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  • Resource Conservationist, Vermilion County SWCD

    Jul 23, 2015 12:30 pm101 views

    Vermilion County (IL) Soil and Water Conservation District seeks a Resource Conservationist.

  • Writer/Editor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Jul 30, 2015 12:00 pm18 views

    NOAA is seeking to hire a Writer/Editor to work with the Great Lakes Lab in An Arbor, MI. Position closes August 5th. For complete details, see https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/411042100. 

  • Science Writer/Editor, North Carolina State University Sea Grant Program

    Aug 3, 2015 10:45 am29 views

    The Sea Grant Program at North Carolina State University seeks a Public Communications Specialist to serve as a Science Writer/Editor. Application deadline is August 5th. Full information is available here.

  • Post-Bachelor's Internship Project, U.S. EPA

    Aug 6, 2015 10:00 am46 views

    Internship available in the Office of Water in the Washington, D.C. office of the U.S. EPA, "Water Quality Standards Uses, Antidegradation and Variances Research Participation Program." Full description available here.

  • USDA Agricultural Research Service Jobs for the week of 8/10/2015

    Aug 11, 2015 12:15 pm52 views

    New vacancies with the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the week of August 10, 2015.

  • Great Lakes Commission seeks Nonpoint Water Quality Project Manager

    Sep 14, 2015 3:30 pm29 views

  • Biologists/Ecologists with EPA Closes 9/21

    Sep 15, 2015 3:30 pm9 views

    The US Environmental Protection Agency is seeking a few Interdisciplinary Biologists/Ecologists in Washington, DC.

  • Assistant Professor (Practice) - Coastal Fisheries

    Nov 20, 2015 9:15 am4 views

    This is a full-time, 12-month, fixed-term, Assistant Professor of Practice position with Oregon Sea Grant (OSG) and Oregon State University Extension Service (OSUES) serving the Oregon Coastal Region with specific emphasis on the North Coast & lower Columbia River. The position will be based in Astoria, Oregon and will report to the OSU Regional Administrator in consultation with the OSG Outreach & Engagement Leader.

  • ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST/PROJECT MANAGER

    Dec 10, 2015 9:00 am3 views

    Skelly and Loy is seeking a full-time Environmental Scientist/Project Manager to join our Hunt Valley, Maryland team. The ideal candidate is highly motivated individual with natural resources and environmental planning expertise in the Mid-Atlantic region (Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia).

  • Principal Scientist

    Dec 10, 2015 9:15 am11 views

  • JUNIOR WATER RESOURCES ENGINEER

    Dec 10, 2015 10:00 am14 views

    Skelly and Loy is seeking a full-time junior water resources engineer to join our Hunt Valley, Maryland team. The ideal candidate is experienced and knowledgeable in is ecosystem restoration, low impact development (LID), environmental site design (ESD), storm water management, erosion and sediment control, permitting and plan review, and construction oversight and inspection for both public and private clients within the Mid-Atlantic region.

  • SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST

    Dec 10, 2015 10:00 am4 views

    Skelly and Loy is seeking a senior environmental scientist to join our Hunt Valley, Maryland team. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated individual with natural resources and environmental planning expertise in the Mid-Atlantic region (Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia).

  • ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST

    Dec 10, 2015 10:00 am6 views

    Skelly and Loy is seeking a full-time environmental scientist to join our Hunt Valley, Maryland team. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated individual with technical experience in natural resources in the Mid-Atlantic region (Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia). The selected candidate will provide technical support for a diversity of professional services including, but not limited to, wetland and forest stand delineations, tree preservation planning, fluvial geomorphic analysis, T&Es, water quality monitoring, natural resources studies, permitting and agency coordination, ecosystem restoration, GIS/GPS/CADD support and support efforts associated with NEPA/MEPA planning and the TMDL/NPDES program.

