Employment Opportunities

The Institute for Shipboard Education (ISE) is a private, nonprofit, educational corporation that administers the Semester at Sea (SAS) global study abroad program. With an international headquarters located in Charlottesville, VA, ISE hires the faculty, staff, and professionals who travel aboard the MV Explorer each academic term as well as those who manage operations from the Charlottesville offices.

The mission of the Institute is to be the premiere provider of global study abroad education. SAS participants enroll for a variety of academic, career, and personal goals, which range from international skills development to cross-cultural exchange to gaining a deeper global perspective. ISE hopes to attract the best professional faculty and staff interested in teaching global and comparative curricula, and in the management and operation of a shipboard education program.

ISE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek to employ and promote the best qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, creed, color, sex, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability.

Semester at Sea Faculty Positions

Teaching on a floating campus that is traveling around the world is professionally and rewarding experience. Collectively, our faculty is expert, dynamic, and curious: 100% hold doctorates or other terminal degrees and 100% have international experience and expertise in one or more of the regions visited. Read more about faculty positions.

Semester at Sea Staff Positions

A wide range of professional staff positions are hired each voyage. The excitement of teaching and working aboard a ship, the experience of applying your skills in a global context, and the sense of shipboard community on Semester at Sea contributes to job satisfaction. View staff positions and descriptions.

Positions in the Charlottesville, VA Headquarters

Working for Semester at Sea and the Institute for Shipboard Education means being a part of an innovative and growing team, working in beautiful surroundings near the historic University of Virginia, and gaining valuable skills and experience.