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Jobs, Postdocs, and Other Opportunities

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Jobs

  • BSC-CNS (Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación) is looking for a researcher interested in the effects of changes in natural aerosols on climate, ocean biogeochemistry, airquality and health. Applications due by October 5, 2024.
  • The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute seeks a marine scientist for the position Natural Science, with an interest in tropical research. Deadline to apply is October 15.
  • Position available at the Woods Hole office of US Geological Survey, suitable for a postdoctoral position, or as a next step following a postdoctoral appointment. The incumbent will conduct research on coastal Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement, and lateral fluxes of alkalinity and carbon in tidal wetlands. Applications will be accepted at the url below beginning 9/30/2024 and until 10/04/2024, or until 50 applications have been received. For clarity, “physical science” refers to a wide range of natural science training, including branches of chemistry, earth science, marine science, environmental engineering, physics, and mathematics. Job Announcement Number USGS-RES-24-12537881-DHA-SA. Control Number 811642400. USAJOBS URL https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/811642400
  • The Departments of Biology and Earth & Environment at Boston University seek candidates for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions: one in Global Change Biology and one in Global Change Remote Sensing, both starting July 1, 2025. These positions are part of a cluster hire initiative in Global Change & Sustainability led by Boston University’s College of Arts & Sciences. Deadline October 15
  • Ocean field technician wanted in the context of the SUBSEA project, which will be supported by Schmidt Sciences for the next five years. The position is based in Honolulu (HI) and the starting date is January 1, 2025. The project could fund this position for 3–3.5 years, which could be extended further if the project is funded beyond 2028.  Applicants must apply online on https://www.rcuh.com/work/careers/ and submit their application by Nov 1, 2024 to be considered for this recruitment.
  • Marine Biogeochemist (mCDR) at Ephemeral Carbon in Santa Clara, CA. Open until filled
  • Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences of Columbia University - tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Oceanography affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of CU - with expertise in either chemical or physical oceanography. Apply by November 4
  • The Biology Department in the College of Science and Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts Boston seeks to hire an Assistant Professor in the field of Marine Ecology to begin September 1, 2025. Apply by November 2
  • The Department of Earth and Planetary Science at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor Faculty position. Apply by October 1
  • Coastal Ocean Modeler (mCDR) wanted at Ephemeral Carbon in Santa Clara, CA. Open until filled
  • New director of the Florida Atlantic School of Environmental, Coastal, and Ocean Sustainability (ECOS) to recruit a collaborative, dynamic, and nationally recognized leader in environmental science. Application deadline November 1
  • Senior Research Scientists wanted at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. Apply by October 16
  • The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz is searching for an Assistant Professor of Coastal or Marine Ecology. This is an exciting position in a rapidly growing area at UCSC with connections to the Coastal Science and Policy Program, the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience, and the Institute for Marine Sciences. Apply by October 14
  • The Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) at Mississippi State University seeks an experienced and driven research scientist to lead the analysis, writing, and publication of marine metabarcoding and metagenomic datasets in collaboration with NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, FL. The incumbent will analyze datasets from global ocean and Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico expeditions in the context of associated oceanographic and remote sensing datasets using HPC resources at MSU and NOAA, and publish manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and datasets in global data repositories. This position is based at NOAA/AOML in Miami, Florida. No remote work location is allowed. Anticipated start date: October 1, 2024
  • Associate Professional Specialist in Oceanography  or more senior researcher in the area of ocean circulation and biogeochemistry modeling to work with Professor Laure Resplandy in the Geosciences Department at Princeton University.
  • Director, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
  • Estuarine Biogeochemical / Water Quality Modeler at San Francisco Estuary Institute in Richmond, CA. Open until filled
  • Hourglass Climate is seeking qualified candidates to fulfill the role of Laboratory Technician, Los Angeles, CA. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.
  • The Biological Oceanography Program within Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) has a near-term need for an Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Program Director with experience and expertise in any area of biological oceanography or marine ecology.For anyone interested, Cynthia Suchman (csuchman@nsf.gov) and her colleagues would be happy to talk about the position, the Program, and their work at NSF. Open until filled
  • The MIT Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and the Schwarzman College of Computing are hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the intersection of computing, environmental life sciences, and ecology! Applications due December 1, 2024.

