OCB Postdoc Exchange!

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A key objective of OCB is to train the next generation of ocean scientists and engage early career scientists in OCB and partner program meetings and training courses by providing travel and tuition support, networking, and mentoring opportunities.

Current and recent examples:

We are seeking to fill the both the student/early career positions for the 2024 decadal re-occupation of the GO-SHIP (https://usgoship.ucsd.edu and http://www.go-ship.org) meridional line known as I08 – a hydrographic transect from ~66.5° to 28°S in the southeastern Indian sector of the Southern Ocean. Deadline for applications is October 29, 2024 or until filled. Further details on the positions are available here: https://usgoship.ucsd.edu/2023/10/07/u-s-go-ship-i08s-2024-cruise-opportunity-deadline-10-29-23/ . Please contact Alison Macdonald amacdonald@whoi.edu if you have questions.
NSF OCE Postdoc Program (proposals due Nov. 10, 2023)
Early Career Research Fellowship Program, Honolulu, HI. Link: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawaiiedu/jobs/4024095/asst-researcher-11-mo-pos84552t-and-84566t Close date; Closed until positions are filled. Review of applications begin June 26, 2023
June 2-15, 2023: The UNOLS Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee (AICC), with support from the NSF Office of Polar Programs, is offering a 2023 Arctic Chief Scientist Training Cruise program for early career researchers. This program includes a series of informational and pre-cruise planning meetings held virtually in March through May, 2023, followed by an on-site orientation in Seward, Alaska and week-long transit and survey on the R/V Sikuliaq between Seward and Nome (travel dates: June 2-15, 2023). Deadline to apply February 22
Annual OCB summer workshop
OCB scoping workshops
Gordon Conference in Chemical Oceanography
IMBeR IMBIZO Meetings (odd years)
IMBER ClimECO Summer Schools (even years)
SOLAS Summer Schools
International Ocean Colour Coordination Group (IOCCG) Lecture Series
International Ocean Colour Science Meeting (IOCS)
Cornell Satellite Remote Sensing Course
Univ. Maine Ocean Color Remote Sensing Course
Training courses on ocean acidification
Training courses on biogeochemical sensors

While we do not entertain individual requests for travel support, early career support is a high priority of bulk travel support requests submitted to OCB (see below for current opportunities). OCB strives to highlight the work of students and postdocs at its meetings and provide opportunities for interacting with federal agency managers and other scientists. OCB also maintains an early career position on its Scientific Steering Committee (SSC).

Early Career Opportunities & News

Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Young Earth System Scientists community
View our Jobs & Postdocs page for current openings
View our Student Opportunities page for undergraduate, MS and PhD listings

Pathways to Science: Early Career Fellowships & Scholarships

BioGeoSCAPES 2023 Workshop – Apply by June 12

The NSF-funded Accelnet Development of an International Network for the Study of Ocean Metabolism and Nutrient Cycles on a Changing Planet (BioGeoSCAPES) will convene an international BioGeoSCAPES science planning workshop on 6-9 November 2023 at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (with hybrid option). The objectives of this workshop are to: Facilitate community building and collaboration across nations and disciplines […]

New BioGeoSCAPES Fellows Program NSF Accelnet-funded

We are excited to launch a BioGeoSCAPES Fellows program funded by the NSF AccelNet award Development of an International Network for the Study of Ocean Metabolism and Nutrient Cycles on a Changing Planet (BioGeoSCAPES). This new program will bring together an international, interdisciplinary cohort of early career (postdocs and senior graduate students) researchers working in the areas […]

OCB to sponsor early career participation in 2023 Cornell Satellite Remote Sensing Summer Course

June 5-16, 2023 (Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY) The Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry (OCB) Program will support five US-based students or postdocs to participate in this course, including tuition, housing, and a travel stipend. To apply for support, please send your 2-page CV (NSF biosketch format) and a brief statement of interest (1 page max) to […]

NASA Sponsored Workshop on Calibration and Validation of Ocean Color Remote Sensing – Apply by March 15

NASA Sponsored Workshop on Calibration and Validation of Ocean Color Remote Sensing June 12 – July 7, 2023 Bowdoin College, Schiller Coastal Studies Center (SCSC), Orr’s Island, Maine An intensive four-week, cross-disciplinary, graduate-level workshop in optical oceanography will be offered at Bowdoin College’s SCSC. This workshop is the latest version of the optical oceanography course […]

2023 Open Call for Shipboard Fellowships

We are pleased to announce the 2023 Open Call for Shipboard training. On its 5th edition, this annual programme offers a number of shipboard fellowship opportunities onboard research vessels throughout the year. Normally, specific calls are made a minimum of six months before the cruise begins, in order to allow time for large numbers of […]

OCB2023 Plenary Sessions

OCB2023 Summer Workshop June 12-15, 2023 The 2023 OCB Summer Workshop will be held in person June 12-15, 2023 at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Still seeking interested students and postdocs to help organize this year’s OCB summer workshop plenary sessions! Please submit your expression of interest by Jan. 23! Marginal […]

Co-Chief GO-SHIP opportunity – due Jan 16

US GO-SHIP is seeking scientists with experience in physical or chemical oceanography (hydrography) who would be interested in participating as co-Chief Scientist on the decadal re-occupation of the U.S. GO-SHIP (https://usgoship.ucsd.edu and http://www.go-ship.org) hydrographic long-line known as I05 (32°S in the Indian Ocean). This expedition is ~2 months long (Fremantle, Australia to Cape Town, South […]

SOCCOM ECR resources!

Are you an early career researcher working on the Southern Ocean? Consider joining the SOCCOM early career mailing list and our meetings! This is a space for Southern Ocean ECRs to come together to discuss work and life and to exchange tips about potential careers, networking, and resources. All Southern Ocean ECRs are welcome, regardless […]

Extreme Events Workshop

New OCB Scoping Workshop (October 23-26, 2022 at North Carolina State Univ. in Raleigh, NC, in person) : C-saw Time domain controls on carbon storage, release, and transformation in coastal and estuarine waters following extreme events. The aim of this workshop is to push forward our knowledge of extreme weather and fire effects on coastal […]

C-CoMP programs

We have two programs in C-CoMP (https://ccomp-stc.org/) that the OCB community may be interested in – a postdoc program and a bridge-to-PhD program. Both programs are 2-year fellowships with professional development, mentoring opportunities and rich research experiences across the ocean sciences and education research. The postdoc fellowship asks applicants to identify a host who can […]