The 5th International Congress on Applied Ichthyology, Oceanography, and Aquatic Environment (HydroMediT 2024) will take place in Mytilene, at the hospitable island of Lesvos, from the 30th of May to the 2nd of June 2024, in the premises of the University of the Aegean, with a series of National and International stakeholders as Co-Organizers, Supporters and Sponsors. The main theme of HydroMediT 2024 is “Integrating Research and Scientific Collaboration to Foster Sustainability of the Blue Economy”. Organisers: Department of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment (DIAE), University of Thessaly Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture (DFA), University of Patras Department of Marine Sciences (DMS), University of the Aegean Panhellenic Society of Technologists Ichthyologists (PASTI)

Institut Français pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) is looking for a highly motivated researcher to kick off his/her PhD journey on an exciting project co-hosted by Université de Bretagne Occidentale (France) & University of Tasmania (Australia). Applicants will have the possibility to choose among the three innovative projects proposed for the position "Extracting Essential Ocean Variables for benthic habitats and fishes from existing, mature protocols" (DC60). You can find the project’s details on AUFRANDE website (https://aufrande.eu/position/dc60/) The successful candidate will sign a 36-month employment contract with Institut Français pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) (France) and be enrolled as a PhD candidate both at Université de Bretagne Occidentale (France) and University of Tasmania (Australia) where s/he will spend 12 months.

The University of Bergen (UiB) invites talented researchers to apply for 3 Shaping European Research Leaders for Marine Sustainability (SEAS) fellowships: marine natural product chemistry, informatics and climate & early human development in South Africa – all with an overarching theme of marine sustainability. Successful candidates will be employed in 3-year fixed-term full-time SEAS postdoctoral research fellow positions at UiB.

The Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies in Portugal (CESAM) is involved in the 2024 Doctoral INPhINIT fellowships programme, funded by the "La Caixa" Foundation. Currently a total of 10 projects are available under the scope of the INPhINIT programme at CESAM. This programme supports talent and promotes research at the best universities and research centres in Spain and Portugal. CESAM is one of the host institutions of the INPhINIT Incoming Doctoral fellowships in Portugal. To apply for a Doctoral INPhINIT fellowship for a CESAM project, candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Portugal for more than twelve months in the three years immediately preceding the closing date of the call. Candidates must also have an advanced level of English (B2 or higher).

This course will train scientists in basic population dynamics and stock assessment. The course not only presents the theoretical elements but also puts theory into practice through case studies and hands-on exercises. Deadline for registration: 1 February 2024​​​​​

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is inviting participants to their training programme with the objective of providing training in social science research methods for natural scientists. They aim to equip participants with the skills set to be better able to work effectively with stakeholders in (cooperative) research projects, as well as having a better appreciation of the strengths and application of the social sciences in fisheries research.

Project Communications Officer position focuses on communications for the Sargasso Sea Commission within the joint GEF-UNDP-UNESCO-IOC and FFEM project.

Applications for the postdoctoral fellowship program at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) are currently being accepted. MBARI is dedicated to the development of innovative instrumentation, systems, and methods supporting scientific research in the oceans.

This course will train scientists to write statistical models that are useful for the assessment of fish stocks and to interpret the results correctly. The focus and main examples will be on state-space age-structured assessment models, but different formulations will also be presented and compared.

University of East Anglia (UEA) is looking for a PhD candidate for a project on 'Carbon uptake by seasonally ice-covered waters'. This project goals are to quantify ocean CO2 uptake by Antarctic waters, and determine the role of sea ice and other drivers in this uptake and in carbon transfer to depth.