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).
- 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 of Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
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Date Posted: Oct. 07, 2025
Closing Date: Continuous
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
Graduate Assistant (Geology/Astronomy)
Apply byHiring Unit: Department of Oceanography
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Date Posted: Jan. 16, 2024
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment until position filled, application review begins March 1, 2024
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Part Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary -
Graduate Research Assistant (Electrolyte Materials Synthesis)
Apply byHiring Unit: Hawai’i Natural Energy Institute (HNEI)
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Date Posted: Dec. 17, 2024
Closing Date: Continuous
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Part Time – Full Time Equivalency: 50% (20 hours per week)
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary -
Operations Coordinator, Assistant Director –– Readvertisement
Apply byHiring Unit: Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB)
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Date Posted: Feb. 20, 2025
Closing Date: Continuous Until Filled – Application Review Begins 3/17/2025
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary -
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 -
Auxil & Fac Svcs Officer (HVAC) — Readvertisement
Apply byHiring Unit: School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)
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Date Posted: Jul. 11, 2025
Closing Date: Continuous Until Filled. Application Review Begins August 1, 2025
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary -
Assistant Professor in Paleoclimatology
Apply byHiring Unit: Department of Earth Sciences
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Date Posted: Aug. 25, 2025
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment. Application review begins on October 6, 2025.
Monthly Type: 9 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
PBRC Postdoctoral Researcher (Animal Microbiomes)
Apply by November 30, 2025Hiring Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
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Date Posted: Oct. 02, 2025
Closing Date: Nov. 30, 2025
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
Research Scientist (Marine Observations)
Apply by November 07, 2025Hiring Unit: Department of Oceanography
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Date Posted: Oct. 24, 2025
Closing Date: Nov. 07, 2025
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
CIMAR PIFSC Marine Turtle Field Camp Research Assistant
Apply by November 10, 2025Hiring Unit: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (CIMAR)
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Date Posted: Oct. 27, 2025
Closing Date: Nov. 10, 2025
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
Marine Engineer/Technician I
Apply by November 07, 2025Hiring Unit: University of Hawai‘i Marine Center (UHMC)
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Date Posted: Nov. 01, 2025
Closing Date: Nov. 07, 2025
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
Marine Carbon Technician
Apply by November 17, 2025Hiring Unit: Department of Oceanography
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Date Posted: Nov. 03, 2025
Closing Date: Nov. 17, 2025
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
Fiscal Specialist
Apply by November 19, 2025Hiring Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
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Date Posted: Nov. 04, 2025
Closing Date: Nov. 19, 2025
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
CIMAR PIFSC Hawaiian Monk Seal Field Camp Research Technician
Apply by November 25, 2025Hiring Unit: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (CIMAR)
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Date Posted: Nov. 04, 2025
Closing Date: Nov. 25, 2025
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
CIMAR PIFSC Hawaiian Monk Seal Field Camp Research Assistant
Apply by November 25, 2025Hiring Unit: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (CIMAR)
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Date Posted: Nov. 04, 2025
Closing Date: Nov. 25, 2025
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
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 -
Assoc Professor/Professor, Gordon A. Macdonald Professor of Volcanology & Hawai‘i St. 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 -
Flow Cytometry Associate
Apply by November 11, 2025Hiring Unit: Department of Oceanography
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Date Posted: Nov. 06, 2025
Closing Date: Nov. 11, 2025
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
Contract and Grants Specialist
Apply by November 28, 2025Hiring Unit: School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)
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Date Posted: Nov. 07, 2025
Closing Date: Nov. 28, 2025
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent












