Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is seeking a Research Administrator to work in the Department of Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry (MCG). The Research Administrator works closely with Principal Investigators (PIs), Department Administrator and other research and technical staff on all activities associated with the full lifecycle of awards: from proposal development and submission through post-award activities, ensuring compliance and following policies of the agencies and the Institution. Working within a world-renowned organization and supporting its mission, the work is fast-paced and complex, and it requires excellent organizational, critical thinking, problem solving, and interpersonal skills. A preference will be given to those who have prior experience working within the scientific research environment, federally funded awards and/or sponsored research.
This is a regular, full-time, exempt position, and is eligible for full benefits. The working title is Research Administrator; the level of Administrative Associate I / Administrative Associate II will be determined based on a candidate's level of experience.
On-site presence is preferred; a remote option is available for a strong candidate but on site quarterly visits are expected.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Kindy include a cover letter with your resume.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is currently seeking a seasonal Engineering Technician to join the Operational Scientific Services department for the 2023 summer period (June 22 - July 15, 2023). This is a temporary, casual, non-exempt positions and is eligible for casual benefits.
Summer hiring positions provide technical assistance to mechanical and electrical design engineers by performing maintenance, testing, and repairs to electrical or mechanical systems.
Engineer Assistant I Level:
With close supervision, uses established procedures to perform prescribed tasks related to the engineering support of oceanographic research.
Engineer Assistant II Level:
With some supervision, applies acquired knowledge of established procedures to the assembly, testing, and use of equipment in support of engineering projects related to oceanographic research.
Engineer Assistant III Level:
With little supervision, applies a broad knowledge of established procedures to the assembly, testing, or calibration of equipment developed and used in support of engineering projects related to oceanographic instrumentation.
The internal working titles for these positions could be Engineering Assistant I, II, or III. The final level of these positions will be determined commensurate with the selected candidate's level of education and experience.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is currently searching for a Research Assistant to join the Lindell Lab in the Advanced Ocean Physics and Engineering Department to work on projects related to aquaculture research of seaweeds. This is a full-time job with unique training and advancement opportunities at the world’s largest private non-profit oceanographic institute. Ideal candidates have some experience in algae or seaweed biology, and are familiar with techniques for microscopy and sterile culture of microorganisms. The range of duties include setting up and executing research experiments, laboratory and phenotypic analysis of seaweeds, water quality analysis, laboratory culture of seaweed germplasm and juveniles. Responsibilities include helping to prepare farm structures and assist farm installation and decommissioning. Applicants would ideally have experience with statistical analysis and database functionality. This is a regular, non-exempt position, and is eligible for benefits.
RA II:
With some supervision, employs established laboratory procedures, standard equipment, and fundamental concepts to conduct research tasks determined by field of study and scope of individual research project.
RA III:
With little supervision, applies a broad knowledge of laboratory principles, equipment, and procedures to the completion of moderately difficult assignments determined by field of study and scope of individual research project.
Minimum requirements are a Bachelors degree and one year of experience, or a Masters in Science.
The internal working title for this position could be either Research Assistant II or Research Assistant III. The final level of the position will be determined commensurate with the selected candidate's level of education & experience.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is searching for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Embedded Systems Engineer to join the Oceanographic Systems Lab (OSL) within the Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Department (AOPE). This is a regular full-time, exempt position, and is eligible for benefits.
OSL is a world leader in Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) technology and operation in many complex oceanographic environments. Military and scientific applications of AUVs are supported by OSL including biologic and physical surveys, mapping, under-ice operations, environmental anomaly detection, and filming megafauna. OSL works with REMUS AUVs developed at WHOI and equipment designed elsewhere, expanding capabilities of the AUVs and the sensors they support. The OSL team operates in a creative and exciting workspace from creation of ideas to deployment in the field.
OSL is recruiting qualified candidates for a position in electronic and software engineering in support of applied research and development in underwater robotics, communication, and navigation. The work will involve support of existing systems, electronic design and development of new systems, and troubleshooting at all levels. Specifically, it will require support and development of electronic designs for embedded, microcontroller-based systems and their firmware, and of software for general purpose computers. The position will also involve going to sea to support data collection and experimentation, and post-processing and analysis.
A successful candidate, with little supervision, works creatively and independently to establish objectives, meet deadlines, and complete difficult engineering assignments by demonstrating full competency in one or more engineering areas; assists substantively in planning technical aspects of new developments, as well as design, testing, and use of major system components.
The internal working title for this position could be either Engineer II or Research Engineer. The final level of the position will be determined commensurate with the selected candidate’s level of education and experience.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is currently searching for a Security Guard to join the Facilities Department.