Postdocs

  • Multiple PhD and PDF positions available - Ocean Carbon Climate Processes at Dalhousie University in Canada.
  • Postdoctoral Researcher in Molecular Food Web Ecology at Helsinki University. Applications due October 15, 2024.
  • Position available at the Woods Hole office of US Geological Survey, suitable for a postdoctoral position, or as a next step following a postdoctoral appointment. The incumbent will conduct research on coastal Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement, and lateral fluxes of alkalinity and carbon in tidal wetlands. Applications will be accepted at the url below beginning 9/30/2024 and until 10/04/2024, or until 50 applications have been received. For clarity, “physical science” refers to a wide range of natural science training, including branches of chemistry, earth science, marine science, environmental engineering, physics, and mathematics. Job Announcement Number USGS-RES-24-12537881-DHA-SA. Control Number 811642400. USAJOBS URL https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/811642400
  • Postdoctoral scholar in ocean acidification indicators (Seattle: $70k/yr). Closes 02/28/2025
  • ISblue: The interdisciplinary graduate school for the blue planet - Post-doctoral Fellowships in Marine Sciences; The aim of the programme is to give creative young scientists the opportunity to develop their own research project in one of the ISblue laboratories (Western Brittany, France). ISblue themes range from the coastal environment to the deep sea, bringing together research in all disciplines: ocean and geosciences, ecosystems, new technologies for observation, and the human societies living near the sea. Four fellowships will be awarded in 2025. Deadline for submission: Monday March 31st, 2025 - 09:59 PM (French Hour)
  • Postdoctoral scholar in emerging ocean carbon technology (Seattle: $70k/yr). Closes 01/31/2025
  • 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). Ongoing projects to kick off some ideas: https://sites.google.com/uncc.edu/microbial-ecology-lab/research Rolling deadline
  • Position at Laboratoire d'Oceanographie de Villefranche - Transfer of trace metals and pollutants through the water column and low trophic levels, apply by Oct. 6
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton - The Department of Geosciences at Princeton University invites applications for postdoctoral or more senior research positions in areas such as Geochemistry, Geomicrobiology, Environmental Chemistry, Biogeochemical Cycles, Paleoclimatology, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Geodynamics, Geochronology, Earth History, Seismology, and Planetary Science.
  • Postdoctoral Scholar at UC Santa Barbara under the supervision of Prof. Tim DeVries to work on marine biogeochemical modeling and data assimilation. Appy by September 30 to ensure full consideration
  • Two postdoc positions currently available at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Helgoland Germany. The positions focus on phytoplankton and zooplankton ecology, respectively. Apply by October 13
  • 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
  • Profs. Kate Sherren and Ian Stewart of Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada are recruiting a postdoctoral research fellow to study climate change adaptations through a case-study approach in communities throughout the Maritime provinces and eastern Quebec. This position is affiliated with TranSECT, a project within the recently established CFREF-funded Transforming Climate Action, and includes collaboration between Dalhousie University, University of Quebec at Rimouski, University of Laval and Memorial University. The position is based at Dalhousie U., with some travel to other jurisdictions in Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec. Review of applications will begin on Oct 1, 2024.
  • Postdoctoral fellow position available at the IBS Center for Climate Physics, Busan, Korea on Climate change impacts on the upper ocean distributions of marine microbes and fish. Open until filled
  • Postdoctoral Researcher on Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography/EPA, Narragansett, RI. Open until filled
  • Postdoc in Barcelona to work on atmospheric composition models and brand new mineralogy data from the EMIT sensor to improve estimates on iron deposition over the ocean. We're looking for candidates with a proven experience working with large datasets and models in HPC environments. The postdoc is part of the 3-years project BIOTA co-led  by Dr. Joan Llort and  Dr. Maria Gonçalves. Closes September 30.
  • Post-doc to work on ocean biophysical interactions at Sorbonne University, Paris. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.
  • Postdoc in Global Land Surface Remote Sensing (NASA GEDI) - The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES) at Brown University - postdoctoral research scientist in global land surface remote sensing - closes Sept 15.

Fellowships, Workshops, Webinars, and Other Opportunities

  • SCOR Visiting Scholars Program - funding for short courses at institutions in developing countries: https://scor-int.org/work/capacity/visiting-scholars/
  • BGC Argo Webinar #8: Comparing BGC-Argo observations with models, October 16, 2024, 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern. Please join us for the quarterly GO-BGC webinar, hosted by the US Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Project Office. This webinar will be focused on comparisons between BGC-Argo observations and ocean model simulations focusing on bbp and particulate forms of carbon. The webinar will begin with an update on the status of the GO-BGC float array, followed by two short presentations. We’ll then close with a community discussion and Q&A session. Recordings will be available on the OCB and GO-BGC websites.
  • The Winter School on Ocean Acidification and Multiple Stressors, Second Edition, will be held from 18 - 29 November 2024 at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Monaco. Application deadline is October 10, 2024.
  • NF-POGO-JAMSTEC Fellowship for Shipboard Training on the GO-SHIP P4W Expedition: The selected fellow will join the 40-day expedition on board the R/V Mirai, participating in water sampling and analysis onboard, working alongside world-class scientists and technicians, and gaining hands-on experience in techniques essential to producing high-quality datasets. In addition to taking part in the cruise, the fellow will spend one week prior to the cruise and one week after the cruise at JAMSTEC (Yokosuka, Japan). Under supervision of Dr. Shinya Kouketsu and Dr. Yuichiro Kumamoto, the fellow will learn about oceanographic observation and research at JAMSTEC, conduct preliminary data analysis, and assist with the mobilisation and demobilisation of the cruise. Applications due November 1, 2024. Link:
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