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Tiny Opportunities was last updated on October 31, 2025.

Jobs

Environmental Scientist or Senior Scientist with San Francisco Estuary Institute (Richmond, California, USA). Deadline November 7 2025

Scientific officer with Department for Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs (DAERA) – Environment, Marine and Fisheries Group, Northern Ireland Environment Agency (throughout Northern Ireland). Deadline November 7 2025

Senior Fishery Officer (Aquaculture) with FAO (Rome, Italy). Deadline November 12 2025

Principal Aquaculture Adviser with Pacific Community (SPC) (Suva or Noumea). Deadline November 23 2025

Post-Docs

Cold-water coral reef habitat loss from ocean acidification with University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, Scotland). Deadline November 5 2025

Marine Microbial Genomics and Bioinformatics with University of Queensland (St Lucia, Queensland, Australia). Deadline November 12 2025

Wadden Sea ecosystem modelling with Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ) (t Horntje, Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands). Deadline November 14 2025

Marine Ecosystem Modelling with University of East Anglia (Norwich, England). Deadline November 24 2025

PhD

Shifting strategies: The role of strict autotrophic and mixotrophic algae in primary production and carbon cycling across Arctic coastal salinity gradients with Aarhus University (Aarhus, Denmark). Deadline November 1 2025

Novel communities and food webs: Understanding the effect of ice loss on marine community structures and food webs in the Arctic with Aarhus University (Aarhus, Denmark). Deadline November 1 2025

Innovations in Ocean Governance with University of Wollongong (Wollongong, Australia). Deadline November 7 2025

Turbulent Partners: Unravelling Host-Virus Coevolution in Dynamic Environments with University of Exeter (Exeter, England). Deadline November 26 2025

Masters

Master of Science (MSc) in Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture with DTU Aqua (Denmark). Deadline accepts ongoing applications

Professional Science with the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, University of Miami (USA). Deadline accepts ongoing applications

Marine and Antarctic Science with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline accepts ongoing applications

Marine sciences with Utrecht University (the Netherlands). Deadline accepts ongoing applications

Diploma or certificate

Graduate Certificate in Maritime Management with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline accepts ongoing applications

Graduate Diploma of Marine and Antarctic Science with the University of Tasmania (Australia). Deadline accepts ongoing applications

Marine Technology–Navigation Advanced Diploma with Georgian College (Canada). Deadline accepts ongoing applications

Boatbuilding diploma (Level 2) with Falmouth Marine School (England). Deadline accepts ongoing applications

Conferences & Symposiums

China–Norway Conference 2025: Sustainable Blue Futures – Exploiting the Ocean and Protecting the Ocean, November 5-6, 2025 in online

Atlantic Aquaculture Forum, November 12-13, 2025 in Terceira Island, Azores

EMODnet Open Conference 2025, November 25-26, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium

Digital Ocean Forum 2025, November 27-28, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium

Workshops and courses

The GOOD-OARS Summer School 2025 from the Centre for Marine & Coastal Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, the Global Ocean Oxygen Decade (GOOD) and the Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability (OARS) programmes, November 4-11, 2025, Penang, Malaysia The Summer School aims to teach the skills and knowledge of the many disciplines needed to understand the ocean and atmospheric processes involved in ocean deoxygenation and acidification with a focus on tropical marine systems. It will engage graduate, doctoral students, and early-career scientists to recent developments and methodologies in the study of biogeochemical and physical feedbacks between the ocean and atmosphere in a changing environment, and how these affect marine ecosystems

Enhancing marine biodiversity data collection and publishing from AIR Centre, November 10-14, 2025, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal

2nd Annual Global Orca Workshop from The Whale Museum, November 13, 2025, online

5th EU Blue Parks Community workshop – ‘Achieving Mission Ocean and Waters Protection Targets: Showcasing the EU Blue Parks Projects’ from EU Missions, November 19, 2025, online

Webinars

Ecocentric Governance for Marine Ecosystems: Advancing Coral Reef Rights from Grant Wilson and Lucy Ward of the Earth Law Center / OCTO, November 5 2025, online

Blue Carbon: Navigating risks and responsibilities in geoengineering solutions from Tara Ocean Foundation and the Ocean & Climate Platform, in partnership with BlueRemediomics, BIOcean5D and the European Union, November 6 2025, online

