External Opportunities

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October

Postdoctoral Fellow for Addressing Illegal Fishing (October start)
The Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions
Location: Stanford, CA
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Post-Doctoral position: Weaving expertise for transformation (WEFT)
Dalhousie University
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Deadline: October 1, 2024 (review begins)
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Funded PhD- Global Change and Coral Reef Resilience
University of Victoria- The Baum Lab
Location: Victoria, BC
Deadline: October 1, 2024 (review begins)
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SP2ARK Fellow
Consortium of Aquatic Sciences (Fellows Policy Program)
Location: Remote
Deadline: October 1, 2024
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Agroforestry carbon monitoring fellowship
USDA Forest Service
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska or Washington, DC
Deadline: October 11, 2024
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Sustainability Facilitator
Song SAA Foundation
Location: Koh Rong, Cambodia
Deadline: October 13, 2024
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Postdoc in zooplankton ecology
Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
Location: Bremerhaven, Germany
Deadline: October 13, 2024
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Postdoc in zooplankton ecology (yes, a 2nd posting)
Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
Location: Bremerhaven, Germany
Deadline: October 13, 2024
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Assistant Professor- Coastal or Marine Ecologist
UCSC- Dept. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Location: Santa Cruz, California
Deadline: October 14, 2024
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Funded PhD- behavioral ecology and neurogenomics of coral
Cnidarian Evolutionary Ecology Lab
Location: University of Southern California
Deadline: October 15, 2024
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Molecular Food Web Ecology
University of Helsinki- Biological & Environmental Sciences/ Research Council of Finland
Location: Tvärminne, Finland
Deadline: October 15, 2024
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SP2ARK Fellow
Consortium of Aquatic Science Societies
Location: Remote
Deadline: October 15, 2024
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Assistant Professor – Aquaculture
Oregon State University
Location: Newport, Oregon, USA
Deadline: October 15, 2024
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Assistant Professor- Mathematical Biology of Zoonoses
University of British Columbia- Dept. Microbiology & Immunology
Location: Vancouver, BC
Deadline: October 16, 2024
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Deep-sea consultant
International Seabed Authority
Location: Remote
Deadline: October 20, 2024
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Statistician – Research Spatial Analyst
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC)
Location: Seattle, WA
Deadline: October 20, 2024
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Lecturer in Environmental Science
University of New South Wales- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Location: Sydney, Australia
Deadline: October 23, 2024
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Tenure Track Position – Marine Ecology
CalyPoly
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
Deadline: October 24, 2024 (review begins)
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Assistant Professor in Freshwater Ecology
University of Washington- Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Location: Seattle, WA
Deadline: October 25, 2024 (for priority application)
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Assistant or Associate Professor in Pacific salmon ecology, evolution and management
University of Washington- Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Location: Seattle, WA
Deadline: October 25, 2024 (for priority application)
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Associate or Full Professor in Applied Organismal Biology & Aquaculture/Executive Director of the Western Regional Aquaculture Center
University of Washington- Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Location: Seattle, WA
Deadline: October 25, 2024 (for priority application)
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PhD- The influence of heatwaves on plankton ecology
Alfred Wegener Institute
Location: Helgoland, Germany
Deadline: October 29, 2024
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November

Director, School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability
The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at Florida Atlantic University
Location: Davie, FL
Deadline: Nov 1, 2024
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Liber Ero Fellowship
Liber Ero Fellowship Program
Location: Canada
Deadline: Nov 1, 2024
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PhD- Marine Habitat Restoration
The University of Western Australia
Location: Perth, Australia
Deadline: Nov 15, 2024
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Assistant Professor Biological Sciences
Southern Illinois University-
School of Biological Science
Location: Carbondale, IL
Deadline: Nov 15, 2024
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Graduate student- fish ecotoxicology
Queen’s Experimental Ecotoxicology for Environmental Policy
Location: Fieldwork in BC, based out of Kingston, ON
Deadline: Nov 15, 2024
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Assistant Professor in Natural Resource Economics
University of British Columbia- Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Location: Vancouver, BC
Deadline: Nov 15, 2024
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Assistant Professor (Marine Ecology)
Biology Department in the College of Science and Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts Boston
Location: Boston, USA
Review starts: Nov 20, 2024
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Computational Scientist
Yale University
Location: New Haven, CT
Deadline: Nov 27, 2024
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December 2024

