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Jennifer Prairie

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Plankton Ecologist, Mathematical Biologist, and Seasick Oceanographer Professor at University of San Diego

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Julia Van Etten @couchmicroscopy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Spread the word! I’m looking to recruit a PhD student to grow the Paulinella project. Some details can be found here: www.vanettenlab.org/join
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Join! — Van Etten lab at UMD
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Ethan Linck @elinck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm hiring a postdoc to help build tools for inferring complex speciation histories with genomic data. strong computational skills are a must, but this is a training opportunity. 60K$+ salary, 2 years, details flexible. please reach out! (and repost) ad here: jobs.montana.edu/postings/53150
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Postdoctoral Researcher
The Department of Ecology at Montana State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Scholar as part of NSF-funded research on speciation under alternating cycles of gene flow and isolation (fundi...
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Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @aaberhe.com · 29/09/2026
Applications are now open for the UC President's Postdoc Fellowship Reach out if you want to submit an applicaiton focused on environmental/soil sciences, biogeochemistry, climate change, & related areas As a former fellow, this is a program I highly recommend 4 ECRs interested in academic careers
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Kacy Gordon @kacylynn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
JOB ALERT: UNC Bio is hiring 2 tenure track assistant profs doing molecular, cell, and dev bio. The search is intentionally broad, so please share widely and spread the word! Find more information and apply here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/325... Application review begins Nov 1.
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 22/09/2026
📣Have you always wanted to work in Woods Hole? Don't miss this opportunity! WHOI's Marine Policy Center invites applications from established career professionals for its 3-month Visiting Scholar Program. Applications due June 15! 📲Find out more: go.whoi.edu/visiting-scholar
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Beth Orcutt @deepmicrobe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
@bigelowlab.bsky.social is hiring at least 3 new senior research scientists! If studying the foundations of global ocean health to unlock its potential to improve the future sounds like your jam, please apply by Nov 1! www.bigelow.org/about/career...
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Careers - Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
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Holly Moeller @mixotrophe.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
🚨Job Alert!🚨 Please share widely! We are hiring *two* postdocs (one ASAP, one Oct '26) using models and data to identify pathways involving the gut-brain axis that link the infant microbiome with neurodevelopment and Autism Spectrum Disorder. 1st review date: April 24! recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03089
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Postdoctoral Researcher-- Foundations of a Resilient Microbiome (2 Positions)
University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!
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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences @bigelowlab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#BigelowLab is hiring three new Senior Research Scientists in natural products chemistry, deep-sea ecosystem exploration and research, or another area aligned with our strategic plan (linked from the listing). Applications due Nov. 1. FMI: www.bigelow.org/about/careers.html #sciencejobs
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Matt Bracken @brackenlab.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Tenure-track assistant professor position in #ecology at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington: apply.interfolio.com/190454
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Colin Kremer @quant-ecology.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Cool” new NSF postdoc position available in my lab at UConn, studying our unique Arctic phytoplankton collection and the interactive effects of temperature, light, and photoperiod. 3 years of funding, detailed job ad here: s.uconn.edu/q1o0itl62l.
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Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🌊 ocean research cruise (expedition) opportunity for students through @usgoship.bsky.social on upcoming re-occupation of central Pacific meridional hydrographic transect aboard University of Washington R/V Thomas G. Thompson usgoship.ucsd.edu/2026/08/27/p...
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P16S/C Student Cruise Opportunity (Review begins 9/21/26)
2027 At-sea opportunity US GO-SHIP (https://usgoship.ucsd.edu and http://www.go-ship.org) is looking for students to participate in an upcoming re-occupation of a central Pacific meridional hydrograph...
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Carlos Moffat @carlosmoffat.com · 02/09/2026
🌊With the Fall semester upon us, it's time to start thinking about recruiting/applying to grad school for 2027. If you are a marine scientist looking for a graduate student, I've created a form where you can add your name and other info: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Please share widely! (1/2)
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Oceanography MS/PhD Positions for Fall 2027
This is an effort to collect the **contact information of potential advisors** for MS/PhD students in Oceanography. Please note that if you answer **you are agreeing to have your contact information...
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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 28/08/2026
Texas A&M Atmospheric Sciences @tamuatmo.bsky.social is searching for a new mid/senior faculty position. Feel free to reach out to me if you have questions. apply.interfolio.com/191450
The Department of Atmospheric Sciences in the College of Arts & Sciences at Texas A&M University invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the Associate or Full Professor level in the field of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. Applicants will be considered for either tenure-track or tenured Associate Professor or tenured Professor, depending on qualifications. This is a full-time, 9-month position with an anticipated start date during the 2027-2028 academic year.

