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Jobs

  • Research Specialist I, II, or III - Phytoplankton and HAB Monitoring at Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas. Application deadline is May 25, 2025

  • Marine ecosystem modeler (fixed term contract of 18 months) at Mercator Ocean International in Toulouse, France (applications due May 12)
  • Deep-sea benthic biologist - Assistant Professor: SIO is searching for a tenure-track faculty member in the area of deep-sea benthic biology. Application review beginning February 3
  • Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Associate III -The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) is seeking a full-time Research Scientist Associate III. Candidates who obtained PhD within three years can be considered as Postdoc Fellow. The successful candidate will be involved in dynamic research activities in the research lab of Dr. Zhanfei Liu (zhanfei.liu@utexas.edu). The candidate will also have the freedom to develop their own research projects. The research in Liu Lab focuses on understanding sources, fates and transformation of natural and anthropogenic organic matter, such as dissolved and particulate organic matter, petroleum hydrocarbons, and micro- and nanoplastics. The Liu Lab is well equipped with state-of-the-art analytical instruments, such as high-resolution liquid chromatography mass spectrometry, pyrolysis coupled with gas chromatography mass spectrometry, and infrared spectroscopy etc. Apply by 31 January
  • Physical oceanography tenure track faculty position in the Ocean Sciences Department at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Sciences (formerly RSMAS, now RSMAES) at the University of Miami. Application review begins Dec. 15, 2024
  • Tenure-track position (very broadly defined) at University of Pennsylvania. Review of applicants will begin on November 20, 2024, and continue until the position is filled.

Post-docs

  • A new exciting position for a Marine ecosystem modeler specialized in biogeochemical data assimilation (36 months, 41000€- 45000€) is now open at Mercator Ocean International (Toulouse, France). Apply  here. Deadline for applications: 16/06/2025
  • Oceanographer specialized in marine ecosystem modeling (postdoc contract of 34 months) at Mercator Ocean International in Toulouse, France (applications due May 12)
  • Assistant Research Scientist (i.e., a postdoctoral scholar) now available in the Ecosystem Studies Group at the UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL) in Solomons, Maryland
  • Postdoc with Xinping Hu: I’m looking for a recent PhD graduate to work on coastal carbon cycle that involves both seawater and sediment studies.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Associate III -The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) is seeking a full-time Research Scientist Associate III.
  • The Seascape Ecology Lab at Oregon State University will be hiring at least two postdoctoral scholars, a phytoplankton ecologist and seascape ecologist.
  • Postdoc Opportunity in Biogeochemical State Estimation in the SOCCOM3 Project at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, CA.
  • Postdoctoral Research Scientist Position: Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. Completed applications received by January 17, 2025 will receive full consideration, however the posting will remain open until the position is filled.
  • Postdoc in regional to global cycling of atmospheric O2 and CO2. We invite qualified applicants to apply for a postdoctoral scholar position within the lab of Professor Ralph Keeling at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). Please e-mail a curriculum vitae with publications list, a statement of research interests and contact information for two references to Eric Morgan at ejmorgan@ucsd.edu.
  • Multiple PhD and PDF positions available  at Dalhousie University-  Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Open until filledI
  • Postdoc opportunity combining high-thoughput metagenomics with stable isotope probing to link environmental microbes to biogeochemical cycling at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks. Start date flexible (fall 2024-summer 2025). Rolling deadline
  • Postdoctoral researcher for a two-year project to investigate patterns in phytoplankton community composition across molecular time series collected at the Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) and the Cal Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly, San Louis Obispo) Pier at Avila Beach.  The position will be open until filled and applicants should reach out jointly to Dr. Bowman (jsbowman@ucsd.edu) and Dr. Pasulka (apasulka@calpoly.edu) with a copy of their CV and a brief expression of interest. Open until filled
  • Post-doc to work on ocean biophysical interactions at Sorbonne University, Paris. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.

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