Opportunities

This position will be part of the ERC starting grant project OceanPeak: The global ocean carbon cycle after peak emissions, dynamics and process attribution in a seamless model from coastal shelves to the open ocean. The ERC group, led by Dr. Judith Hauck, is located in the Marine Biogeosciences section at the Alfred Wegener Institute, […]

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat invites Early Career Scientists to take part in an expedition with the Swedish Icebreaker Oden, focusing on atmospheric rivers and the onset of sea ice melt (ARTofMELT). The ARTofMELT expedition will start in Longyearbyen, Svalbard 7 May 2023 and end in Longyearbyen on 15 June 2023. The expedition will target […]

The Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) in Iceland is seeking a physical oceanographer for a full-time position. ‍The MFRI is seeking to hire a physical oceanographer with expertise in observational physical oceanography. The successful candidate will join a group of scientists who work on oceanographic monitoring and research with focus on the dynamic ocean […]

VLIR-UOS is launching a call for experts to be part of different selection commissions. Selection commissions are responsible for selecting the best and most promising proposals for our projects: the 4 Regional Selection Commissions for Africa (2 commissions), Asia, and Latin America, responsible for the selection of partnership project proposals that focus on capacity building, […]

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel is a foundation of public law jointly financed by the Federal Republic of Germany (90%) and the state of Schleswig-Holstein (10%) and is one of the internationally leading institutions in the field of marine sciences. Currently GEOMAR disposes over an annual budget of approx. 80 million € and […]

A Postdoctoral Research Associate position in Remote Sensing of Aquatic Environments is currently available with the Tzortziou Bio-Optics Laboratory at the Center for Discovery and Innovation, City College of New York, and Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University. The selected candidate will participate in interdisciplinary research that integrates ground-based and satellite (multi- and hyper-spectral) remote sensing observations to […]

Job description Are you an experienced researcher in biogeochemical cycling, particularly in the context of land-use and climate change? We are looking for a long-term colleague who can emphasize the earth sciences dimension in our focus on ecological and evolutionary aspects of carbon, nutrient and water cycling to help understand and solve pressing environmental issues […]

The Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) is seeking its next full‐time Executive Director to carry on from the current Executive Director, Dr. Patricia Miloslavich. SCOR is an interdisciplinary committee of the International Science Council and is the leading non‐governmental organization for the promotion and coordination of international ocean science activities. Thirty-three nations currently have […]

OBIS is taking part in a new 4-year EU-funded project, MARCO-BOLO (MARine COastal BiOdiversity Long-term Observations) which aims to structure and strengthen European coastal and marine biodiversity observation capabilities. The main objective is to enable a digital framework for coastal and marine biodiversity data streams and data access. This will be done by building on […]

OSPAR is looking for a highly motivated, outcome-focused Deputy Secretary with a can-do attitude and excellent team working skills to support OSPAR’s work on biodiversity Closing date for applications: 24 February 2023 Starting date: Beginning of July 2023 Location: London Basic salary: Approximately £69k/year (exempt from UK income tax) Profile: University graduate (preferably in natural or […]

HYDRO vzw and the Flanders Marine Institute vzw (VLIZ) organise the international scientific Dr Edouard Delcroix Prize, to award scientific study on the links between ocean and human health. The Dr Edouard Delcroix Prize is a triennial international scientific prize, with a value of 40.000 EUR, which will be awarded to a researcher or a research team for a scientific study […]

EMSO ERIC 2nd Call for Physical Access is now open! The objective of this call is to offer physical access to EMSO Facilities where users’ devices can be installed, including sensors, instruments, systems, new technologies and where new procedures/experiments can be tested/take place. The set of Regional Facilities offered for access provides the broadest scientific and technological […]

The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research GmbH (www.leibniz-zmt.de) is an independent research and teaching institute that provides scientific knowledge for the protection and sustainable use of tropical coastal ecosystems. To this end, we work in an inter- and transdisciplinary manner with our partners in the tropics. The ZMT is a member of the Leibniz […]

The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research GmbH (www.leibniz-zmt.de) is an independent research and teaching institute that provides scientific knowledge for the protection and sustainable use of tropical coastal ecosystems. To this end, we work in an inter- and transdisciplinary manner with our partners in the tropics. The ZMT is a member of the Leibniz […]

Geo-Ocean’s scientific and technical skills are broken down into research topics with a strong emphasis in national and international collaboration, particularly in Europe and with industry. The Research Unit is largely involved in projects in support of French public policies, particularly in the context of mineral resources. The major scientific and societal challenges being addressed […]

SUMMARY To work on complex projects involving a variety of coastal related services, including beach nourishment; shoreline stabilization; inlet management, dredge design; geotechnical investigations; hydrographic and bathymetric surveying; beach and dune vulnerability assessments; environmental restoration and mitigation; climate resilience and sustainability initiatives (Resilient Martin); coral reef conservation and artificial reef implementation efforts; and NEPA environmental […]

Established in 1987 through the Clean Water Act, the National Estuary Program (NEP) is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) place-based program dedicated to protecting and restoring the water quality and ecological integrity of 28 estuaries across the U.S. Restore America’s Estuaries, in close coordination with and financial support from EPA, administers the National Estuaries Program (NEP) Watersheds […]