  • Interdisciplinary Soil Scientist/Hydrologist

    Dec 22, 2015 11:30 am22 views

    The Hoosier National Forest (Forest) is seeking interested individuals for an exciting career in land and resource management.  The position is a permanent full-time appointment.   The duty station is located at the Hoosier National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Bedford, Indiana

  • Data & Information Specialist

    Dec 22, 2015 2:15 pm59 views

    Division of Illinois State Water SurveyPrairie Research InstituteUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  • Vermont Fish Culture Specialist I, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department

    Dec 22, 2015 2:30 pm49 views

    The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking applications for a Fish Culture Specialist I at its Ed Weed Fish Culture Station in Grand Isle Vermont.

  • Reservoir Watershed Forester

    Jan 7, 2016 1:15 pm18 views

    The Department of Natural Resources, Forest Service,  is currently accepting applications for a Watershed Forester that will support forest management planning and landscape-scale planning/forest health assessment around three drinking water reservoirs through a MD/PA partnership, including The Nature Conservancy.

  • Project Coordinator – Saginaw Bay Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (SB-CISMA) in Saginaw, MI

    Jan 7, 2016 3:30 pm33 views

    The Saginaw Bay Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area is a relatively young organization located in the Great Lakes region. It is a partnership of multiple organizations who combine their efforts in order to efficiently and effectively prevent and eliminate invasive species within the Saginaw Bay watershed.

  • Physical Science Technician

    Jan 21, 2016 1:00 pm15 views

    The Northern Research Station is announcing an upcoming vacancy for a Physical Sciences Technician (GS-1311-7) position that will provide science and science support to the Center for Research on Ecosystem Change in the Northern Research Station.  The position is a permanent appointment with a full-time tour of duty, stationed in Grand Rapids, MN.

  • Hydrologic Science Technician

    Jan 21, 2016 1:45 pm4 views

    The Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory of the Southern Research Station is recruiting a Hydrologic Science Technician-GS-1316-06. The position will be advertised as a term two-year appointment. The position will be at the GS-6 level (salary range $35,306 to $46,294/yr plus standard Federal benefits). The duty station will be located at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory in Otto, NC.  The Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory has been in continuous operation since 1934 and the research program spans the continuum of basic to applied science. Coweeta is a Long-Term Ecological Research Site and works cooperatively with several universities, National Forests, and local, state, and other federal agencies.

  • Wildlife Biologist 3 – Davidson County

    Jan 22, 2016 9:30 am23 views

    Under general supervision, is responsible for professional wildlife or fish management work of considerable difficulty; and performs related work as required.

  • I Can Paddle! YOUTH OUTDOOR CREW/LEADER

    Jan 25, 2016 3:45 pm4 views

    Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) I Can! Programs introduce Minnesota families to a variety of outdoor activities including camping, fishing, paddling, and rock climbing. Youth Outdoors I Can Paddle! Crew Members serve as paddling instructors and guides for weekend canoe and kayak workshops. Instructors teach basic paddling technique and provide on-the-water guidance for first-time paddlers. Workshops take place on both lakes and rivers managed by the DNR. Instructors provide environmental education throughout the workshops as well, offering participants information about Minnesota’s natural resources.

  • Northwest Field Crew Member

    Jan 26, 2016 9:15 am23 views

  • Biological Science Technician

    Jan 26, 2016 4:45 pm29 views

    The Forest Watershed Science Unit (SRS-4353) of the USFS, Southern Research Station is recruiting one temporary Research Biological Science Technician.

  • Aquatic Field Technician

    Feb 3, 2016 10:45 am39 views

    Field technicians are needed to conduct applied research in the area of aquatic ecology and large riversystems throughout the state of Illinois. Technicians will assist large river ecologists in the collection ofstandardized long-term river monitoring data with additional targeted data collection.

