With over 1200 employees, supporting 13 units and dozens of programs, SOEST is always hiring.
SOEST employs a wide range of academic, technical, administrative, and support staff, covering nearly all disciplines of Earth, ocean, and planetary sciences. Most positions are based at the Mānoa campus of the School, though positions elsewhere on O‘ahu, sea-going positions, positions on other islands, and positions on the U.S. mainland are frequently available.
In addition to listings below, please visit the sites listed here:
- Advertisement for faculty positions, some administrative support, and some graduate assistant positions is managed centrally through Career Opportunities at UH.
- Institutional research support positions, postdoctoral researchers, project-based research, technical, and administrative positions, are managed through the Research Corporation of the University of Hawai‘i (link works best with Chrome and Safari; unfortunately we can no longer link directly to individual SOEST job listings).
- Administrative, maintenance and facility support, and financial services positions can also be found through the State of Hawai‘i Civil Service job listings.
- SOEST Job Board: View the SOEST Job Board listing from employers looking to hire SOEST students.
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Director, State Aquarium
Apply byHiring Unit: School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)
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Date Posted: Mar. 23, 2026
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment – application review begins April 30, 2026
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
Director of Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
Apply byHiring Unit: School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)
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Date Posted: Oct. 07, 2025
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment – application review begins November 18, 2025
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
Assistant/Associate Professor (Marine Megafauna Physiologist)
Apply byHiring Unit: Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB)
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Date Posted: May 06, 2025
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment until position filled – application review begins on or about 6/16/25. Applications received by 6/16/25 will receive priority.
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Marine Energy
Apply byHiring Unit: Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering (ORE)
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Date Posted: May 27, 2025
Closing Date: Continuous – Application review begins 06/23/25 and will continue until the position is filled.
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
Assistant Professor – Geomorphology of Ocean Islands
Apply byHiring Unit: Department of Earth Sciences
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Date Posted: Nov. 05, 2025
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment – applicant review begins December 15, 2025
Monthly Type: 9 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
Gordon A. Macdonald Professor (or Assoc Prof) of Volcanology & Hawai’i State Volcanologist
Apply byHiring Unit: Department of Earth Sciences
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Date Posted: Nov. 05, 2025
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment – application review begins December 31, 2025. Applications received after this date may be considered.
Monthly Type: 9 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
Assistant Professor – Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling
Apply byHiring Unit: Department of Oceanography
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Date Posted: Nov. 13, 2025
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment — application review begins January 9, 2026
Monthly Type: 9 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
Postdoctoral Researcher (Microbiome Science)
Apply by May 01, 2026Hiring Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
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Date Posted: Dec. 11, 2025
Closing Date: May 01, 2026
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
CCRT Watershed Protection Technician
Apply by April 30, 2026Hiring Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC), Center for Conservation Research and Training (CCRT)
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Date Posted: Dec. 19, 2025
Closing Date: Apr. 30, 2026
Full Time/Part Time: 60.0% -
ORE Research Administration Assistant
Apply by May 15, 2026Hiring Unit: Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering (ORE)
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Date Posted: Feb. 19, 2026
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
Postdoctoral Researcher (Statistical Phylogenetics)
Apply by May 02, 2026Hiring Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
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Date Posted: Mar. 16, 2026
Closing Date: May 02, 2026
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
Operations Coordinator
Apply by April 23, 2026Hiring Unit: School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)
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Date Posted: Mar. 23, 2026
Closing Date: Apr. 23, 2026
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary -
Administrative Officer
Apply by April 29, 2026Hiring Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
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Date Posted: Apr. 15, 2026
Closing Date: Apr. 29, 2026
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary -
Coastal Health Program Coordinator
Apply by May 04, 2026Hiring Unit: Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program
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Date Posted: Apr. 17, 2026
Closing Date: May 04, 2026
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0%