The successful candidate will teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels and supervise graduate students. This individual will be expected to lead a research and outreach program in areas germane to high-impact weather in Texas, supporting the land grant mission of the university. In addition to service to the department and college, the appointee's service duties will also include facilitating research interactions with other departments, colleges, and institutions and agencies across the state.

Texas A&M University is a land‐, sea‐, and space‐grant university, within a dynamic and international community. The Department of Atmospheric Sciences has a broad research and teaching program with 23 faculty members, 139 undergraduate and 49 graduate students. The department is also affiliated with the Office of the State Climatologist, the Southern Regional Climate Center, the Texas Center for Extreme Weather, and the Center for Atmospheric Chemistry and the Environment. More information about the department can be found at: https://atmo.tamu.edu/.

Teaching and research facilities in the department include two undergraduate computer laboratories, a micropulse lidar, the Houston Lightning Mapping Array, the Weather Center, the Rapid Onsite Atmospheric Measurement Van, automated surface weather stations, and radiosonde systems. The department is part of the College of Arts and Sciences, which offers an array of degree programs and educational facilities.
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Michelle Facette @mfacette.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
UMass Amherst Dept of Biology is hiring a TT faculty member in Evolutionary Biology! careers.umass.edu/jobs/assista... We have a diverse and wonderful dept - please consider joining us!
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Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Title: Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Biology Work Location: Amherst Schedule: Full Time Work A...
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Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography @aslo.org · 27/08/2026
The #ASLO Awards celebrate excellence across all career stages and disciplines. Highlight talent in our community and recognize scientists and educators for their outstanding contributions to the #aquaticsciences. 🗓️ Nominate by 1 October 2026 www.aslo.org/nominations-... #limnology #oceanography
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Henri F. Drake @henrifdrake.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I am recruiting a PhD student to join my group at UC Irvine in Fall 2027 to work on the Coupled Tipping Dynamics of Ocean Circulation and Ice Sheets – details in the attachment below. Please share the position with your networks!
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Cawa Tran, PhD @cawatran.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The Dept. of Biology at the University of San Diego seeks two tenure-track assistant professors for Fall 2027, with experience in cell biology and/or organismal biology (both broadly defined) & strong interest in undergraduate-research mentoring. Please repost! jobs.sandiego.edu/cw/en-us/job...
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Details - Assistant Professor, Biology
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Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences @cjfas.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Know an early-career researcher making waves in aquatic science? 🌊 Nominate them for the Stevenson Lectureship Award, recognizing creativity and impact in aquatic research in Canada. Details ▶️ ow.ly/HEH050YXvqt
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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The @whiteabalone.bsky.social lab at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab in Bodega Bay, CA, is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow! This postdoc will lead lab studies to improve successful spawning behaviors in critically endangered white abalone. Priority review begins 3/13/26. Learn more: buff.ly/wjGIGY0
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Nick Record @seascapescience.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Summer internship opportunity at the Boothbay Region Land Trust bbrlt.org/wp-content/u...
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Jessica R. Glass, PhD @jessicaglass.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
🚨 Job Alert! TT Assistant Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks! Looking for a candidate with a focus on coastal ecology. Come be my colleague! Please share. careers.alaska.edu/jobs/assista...