  • Program Specialist (Flood Recovery/Restoration)

    Feb 8, 2016 10:45 am24 views

    Provide assistance to the Coordinator in restoration planning and implementation tasks including: Using the Watershed Master Plan to evaluate priority projects in an efficient and compliant manner ensuring collaboration with all stakeholders. Research potential funding sources help develop a strategy to fund project implementation and long term maintenance and monitoring.

  • Research Hydrologist

    Feb 17, 2016 10:30 am53 views

  • RESEARCH TECHNICIAN – BIOMETEOROLOGY/ ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON

    Mar 7, 2016 10:30 am63 views

  • Soil Scientist

    Mar 7, 2016 3:00 pm19 views

    The soil scientist provides basic input to interdisciplinary reports, best management practices for the soil resource, and planning efforts. The position requires skills for gathering, analyzing, and interpreting Soil Survey and Ecological Site Inventory data, including a good understanding of plant soil relationships. This position requires the ability to provide recommendations for protecting the soil resource and input into decisions for managing BLM lands across the district.

  • FIELD ORGANIZER

    Mar 21, 2016 9:45 am24 views

  • Habitat Strike Team Coordinator

    Apr 8, 2016 2:00 pm63 views

    The Habitat Strike Team and this position is a part of a partnership between Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Illinois Recreational Access Program (IRAP) and Pheasants Forever, Inc.  The incumbent will supervise and conduct habitat management work on IRAP leased private land and may also work on other IDNR private lands programs.  This position is a full-time, permanent employee of Pheasants Forever, Inc. and will receive daily leadership from Pheasants Forever staff and/or IDNR staff. This position will be located in Central or West Central Illinois.

  • Habitat Strike Team Technician

    Apr 8, 2016 3:00 pm60 views

    The Habitat Strike Team and this position is part of a partnership between Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Illinois Recreational Access Program (IRAP) and Pheasants Forever, Inc.  The incumbent will conduct habitat management work on IRAP leased private land and may also work on other IDNR private lands programs.  This position is also responsible for maintenance and repair of equipment.  This is a full-time, permanent employee of Pheasants Forever, Inc. and will receive daily leadership from the Strike Team Coordinator and possibly Pheasants Forever staff and/or IDNR staff. This position will be located in Central or West Central Illinois.

  • Statewide Waterfowl Coordinator

    Apr 21, 2016 8:00 am22 views

  • Duck Banding Technician

    Apr 21, 2016 8:45 am185 views

  • Statewide Waterfowl Coordinator: Tennessee

    Apr 29, 2016 4:45 pm28 views

  • REU Summer 2016 in Aquatic Ecology, Portland State University

    May 9, 2016 9:15 am19 views

    The Strecker Aquatic Ecology Lab at Portland State University in Portland, OR invites applications for an REU position on an NSF-funded project on the effects of hydrologic alterations and climate change on freshwater ecosystem connectivity and ecology on the Columbia Plateau.  The candidate will have numerous opportunities to enhance their career by working with ecologists and other scientists, including members of the PI’s lab.  The REU project will focus on a unique feature of some aquatic invertebrates, which can produce resting eggs that undergo prolonged dormancy in the sediment of waterbodies and hatch under favorable conditions. The project will examine a research question related to hatching success of zooplankton resting eggs in different environmental conditions and at different historical time periods.

  • Special Projects Coordinator, Lake Michigan Coastal Program (Chesterton, IN) due 6/6

    Jun 2, 2016 11:15 am46 views

  • Assistant Professor: Extension Soil Water Quality Scientist

    Jun 9, 2016 8:15 am59 views

    Oregon State University, Department of Crop and Soil Science, is seeking applicants for a 9-month, full time (1.0 FTE) tenure-track position as Assistant Professor in Extension Soil Water Quality Science.

  • Assistant/Associate Planner-Water Resources, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (Chicago, IL) Due 7/9

    Jun 14, 2016 3:15 pm37 views

    The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is seeking a full-time employee to help advance natural and environmental resource related goals, particularly water resources, within the Local Technical Assistance (LTA) and long-range planning programs. This position will be filled at the Assistant or Associate level.

