Jobs & Internships

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is a rapidly-growing international marine research, education, and community institution. If you are interested in working with us, please check this site frequently or follow us on social media. Opportunities include positions for research, education, community programs, development and administrative functions, and summer internships.

  • Human Resources Coordinator

    The Human Resources Coordinator performs a key role in administering Benefit and Payroll needs of the organization as well as participating in day-to-day employee inquiries and assistance. Primary duties include payroll processing, benefit administration, new employee onboarding, documentation of policies and updating same, related payroll filings, and daily interactions with all levels of employees on a variety of HR-related subjects.

    Finance & Administration | Close date: Sept. 10, 2024

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  • Project Manager II, Marine Resources Education Program-Aquaculture

    The MREP Aquaculture Project Manager will oversee all aspects of GMRI’s role in administering, facilitating, and delivering two aquaculture-focused versions of MREP. The program has two components: a field trip to a region with a diverse aquaculture industry so participants can see and understand the operational side of the sector, and a 4-day management workshop during which participants will learn how aquaculture is managed in federal waters.

    Community | Close date: Sept. 3, 2024

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  • Sponsored Projects Office, Senior Research Administrator

    The Sponsored Projects Office (“SPO”) at GMRI is a unit which provides embedded sponsored projects support to GMRI’s programmatic functions (Research, Education, Community, Climate, and Ventures). The Sponsored Projects Office Senior Research Administrator will work under the supervision of the Sponsored Projects Office Director to support GMRI’s sponsored projects portfolio. The Senior Research Administrator will assist GMRI principal investigators with the development of budgets, budget justifications, and administrative components of proposals; review proposals for compliance with internal and external guidelines; and submit final reviewed proposals to various sponsors, including federal and some private (industry or foundation) funders.

    Finance & Administration | Open until filled

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  • LabVenture Assistant Educator- Part-Time

    The LabVenture Program brings over 10,000 5th or 6th grade students in the state of Maine, from all 16 counties, to the Cohen Center for Interactive Learning (CCIL) for a two-and-a-half-hour hands-on science experience. LabVenture Educators host visiting students, facilitating a customized, multimedia marine science research program. Educators will work together as a team and with the Program Manager to run the day-to-day operations of the CCIL. The LabVenture Assistant will be responsible for up to five 2.5 hour in-person programs each week as well as virtual programming as needed. Program duties include working with other Educators to welcome the students, deliver/lead student presentations/discussions, assist students while they conduct research at their multi-touch research tables, and monitor for errors.

    Education | Open until filled

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