These opportunities are available across the three USGS Coastal and Marine Science Centers in Santa Cruz, California; St. Petersburg, Florida; and Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Mendenhall postdoctoral researchers will conduct fundamental research, guide and improve hazard assessment capabilities, and advance knowledge of natural and human-driven physical processes in coastal and marine environments to meet the needs of stakeholders across the Nation.

Learn more about the Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program. 

Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the Research Advisor(s) early in the application process to discuss project ideas. General inquiries can be sent to the Mendenhall Program email box: mendenhall@usgs.gov. See links below for specific descriptions and required qualifications for each position.

Coastal and Marine Fellowship Opportunities: 

St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (St. Petersburg, FL) 

• 21-29. Analysis of dynamic coastal change through geospatial approaches

Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (Santa Cruz, CA) 

• 21-32. Isotope geochemistry applications for improved coastal and marine risk mitigation 
• 21-33. Coastal Arctic landscape-scale vulnerabilities to climate change impacts 
• 21-38. Cascadia subduction zone deformation: Implications for earthquake hazard 
• 21-31. Marine minerals and the ocean environment 

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (Woods Hole, MA) 

• 21-30. Guiding Federal agency prioritization for implementation of nature-based climate solutions 
• 21-19. Active tectonics, fault systems and earthquake hazards in Puerto Rico  

Cross-center 

• 21-34. Wave runup on along-shore variable morphologies 

How to apply

Deadline to apply is November 1, 2022. 

For a list of all available opportunities, visit the Mendenhall research opportunities page. 

Some of our past Mendenhalls:

About the Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program:

The goals of the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program are to:  

• Provide scientifically based, timely, and credible information that enables effective preparation for and response to natural hazards.  

• Conduct research and develop science-based tools that inform sustainable use and management of natural resources.  

• Serve diverse stakeholders, including Federal, Tribal, State, and local regulatory and management authorities; the public; and the scientific community. 

• Measure and forecast short- and long-term changes of coastal and oceanic environments. 

• Identify and fill scientific knowledge gaps to empower predictions of the response of coastal and ocean environments to natural processes and human activities.