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• Wetland Conservationist, Natural Resource Conservation Service (3 vacancies in IL; due Jan. 21)

  Jan 13, 2022 5:00 pm28 views

  3 vacancies in Edwardsville, Newton, and Springfield, Illinois

• AGRICULTURE LAND AND WATER RESOURCE SPECIALIST I, Illinois Dept. of Agriculture (DeKalb, IL; due Jan. 25)

  Jan 13, 2022 8:00 am6 views

• Fisheries Technician (May 15, 2022 start) , Hickey Bros. Research LLC (Yellowstone National Park, WY; due Jan. 26)

  Jan 10, 2022 2:30 pm26 views

  6-month seasonal position with potential for full-time employment. Work with a fellow NRES alum!

• Illinois Blanding’s Turtle Field Technician, Northern Illinois University (Lake County, IL; due Feb. 4)

  Jan 7, 2022 12:45 pm64 views

  May - July 2022 (approximate dates)

• Seasonal Wildlife Monitoring Technician (2 positions), Northern Illinois University (Lake County, IL; due Feb. 11)

  Jan 7, 2022 12:45 pm37 views

  April - October 2022 (approximate dates)

• Conservation Science Associate, National Wildlife Federation (Washington, DC; open until filled)

  Jan 7, 2022 12:30 pm33 views

• Environmental Educator, Vermilion County Conservation District (Danville, IL; due Jan. 17)

  Jan 5, 2022 4:45 pm20 views

• Mussel Program Internships, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Lake City, MN; due Jan. 31)

  Jan 5, 2022 4:45 pm27 views

  June 1 - November 1, 2022

• Land Stewardship Coordinator, Northwest Illinois Prairie Enthusiasts (Stockton, IL)

  Dec 22, 2021 11:30 am36 views

• Community Service Officer (15 positions for Summer 2022), Wisconsin DNR (various locations in Wisconsin; due Jan. 23)

  Dec 21, 2021 11:30 am36 views

  This position will provide recreation management, assistance with resource protection, managing public safety through collaboration with law enforcement entities, law and rule interpretation, preventative enforcement through education, security, and administrative activities within the assigned area.

• 2 positions: Conservation Stewardship Associate and Park Ranger, The Southern Conservation Trust (Fayetteville, GA; open until filled)

  Dec 20, 2021 2:00 pm22 views

• Environmental Educator, Vermilion County Conservation District (Danville, IL; due Jan. 17)

  Dec 16, 2021 1:15 pm14 views

• Restoration Technician, The Wetlands Initiative (Wilmington, IL)

  Dec 14, 2021 12:45 pm31 views

• Biological Science Technician (Plants), National Park Service (Empire, MI; due Dec. 27)

  Dec 14, 2021 12:30 pm21 views

  many vacancies

• Fisheries/Wildlife Biologist I, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (Pratt, KS; due Dec. 31)

  Dec 14, 2021 11:15 am18 views

• Life Sciences Career Trainee (Upward Mobility), Illinois EPA (Springfield, IL; due Jan. 7)

  Dec 13, 2021 11:15 am27 views

  focus: scientific reviews of Site Remediation Program (SRP) reports

• Student Development Representative (Spring 2022), University of Illinois Foundation Engagement Center

  Dec 13, 2021 11:00 am20 views

  part-time positions on campus

• Seasonal Fisheries Aide (April-Oct. 2022), Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources (59 positions statewide; due Jan. 7)

  Dec 8, 2021 1:45 pm24 views

  Learn about careers in Fisheries while working alongside biologists and technicians with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

• Laboratory Associate I (Upward Mobility), Illinois EPA (Springfield, IL; due Dec. 20)

  Dec 8, 2021 1:30 pm5 views

   Prepares environmental extracts/digestions from soil, water, air, wastes, and fish tissue samples 

• Life Sciences Career Trainee (Upward Mobility), Illinois EPA (Springfield, IL; due Dec. 15)

  Dec 8, 2021 1:15 pm17 views

  Focus Area: Grant and loan funded projects for the construction and rehabilitation of public water supply, wastewater and stormwater facilities

