Current Openings
Associate Director of Education
This Public Service Faculty position is responsible for strategic leadership and operational oversight of the UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium. The role oversees daily operations, including supervision of faculty and staff, facilities, vessels, and vehicles, while ensuring compliance with institutional policies and effective budget administration. This position serves on the Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant leadership team and leads the design, delivery, and evaluation of marine education and outreach programs aligned with unit priorities and National Sea Grant initiatives. The position fosters collaboration across university units, government agencies, and external stakeholders, and represents the organization at professional and public forums. Additional responsibilities include guiding strategic planning, supporting development initiatives, securing external funding, and integrating education initiatives across multiple locations. The position requires demonstrated expertise in informal education leadership, program development, and team management, along with strong communication skills and a deep understanding of coastal and marine issues, particularly those relevant to Georgia’s coast. This is an administrative, non-tenured public service faculty appointment in the public service faculty career ladder at the University of Georgia. The successful candidate will be appointed at the rank of Public Service Assistant Associate, or Senior Public Service Associate.
Location: Savannah, GA
Apply by September 1, 2026 for full consideration.
Oyster Outreach State Fellowship
Under the leadership of ECO, this fellow will work alongside The Nature Conservancy and the UGA Shellfish Research Lab and Oyster Hatchery. The fellow will primarily focus on education and outreach to youth and priority stakeholders – related to oysters in Georgia’s Coastal ecosystems and the Georgia Oyster Resiliency Initiative. The fellowship will also include significant community engagement throughout the coastal Georgia region. The goal of this fellowship is to serve community partners and stakeholders of the Oyster Resiliency Initiative, potential growers, consumers, and members of the seafood industry, including restaurants, to ensure that knowledge translates into oyster restoration, sustainable growth and healthy coastal ecosystems. This fellowship will also show K-12 students that there are many job opportunities in our working waterfronts through exposure to oyster fisheries, restoration and resiliency work.
Location: Savannah, GA
Apply by August 16
Coastal Ecology Research Staff
This is a permanent staff position with the Coastal Ecology Lab. Their time will focus on fieldwork, specifically serving as a crew lead for conducting gopher tortoise surveys. This involves walking transects to identify burrows and other surface-active wildlife, followed by scoping all underground refugia with burrow cameras. Surveys will mostly occur during the winter in accordance with peak indigo snake season and will often involve staying overnight in hotels. In addition, they will assist with the fieldwork, data analysis, and publication of our research on gopher tortoises and their habitats. This position will work in a variety of habitat types, including but not limited to sandhills, forests, and agricultural fields. In addition to fieldwork, they will also participate in data management and GIS mapping. The position will start in August/September. We request a minimum commitment of one year.
Location: Brunswick, GA
Open until filled.
Gopher Tortoise Survey – Seasonal Technician
This seasonal position will work under the Coastal Ecology Lab. Their time will focus on fieldwork, specifically conducting surveys that will include walking transects to identify burrows and other surface-active wildlife, followed by scoping all underground refugia with burrow cameras. Surveys will occur during the winter in accordance with peak indigo snake season and will often involve staying overnight in hotels. This position will work in a variety of habitat types, including but not limited to sandhills, forests, and agricultural fields. In addition to fieldwork, they will also participate in data management and GIS mapping. The position will start in August/September and will end in March/April.
Location: Brunswick, GA
Open until filled.
Socioecology Research and Engagement Fellowship
This one-year fellowship offers recent college graduates the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in interdisciplinary research, community science, environmental education, GIS, and coastal engagement while living and working on Skidaway Island near Savannah, Georgia. The fellow will contribute to research on environmental literacy and community resilience while also leading marine education programs, public outreach, and community engagement. On-site housing will be provided.
Location: Savannah, GA
Open until filled (Anticipated start date of September 17)
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