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The Prince William Sound Science is hiring a Biologist to study on pelagic fish interactions with kelp and oyster farms.  This position is currently funded by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council (EVOSTC) from settlement funds that have been competitively awarded to support research, monitoring, and economic development in the spill affected area. The applicant would join the Mariculture Research

and Restoration Consortium (Mariculture ReCon) project, an interdisciplinary team of researchers and seaweed/shellfish farmers that are addressing ecological effects of the budding mariculture industry. The role of the applicant would be to oversee Component 2C: Mariculture with Biological Communities, Pelagic Fish. The project currently has two years of data collected using an imaging sonar to examine fish aggregation around farm structures at several farms in Prince William Sound. The applicant would be expected to continue this project, make adjustments or improvements at their discretion given the allocated budget, manage the budget in collaboration with co-Principal Investigators, complete necessary reporting, and collaborate with other PIs in the Mariculture ReCon program through annual meetings and data synthesis.

Review of applications begins May 15th, 2026, but the position will remain open until filled. We welcome applicants with a Ph.D. at all career stages, from early-career researchers to those with established programs.

Individuals seeking more information about this opportunity are welcome to contact Rob Campbell, Chief Scientist, at rcampbell@pwssc.org.

Job posting: https://pwssc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026_PWSSC_RS_mari.pdf

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has positions open in the Department of Botany and seeks to hire at least one position in marine botany/phycology. The Research Botanist will perform scholarly and professional research and curation on selected plant groups in the United States National Herbarium, utilizing a broad range of modern techniques in plant systematics and evolution for collections-based research.

  • Initiate, develop, and personally participate in research and fieldwork concerning the biology, evolution, systematics, and classification of a specialty group of plants.

  • Publish scholarly reports of descriptive and/or theoretical nature based on own field and experimental work, study of collections in this and other institutions, and on existing scholarly publications. 

  • Serve as a consultant and expert advisor on professional matters in this area to colleagues, Federal agencies, other governments, institutions, organizations.

  • Seek non-departmental funding from sources within and beyond the Smithsonian. 

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/867546600

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