Careers

The following resources provide advice for those interested in a career in the marine and aquatic sciences

• Careers in Science - American Geophysical Union
• Career Resources - American Geosciences Institute
• How can I get a Job in Oceanography, especially at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution?
• Careers in Marine Biology - Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Careers in Aquatic Science - Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
• Careers in Marine Mammal Science - Society for Marine Mammology
• Guide to Zoological Park Careers - from Sea World / Busch Gardens
• Marine Careers - Sea Grant; ranging from applied sciences, to outreach and policy
• Marine Science Careers - special issue of "Maritimes" University of Rhode Island
• Wanna Be a Marine Biologist? Here’s How - National Geographic blog
• Remarkable Careers in Oceanography: Women Exploring the Oceans - some interviews
• Be a Dolphin Trainer: Marine Mammal Careers - International Marine Animal Trainers Association
• So you want to become a marine biologist? - Love Lab, UC Santa Barbara
• So you want to become a marine biologist? The Revenge - Love Lab, UC Santa Barbara
• Becoming a Marine Biologist: What you need to know - Nathalie Sanderson
• Careers in Marine Biology - Southwest Fisheries Science Center, MNFS, NOAA
• College Programs in Marine Biology - from Jeff Levinton's Marine Biology pages
  • Virtual "Interview" of a Marine Biologist, Jeff Levinton
  • Becoming a marine biologist - Jeff Levinton, State University of New York, Stony Brook
• National Association of Marine Laboratories (NAML) - for links to marine lab web pages
• Ocean Careers - MATE, Marine Advanced Technology Center
• Aquarium Science Program - Oregon Coast Community College
• Preparing for a Career in Oceanography - Scripps Institution of Oceanography

The following have postings for jobs, post docs, traineeships, internships, etc. specific to the marine and aquatic sciences:

• Summer Internships – FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
• Zip Recruiter: Marine-Scientist  and  Marine-Biology
• American Fisheries Society Job Board
• Association for the Sciences of Limnology & Oceanography
• BiologyJobs - select "Job Search" then "Marine Sciences "
• California Department of Fish and Wildlife - seasonal jobs
• Camp SEA Lab Monterey Bay - summer programs for ages 8 - 13
• Conservation Job Board - Marine Biology Jobs
• Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A &M - Job Board
• Dolphin Research Center - internships
• Earthworks
• Fish & Wildlife Research Institute - internships & jobs in Florida
• Lerner-Gray Fund for Marine Research - American Museum of Natural History
• Marine Conservation Biology Institute
• Maritime jobs
• Mia J. Tegner Memorial Research Grants in Marine Environmental History and Historical Marine Ecology
• Mote Marine Lab - College Internships
• National Association of Marine Laboratories (NAML)
• New England Aquarium - Internship program
• NOAA
• PADI Foundation - source of grants
• SEA: Sea Education Association - spend a semester or quarter at sea
• Saltwater, Inc. - biological observing contractor
• Sea Grant Funding & Fellowships
• Shedd Aquarium
• Summer Class at Hopkins Marine Station - SCUBA required, open to non-Stanford students
• Research Experience for Undergraduates: Ocean Sciences - National Science Foundation
• Student & Summer Opportunities - Virginia Institute of Marine Science
• Summer Courses & Internships in Marine Biology - Marine Biology Web
• Research & Internships - Dolphins Plus, Key Largo, FL
• Summer Internship - Shoals Marine Laboratory
• Summer Internship - Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
• Summer Internship - Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
• Summer Internship - working with sea turtles, Bald Head Island Conservancy, Inc.
• Summer Internships - Our World Underwater Scholarship Society
• Summer High School Program - Sea Education Association
• Internships - Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Internships - Marineland of Florida
• Internships - SeaWorld
• Internships - Zavora Marine Lab - Mozambique
• Internships - Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, CA

Compiled by Joe Wible, Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University. Maintained by Miller Library staff.

If you are aware of other web pages that you think should be included here or have corrections, please email the URLs to hms-library@lists.stanford.edu. Note that we do not add links to general job pages. We will only add a link if it can go directly to a page that is specific to marine and aquatic sciences.