Under direct supervision, performs routine security checks throughout the entire Institution. This is an overnight position, and the scheduled shifts are Thursday - Monday from 12:00 am-8:00 am. This is a regular, full-time, non-exempt position, and is eligible for benefits.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) seeks a senior leader to ensure the institution advances its imaging capabilities and impact. WHOI has received a grant to support this position, which will report directly to WHOI’s Deputy Director and Vice President for Science and Engineering.
The primary role of the Director of Imaging Technology is to build on WHOI’s existing capabilities and develop new opportunities for leadership in advanced underwater imaging. While WHOI researchers presently develop and deploy a wide variety of cutting-edge imaging technology, our imaging expertise is dispersed across departments throughout the Institution. The Director of Imaging Technology will bring together, support, and coordinate among these hubs of imaging expertise—and individual scientists, researchers, and technical staff—in order to drive collaboration, increase efficiencies, accelerate technological innovation, and advance WHOI science, discovery, and ocean exploration.
The Institution is committed to ensuring that the institution is at the forefront of undersea imaging technology and the long-term success of the individual who occupies this important leadership role. This position is expected to collaborate and develop new avenues of sponsored development by working with WHOI researchers to provide imaging technology solutions for grant-funded research, and/or for outside clients including government agencies, peer institutions, and private-sector ocean exploration and media companies. In addition to working closely with WHOI’s scientific, engineering, and technical staff, the Director of Imaging Technology will be responsive to the imaging needs of WHOI Advancement (Communications and Development Departments), collecting, curating, and providing high-quality visual assets (video and still imagery) to support Institutional outreach and communications efforts.
This position is not initially supervisory, but it demands a dynamic leader with a positive, collegial mindset who can build teams, drawing on internal and external expertise. We seek a technologist with excellent interpersonal communication skills and high emotional intelligence, as well as broad expertise in diverse imaging technologies, data science, data management, and archiving.
This is a regular, full-time, exempt position and is eligible for full benefits. The final level of the position will be determined commensurate with the selected candidate's level of education & experience.
INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT
- Advance WHOI’s mission and vision, as described in Vision2030
- Cultivate strong, positive working relationships with WHOI leadership, scientists, engineers, technical staff, and development and communications professionals across the Institution.
- Support Institutional goals for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Work to spark conversations, “collisions,” and collaborations across WHOI among imaging hubs and individual scientists, engineers, and technical staff, and to eliminate redundancies and inefficiencies.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is currently searching for a Vehicle Technicianto join the Facilities department. Reporting to the Manager of Distribution and Services, this position is responsible for general management of the Institution’s vehicles to provide a safe and functional vehicle fleet. Requires limited direction, thorough experience and training, and skilled in several trades required for this position. Unusual situations are reviewed with the Distribution and Services Manager or escalated to Facilities Director as needed. This is a regular, full-time, non-exempt position and is eligible for benefits.
WHOI’s department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering is seeking an organized, detail-oriented and resourceful individual who will work collaboratively in the department and across the Institution. The position will support departmental investigators, while working with the Department’s Senior Administrative team members for high level policy and procedure guidance. This is a regular, full-time, non-exempt position, and is eligible for full benefits.
The role will expose the candidate to research administration requirements at the investigator and departmental level. The candidate is expected to provide support for both pre- and post-award functions including maintaining systems for relevant materials (e.g., CV, biographical sketches, award statements, current and pending proposal information, and reporting). May assist with coordination of seminars and/or maintaining calendars for scientific staff.
On-site presence is preferred. Hybrid schedule may be considered for right candidate with minimum onsite time expected between 3-4 days per week.
The internal working title for this position could be either Senior Administrative Assistant I or Senior Administrative Assistant II. The final level of the position will be determined commensurate with the selected candidate’s level of education and experience.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is dedicated to advancing knowledge of the ocean and its connection with the Earth system through a sustained commitment to excellence in science, engineering, and education, and to the application of this knowledge to problems facing society. WHOI’s team of scientists and engineers are committed to understanding all facets of the ocean as well as its complex connections with Earth’s atmosphere, land, ice, seafloor, and life—including humanity. This is essential not only to advance knowledge about our planet, but also to ensure society’s long-term welfare and to help guide human stewardship of the environment. Help us explore and learn more about the ocean and the many mysteries it holds.
WHOI seeks a Development Director to manage and further cultivate a strong group of existing donors in the greater New York City region to support the ambitious and strategic fundraising growth of the organization. In particular, the Development Director will be responsible for working with the team to drive WHOI’s campaign and be responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major gift donors and prospects.
