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Discover your coolest job EVER

Looking for a career with impact? WHOI’s mission-driven team needs innovators, explorers, and passionate changemakers to tackle the world's most pressing challenges.

Discover your coolest job EVER

Looking for a career with impact? WHOI’s mission-driven team needs innovators, explorers, and passionate changemakers to tackle the world's most pressing challenges.

Cool jobs in your field

Help us make waves in ocean science! Whether you are a sea-going scientist, a mooring technician, or a data whizz—are you ready for your coolest job yet?

Scientific

WHOI’s oceanographic expertise is anchored in collaboration between scientists and engineers across our six research departments. Our scientists advance knowledge of the ocean through applied research and the MIT-WHOI graduate program.

Research & Technical

Whether handling data at sea, designing innovative sensors, or making sure our research vessels, deep submergence vehicles, and world-renowned labs run smoothly, WHOI’s engineers and technicians are world-renowned for their excellence and creativity.

Facilities & Skilled Trades

Our carpenters, electricians, mechanics, welders, and machinists collaborate with researchers to build equipment that can withstand the ocean’s extremes.

Marine Crew

The ocean could be your office! See the world aboard our World Class, Ocean Class and coastal research vessels while facilitating breakthroughs in ocean science!

IT & Administration

Communications, data, and financial management require technical expertise and a human touch. Put your spreadsheets and coding skills to work for the ocean!

The strength of WHOI's science is in its people.”

- Henry Bryant Bigelow, founding director of WHOI, 1930-1940

Learn more about WHOI

WHOI is an independent voice advancing the frontiers of knowledge for the global good. Driven by the ocean’s mysteries and motivated by a commitment to impactful discovery, we’ve built a legacy of over 90 years marked by scientific rigor, cutting-edge innovation, and excellence in education and outreach.

Humans of WHOI

Meet the people behind the discoveries—our Humans of WHOI are a diverse team of experts and explorers dedicated to advancing ocean science and driving real-world impact.

Vivian Mara

Research associate – Marine chemistry & geochemistry

Kaitlyn Beardshear

46th Alvin pilot + Electrical Engineer

Paloma Lopez

Research Associate, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry

Aaron Wickware

Partnership in Education Program (PEP) student fellow
California State University Monterey Bay

Jeff Pietro

Sr. Engineering Assistant + Puzzle Solver, WHOI’s Mooring Operations and Engineering group

Kriish Hate

Research Assistant, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry

Ashland Aguilar

Research Assistant, Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering

Rick Chandler

ALVIN Submersible Engineer & Operations Administrator

DC Collasius

Lead Machinist & DunkWorks Specialist

Madison Smith

Assistant Scientist, Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering

Koby Rosenbaum

Sandwich artist, The Buttery

Julia Guimond

Coastal hydrogeologist

Maria Pachiadaki

Marine Microbiologist

Kathy Patterson

Director of Community Engagement

Isabel Honda

MIT-WHOI Joint Program student

Ianna Gilbert

Summer Student Fellow

Sylvia Cole

Physical Oceanographer

Dan Lowenstein

MIT-WHOI Joint Program student

Alexandra Cabanelas Bermudez

MIT-WHOI Joint Program student

Rodrigo Zúñiga Mouret

Research Assistant, Biology

Alicia Booker

WHOI Ombudsperson

Stace Beaulieu

Data Scientist

Andrea Belvis-Aquino

Summer Student Fellow

Naomi Czupryna

Administrative Associate

Ben Weiss

Marine Robotics Engineer

Kaitlyn Tradd

Mechanical Engineer

Tony Delane

Fabricator/Welder

Ron Timm

Business Analyst⁠

Julie Huber

Microbiologist

Yaqin Liu⁠

Environmental Economist⁠

Eric Benway

Port Captain

Donna Dimarchopoulou

Postdoctoral Fellow

Joe Harvey

Mechanical Group Supervisor ⁠

Jaida Elcock

MIT-WHOI Joint Program Student

Mary Lardie Gaylord⁠

Senior Research Assistant