The International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022) is coming to an end, but work must continue until small-scale artisanal fishers, fish farmers, and fish workers are fully recognized and empowered. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been the lead agency for celebrating the year in collaboration with other relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system. Hundreds of activities and events were organized worldwide to highlight the importance of small-scale artisanal fisheries and aquaculture for our food systems, livelihoods, culture and the environment.

If you are interested in useful resources and guidance for a broad range of stakeholders don´t miss the opportunity to take a look at The Global Action Plan (GAP) of the IYAFA 2022. Watch the video: Small in Scale, Big in Value

Job and career development opportunities

• PhD project opportunity in policy learning from climate interventions in Global Marine Hotspots at University of Tasmania: More info 
• PhD (Ecology and Conservation) opportunity in “Plastic pollution and ocean giants: Investigating the extent and impacts of plastic ingestion by marine megafauna”. More info. Deadline: 9th January 2023.
• PhD (Earth and Environmental Science) opportunity in “Understanding the effects of rapid environmental change on the ecology of a key Southern Ocean predator, the Antarctic fur seal”. More info. Deadline: 9th January 2023.
• PhD project opportunity in “Fish nurseries in a changing world: towards functional indicators of habitat quality”. More info. Deadline: 11th January 2023.
• PhD project opportunity in “Explaining process, pattern and dynamics of marine predator hotspots in the Southern Ocean”. More info. Deadline: 3rd January 2023.
• PhD project opportunity ‘Testing the potential of seaweeds and seagrasses to improve water quality’ More info. Deadline: 17th January 2023.
• PhD project opportunity in “Human-driven habitat change: impacts on Herring Gull populations and shifting conservation conflicts” University of Glasgow. More info.
• PhD Scholarship in Fisheries Ecology. National Institute of Aquatic Resources - DTU Aqua, Denmark. More info. Deadline: 22nd January 2023.
• PhD opportunity in “Reconstructing Arctic Ocean and Nordic Sea Circulation During Ice Sheet Melting Events”. Department of Earth Sciences - University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. More info.
• Three PhD opportunities in “Future proofing Australia’s tropical seagrasses: a recovery and restoration framework for tropical ports and beyond”. College of Science & Engineering; The Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, Australia. More info.
• Two PhD opportunities in “Megabenthic communities from cold-water coral reefs across the deep Atlantic Ocean”. University of Aveiro (Portugal) in collaboration with Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Gijón (Spain). More info. Deadline: 10th January 2023.
• PhD opportunity in “Investigating the impacts of novel bioplastics in the marine environment”. University of Exeter, United Kingdom. More info. Deadline: 9th December 2022.
• PhD opportunity: Understanding coral connectivity and its drivers across the Indian Ocean”. University of Essex, United Kingdom. More info. Deadline: 11th January 2023.
• PhD Research Fellowship in Evolutionary Genomics. Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway. More info.
• Several PhD opportunities. Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources, United kingdom. More info. Deadline: 17th January 2023.

• Associate professorship in aquatic/marine genomics, The Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture (Campus Bodø), Nord University, Norway. Deadline 23rd January 2023.
• Assistant Professorship in Coastal Ecology, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS), University of Washington, US. Deadline: Priority will be given to applications received by December 2, 2022, and consideration of applicants will continue until the position is filled.
• Post-doc “Governance scenarios for zero pollution of European Seas” Wageningen University, Netherlands. Deadline: 7 December 2022.
• Assistant Professor of Marine Affairs: Fisheries Management and Policy, University of Rhode Island, US. Deadline December 15, 2022.
• Post-doctoral researcher Reflexivity in Marine Governance to improve implementation and performance, Wageningen University, Netherlands. Deadline 11th December.
• Climate Engagement Specialist. Gulf of Maine Research Institute, US. Deadline 4th December.
• Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Phycology. University of Alaska, US. Position will remain open until filled
• Sea turtle postdoc, University of Florida, US. Deadline 1st Dec, but open until filled
• Assistant Professor of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, US. Deadline 9th January 2023
• Legal and Policy Specialist (Ocean), EIA. Deadline 11th December 
• Operational Modeller & Analyst, AIMS, Australia. Deadline 4th December 
• Postdoc Modelling Coastal Dynamics, AIMS, Australia. Deadline 4th December 
• Programme Manager, Jamaica, International Seabed Authority. Deadline 31st December
• Postdoctoral position Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) modeling Ocean Acidification Information Exchange, Miami, US.
• Research Associate:Social implications of 30x30, University of Cambridge UK. Deadline 11th December. 
• Lecturer in Planning, Queen’s University, Belfast. Deadline 5th December.
• Senior Marine Climate Change Scientist, Cefas, UK. Deadline 19th December.
• European Marine Biological Resource Centre Project Manager, Paris. Deadline 31st December.
• Postdoc in Sustainable and Resilient Coastal Communities, Falmouth, UK. Deadline 3rd January.

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