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UW College of the Environment @uwenvironment.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Come join us at #UWEnvironment! @uwsafs.bsky.social and UW Friday Harbor Labs are hiring an assistant professor who specializes in marine invertebrate organismal biology. About the job and how to apply: bit.ly/44sItYr
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John Stehlin @jstehlin.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Geography, Environment, and Sustainability at UNCG is hiring for a tenure-track assistant professor in environmental science with an emphasis in hydrology and water resources. Interdisciplinary approach and ability to connect to social sciences and humanities a huge plus. Come work with me!
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Assistant Professor, Environmental Science
The Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Environmen...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
I know many of you who follow me don't work in climate science, but this is the biggest story in climate right now. Breaking up NCAR makes us all less safe and is another act of self-harm that will take decades to recover from.
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Trump administration to dismantle key climate research center
Russell Vought, who directs the White House Office of Management and Budget, announced plans to split up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, citing concerns about “clima...
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Noah Brauer @noaabrauer.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
As someone not with NCAR, I use NCAR-based software everyday to help identify and track regions of excessive precipitation to help NWS forecasters protect lives and property. NCAR is extremely valuable and we need them.
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Corey Garza @profcgarza.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
We are now advertising for the position of Assistant Professor of Marine Invertebrate Organismal Biology @uwsafs.bsky.social The position will be based out at Friday Harbor Labs in the San Juan Islands. See the ad below for details. @csucoast.bsky.social apply.interfolio.com/178804
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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
“To shutter this facility is, frankly, a national security risk,” Kim Cobb told @bloomberg.com about NCAR, given its cutting-edge work on extreme weather and across fields including machine learning and AI. Story w/ @eroston.bsky.social @willwwade.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump Administration Aims to Dismantle Key Climate Research Hub
The US plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a key climate-science hub in Boulder, Colorado, which the Trump administration says strayed from its mission decades ago by taki...
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 17/12/2025
“NCAR has played a greater role in advancing weather prediction & atmospheric modeling than perhaps any other single entity in the world,” says @weatherwest.bsky.social Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
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Trump administration plans to break up largest federal climate research center
Russ Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, said the National Science Foundation "will be breaking up" the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado.
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Corey Garza @profcgarza.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Interested in the different affinity groups attending the @agu.org meeting this week in New Orleans? Check out the QR codes in the flyer below to access their sites.
Flyer with QR codes for affinity groups ranging from AAPI to indigenous identities attending this week’s AGU meeting.
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Dr. Rocío Paola Caballero-Gill (she/her/ella) @caballerogill.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
TODAY is the first of two @geolatinas.bsky.social meetups at #AGU25 @agu.org hosted by Lina, Katalina, Tamara, & Ana María, dear leaders in our community 💜👏🏽 Stop by room G114 @11:00 am to connect w/other Latinamerican geoscientists, share opportunities, & importantly, share your story. ALL welcome!
TODAY is the first of two GeoLatinas meetups at #AGU25 , hosted by Lina, Katalina, Tamara, & Ana María, dear leaders in our community 💜👏🏽 