PhD or Postdoctoral- Marine Fisheries Ecology
Oregon State University- Integrated Marine Fisheries Lab
Location: Newport, OR or Seattle, WA
Deadline: Dec 1, 2024 (review begins)
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January 2025

6 month Master internship in fish ecophysiology, ecotoxicology and integrative ecology
Biologie Intégrative des Organismes Marins
Location: Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
Deadline: January 2025 start
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6 month Master internship in fish ecophysiology, ecotoxicology and integrative ecology (a second one!)
Biologie Intégrative des Organismes Marins
Location: Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
Deadline: January 2025 start
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February 2025

CORAL CONSERVATION AND REEF RESTORATION INTERNSHIP
Coral Restoration Foundation
Location: Florida Keys, FL
Deadline: February 28th, 2025 (for summer program)
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April 2025

Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Conservation – Department of Environmental Science & Policy
UC Davis
Location: David, CA
Deadline: April 1, 2025
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June 2025

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department: Assistant Professor- Coastal or Marine Ecologist
The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California Santa Cruz
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Deadline: June 30, 2025
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Senior Coastal Scientist- Associate Project Scientist and Full Project Scientist
UC Santa Cruz
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Deadline: June 30, 2025
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
Virginia Tech- Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Location: Blacksburg, VA
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Graduate Student/ Research Associate
Virginia Tech- Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Location: Blacksburg, VA
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Research Aquarist
Texas A&M, Harte Research Institute
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
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Fisheries Data Scientist
NOAA
Location: Woods Hole, MA
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Program Director
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Location: Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid)
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PDF Position on Modeling the Survival of Outmigrating Pacific Salmon Smolts
University of Northern British Columbia; Pacific Salmon Foundation; British Columbia Conservation Foundation
Location: Prince George, BC (Hybrid)
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Program Manager
Ocean Diagnostics
Location: Victoria or Vancouver, BC
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Pacific Partnerships Director – SEAP
The Wildlife Conservation Society
Location: Fiji
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Assistant Professor, Sustainability & Environmental Change
Towson University
Location: Towson, MD
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Assistant Research Scientist – Blue Crab Stock Assessment
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Location: Solomons, MD
Deadline: Review starts May 28, 2024 (open until filled)
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Senior Policy Analyst – Fish Habitat
Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF)
Location: Ottawa, On, Canada
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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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Referrals Analyst (Environmental Assessment)
The Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Location: North Vancouver, BC
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Faculty Research Assistant
Oregon State University
Location: Newport, OR
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PhD Opportunity (4)
Noakhali Science and Technology University; Bangladesh Agricultural University
Location: Varies
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Consultant, Fisheries Biologist
ERM
Location: Smithers BC
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Director of Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa
Location: Kaneohe, HI
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Postdoctoral Associate in Marine Ecosystem Modeling
University of Florida
Location: Gainesville, FL
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Tenure Track Faculty Positions in Estuarine and Marine Science
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)
Location: Cambridge, MD
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Climate and anthropogenic changes in the Arctic
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM – Università di Bologna
Location: Bologna, Italy
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Understanding and predicting seagrass decline in lagoonal environment
Institut Français pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) (host)
Location: Primary: Brest, France/ Secondary: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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A strategic assessment approach to evaluatinginteractions between offshore wind energy and commercial fisheries
Institut Français pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) (host)
Location: Primary: Plouzané, France/ Secondary: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Extracting Essential Ocean Variables for benthic habitats and fishes from existing, mature protocols
Institut Français pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) (host)
Location: Primary: Lorient, Bretagne, France/ Secondary: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Post-Doc Research Fellow
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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PhD position: How seasonality affects global marine biodiversity distributions
University of Miami
Location: Miami, Fl
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PhD position: How advection and diffusion could influence climate driven poleward migration of species
University of Miami
Location: Miami, Fl
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Associate Professor or Professor and Director, National Center for Integrated Coastal Research
University of Central Florida (UCF)
Location: Orlando, USA
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Research Assistant: “Climate-smart” Blue Foods
The Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions
Location: Columbia, SC
Deadline: Until position is filled
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Assistant Professor (Coastal Fisheries Management and Policy)
University of Honolulu
Location: Honolulu, HI
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Assistant Professor (Ocean Governance and Marine Resources)
University of Honolulu
Location: Honolulu, HI
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Assistant Professor (Fisheries Oceanographer)
University of Honolulu
Location: Honolulu, HI
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Assistant Extension Agent (Fisheries Extension Faculty)
University of Honolulu
Location: Honolulu, HI
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Postdoctoral fellowship in Nature Based Solutions: Blue carbon
ecosystems in South Africa
Stellenbosch University
Location: Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Assistant Professor of Oceanography
University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)
Location: Fairbanks, AK
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Assistant Research Scientist – Blue Crab Stock Assessment
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Location: Solomons, MD
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Senior Ocean Safety and Engineering Consultant
UNESCO
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Postdoctoral Fellowship – Applied Pacific Salmon Habitat Modelling
Pacific Salmon Ecology and Conservation Lab at the University of British Columbia and the Canadian Wildlife Federation
Location: UBC, CWF (Ottawa), or other locales
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PhD Position (2) and Postdoc (1) in Aquatic Food Trade (IUU risk in supply chains, further taxa disaggregation based on species distributions, and effects of shocks on trade)
University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Location: Seattle, WA
Details: get in touch with Jessica Gephart (jgephart@american.edu)

