Postdoctoral opportunities

1. -WHOI Postdoctoral Scholar Program: This a great postdoc opportunity to conduct research with an advisor but with a lot of independence -- allowing you to chart the course you most want to take. If you’re interested in what we do in the lab (or could do), it’s best to get in touch with me first and we can discuss possibilities and what you can propose in your application.
   

1. -NSF Postdoctoral Fellowships: Similar to the Postdoc Scholar program above in that your specific research project can be largely up to you. Thus, also a great opportunity.
   

1. -Other Fellowships: There may be other sources for outside funding. Notably, if you are not a citizen of the US, you may have opportunities available to you in your country to do a postdoc elsewhere (e.g. at WHOI!). I’m not familiar with all such opportunities, but let me know if I can help.
   

1. -NRC Postdoc: In oceanography, these postdoc opportunities are primarily for working with NOAA scientists. But there may be a chance for a collaborative project where you might be co-advised by someone at NOAA.
   

1. -Postdoctoral Investigator: At WHOI, these postdocs are supported by a specific project. If I have funds available for such an opportunity it will likely be posted here and on the WHOI employment opportunities website.
   

Graduate student opportunities

1. -MIT-WHOI Joint Program: Most graduate students at WHOI are part of the Joint Program that WHOI and MIT have together. All the information you’ll need is on this website. While it’s always possible to be admitted without contacting a potential advisor, I encourage you to get in touch with me regarding any opportunities there may be for support or project topics. It can certainly increase your chances of being accepted to the program if you have your own funding. I’d be happy to discuss applying for NSF graduate research fellowships with you, or other opportunities from NOAA, EPA, DOD, and others. WHOI has some fellowships available for a few outstanding students each year as well.
   

1. -Guest student opportunities: If you are already a graduate student and would like to spend time in the lab working on a particular topic, there may be some opportunities, especially if you have some support from your current advisor, institution, or fellowship.
   

Undergraduate opportunities

1. -WHOI’s Summer Student Fellow Program and the Woods Hole Partnership Education Program: This is an excellent opportunity for undergraduates between their junior and senior years to spend the summer at WHOI working in a faculty member’s lab conducting and reporting on their own research. All expenses are paid for. Check out the link (and others on the left side of that page) for more information. In addition to applying to these general programs (which is pretty competitive), I may have funding specifically set aside to support a summer fellow in my lab. Either way, if you’re interested in what we work on, get in contact with me and we can discuss the best way to apply for this program.
   

1. -Guest student opportunities: There may be possibilities that, as a current undergraduate or a recent graduate (with or without your own funding), you could join the lab as a guest student, conducting research associated with an ongoing project or more as a collaboration and working on your own research.
   

1. -Volunteering and gaining valuable experience: If you want some research experience, there may be opportunities for you. This will most likely involve lab work but there will be many opportunities to volunteer on research cruises as well.
   

Fisheries Oceanography and Larval Fish Ecology Lab