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Reporting to the Group Operations Leader, this position provides day to day administrative support for the Shipboard Scientific Services Group (SSSG) within the WHOI Marine Operations Department. Limited administrative support for SSSG-related teams is also required (Winch Pool Facility, Pressure Test Facility, Dive Office, Marine Operations Finance Group, etc.).   Working closely with department personnel, this position will be the primary contact for all SSSG administrative items:  

At Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), our mission is to understand the ocean for our planet and our future.  In pursuit of this aspiration are some of the most world’s most talented ocean scientists and engineers who are pushing the boundaries of knowledge about the ocean to reveal its impact on our planet and our lives.  If you would like to support the people who go to impossible places to do impossible things, you can be part of making a difference.  The Development Office is looking for an organized, proactive, team-oriented, problem-solving administrative professional to support our Corporate and Foundation Relations team as Sr. Administrative Assistant...

  The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is seeking a passionate, innovative, and strategic leader to serve in a dual role, as the Director of Research Data and Library Services at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). The Library is operated jointly by the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and provides information resource services to four affiliate organizations: the United  States Geological Survey (USGS) Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, the Sea  Education Association (SEA), The Woodwell Climate Research Center (WCRC), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

  Vice President for Academic Programs and Dean 

Job summary - Assists the Department Chair with recruitment, appointment, and promotion of Department staff (i.e. scientific, technical, non-exempt, adjunct, and guest investigators); tracks staffs’ position timelines and requirements, compiles confidential application and promotion materials, and coordinates the operation of Departmental search committees. - Assists Department Chair and Department Administrator with special projects and preparation of complex reports/documents. - Tracks e-mail correspondence to the Chair, monitoring the account and, where appropriate, responding on behalf of the...

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is seeking an effective Administrative Assistant to join The Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering (AOPE) Department and to provide day-to-day administrative support for the Department Office and scientific and engineering staff.   The successful candidate will be part of a group responsible for appointments and promotions, space management and general office functions for the department and will play a key role in insuring that administrative needs of busy technical teams are accomplished...

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is seeking a Pre- and Post-Award Administrator to work in the Physical Oceanography (PO) Department. This is a regular, full-time, exempt position, and is eligible for full benefits. The Administrator will be responsible for working with Principal Investigators (PIs) and staff to manage pre- and post-award processes. Administrative support and financial management will include working with a portfolio (PIs), working on the full lifecycle of awards from proposal submissions through post-award activities, and ensuring compliance with agencies and institutional regulations, policies, terms, and conditions. Working within a world-renowned organization, the work is fast-paced and complex and...