Managing Protected Areas in a Changing Ocean: Why scientific research is key to informing climate considerations, Part 1 from Lenfest, November 7 2025, online

SUBMARINER Webinar: The Business Case of a Blue Bioeconomy from BlueBioMatch, November 20 2025, online

Internships

Science & education interns with Coral Reef & Rainforest Conservation Project (Siquijor, Philippines). Deadline not stated but position starting January/February 2026

Research Internship with the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS) (USA). Deadline accepts ongoing applications

Intern (marine biology, cetacean research, and conservation) with Marine Life Research Foundation (Bar, Montenegro). Deadline open until filled

Seagrass Ecosystems Conservation and Restoration with Wetlands International (The Netherlands/Remote). Deadline open until filled

Funding

Our Shared Ocean -– Mobility and Travel Grants 2025 from Marine Institute. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) though Ireland’s development cooperation programme, Irish Aid, and the Marine Institute (MI) have established ‘Our Shared Ocean’ to support research, knowledge exchange and capacity building in partnership with Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The programme will run until December 2026 with a total investment of €3.8 million funded by the DFA, and administered by the MI. The Mobility and Travel Grants 2025 is one of a suite of competitive calls under the Our Shared Ocean Programme that will address specific ocean, climate and sustainable blue economy related challenges faced by SIDS; support the building of scientific and technical capacity to address such challenges; and promote the exchange of knowledge and expertise between Irish institutions and their counterparts in SIDS to underpin longer-term cooperation. Award Categories: 1. Research Conferences and Workshops - Minimum grant-aid €500 and maximum grant-aid €2,000. 2. Training Courses - Minimum grant-aid €500 and maximum grant-aid €2,000. 3. Research Visits - Maximum grant-aid available €6,000.Deadline November 7 2025

Empowering women in Hydrography Project from International Hydrographic Organization. The fund is available to IHO Member States and other states and will provide financial support for women who are working to advance their careers, including their progression to leadership roles in the hydrographic sector. To date this fund has supported nine individuals from nine nations with opportunities including IBSC Internship, attendance at RHC’s, attendance at IHO Working Group meetings and various opportunities for trainingDeadline not stated

Professional Development Grants from the WWF’s Education for Nature Program (EFN). Suitable for mid-career conservationists to pursue short-term, non-degree training to upgrade their knowledge and skills. This training can include short courses, certificate training, or conferences among other training opportunitiesDeadline accepts ongoing applications

Small grants for nature conservation projects in developing countries from the Rufford Foundation. Deadline accepts ongoing applications

Other opportunities

Organising committee search. The Interdisciplinary Marine Early Career Network (IMECaN) is inviting applications from early career researchers (ECRs) to join its organising committee following IMECaN terms of reference. We are currently seeking to fill four positions in the incoming months. Application deadline November 20, 2025

Become a Member of the Youth4Ocean Forum. Are you a changemaker between 16 and 30 and passionate about the Ocean? Do you want to join other young people to tackle the climate crisis, fight marine pollution and ensure food security? You carry out ocean educational or conservation activities, or have an arts project or an entrepreneural business case in mind that has the potential to change things for the ocean in your area and you are looking for a more active engagement with the Youth4Ocean Forum or EU4Ocean experts. Accepts ongoing applications

AQUASERV Open Call for Transnational Service: Free access to Europe’s leading research facilities. Gain access to some of Europe’s most advanced labs, services and research facilities, with all costs covered by AQUASERV. Through AQUASERV’s extensive network of research infrastructures, your project can harness specialized resources and facilities from any of our leading European partners. Whether you need cutting-edge technological platforms, unique organism collections, or advanced aquaria facilities AQUASERV is here to support your project’s specific needs. From travel to consumables, we’ve got you covered, so you can focus on what matters: advancing your research. Accepts ongoing applications

The MATE ROV Competition. Each year, the MATE ROV competition challenges students to build an ROV to tackle tasks based on the real world. From simulating missions to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa to diving on hydrothermal vents and determining the identification on an unknown shipwreck, the MATE ROV competition allows students from college and university students down to elementary students to build an ROV with a specific goal in mind.