Job Summary Dr. Zhaohui Aleck Wang’s Lab at WHOI is seeking a motivated individual at the Research Associate II level, with prior computational and/or modeling expertise or experience with marine carbonate chemistry and the ability to analyze and work with large datasets. This is a regular, full-time, non-exempt position, and is eligible for benefits. Funding is available through June […]

Job Summary The Physical Oceanography Department at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) invites candidates to apply to the open full-time tenure track position(s) on our scientific staff*. We seek to hire 1-2 scientists at the Assistant Scientist level, but exceptional candidates at more senior levels may be considered. We seek applicants with expertise in the broad areas of […]

Job Summary The Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering (AOPE) Department at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) invites candidates to apply to the open full-time tenure track positions on our scientific staff*. We seek to hire 1-2 scientists at any of the Assistant/Associate/Senior Scientist levels. WHOI is seeking candidates with potential to complement or diversify existing strengths in […]

Job Summary The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is currently searching for a full-time, exempt, Postdoctoral Investigator to join the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Program, summarized at oceanobservatories.org.  The OOI is an NSF Large Facility with a planned thirty-year life, delivering multi-disciplinary oceanographic data from five instrumented ocean arrays.  This is a regular, full-time, exempt position, […]

The section Physical Oceanography of the Polar Seas invites applications for the position of a PostDoc in Oceanography in the framework of the EU project VERTical EXchange in the Southern Ocean (VERTEXSO). The position will perform water mass analysis using physical and biogeochemical ocean tracer data. Background The overall objective of VERTEXSO is to advance our understanding of vertical exchange processes in the […]

The research group ‘Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics’ at the Department of Evolutionary and Integrative Ecology of IGB invites applications for a 3-year PhD position in Theoretical Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics starting earliest March 2023. The research group is located in Berlin-Friedrichshagen at Lake Müggelsee. We are seeking a highly motivated person who has a keen interest in theoretical questions […]

Background Understanding marine nutrient and carbon cycling is crucial to quantify and predict sinks and sources of CO2 within the global carbon budget. The interplay between biological (plankton), physical (currents, mixing etc.) and biogeochemical (nutrient turnover) processes, however, is still not fully resolved and especially in polar regions more complex due to a strong seasonality of […]

Background The Climate Dynamics section at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven, Germany, invites applications for a PhD student position in the field of eddy-rich climate modelling with a focus on polar regions. You will work with some of the leading European climate modellers and IT experts […]

Background In the framework of the second phase of the pilot mission “MGF-Nordsee” of the German Alliance for Marine Research, we are looking for reinforcement for our team in the field of aquatic food web models, marine habitats and the function of coastal ecosystems. Food web models are a useful tool to explore the long-term […]

15th November 2022 – UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC-UNESCO), Portugal and EurOcean Foundation are inviting early career ocean professionals (ECOPs) to apply to the newly launched Mario Ruivo Memorial Lecture Series. The Memorial Lecture Series pays tribute to the legacy of Professor Mário Ruivo, former Executive Secretary of the IOC-UNESCO, and Portugal’s greatest champion of […]

With reference to notification EM/2022/46 (14 November 2022), IPBES is pleased to announce the start of the first external review of the thematic assessment of the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food and health (nexus assessment), which is open from 9 January to 19 February 2023 (6 weeks). The first external review, which focuses on the first […]

Job description The department of Coastal Systems (COS – location Texel), and the department of Estuarine and Delta Systems (EDS – location Yerseke) are looking for two highly motivated postdoctoral researchers with a background in marine ecology, biogeochemistry and/or hydrodynamics and numerical modelling. You will work on the local or shelf-sea scale transport and sequestration of marine […]

Solution Search has launched a new contest. Solution Search: Changing Unsustainable Trade is on a mission to surface, spotlight, and accelerate successful solutions that address the illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade by changing people’s behaviors. Winners receive $20,000, high-impact exposure and cutting-edge training in behavioral science. Entries are now open. The illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade threatens […]

The Position and Key Priorities The new Executive Director (ED) will inherit a successful organization with strong community support. The ED will serve as the face of the organization so it can grow and expand its reach and impact as it passes its first half-century milestone successfully protecting and conserving the land, water, and sea. […]

The Khalifa University of Science and Technology is seeking an outstanding researcher who has well-developed skills in the field of Ocean Colour Remote Sensing and optical oceanography (2-yr project). The project aims to better understand the corals and seagrass diversity at different spatiotemporal scales in the Arabian Gulf, using a combination of field observations, radiative […]

As the Manager of our Marine Discovery Centre (MDC) your scope of work is likely to include (but is not limited to): Project Management Oversee all operations at the MDC, with full working knowledge and active participation in all projects. Supervise and actively support our team members: o Coral Biologist, running and maintaining our Reefscapers […]

A 3-year PhD fellowship in fish migration theory and applications is offered by the National Institute for Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua) at the Technical University of Denmark. If you are interested in ecosystem processes and fish behavior, you should apply for this PhD position in the section for Oceans and Arctic. The project is focused […]

The European Marine Board (EMB) is looking for two new artists for the 2023 – 2024 edition of our ‘EMBracing the Ocean’ artist-in-residence programme. As we enter the third year of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, the need to connect people to our Ocean is more important than ever. The EMBracing the […]