Key to success in this role will be identifying and building relationships with new prospects, as well as strengthening relationships with existing donors to maximize philanthropic support. In addition to soliciting major gifts, the Development Director will develop ways in which donors can support the future of WHOI through transformational campaign gifts.
The Development Director will report to the Chief Development Officer and will work closely with other Development colleagues and key stakeholders to expand and grow the fundraising efforts of WHOI.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is currently searching for a Research Assistant to join the Geology & Geophysics Department. This is a regular, full-time, non-exempt position, and is eligible for full benefits. This position is available for a period of one year from the date of hire and is renewable depending on performance and funding availability.
The National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (NOSAMS) Facility is looking for a Research Assistant to join our team. Characteristic duties are to prepare and process samples for radiocarbon analysis. The ideal candidate will have a strong attention to detail, an aptitude for learning new procedures, and be capable of managing multiple tasks.
As aResearch Assistant, the incumbent works with some supervision, employs established laboratory procedures, standard equipment, and fundamental concepts to conduct research tasks determined by field of study and scope of individual research project. The internal working title for this position will be Research Assistant I or Research Assistant II. The final level of the position will be determined commensurate with the selected candidate's level of education & experience.
Join our team studying paleoceanography and paleoclimate. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is currently searching for a Research Assistant to join the Geology and Geophysics Department. This is a regular, full-time, non-exempt position, and is eligible for benefits.
We are seeking a scientifically curious, reliable, and detail-oriented individual to assist with a variety of lab- and field-related activities, with possibilities to also work with other lab groups and in facilities. Our labs perform cutting-edge research on oceanographic changes and climate impacts in the recent past (e.g., sea-level rise, paleotempestology, hydroclimate).
The individual will assist with general research needs and activities. Responsibilities include sampling sediment cores from around the world, prepping samples (washing and sieving sediment), and identifying and picking benthic and planktic foraminifera for isotope and elemental ratio analysis from the washed sediment. Additional tasks include acid-cleaning labware; high precision weighing; pipetting, sieving, laser grain size analyzing, gamma radioisotope counting, CT scanning, preparing samples for stable isotope analysis and elemental ratio analysis on an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer. An ideal candidate would have previous experience with some of these tasks and be diligent about documenting protocols used, data entry, and updating and maintaining databases.
Online application forms should be submitted with a cover letter and resume. In your cover letter, please include information about your previous lab experience, previous experience with Excel and/or other programming languages, and why you are interested in this position.
This is initially a one-year position from the date of hire, with the possibility of it being extended. This could be a great opportunity to help recent college/university graduates develop skills and transition into the geosciences workforce or graduate school.
WHOI is committed to broadening participation in geosciences, and applicants whose backgrounds are underrepresented in STEM are especially encouraged to apply.
The internal working title for this position will be Research Assistant I, Research Assistant II, or Research Assistant III
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is looking for a Senior Administrative Assistant I/II position, which will report into the Director for Research Strategies and Innovation to manage the activitiesassociated with the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team. The internal working title for this position could be Mentorship Coordinator. The level of the position will be determined and commensurate with the selected candidate's level of education & experience. This is currently a temporary position with the possibility of becoming a regular position, and is full-time, non-exempt, and eligible for limited benefits. A significant component of this work will require an on-campus presence.
The Climate and Paleoceanography group at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution seeks a Postdoctoral Investigator (PDI) interested in using stable isotopes and elemental ratios of foraminifera to reconstruct Indo-Pacific Warm Pool oceanographic variability on multi-decadal to centennial time scales during the last millennium. The PDI would interact with collaborators, who are using ocean and climate models for proxy-model synthesis, to interpret the results. The PDI would also contribute to studies of oceanographic variability during the last deglaciation and the Holocene.
This is a full-time, exempt position, and is eligible for benefits. The initial appointment will be for one year with the possibility of a 6-month extension.
The institution has a top-rated postdoctoral program (www.whoi.edu/postdoctoral/) that supports a dynamic postdoctoral community with formal mentoring and career guidance programs. While the primary focus of the work will be in research, the Postdoctoral Investigator will have the opportunity to participate in educational and outreach activities associated with the project.
Online application forms should be submitted with a cover letter, complete curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation. A research statement is not required. Applications will be reviewed upon submission. A 2023 start date is preferred, but the position will remain posted until filled.
The Physical Oceanography Department is seeking a Postdoctoral Investigator. This is a fixed term, full-time, exempt position, and is eligible for benefits. The initial appointment will be for 1 year with an extension contingent on progress and funding.