Stop by room G114 today @11:00 am to connect with other Latinamerican geoscientists, share opportunities, and importantly, share your story. ALL welcome!
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BWEEMS @official-bweems.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
💡 Regional Event Funding is open! Up to $2,000 to support in-person regional events (Mar–Jun 2026). ⏰ Apply by Jan 15 ✨
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Bob Hall @biogeobob.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Love aquatic research, teaching, and outreach? Want to join us at our terrific field station and live on Yellow Bay, Montana? University of Montana seeks a new Director for Flathead Lake Biological Station. Position details here: apply.interfolio.com/178916
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Patrick Rafter @oceanandclimate.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
I hear that University of Miami is looking for a paleoceanography / paleoclimate scientist: careers.miami.edu/us/en/job/R1...
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Assistant Professor in Paleoceanography - Marine Geosciences in Miami, Florida, United States of America | Faculty & Physicians at University of Miami
Apply for Assistant Professor in Paleoceanography - Marine Geosciences job with University of Miami in Miami, Florida, United States of America. Faculty & Physicians at University of Miami
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Maggi Brisbin @margaretbrisbin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Also @hannahgreich.bsky.social shared this great resource with me for anyone else on the hunt: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Ecology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2026 (Responses)
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Institute at Brown for Environment & Society (IBES) @brown-ibes.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
IBES is hiring! The Student Transformative Engagement Pathways (STEP) Program Director will guide development and execution of expanded paid internships & research assistantships in climate, sustainability, and the environment for undergrads across Brown. brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-...
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Elaine Luo @oceanmicrobes.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
My department (Biological Sciences) has opened a tenure-track position! This is a broad search, with some preference for ecology/evolution/environment, but any and all research foci in biology are encouraged to apply! Review date is Dec 15th. jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
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Assistant Professor
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related fields.Candidates are expected to document expertise in their specialty by a record of postdoctoral training, peer reviewed publ...
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 20/11/2025
Two postdoc positions in environmental data science at Boston U 🧪
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Barnes Group - jobs
We Are Hiring! The Barnes Group is a collaborative, creative and engaged community of world leaders in the exploration of novel uses of data science for Earth system research. Join us!
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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
We're Hiring! 📢 Join Team @whiteabalone.bsky.social and the CDFW Shellfish Health Lab at the @ucdavis.bsky.social Bodega Marine Laboratory in Bodega Bay as a Jr. Specialist. Learn more and apply by the next review date, Nov 27th, here: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07397
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BML White Abalone / Shellfish Health Jr. Specialist
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
We are hiring!! Biological Sciences as UNC Charlotte has a broad search for a new assistant professor. Apps reviewed 12/15. Please spread the word! 💚⛏️ #PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬 jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
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Assistant Professor
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George Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 NOAA's Teacher at Sea program - Online Application: Opens 11/19/25 and Closes 12/12/25. www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/teache...
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Teacher at Sea Program
NOAA’s Teacher at Sea Program offers educators a unique opportunity to join NOAA scientists aboard an ocean research vessel as a member of the science team.
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Marine Biological Laboratory @mblscience.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
We are hiring! Interested? Apply here: go.mbl.edu/AS1887
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Dr. Nyssa Silbiger @nsilbiger.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
On behalf of the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, we are excited to invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling at the rank of assistant professor. www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa... position number 0082726
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ntherk.bsky.social @ntherk.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Excited to recruit a new PhD student for Fall 2026 in my lab at Cornell! Looking for someone interested in evolutionary genomics + fisheries/conservation applications. Quick timeline this year—reach out soon. More details: www.therkildsenlab.org/join-us.html
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Join Us
The lab of Nina Overgaard Therkildsen in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell University invites applications for a PhD position starting in Fall 2026. Our group works...
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Elli Leadbeater @ellileadbeater.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
PhD project on the evolution of animal memory now available in my research group, through the TREES DLA: www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/evo.... Come and join us if you're interested in the evolution of animal minds and you want to do some cool experimental evolution!
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Evolutionary ecology of animal memory | TREES DLA
This project seeks to explore how memory evolves in response to the ecological tasks that animals face in their natural environment. Associative memory exists in some form in almost all animal species...
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Institute at Brown for Environment & Society (IBES) @brown-ibes.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
IBES is hiring! We seek a Visiting Asst Professor for the 2026-27 & 2027-28 academic years with the possibility of renewal. Scholars with expertise in energy, sustainable design, the built environment, and/or environmental justice are particularly encouraged to apply. apply.interfolio.com/176395
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Jon Puritz @jonpuritz.marineevoeco.com · 10/11/2025
Job Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island. jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960
Job Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island.

The Department of Biological Sciences in the College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) at the University of Rhode Island (URI) invites applications for an academic year (9 month), tenure-track Assistant Professor position specializing in Marine Ecology. URI, the top public university in New England, is a land and sea grant research university located in Kingston, Rhode Island, a beautiful seaside community that is well connected by car, bus, and rail about 40 min from Providence, an hour from Boston and 3 hours from New York City.
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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Environmental Scientist position available with the City of San Diego #WSN2025 www.sandiego.gov/public-utili...
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Ocean Monitoring | City of San Diego Official Website
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BWEEMS @official-bweems.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
🌟 Member Features Wanted! 🌟 We’re celebrating the incredible work happening across our community — and we want to feature you! Got a new research project, publication, or major announcement? Share your updates so we can highlight your achievements and amplify your impact. 💫
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