 2021
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PhD: Benthic Geopolitics
Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity
Location: Oldenburg, Germany
Deadline: April 23, 2021
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International post-doctoral fellowship program
Interdisciplinary School for the Blue Planet (ISblue)
Location: Brittany, France
Deadline: April 30, 2021
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May

Postdoc: Ocean acidification effects on marine fishes
Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Location: Newport, Oregon
Deadline: May 1, 2021
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Postdoctoral Research Scholar
University of South Florida College of Marine Science
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Deadline: May 1, 2021
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PhD position: Influence of ocean alkalinity enhancement on phytoplankton species composition
University of Tasmania
Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Deadline: May 14, 2021
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July

Ocean Sciences: Lecturer Pool
University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
Location: Santa Cruz, California
Deadline: July 9, 2021
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Deadline Not Stated

Inaugural OGEN Cohort, offered through Dalhousie, Memorial University of Newfoundland, University of Prince Edward Island or University of New Brunswick. 23 PhD opportunities in ocean sciences, engineering, and social sciences, based in Atlantic Canada, including:

  • Assessing the role of nature-based infrastructure in mitigating coastal erosion
  • Risk and cost mitigation through determination of tidal turbine loading under real turbulent tidal flow conditions
  • Characterization and applications of biogenic nanomaterials from salmon aquaculture processing waste
  • Coupling nutrient remediation to optimized biomass production through sequential cultivation of algae and thraustochytrids
  • Understanding social license for nature-based coastal adaptation: a longitudinal culturomic approach
  • Autonomous Fleet Ice Management via Reinforcement Learning
  • Deep learning models and best practices for measuring the effects of seismic oil and gas exploration on commercial fish
  • Life cycle assessment of Smart Marine Coatings (Engineering)
  • Study of the fundamental elements of biofouling growth of engineered surfaces (Biology or Chemistry)
  • Offshore Groundwater Resources in a Changing Marine Environment (2 positions available)
  • Sustainable Nunatsiavut Futures (2 positions available)
  • Northwest Atlantic Biological Carbon Pump (3 positions available)
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Project Manager for the Koeye Salmon Ecosystem Study
Salmon Watersheds Lab, Simon Fraser University
Location: Vancouver, BC, with remote fieldwork on the Central Coast of BC
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Coastal Wetland Strategy Analyst: The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy
Location: Work place negotiable
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Postdoc: computational research on ocean biogeochemistry
University of Virginia
Location: Charlottesville, USA
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Research Scientist in Marine Carbon
University of Washington (UW)
Location: Seatlle, WA
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RESEARCH ASSOCIATE FOR THE PROJECT “Red Sea deep- water ventilation and climate variability during the past 200,000 years (REVENT)”
University of Hamburg
Location: Hamburg, Germany
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PhD position in isotope geochemistry of the ocean; past and present
University of Bergen
Location: Bergen, Norway
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Science Officer
Future Earth
Location: Paris, France
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Assistant Professor in Chemical Oceanography
University of Rhode Island
Location: Narragansett Bay, RI
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Postdoctoral Scholar in Climate, Oceanography, and/or Ecosystem Science
University of Washington
Location: Seattle, Washington
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Senior Lecturer at the Center for Science Education Research (AECCs)
University of Vienna
Location: Vienna, Austria
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Principal Investigator or Principal Engineer (focus on seafloor patterns and processes)
MBARI
Location: Moss Landing, CA
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Animal Care Manager
Seal Rescue Ireland
Location: Wexford, Ireland
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Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Analyst
C4ADS
Location: Washington DC
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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Marine Habitat Mapping
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Location: St. John’s, NF
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Talent Recruitment
School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University
Location: Zhuhai, Guangdong (CN)
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Senior Oceans Campaigner
Greenpeace USA
Location: Washington, DC; Oakland, CA
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PostDoc / Research Associate
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies e.V. (IASS)
Location: Potsdam, Germany
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Postdoctoral Research Associate: Project 1: Early identification of climate-vulnerable stock assessments
Jensen Lab, University of Wisconsin Center for Limnology
Location: Madison, WI
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Postdoctoral Research Associate: Project 2: Managing across boundaries: preventing interjurisdictional conflicts arising from shifting fish stocks
Jensen Lab, University of Wisconsin Center for Limnology
Location: Madison, WI
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Postdoctoral Research Associate: Project 3: Identifying fish populations at risk of declining productivity across the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest region
Jensen Lab, University of Wisconsin Center for Limnology
Location: Madison, WI
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Senior Manager for Marine Science
Gorongosa Project
Location: Mozambique
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Postdoc – Ocean Modelling
University of Cape Town
