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 of Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
Apply byHiring Unit: 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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Administrative Assistant to the Director of Research Vessel Operations
Apply by March 01, 2026Hiring Unit: University of Hawai‘i Marine Center (UHMC)
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Date Posted: Dec. 04, 2025
Closing Date: Mar. 01, 2026
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
Postdoctoral Researcher (Microbiome Science)
Apply by March 01, 2026Hiring Unit: Pacific Biosciences Research Center (PBRC)
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Date Posted: Dec. 11, 2025
Closing Date: Mar. 01, 2026
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
CCRT Watershed Protection Technician
Apply by February 17, 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: Feb. 17, 2026
Full Time/Part Time: 60.0% -
Casual Hire — Postdoctoral in Time-Domain Astronomy
Apply by March 11, 2026Hiring Unit: School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)
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Date Posted: Jan. 21, 2026
Closing Date: Mar. 11, 2026
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary, Not to Exceed 08/28/2026 -
Postdoctoral Researcher (Exoplanet Astronomy)
Apply by February 16, 2026Hiring Unit: School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)
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Date Posted: Jan. 26, 2026
Closing Date: Feb. 16, 2026
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
Junior Extension Agent
Apply by February 12, 2026Hiring Unit: UH Sea Grant College Program
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Date Posted: Jan. 29, 2026
Closing Date: Feb. 12, 2026
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Tenure Track: Non Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary -
Research Scientist (Marine Observations)
Apply by March 04, 2026Hiring Unit: Department of Oceanography
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Date Posted: Feb. 04, 2026
Closing Date: Mar. 04, 2026
Full Time/Part Time: 100.0% -
Extension Agent
Apply byHiring Unit: UH Sea Grant College Program
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Date Posted: Feb. 05 2026
Closing Date: Feb. 20, 2026
Monthly Type: 11 Month
Tenure Track: Non Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Part Time (49% FTE)
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary









