Empreendendo a carreira na oceanografia: Uma análise sobre o mercado de trabalho para oceanógrafos

Abstract

The Oceanography professional must have an interdisciplinary capacity, a broad, critical and creative vision, and have skills for an entrepreneurial performance. This is due to its holistic and integrated formation to study and understand the oceans. Despite the interdisciplinarity of the Oceanographers and the areas in which they work, the ignorance of the market and professionals about their possibilities of economic gains, to prevent an increasing occupation in cargo and functions. Therefore, generating an excess of unemploed or underemployed Oceanographers. Part of this occurs due to the lack of disclosure and knowledge not only of the job market but also of the Oceanographers themselves, about their areas of competence, skills and competences. Thus, the present study aims to characterize the job market opportunities for graduates of the Oceanography course, with a focus on encouraging the entrepreneurial mindset of professional objects and guiding them on their various areas of expertise in the market. Several areas of activity and employment opportunities were found for Oceanographers within the three sectors: public, private and third sector (for example, NGOs, foundations and OSCIPs). In order to better identify these opportunities and companies, lists and classifications were made with names, contacts and specific job opportunities. It was also observed that many companies offer vacancies and job opportunities for Oceanographers, however many are located in the South/Southeast region of Brazil and the majority are not headed by professionals from Oceanography. Thus, as a way to encourage the entrepreneurial performance of future Oceanographers, they were considered as opportunities for experiences during graduation. In addition, a survey is presented and discussed of Oceanographers who have become protagonists in the work of the profession, becoming employers and creators of their own companies and startups. Where, companies were not identified within the expected spectrum for the performance of an Oceanography professional, as well as digital companies with an innovative and interdisciplinary area of activity. Therefore, curricular adaptations are necessary to update and adapt the professional Oceanography within the current demands of the globalized, entrepreneurial and digital Market, including startups and cleantechs. Therefore, it is concluded that although Oceanography is a new profession in Brazil, today, this professional has several means of performance in the sectors, public, private and third sector, mainly with the growing demand for actions resulting from the Decade of Ocean Science for Development Sustainable Development (2021-2030), promulgated by the United Nations. In addition, the results indicate a wide field of activity for Oceanographers, environmental entrepreneurs and digital entrepreneurs that can be explored by graduates.