The following employment web sites serve only as starting points for
job hunting on the Internet. Most of the links listed below serve
as directories to the hundreds of environmental-related employment
web sites available. All of these sites are free and do not require
a membership.
The following web pages provide listings for:
Summer internships
Postdoctoral fellowships
Graduate assistantships
Careers for persons with a bachelor's degree
Careers for persons with a master's degree
Careers for persons with a doctoral degree
And lots more . . .
American Museum of Natural History
http://www.amnh.org/museum/welcome/jobpostings.html
American Ornithological Newsletter
http://www.osnabirds.org/on/ornjobs.htm
This web site is the place to check for posting and finding any avian ecology related position.
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
http://aslo.org
If you are looking for a job in any field of aquatic ecology, then
the ASLO web site is a great place to start. The "Jobs Board" link provides
job listings for assistantships, post-docs, teaching and research positions.
This site does not provide links to additional employment web sites.
Athens-Clarke County Job Listings
http://www.libs.uga.edu/athens/employment.html
CYBER-SIERRA'S Natural Resources Job Search
http://www.cyber-sierra.com/nrjobs/index.html
The Cyber-Sierra web site is a directory of employment web sites.
The web sites are divided into categories, such as nonprofits, environment,
GIS, water, government, education, and summer. The site recommends you
search several of the subject categories to locate the sites that best
reflect your needs.
Conservation International (CI)
http://www.conservation.org/xp/CIWEB/about/jobs/
Conservation International's (CI) mission is to conserve the Earth's living natural heritage, our global biodiversity, and to demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature.
E Jobs: Environmental Jobs and Careers
http://www.ejobs.org/
E
Jobs is also a directory of employment web sites in the United States
and Canada. E Jobs provides links to the U.S. federal government, state
governments, law firms, nonprofit agencies, environmental associations,
and company employment web sites. The site also provides links about
resume writing, interviewing, and job hunting tips.
Ecological Society of America (ESA)
http://www.esa.org/education/career_funding/careers_undergraduate.php
This web site, provided by the ESA, is full of information about careers in Ecology, and is aimed towards undergraduates.
EnvJobs-L Listserv Archives
http://environment.harvard.edu/activities/email/envjobs-l.php?&pw=968
EnvJobs-L is a discussion list for the environmental science
and public policy community. Environmental job and educational opportunities
are announced via email. You can either subscribe to the listserv or
visit the archives. The archives page is current.
Estuarine Research Fellowship: Jobs and Fellowships
http://www.erf.org/jobs/jobs.html#b
The
ERF web site provides both current job listings and links to employment
web sites. The job listings are limited to assistantships, fellowships,
and careers in aquatic ecology and marine biology. However, the directory
of other employment web sites is more general.
Georgia's Environmental Protection Division
http://www.gaepd.org/Documents/careers.html
The Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is a state agency charged with protecting Georgia's air, land, and water resources through the authority of state and federal environmental statutes. These laws regulate public and private facilities in the areas of air quality, water quality, hazardous waste, water supply, solid waste, surface mining, underground storage tanks, and others. EPD issues and enforces all state permits in these areas and has full delegation for federal environmental permits except Section 404 (wetland) permits.
Government Jobs
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
If you know you want a government job then I suggest you start here.
Job listings will also include any openings from the USDA Forest Service at Coweeta.
Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTER)
http://www.lternet.edu/opportunities/
The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network is a collaborative effort involving more than 1800 scientists and students investigating ecological processes over long temporal and broad spatial scales.
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
http://www.nature.org/cgi-bin/zope.pcgi/careers/jobs.html
The Nature Conservancy is a leading international, nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the diversity of life on Earth.
Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS)
http://www.obfs.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Topics&file=index&meid=40
The mission of OBFS is to serve the member stations in ways that increase their effectiveness in research, education and outreach. OBFS was founded in 1963.
Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy
http://www.naturalsciencesacademy.org/SENSA_jobs.htm
Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy, through Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, the Center for Urban River Research, and the Center for Ecological Restoration, will serve as a catalyst for community participation in urban water management. The Academy promotes sustainable development practices and technologies to preserve the future health of our water resources and to ensure long-term economic growth.
Texas A&M Job Board
http://wfsc.tamu.edu/jobboard/index.htm
This web site has jobs related to government, academia and NGOs.
U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/oars/
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Online Automated Recruitment System (OARS) is a computerized employment application processing system, which electronically prescreens candidates and ranks them according to specified criteria. OARS lets you search for available jobs in the USGS; create, edit, and archive your electronic resume; and apply for specific jobs online! OARS also provides you with an opportunity to establish criteria to identify the type(s) of jobs you are interested in, and will then notify you with an email message when that kind of job is open for application. OARS is simple to use and is designed to meet your Survey job search and application needs well into the new millennium!
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
http://worldwildlife.org/about/jobs.cfm
We seek to save a planet, a world of life. Reconciling the needs of human beings and the needs of others that share the Earth, we seek to instill in people everywhere a discriminating yet unabashed reverence for nature and to balance that reverence with a profound belief in human possibilities. From the smallest community to the largest multinational organization, we seek to inspire others who can advance the cause of conservation.
