Marine Biology

Your Careers Adviser

The Careers Adviser with responsibility for School of Life Sciences is:

Kirsty Qualtrough (Room SR 1.07)

Book an appointment if you want to speak to Kirsty about your future career plans.

The resources on this web page have been selected to provide you with the best tools to help you with your career planning as well as the application process.

Job Profiles

To help you make an informed career choice Prospects have compiled comprehensive profiles on jobs and occupations throughout most sectors of industry and commerce. Each profile includes the following information:

  • Job Description and Typical Role Activities
  • Salary and Conditions
  • Entry Requirements
  • Further Training or Professional Study Required
  • Career Development Paths and Opportunities
  • Typical Employers and Vacancy Sources
  • Related Jobs
  • Graduate Case Studies
  • Useful Contacts and Further Resources
  • View Marine Biology Job Profiles

Career Options

Discover career options relevant to your degree subject on the Prospects website. Don't forget - a wide variety of career options are open to students with 'any degree' subject! Find out:

  • What skills you have developed by studying your particular subject area
  • What your job options are with your degree
  • Which career areas do most graduates with your degree go into
  • What further study options are open to you
  • Useful contacts and further resources
  • View Career Options with Marine Biology Degrees

Graduate Job Sites

AgencyCentral - Access to recruitment agencies for graduates.

CareersAbroad - Website detailing field work placements and career opportunities in the fields of sustainable development, biological and zoological research, environmental education and conservation.

TARGETjobs - Everything you need to know about graduate jobs with science employers and technology companies. Whether you want to know whether postgraduate study will improve your graduate science job options, or what science work you can do with your degree, you can find careers advice here.

OceanLink - A website dedicated to information about marine biology careers, ocean education and information about voluntary projects.

OceanExpert - OceanExpert is a database containing information on individuals involved in all aspects of Marine or Freshwater Research and Management.

OceanPortal - OceanPortal is a directory of ocean related websites and includes listings for career information and employment.

Subsea Gas and Oil Directory - A global directory of subsea suppliers and contractors.

Coastal Guide Database - A Coastal Guide Experts Database of coastal expert institutes and consultants on various aspects of coastal and environmental management.

Marine Laboratories, Institutes and Graduate Programs - A global listing of laboratories, institutes and graduate programs for marine biology.

National Council for Science and the Environment (USA) - Internships opportunities for students and recent graduates

Gutenberg University Institure for Geosciences - A global directory with organisation and company listings from the university's geoscience department.

Environmental Data Services (ENDS) job listings - ENDS Environmental Jobs pages with weekly listings and "Job of the Week".

New Scientist Job Pages - New Scientist global vacancy listings with additional learning resources.

Nature Jobs - Nature global listings with additional careers and recruitment resources.

Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) - Information for careers in underwater technology and science.

Earthworks - Provides information and listings about vacancies in oil, energy, geoscience, geology, mining, geography and environmental science.

Jobs.ac.uk - Job vacancies, information and web resources catering for all environment vacancies.

Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) - Current vacancies at NERC.

American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) - Offers careers and job opportunities for businesses, academic institutions, nonprofit organisations and government agencies.

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) - Career opportunities with the British Antarctic Survey team.

The Scottish Society for Marine Science (SAMS) - Vacancy listings at the Scottish Society for Marine Science.

Fugro GEOS - Vacancy listings for Fugro GEOS. The company is part of the multinational Fugro Group that provides a complete range of integrated geotechnical, environmental, survey and positioning services world-wide

HR Wallingford - Vacancy listings for the HR Wallingford, a company specialising in consultancy and research in civil engineering hydraulics and the water environment.

Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory - Vacancies in the Proudman laboratory which aims to undertake strategic and interdisciplinary research in the coastal and marine sciences.

Institute of Fisheries Management - The institute is a organisation for the common interest in the modern management of recreational and commercial fisheries. It offers details on membership and career resources in the fisheries industry.