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.
- 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 Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology
Apply byHiring Unit: Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB)
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Date Posted: Dec. 20, 2023
Closing Date: Continuous
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
Assistant Professor (Paleoclimatology)
Apply byHiring Unit: Department of Earth Sciences
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Date Posted: Oct. 23, 2023
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment. Application review begins January 8, 2024. 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 in Climate Science
Apply byHiring Unit: Department of Atmospheric Sciences
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Date Posted: Nov. 08, 2023
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment. Application review begins on January 8, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. 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 in Oceanographic Engineering
Apply byHiring Unit: Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering (ORE)
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Date Posted: Nov. 16, 2023
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment. Application review begins Jan. 08, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled. Application received after this date may be considered.
Monthly Type: 9 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
Assistant Researcher (equiv. to Assistant Professor), 3 positions
Apply byHiring Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
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Date Posted: Nov. 17, 2023
Closing Date: Continuous — application review begins December 18, 2023. Priority review will be given to applications received before December 18, 2023 at 12:00am Hawai’i Standard Time (HST). Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
JR Specialist / Indigenous Stewardship Specialist (He‘eia NERR)
Apply byHiring Unit: Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB)
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Date Posted: Nov. 24, 2023
Closing Date: Continuous
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
Assistant Professor (Microbial Oceanographer)
Apply byHiring Unit: Department of Oceanography
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Date Posted: Nov. 28, 2023
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment. Application review begins March 01, 2024. Applications received after this date may be considered.
Monthly Type: 9 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
HIMB Research/Electronic Engineer
Apply by June 12, 2024Hiring Unit: University of Hawai‘i Marine Center (UHMC)
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Date Posted: Dec. 12, 2023
Closing Date: June 12, 2024
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
CIMAR UHSLC Postdoctoral Researcher
Apply by May 15, 2024Hiring Unit: Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (CIMAR)
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Date Posted: Jan. 05, 2024
Closing Date: May 15, 2024
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
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 -
Field System Engineer & Analyst
Apply by June 01, 2024Hiring Unit: Infrasound Laboratory (ISLA)
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Date Posted: Jan. 30, 2024
Closing Date: Jun. 01, 2024
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
Able Bodied Mariner
Apply by June 01, 2024Hiring Unit: University of Hawai‘i Marine Center (UHMC)
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Date Posted: Mar. 01, 2024
Closing Date: Jun. 01, 2024
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
Master, R/V Kilo Moana
Apply by June 01, 2024Hiring Unit: University of Hawai‘i Marine Center (UHMC)
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Date Posted: Mar. 01, 2024
Closing Date: Jun. 01, 2024
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
Cabled Observatory Engineering Specialist
Apply by June 14, 2024Hiring Unit: Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP)
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Date Posted: Mar. 18, 2024
Closing Date: June 14, 2024
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
CCRT Watershed Protection Assistant
Apply by May 24, 2024Hiring Unit: Center for Conservation Research and Training (CCRT), Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
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Date Posted: Apr. 18, 2024
Closing Date: May 24, 2024
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
Instructional and Student Support Specialist
Apply by May 17, 2024Hiring Unit: School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)
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Date Posted: Apr. 24, 2024
Closing Date: May 17, 2024
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary -
CCRT Watershed & Wildland Fire Logistics Technician
Apply by May 17, 2024Hiring Unit: Center for Conservation Research and Training (CCRT), Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
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Date Posted: May 03, 2024
Closing Date: May 17, 2024
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
HIMB Marine Safety Assistant
Apply by May 24, 2024Hiring Unit: Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB)
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Date Posted: May 03, 2024
Closing Date: May 24, 2024
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
Assistant Researcher (R3) (POS#83875) and Associate (R4)/Full Researcher (R5) (POS#83214)
Apply byHiring Unit: Hawai‘i Natural Energy Institute (HNEI)
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Date Posted: Feb. 23, 2024
Closing Date: Continuous: Review of applications will begin on April 8, 2024 and will continue until the positions are filled
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent -
CIMAR Oceanographic Data Specialist
Apply by June 03, 2024Hiring Unit: Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (CIMAR)
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Date Posted: May 10, 2024
Closing Date: June, 2024
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
Student Services Specialist
Apply by May 30, 2024Hiring Unit: Department of Oceanography
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Date Posted: May 13, 2024
Closing Date: May 30, 2024
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary -
Admin & Fiscal Support Specialist
Apply by June 14, 2024Hiring Unit: Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB)
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Date Posted: May 15, 2024
Closing Date: June 14, 2024
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary -
Postdoctoral Researcher (Drosophila Evolutionary Biology)
Apply by May 29, 2024Hiring Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
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Date Posted: May 15, 2024
Closing Date: May 29, 2024
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0%