Post Doctoral Researcher
Location: USA
NOAA’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center through the Cooperative Institute for Marine Ecosystems and Climate (CIMEAS) and The Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), is advertising for a post-doctoral on acoustic survey and acoustic data-analysis tasks.
Based at the La Jolla laboratory, the postdoctoral scholar will need to perform a comprehensive review of the target strength (TS) equations used to estimate the biomasses of CPS using acoustic-trawl Surveys in the California Current.
This position is open to U.S. citizens or permanent residents (no visa sponsorship). Applicants need a Ph.D. in fisheries biology, natural resources, data science, or related fields.
The full-time appointment is for at least two years, renewable up to five.
More information
Apply with a cover letter, CV, publications list, and 3–5 references by January 15, 2026.
For more information please see this document here and contact Josiah Renfree (Josiah.Renfree@noaa.gov) or Juan Zwolinski (jzwolins@ucsc.edu).
