Natural Resources Job Board

The Fish Macroecology Research Group at the University of Delaware is seeking a motivated master’s student to join our team starting in Fall 2026. Our group studies how climate change shapes the ecology of commercially important fishes, with a focus on research questions that inform management and policy. The student will integrate fisheries survey data with oceanographic models and databases into statistical models to understand the past and future effects of climate change on processes such as life histories (e.g., growth, size-at-age), population dynamics, and geographic distributions. Specific research projects will be developed collaboratively and will involve both UD faculty and researchers at NOAA Fisheries.

The Fish Macroecology group is based in the School of Marine Science and Policy in the College of Earth, Ocean, and the Environment at the University of Delaware. The position will be based at the Hugh R. Sharp campus in Lewes, DE.

To apply:
Interested students should contact Dr. Jenny Bigman (Assistant Professor, University of Delaware) at jbigman@udel.edu with the subject line as “Fish Mac grad student <insert your last name>” before submitting a formal application for graduate school to UD. Please send a single PDF file that includes:

Please see the Fish Mac group’s website for more information about the position and research group. For more information on the UD graduate application process, please see UD’s Graduate Admission’s website. Applications to UD are due December 1, 2025 for priority consideration for admission and funding and the final deadline for a Fall 2026 start is July 1.