Postdoctoral position: Assessment of the Ecosystem Health and Biodiversity of Walvis Bay Lagoon II and Adjacent WatersUniversity of Namibia (Sam Nujoma Campus)Henties Bay, Namibia3/28/2025
Senior PDRA in Marine Social ScienceScottish Association for Marine ScienceArgyll, Scotland3/28/2025
Postdoctoral fellowship program in the marine sciencesISblueWestern Brittany, France3/30/2025
Science Officer: AfricaRegional Information for Society (RIfS) Core Project of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)Any country in Africa3/31/2025
Environmental Liaison Officer to the South African Hake Trawl FisheryCapMarineCape Town3/31/2025
Adaptation SpecialistWWF-SANewlands, Cape Town3/31/2025
Postdoctoral position: The Future Evolution of Global Ocean Overturning Cells at Different Global Warming Levels National Centre for Meteorological Research (CNRM)Toulouse, France4/1/2025
Thematic Experts for the Digital Twin of the Ocean: Ocean Modelling Expert | Earth Observation Expert | Coordinator of Downstream Applications & Calls | DTO Release Manager. No closing date specified.Mercator Ocean International Toulouse, France4/4/2025
Coastal Zone Management Research Group LeaderOceanographic Research Institute (ORI)Durban, KwaZulu-Natal4/4/2025
Experts in Backend development, Frontend development, Fullstack development and Cloud OperationsMercator Ocean InternationalToulouse, France4/5/2025
Postdoctoral position in ocean biogeochemistryGEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research KielKiel, Germany4/6/2025
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
Marine Protected Area OfficerAscension Island GovernmentAscension Island4/27/2025
Postdoctoral position: Optimizing Southern Ocean Carbon Sink Observations Using Autonomous FloatsNational Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)Paris, France4/30/2025
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

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