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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is searching for a Research Associate III to join the Geology & Geophysics Department. This is a regular full-time, exempt position, eligible for full benefits. The Research Associate III will be working on a project that has the broad objectives of seismically imaging an intact segment of oceanic-arc crust, in order to better understand crustal production in oceanic arcs -- a system of processes that are key to the habitability of planets but that are, nevertheless, poorly understood.  

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is currently searching for a Research Assistant to join the Biology Department. This is a regular, full-time, non-exempt position and is eligible for benefits.  The Brosnahan lab at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is seeking a new member for its technical team. The successful candidate will be hired as a Research Assistant at a grade that is commensurate with their level of training and experience. This person will assist with efforts to deploy sensors that record...

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is currently searching for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join the Ocean Bottom Seismic Instrument Center (OBSIC, https://obsic.whoi.edu) within the Geology and Geophysics Department. This is a regular, casual, non-exempt position, and is eligible for casual benefits. The internal working title for this position could be either Part-time Helper or Laboratory Assistant, and the final level of the position will be determined commensurate with the selected candidate's level of education and experience. The initial term will be up to one year, renewable based on performance and funding...

Join our team studying paleoceanography and paleoclimate. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is currently searching for a Research Assistant to join the Geology and Geophysics Dept. This is a regular, full-time, non-exempt position, and is eligible for benefits. This position is available for one year from date of hire, with extensions up to three years total possible.   We are seeking a scientifically curious, reliable, and detail-oriented individual to assist with a variety of lab-related activities to conduct cutting-edge research on...

Research Associate position in internal wave modeling and wave turbulence at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is currently searching for a Postdoctoral Investigator to join the Marine Chemsitry and Geochemistry Department. This is a full-timel, exempt position, and is eligible for benefits.   The Postdoc will be initially awarded for one year with an extension granted for one or more years based on progress and performance. 

We are looking to hire a highly motivated and independent scientist for a Postdoctoral Investigator position in the Pachiadaki laboratory of the Biology department at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The postdoctoral position is part of projects funded by the NSF and the Simons Foundation to understand microbial ecology and evolution in oxygen-depleted marine environments. Oxygen depletion alters cycling of major elements (especially carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur) as well as food web functionality. Our lab participates in an international effort to address major gaps in our...

The Physical Oceanography Department is currently searching for an ocean Research Assisant II - Ocean Observation Analyst to join their team. This is a regular, full-time, exempt position, and is eligible for benefits.   Argo (www.argo.ucsd.edu) is a global array of autonomous instruments monitoring the oceans in real time. The WHOI Argo Team based in the Physical Oceanography Department is in need of an Ocean Observation Analyst and Manager to be hired at an Research Assistant II level.  The role is to analyze, visualize...

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is recruiting a highly ambitious and motivated Postdoctoral Investigator to join the Chemical Sensors Lab in the Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering Department with a focus on the analysis of chemical sensor data. This is a temporary, full-time, exempt position, and is eligible for benefits.    The Postdoctoral Investigator will analyze and interpret oceanographic chemical sensor data from the laboratory and field, report on results through data summarization and visualization, and...