  • Assistant Professor in Urban Soil and Water Quality

    Jul 5, 2016 9:00 am30 views

    The University of Florida Soil and Water Sciences Department (SWSD) seeks applicants for a 12-month [60% Extension and 40% Research], tenure-track position specializing in Urban Soil and Water Quality.

  • Communications Specialist, Pennsylvania Sea Grant (Harrisburg, PA)

    Jul 6, 2016 1:45 pm20 views

  • Postdoc position at FIU, Miami: Trophic spatial ecology

    Aug 30, 2016 10:00 am27 views

    We seek a talented and enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to join our team of consumer researchers at FCE LTER. The postdoc will develop a study to improve our understanding of spatially-explicit food webs in estuarine, mangrove reaches of the Everglades. The project will be collaborative involving multiple consumer research labs (Boswell, Crowl, Heithaus, Papastamatiou, Rehage, and Trexler), but based and under the supervision of the Crowl, Boswell and Rehage Labs.

  • Environmental Quality Institute Assistant Director

    Sep 13, 2016 10:15 am25 views

    The Environmental Quality Institute (EQI) is a nonprofit research institute that provides objective scientific analyses to help communities, government agencies, and nonprofits understand complex environmental issues. Our core programs are the Volunteer Water Information Network (VWIN) and the Stream Monitoring Information Exchange (SMIE). VWIN is a 26 year old program in which trained volunteers collect samples monthly at fixed stream and lake locations in the mountains of western North Carolina. Samples are analyzed at EQI's state certified laboratory for chemical parameters

  • LDWF Waterfowl Technicians

    Sep 30, 2016 3:00 pm56 views

  • Internships, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Des Plaines, IL) due 3/10

    Dec 7, 2016 10:45 am379 views

    Internships for U of I students working with EPA personnel in lakes and streams collecting water quality samples, sampling macroinvertebrates, macrophytes, and fish, and recording discharge and assessing habitat. Internships are based in the IEPA Bureau of Water - Northern Monitoring Unit in Des Plaines, IL.

  • Reminder: Illinois EPA Internship Application Available Now

    Dec 8, 2016 12:00 pm0 views

    Internships for U of I students working with EPA personnel in lakes and streams collecting water quality samples, sampling macroinvertebrates, macrophytes, and fish, and recording discharge and assessing habitat. Internships are based in the IEPA Bureau of Water - Northern Monitoring Unit in Des Plaines, IL.

  • Reminder: Illinois EPA Internship Application Due March 10th

    Dec 8, 2016 12:00 pm0 views

    Internships for U of I students working with EPA personnel in lakes and streams collecting water quality samples, sampling macroinvertebrates, macrophytes, and fish, and recording discharge and assessing habitat. Internships are based in the IEPA Bureau of Water - Northern Monitoring Unit in Des Plaines, IL.

  • Reminder: Illinois EPA Internship Application Due March 10th

    Dec 8, 2016 12:15 pm0 views

    Internships for U of I students working with EPA personnel in lakes and streams collecting water quality samples, sampling macroinvertebrates, macrophytes, and fish, and recording discharge and assessing habitat. Internships are based in the IEPA Bureau of Water - Northern Monitoring Unit in Des Plaines, IL.

  • Summer Internship, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (various locations) due 1/18

    Jan 10, 2017 9:30 pm0 views

    The NGRREC internship is an amazing research based opportunity for undergraduates.

  • Wetland Internship, Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (Lake County, IL) due 2/17

    Jan 17, 2017 9:15 am99 views

    The wetland intern will spend about 90% of the study time in the field and 10% of the time in the office under the guidance of SMC’s wetland specialists. This position will allow the intern to apply classroom experiences to real world applications by collecting data for later analysis both by the intern and SMC staff. This position also will expose the intern to various aspects of SMC’s wetland regulatory program.