With nearly 1,000 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.
- 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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SOEST Early Career Research Fellowship Program (Assistant Researcher, 11-month)
Apply byHiring Unit: SOEST Early Career Research Fellowship Program
Date Posted: May 01, 2023
Closing Date: Continuous – application review begins June 26, 2023
Tenure Track: Non-tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full-time
Temporary/Permanent: TemporaryDownload the announcement flyer.
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Graduate Assistant (Geology/Astronomy)
Apply byHiring Unit: Department of Oceanography
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Date Posted: July 02, 2021
Closing Date: Continuous
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Part Time – 50% FTE
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary -
Researcher (equivalent to Full Professor) of Biosciences
Apply byHiring Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
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Date Posted: March 31, 2022
Closing Date: Continuous – application review begins on May 16, 2022
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
JR Specialist / Assistant Specialist (HIMB Community Education Coordinator)
Apply byHiring Unit: Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB)
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Date Posted: Sep. 29, 2022
Closing Date: Continuous – Application review begins 10/17/2022
Full Time/Part Time: Full time
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure-Track
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent, renewal subject to satisfactory performance -
Assistant Professor Geophysical Studies of Geological Hazards
Apply byHiring Unit: Department of Earth Sciences
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Date Posted: Nov. 23, 2022
Closing Date: Continuous — application review begins January 9, 2023
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
Assistant Professor or Associate Professor
Apply byHiring Unit: Department of Oceanography
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Date Posted: Dec. 02, 2022
Closing Date: Continuous – application review beings February 03, 2023
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
Assistant Professor, Deep Sea Oceanography
Apply byHiring Unit: Department of Oceanography
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Date Posted: Dec. 09, 2022
Closing Date: Continuous- application review begins February 3, 2023
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
Assistant Specialist in Geoscience Education and Outreach
Apply byHiring Unit: Department of Earth Sciences
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Date Posted: Dec. 28, 2022
Closing Date: Continuous – application review begins March 1st , 2023
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
Systems Engineer, RCF
Apply by June 08, 2023Hiring Unit: SOEST Research Computer Facility (RCF)
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Date Posted: Feb. 16, 2023
Closing Date: June 08, 2023
Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time -
Oiler/QMED
Apply by July 01, 2023Hiring Unit: University of Hawai‘i Marine Center (UHMC)
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Date Posted: Jan. 08, 2023
Closing Date: July 01, 2023
Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time -
Assistant or Associate Researcher (Planetary Science and Instrumentation)
Apply byHiring Unit: Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP)
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Date Posted: Mar. 03, 2023
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment – application review begins April 15, 2023
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
Assistant Researcher (Materials Science and Mineral Physics)
Apply byHiring Unit: Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP)
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Date Posted: Mar. 03, 2023
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment – application review begins April 15, 2023
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
CIMAR PIFSC Fisheries Electronic Monitoring Associate
Apply by June 07, 2023Hiring Unit: Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (CIMAR)
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Date Posted: Apr. 19, 2023
Closing Date: June 07, 2023
Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time -
Postdoctoral Researcher (Planetary & Space Sciences)
Apply by September 01, 2023Hiring Unit: Department of Earth Sciences
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Date Posted: Apr. 21, 2023
Closing Date: Sep. 01, 2023
Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time -
PacIOOS Data & Product Developer
Apply by June 02, 2023Hiring Unit: Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (CIMAR), Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
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Date Posted: Apr. 25, 2023
Closing Date: June 02, 2023
Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time, Limited Term (not to exceed three (3) years in duration) -
1st Assistant Engineer, R/V Kilo Moana
Apply by July 15, 2023Hiring Unit: University of Hawai‘i Marine Center (UHMC)
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Date Posted: Apr. 25, 2023
Closing Date: July 15, 2023
Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time -
Able Bodied Mariner
Apply by June 30, 2023Hiring Unit: University of Hawai‘i Marine Center (UHMC)
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Date Posted: May 10, 2023
Closing Date: June 30, 2023
Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time -
CCRT Watershed Field Assistant
Apply by June 16, 2023Hiring Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
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Date Posted: May 16, 2023
Closing Date: June 16, 2023
Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time -
Admin & Fiscal Support Specialist — Readvertisement
Apply by June 05, 2023Hiring Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
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Date Posted: May 22, 2023
Closing Date: June 05, 2023
Full Time/Part Time: Full time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary -
Wildlife Technician Assistant
Apply by June 05, 2023Hiring Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
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Date Posted: May 22, 2023
Closing Date: June 05, 2023
Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time -
HIMB Research Facilities Assistant
Apply by June 16, 2023Hiring Unit: Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB)
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Date Posted: May 30, 2023
Closing Date: June 16, 2023
Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time