Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: Kelp Loss, Dispersal and Blue CarbonUWC Department of Biodiversity and Conservation BiologyBellville, Western Cape8/7/2026
Postdoctoral Fellowship in OceanographyAWI BremerhavenBremerhaven, Germany8/9/2026
Aquarist positionsSouth African Association for Marine Biological ResearchDurban, KwaZulu-Natal8/11/2026
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Marine Microplastics & Plastic-Degrading EnzymesCPUT Applied Microbial and Health Biotechnology InstituteBellville, Western Cape8/14/2026
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computer Vision for EcologyAIMSMuizenberg, Cape Town8/15/2026
Scientist Production Grade A: (Abalone) Ref No: FIM20/2026 (see page 29)Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the EnvironmentCape Town8/17/2026
Executive Director: Future Earth Global Coordination HubFuture EarthHamburg, Germany8/30/2026
Executive Secretary: Intergovernmental Oceanographic CommissionUNESCOParis, France9/6/2026
Editor-in-Chief of the South African Journal of ScienceASSAfRemote (South Africa-based)9/16/2026
ABALOBI Hub Development CoordinatorABALOBICape Town (with regular travel to coastal communities across South Africa)9/17/2026
Land Use Scientist for the Garden RouteCapeNatureGeorge, Western Cape10/7/2026
Support Engineer for scientific coordination and skills sharingPEPR BRIDGES, CNRS-Ifremer-IRDSaint-Denis, Reunion Island11/20/2026

Career Information

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