Oceanography concerns the knowledge and theoretical understanding of processes and phenomena and brings together several disciplines: biology, physics, chemistry, geology…
Oceanology groups together all human activities related to oceanography: prospecting, exploitation, resource management…it is rather the application of theoretical knowledge to economic and social realities.
An oceanographer spends little time at sea on scientific missions. His work consists of conducting experiments in the laboratory, processing data in front of his computer, and sharing these results by publishing and participating in conferences.
Often researchers from different disciplines come together to work on a common research program. Each person conducts experiments in his or her own area of expertise and the results are then interpreted together, as the phenomena and processes often interact with each other.
Required qualities: be a specialist, while knowing well the generalities of oceanography; be highly motivated; have a taste for research; ability to work in a team; English required.