Team
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
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.
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