Postdoctoral Investigator position to investigate submesoscale processes at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
The institution has a top-rated postdoctoral program (www.whoi.edu/postdoctoral/) that supports a dynamic postdoctoral community with formal mentoring and career guidance programs. While the primary focus of the work will be in research, the Postdoctoral Investigator will have the opportunity to participate in educational and outreach activities associated with the project.
Online application forms should be submitted with a cover letter, complete curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation. Applications will be reviewed upon submission.
The Facilities Department is currently searching for a Shop Services Assistant - Seasonal (Summer)to join the team for Summer, 2023. This is a temporary, casual, non-exempt position, and eligible for casual benefits.
This is an entry level position, reporting to a Facilities Shop Supervisor. Under direct supervision, performs a variety of routine work associated with the areas of machining, maintenance, electrical, and/or carpentry.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is currently searching for a Postdoctoral Investigator to join the Physical Oceanography Department. This is a temporary, full-time, exempt position, and is eligible for benefits. This role is for 5 months, with possible extension.
Postdoctoral position in wave turbulence and internal wave modeling at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
The institution has a top-rated postdoctoral program (www.whoi.edu/postdoctoral/) that supports a dynamic postdoctoral community with formal mentoring and career guidance programs. While the primary focus of the work will be in research, the Postdoctoral Investigator will have the opportunity to participate in educational and outreach activities associated with the project.
Online application forms should be submitted with a cover letter, complete curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation. Applications will be reviewed upon submission.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is seeking a Research Administrator to work in the Department of Geology and Geophysics (G&G). The Research Administrator works closely with Principal Investigators (PIs) and other research and technical staff on all activities associated with the full lifecycle of awards: from proposal development and submission through post-award activities, ensuring compliance and following policies of the agencies and the Institution. Working within a world-renowned organization and supporting its mission, the work is fast-paced and complex, and it requires excellent organizational, critical thinking, problem solving, and interpersonal skills. A preference will be given to those who have prior experience working within the scientific research environment, federally funded awards and/or sponsored research.
This is a regular, full-time, exempt position, and is eligible for full benefits. The working title is Research Administrator; the level of Administrative Associate I / Administrative Associate II will be determined based on a candidate's level of experience.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Kindy include a cover letter with your resume.
The Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department is searching for an instrumentation technician to join the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Coastal and Global Scale Nodes (CGSN) team. This is a regular full-time position and is eligible for benefits. The internal working title for this position could be either Engineering Assistant III, or Sr Engineering Assistant I. The final level of the position will be determined commensurate with the selected candidate's level of education & experience.
The role of the position primarily consists of working with a range of oceanographic instruments from initial testing through deployment and recovery for the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). OOI is an NSF funded project with the purpose of deploying and maintaining data collection moorings to measure physical, chemical, and biological processes for the scientific community.
The Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department is searching for an instrumentation engineer to join the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Coastal and Global Scale Nodes (CGSN) team. This is a regular full-time, exempt position and is eligible for benefits. The internal working title for this position could be either Engineer I or Engineer II. The final level of the position will be determined commensurate with the selected candidate's level of education & experience.
The role of the position primarily consists of working with a range of oceanographic instruments from initial testing through deployment and recovery for the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). OOI is an NSF funded project with the purpose of deploying and maintaining data collection moorings to measure physical, chemical, and biological processes for the scientific community.
The Chemical Sensors Lab in the Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department is currently searching for an Electrical Engineer to work with a cross-disciplinary team focused on developing biogeochemical sensors and instrumentation for ocean and environmental applications. Areas of interest include the ocean carbon system, coral reef health, microplastics, sea level rise, and deep ocean exploration. Significant duties include designing, prototyping, testing, and characterizing various sensor systems on the lab bench, leading electrical engineering tasks including board design and fabrication, and subsequently deploying and validating the sensors at sea. Familiarity with optics or optical sensing and/or ocean sensors is a plus. Strong technical skills and ability to document engineering designs required. A desire to propose and pursue novel ideas and technologies is encouraged. This is a regular, full-time, exempt position, and is eligible for benefits.
This is an entry to early career level position designed to encourage the connection and application of academic training to results-oriented projects in support of scientific and research activities. Initially this position will have direct supervision to achieve structured and assigned objectives, and is expected to later expand to broader and more independent tasks. The candidate will be expected to work on tasks requiring creativity and independent thinking, along with a proven understanding of fundamental research and engineering principles. The candidate will have expertise in electrical engineering through either a recognized degree or through experience at a previous engineering position.
The internal working title for this position could be either Engineer I or Engineer II. The final level of the position will be determined commensurate with the selected candidate's level of education & experience.
