The U.S. GEOTRACES program is committed to supporting the next generation of ocean scientists. This page compiles resources for job seekers, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduates interested in chemical oceanography, marine biogeochemistry, and related fields.
International GEOTRACES
- GEOTRACES Jobs & Funds - Funding, job, and student opportunities from the international GEOTRACES program - updated regularly
- GEOTRACES Early Career Scientist Network - International network for early career researchers in GEOTRACES science
Job Boards
- ASLO Jobs List - Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
- AGU Job Board - American Geophysical Union
- EOS Job Board - AGU's Earth and Space Science news
- OCB Jobs Listing - Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry jobs listings
- Schmidt Marine Job Board - Ocean science and technology positions
- PathwaysToScience.org - Broad science opportunities including diversity programs
- NOAA Sea Grant Openings
Early Career
- UNOLS Chief Scientist Training Cruise - Early career researcher opportunity
- WHOI Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Program (GFD)
Cruise Opportunities
- US GO-SHIP - At-sea Opportunities - Student berths and early career scientist positions on repeat hydrographic cruises. Check regularly for new postings
Postdoctoral Opportunities
- OCB Postdoc Exchange - Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry postdoc listings and exchange
- NSF Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship - OCE-PRF program
- NOAA Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship
- WHOI Postdoctoral Scholar Program
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography Postdoctoral Program
- LDEO Postdoctoral Fellowships in Earth, Environmental, and Climate Sciences
- ONR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program - Appointments at Navy R&D centers and laboratories for scientists within 7 years of their PhD
- WHOI Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Program (GFD)
Graduate Students
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
- WHOI/MIT Joint Program in Oceanography
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography Graduate Program
- NOAA Sea Grant Graduate Fellowships
- PathwaysToScience - Graduate Programs
- Columbia University-LDEO Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Graduate Program
- NDSEG Fellowship - DoD fellowship covering full tuition and a stipend for 3 years toward a PhD. Oceanography is an eligible field. Sponsored by ONR, Army, and Air Force
- WHOI Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Program (GFD)
- NREIP - Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program - 10-week summer research internship at a participating Navy laboratory for undergraduate and graduate students
Undergraduate
- NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) - Search for ocean and marine science REU sites
- Sea Education Association (SEA) - Undergraduate sea semester programs
- PathwaysToScience - Undergraduate Programs
- WHOI Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Program (GFD)
- NREIP - Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program - 10-week summer research internship at a participating Navy laboratory for undergraduate and graduate students
Funding and Support
