{"id":659,"date":"2019-05-06T16:56:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T20:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/nirvana\/?page_id=659"},"modified":"2025-08-24T15:58:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T20:58:57","slug":"opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/nirvana\/opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1>Opportunities<\/h1>\n<p>I am always interested in recruiting enthusiastic people to join the NIRVANA Lab. If you are curious about the ocean, motivated to work hard, and think your interests align with ours, I would love to hear from you. Please reach out well in advance of the relevant application deadline.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: I am <strong>not<\/strong> recruiting new graduate students for the 2026-2027 admissions cycle due to the current funding climate.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/what-we-do\/educate\/postdoctoral\/postdocs-scholar-fellowship-appointments\/apo-postdoctoral-scholar\/?pid=8021\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/nirvana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/05\/WHOI_logo.png\" alt=\"WHOI_logo\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" title=\"WHOI_logo\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h3>WHOI Postdoctoral Scholar Program<\/h3>\n<p>WHOI offers a number of competitive 18-month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/what-we-do\/educate\/postdoctoral\/postdocs-scholar-fellowship-appointments\/apo-postdoctoral-scholar\/?pid=8021\"><strong>Postdoctoral Scholarships<\/strong><\/a> for newly minted Ph.D.s to pursue independent research projects in collaboration with WHOI scientists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application deadline: October 15<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/mit.whoi.edu\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/nirvana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/05\/MIT-WHOI_logo-01.png\" alt=\"MIT-WHOI_logo-01\" height=\"433\" width=\"693\" title=\"MIT-WHOI_logo-01\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h3>MIT-WHOI Joint Program<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>: I am not recruiting graduate students for the <strong>2026-2027 admissions cycle<\/strong>. If you are considering the MIT-WHOI Joint Program, I encourage you to connect with other faculty whose interests align with yours. I hope to revisit applications in future years once circumstances improve.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mit.whoi.edu\/\">MIT-WHOI Joint Program<\/a><\/strong> combines the resources of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mit.edu\/\">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/\">Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<\/a> to offer a highly regarded graduate degree in marine science. Admission is extremely competitive; I&#8217;ve shared some <a href=\"https:\/\/cleanlabchronicles.substack.com\/p\/on-contacting-a-prospective-graduate\">tips and advice on applying<\/a> on my blog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application deadline: December 15<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/what-we-do\/educate\/undergraduate-programs\/summer-student-fellowship\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/nirvana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2019\/05\/BenGeyman_SSF-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"BenGeyman_SSF\" height=\"640\" width=\"1024\" title=\"BenGeyman_SSF\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h3>Summer Student Fellowships<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/what-we-do\/educate\/undergraduate-programs\/summer-student-fellowship\/\"><strong>Summer Student Fellows<\/strong><\/a> are competitively selected to conduct research in ocean sciences and engineering in collaboration with WHOI scientists. Fellows also attend a busy schedule of talks and seminars and take part in a one-day ocean sampling cruise onboard the R\/V <em>Tioga<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application deadline: February 5<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/what-we-do\/educate\/gueststudent\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/nirvana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/05\/WHOI_logo.png\" alt=\"WHOI_logo\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" title=\"WHOI_logo\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h3>Guest Studentships<\/h3>\n<p>WHOI offers a limited number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/what-we-do\/educate\/gueststudent\/\"><strong>Guest Student<\/strong><\/a> appointments for full-time graduate and undergraduate students in conjunction with their studies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications accepted on a rolling basis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opportunities I am always interested in recruiting enthusiastic people to join the NIRVANA Lab. If you are curious about the ocean, motivated to work hard, and think your interests align with ours, I would love to hear from you. Please reach out well in advance of the relevant application deadline. 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