Opportunities for Postgraduates and Professionals
Federal Opportunites
Applications must be submitted by using USA Jobs. Additional
NCCOS and NOAA position announcements may be available on the Working with
NOAA website.
General Career and Job Search Web Links
Below are several career–related websites and specific publications providing information about oceanography/marine science careers:
Postgraduate Opportunities and Visiting Scholars
Visiting scientists contribute unique outside talent and perspective the helps keep NCCOS at the forefront of management–driven coastal research.
NCCOS works with post–doctoral and senior visiting scientists through various programs:
Ernest F. Hollings Visiting Scholar Program
The Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) Visiting Scholar Program accepts proposals from
established investigators
seeking collaborative and highly interactive research experience with scientific
groups at the HML. Visiting scholars
conduct research in collaboration with their
sponsoring HML scientist. Visiting
scholars provide HML scientists
with new technologies,
methodologies, research models, data, and intellectual exchange. In return, they
benefit from the rich and diverse scientific community at the
HML.
For more information, contact HML deputy .
National Academies' Research Associateship Programs
The National Academies' Research Associateship Programs are sponsored by federal laboratories and NASA Research Centers at over one hundred locations in the United States and overseas. Visiting Scholars select the laboratory where they will conduct research.
Learn more about this program.
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)
NCCOS hires students and early–career professionals through the ORISE program, which was established by the U.S. Department of Energy to undertake national and international programs in education, training, health, and the environment. ORISE administers fellowships, internships, and research projects at undergraduate to postdoctoral levels.
Learn more about this program.
Office of Education Scholarship Opportunities
NOAA's Office of Education also has a number of scholarship opportunities and programs listed for post–graduates.
Learn more.