UW Alumni Reunion, Class Gifts & Spence Scholarships – open for applications now, deadline 4/16/24
UW alumni provide scholarships to current UW students through many different scholarship programs throughout the year. Several of these alumni scholarship programs are open for application now through the UW Alumni Reunion, Class Gifts and Spence Scholarships application process.
Scholarships in this group range from $1,000-$2,000, and students can submit a single application to be considered for any of the seven scholarship programs included.
USDA FISH BIOLOGIST job announcement
The PSRU is hiring a fish biologist to primarily support the Pacific Oyster Genomic Selection project. The position is at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport Oregon. The position is open from Feb 20 to March 4 2024 at https://www.usajobs.gov/job/777251200
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Summary
This position is in the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Field Organization, Pacific West Area (PWA), Pacific Shellfish Research Unit located in Newport, OR.
Out in STEM (oSTEM)
Out in STEM (oSTEM) is hosting our Monthly Happy Hour at Big Time Brewing Friday, March 1st at 5:30pm. All are welcome at this event. oSTEM empowers LGBTQ+ people in STEM to succeed personally, academically, and professionally by cultivating environments and communities that nurture innovation, leadership, and advocacy.
Read moreWhere Are They Now? Part 2 with Port of Everett’s Jake Kirschner

In Part 2 of our ‘Where Are They Now?’ Alumni Series, UW Marine Biology graduate, Jake Kirschner, shares how his degree prepared him for his career with the Port of Everett.
Read moreNearshore Biologist – Fish & Wildlife Biologist 2 (In-Training) – Permanent – WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife (Olympia, WA): closes 2/18/24
Come be our expert in the biology, behavior, ecology, conservation, and management of marine nearshore habitat and species! Work to address uncertainties in nearshore ecosystems including, forage fish habitat, eelgrass, kelp, and other priority species and habitats. We are recruiting to hire at the Fish & Wildlife Biologist 1 or 2 level, and we will train a Fish & Wildlife Biologist 1 up to the Fish & Wildlife Biologist 2 level.
Read moreCHID/L Arch Paris Fall 2024 Study Abroad Info Sessions
“Environmental Paris: the modern Invention of Nature” is an immersive, interdisciplinary study abroad program sponsored by the Department of Comparative History of Ideas and the Department of Landscape Architecture.
This program offers you a chance to explore this modern “Invention of Nature” from three different perspectives: historical-scientific, urban sustainability, and literary-artistic.
Program activities include lectures and discussions, explorations of Paris’s Urban & natural landscapes, its gardens and architecture, museums visit within and outside Paris, as well as literary and visual representations of the shifting imagination of Nature.
Visit Yellowstone National Park Spring break as part of Spring quarter ESRM 459: Wildlife Conservation in Northwest Ecosystems
Are you interested in traveling to Yellowstone National Park over spring break? Want to see wolves, explore US National Park Service management, put your GIS and wildlife skills to work, or catch and track a raven? If so, you may be interested in taking ESRM 459 Spring Quarter with Professors Aaron Wirsing, John Marzluff, and a third instructor TBD.
To be considered for the class, please email Dr.
Seniors- MS/PhD Research Assistantship at University of South Carolina
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Oceanography/Physical Oceanography/ Marine Science/ Meteorology/Atmospheric science is required. Applicants should have strong Physics, mathematical and computer programming skills in Matlab/Python.
Full Funding is available starting in Summer/Fall 2024 for these projects:
Investigating Arctic Freshwater Content and Circulation in a Changing Climate
Understanding the Generation and Dynamics of Internal Waves in the Bay of Bengal
Understanding the Air-Sea Interaction Processes on the Development and Collapse of the Arabian Sea Warm Pool.
Knight-Hennessy Scholars program – UW Information Session
Please share this opportunity with students in all academic fields who might be interested in funding for future graduate-level studies at Stanford. Students, alumni, and anyone interested to learn more is encouraged to join us to hear from a Knight-Hennessy Scholarship program Admission Director about Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University, a multidisciplinary, multicultural graduate scholarship program.
Each Knight-Hennessy scholar receives up to three years of financial support to pursue graduate studies in any of Stanford’s seven schools.
Research Biologist Position in the Skagit Valley
Position Description
Biologist $60,000 to $70,000 annually + benefits, DOQ
Deadline for Applications: 5:00 PM January 31, 2024
Submit letter of interest, resume and SRSC application (by email) to:
Skagit River System Cooperative
Jannette Crume
PO Box 368 La Conner, WA 98257
jcrume@skagitcoop.org
360-466-7228