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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Fisheries Research Scientist – Genetics/Genomics
Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI)
Location: Cape Ann, Massachusetts
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Quantitative Modeler
Integrated Statistics
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Research engineer in marine ecosystem modeling
CLS, Toulouse
Location: Toulouse, France
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Two 3-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Oceanography
Section for Meteorology and Oceanography, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo
Location: Oslo, Norway
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Six PhD Scholarships in Marine Ecosystem Science
University of Waikato
Location: New Zealand
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Research Associate in Assessment of Climate Policies
University of Cambridge Department of Chemistry
Location: Cambridge, UK
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Postdoctoral Fellow – Transboundary Governance Networks
McGill University
Location: Montreal, QU
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Assistant Scientist in Oceanography (Physical Oceanography/Biogeochemical System Approaches)
Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS)
Location: St. Georges, Bermuda
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Development Director
Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL)
Location: Oakland, CA
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Response & Natural Resource Damage Assessment Specialist (Environmental Specialist 4)
State of Washington
Location: Lacey, WA
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Post-Doctoral Researcher in Economic Geography
Heidelberg University Institute of Geography
Location: Heidelberg, Germany
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Postdoc for Experimental Research in Climate and Environmental Studies
University of Bern Physics Institute
Location: Bern, Switzerland
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PhD opportunity: Improving the implementation of participatory research approaches for ocean sustainability: the role and importance of gender, equity and inclusion
Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS)
Location: Canberra, AU
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Science Program Officer
Heising-Simons Foundation
Location: Los Altos, Ca
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Postdoctoral Associate to develop a population model of the Caribbean gorgonian Antillogorgia elisabethae
Lasker lab at the University at Buffalo
Location: Buffalo, NY
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow position within Atmospheric Sciences and Water Isotope Research
Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen
Location: Bergen, Norway
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PhD Position in Organic Micro-Pollutants in Surface Water
University of Twente
Location: Enschede, The Netherlands
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Modeling of Southern Ocean Climate Postdoc
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Location: Los Alamos, NM
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Postdoctoral Scholar – Development of a Coupled Multi-Fishery Ecological-Economic Model
University of Washington: College of the Environment: Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Location: Seattle, WA
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Resource Economist – Fisheries Needed
Integrated Statistics
Location: Woods Hole, Massachusetts
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Fisheries Observer Instructor
Integrated Statistics
Location: Woods Hole, Massachusetts
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Fisheries Observer Program Assistant Area Lead
Integrated Statistics
Location: Woods Hole, Massachusetts
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Aquaculture Specialist
Coral Vita
Location: Freeport, Grand Bahamas
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Coral Specialist
Coral Vita
Location: Freeport, Grand Bahamas
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Professor of Hydrology
Okavango Research Institute (ORI), University of Botswana
Location: Okavango, Botswana
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Resident Supervisor
Project Oceanology
Location: Groton, CT
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Post Doctoral Research Position in Aquatic Ecology and Biogeochemistry
University of California Davis
Location: Davis, CA
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Environmental Engineer II
Government of the US Virgin Islands
Location: St. Croix, VI
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University Lecturer in Physical Geography
Department of Geography, University of Cambridge
Location: Cambridge, UK
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Faculty Position in Physical Oceanography
Nicholas School of the Environment (NSOE) at Duke University
Location: Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Faculty Positions in Oceanography
National Taiwan University Institute of Oceanography
Location: Taiwan
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Coastal Management and Digital Coast Fellowship
NOAA
Location: Variable
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Site Manager
People and the Sea
Location: Malapascua Island, Daanbantayan, Philippines
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Oceans Campaigner
The Center for Biological Diversity
Location: Oakland, California
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Faculty positions available at the Institute of Oceanography
National Taiwan University
Location: Taiwan
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Postdoc Position: Data Assimilative Modelling Approaches in the Agulhas Current System
South African Environmental Observation Network
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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Assistant/Associate Professor of Polar Climate
University of Washington, Madison
Location: Madison, WI
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Coastal Program Analyst/Permit Analyst/Planner
California Coastal Commission
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Ocean Acidification Senior Scientist
Department of Ecology, State of Washington
Location: Lacey, WA
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