PhD position: Multidisciplinary analyses for understanding the long-term development and daily-dynamics of tidal flats, and its consequences for ecological qualityRoyal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ)Zeeland, Netherlands4/18/2025
Postdoctoral Researcher in Marine OMICSUniversity of GalwayGalway, Ireland4/24/2025
Science Communicator and Media Developer for Coastal Wetlands ProjectUniversity of the Western CapeBellville, Western Cape or hybrid4/25/2025
Marine Protected Area OfficerAscension Island GovernmentAscension Island4/27/2025
Postdoctoral position: Optimization of a biogeochemical model using BGC-Argo data assimilation to improve the detection and attribution of the effects of ocean alkalinizationCNRS, Mercator Ocean & Villefranche Oceanography LaboratoryToulouse, France4/28/2025
Postdoctoral position: Optimizing Southern Ocean Carbon Sink Observations Using Autonomous FloatsNational Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)Paris, France4/30/2025
Marine Biogeochemical Science OfficerEuro-Argo ERIC OfficePlouzané, France4/30/2025
Fisheries Standard ManagerMarine Stewardship CouncilBerlin, Madrid, or Cape Town5/4/2025
Venture Capital Scout. No closing date indicated.Katapult OceanCape Town5/4/2025
Bycatch CoordinatorInternational Whaling CommissionCambridge, UK5/4/2025
Communication Internship. No closing date. Start ASAP.OceanHub AfricaCape Town (or remote in SA)5/9/2025
Postdoctoral position: Trace metals and oxygen dynamics in South Atlantic Ocean. No closing date. Start June 2025.Stellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch5/15/2025
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Specialist: Africa Blue Benguela Partnership. No closing date indicated.The Nature ConservancyCape Town5/26/2025
Postdoctoral fellowships (1) Biological Effects and Toxicology of Microplastics (2) Ocean Accounting: Coastal Plastic Distribution, Impacts, and Risks. Positions open until filled.Centre for Sustainable Oceans at CPUT(1) Bellville (2) Cape Town, Western Cape5/31/2025

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