Assistant Professor of Marine Policy
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Location: Juneau, AK
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Assistant or Associate Professor – Fisheries Oceanography
UMass Dartmouth
Location: North Dartmouth, MA
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White Shark Postdoctoral Researcher
Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University
Location: Stanford, CA
Details: To be considered, interested candidates should provide a cover letter and Curriculum Vitae and the names and contacts of at least three references to Dr. Barbara Block at bblock@stanford.edu

PhD Position studying the movement and trophic ecology of migratory marine fishes
Stony Brook University
Location: Stony Brook, NY
Details: For further information please email a copy of your CV and/or resume, including contact information of three professional references to Professor Michael G. Frisk (michael.frisk@stonybrook.edu) and Dr. Oliver Shipley (oliver.shipley@stonybrook.edu)

Researcher (2)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Postdoctoral Research Program)
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Quantitative fisheries scientist
University of Washington
Location: Seattle, WA or Juneau, AK
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Post-doctoral Fellow for the Sustainability Action Lab
Stanford School of Sustainability
Location: Stanford, CA
Deadline: N/A (start date: September 2023)
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Post-doctoral Research Associates / PhD Candidates in Ocean Carbon Research
University of California Irvine School of Physical Sciences
Location: Halifax, NS
Details: To apply, submit a PDF file with your curriculum vitae, research proposal, and contact information for three referees by email to anya.waite@dal.ca. They will review applications as they are received. Informal inquiries are welcome.

Graduate Students and Researchers for TAKING STOCK transparency assessments on China, Indonesia and Vietnam
FiTI
Details: Sven at sbiermann@fiti.global.

Postdoc Research Appointment
Alaska Pacific University and the NOAA-NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Location: Anchorage, AK (no local residency requirements)
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Enforcement Manager
Blue Finance
Location: Flexible
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Recreational Fishery Creel Observer
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, South Coast Stock Assessment
Location: Various locations on Vancouver Island and the lower mainland
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Climate & Ecosystems Coordinator
Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
Location: Portsmouth, NH
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PhD or mobility postdoctoral position in Ocean Coupled Physical Biogeochemical Modelling
Liège University and University of Grenoble Alpes
Location: Liège, Belgium
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Postdoctoral Scholar – Ecosystem Modeling and Fisheries Science: Climate Change, Nutrient, and Contaminant Impacts on the Salish Sea
University of Washington Tacoma’s Puget Sound Institute
Location: Tacoma, WA
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Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor in Marine Biology – School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and School of Oceanography
University of Washington
Location: Washington, DC
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Assistant Professor of Coastal Ecology
University of Washington
Location: Seattle, WA
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Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Opportunities in Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry
The Ecosystems and Global Change Group at Trent University
Location: Peterborough, ON
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Pre-call: Postdoctoral fellow on Dynamics of interconnected crises in the global economy and the environment
Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere (GEDB) at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
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Postdoctoral fellow on mid-value chain engagement for food system transformation
ReSus project under the Global Economic Dynamics and the Biosphere (GEDB) at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
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