• Life Sciences Career Trainee (Upward Mobility), Illinois EPA (Springfield, IL, due Dec. 15)

  Dec 8, 2021 1:15 pm10 views

  Focus Area: Lake monitoring and assessment activities

• Life Sciences Career Trainee (Upward Mobility) (2 vacancies), Illinois EPA (Springfield, IL; due Dec. 9)

  Dec 3, 2021 1:45 pm21 views

  Groundwater and Soil remediation

• Life Sciences Career Trainee (Upward Mobility), Illinois EPA (Des Plaines, IL; due Dec. 9)

  Dec 3, 2021 1:30 pm21 views

  Stream and Lake monitoring

• Natural Resource Specialist, Northwest Area Joint Board of Conservation Districts (Bison, SD; due Dec. 20)

  Dec 3, 2021 1:15 pm16 views

  The Northwest Area Joint Board of Conservation Districts is seeking a self-motivated person, able to work independently and/or as a team member in rural northwestern South Dakota. The Natural Resource Specialist (NRS) will provide technical assistance to private landowners, businesses, and units of government and will work with Harding, Perkins, Dewey, Ziebach and Tri-County Conservation Districts as well as the NaturalResources Conservation Service (NRCS) staff. This position is based out of Bison, South Dakota.

• Post Bachelors Research Assistant – Crowdsourced River Corridor Biogeochemistry, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, WA; due Dec. 16)

  Dec 1, 2021 1:45 pm9 views

  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a world-class research institution powered by a highly educated, diverse workforce committed to the values of Integrity, Creativity, Collaboration, Impact, and Courage. Every year, scores of dynamic, driven people come to PNNL to work with renowned researchers on meaningful science, innovations and outcomes for the U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors; here is your chance to be one of them!

• Coordinating Wildlife Biologist, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever (central Indiana; due Nov. 30)

  Nov 23, 2021 4:45 pm16 views

• Natural Resources Technician, The Morton Arboretum (Lisle, IL)

  Nov 22, 2021 4:30 pm57 views

• Ecological and Agricultural Data Assistant, UIUC Ecohydro Lab

  Nov 22, 2021 4:30 pm31 views

  Position starts soon and continues through Spring 2022 semester with possible continuation in summer

• Outdoor Education Instructor, NIU Lorado Taft Field Campus (Oregon, IL; open until filled)

  Nov 17, 2021 1:45 pm22 views

  The Lorado Taft Field Campus is Northern Illinois University’s outdoor education and conference center and is located in Oregon, Illinois. Taft Campus’ outdoor education program is generally multidisciplinary, place-based, and experiential, and planned in close partnership with the visiting schools with the goal of providing excellent programming and customer service to the visiting students and staff. The Outdoor Education Instructor is responsible for the instruction of outdoor education experiences for elementary and middle school students.

• Ecological Restoration Technician, Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (Elizabeth, IL)

  Nov 17, 2021 1:30 pm34 views

  The Northwest Illinois Stewardship Co-op (NISC), a program of the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (JDCF), is seeking a full time Restoration Technician. This position works as part of a crew that is responsible for implementing ecological restoration and land stewardship activities on sites owned or managed by members of NISC. NISC is a collaboration of 10 public and private organizations in northwest Illinois that works to address pressing and urgent natural areas management concerns across jurisdictional boundaries and service regions. NISC is based in Elizabeth, Illinois and will work on some of NISC’s conservation areas located in Jo Daviess, Carroll, Ogle, Stephenson, and/or Winnebago Counties, Illinois.

• Soil Conservationist, Glacierland Resource Conservation & Development (Appleton, WI; due Jan. 10, 2022)

  Nov 17, 2021 1:15 pm14 views

  This position is responsible for a variety of duties which assists NRCS District Conservationists and Area Staff Specialists in developing and carrying out a coordinated natural resources conservation program that is tailored to customers' needs and meets USDA and NRCS requirements. 

• Resource Conservationist, Glacierland Resource Conservation & Development (Green Bay, WI; due Jan. 10, 2022)

  Nov 15, 2021 2:00 pm20 views

  This position is responsible for a variety of duties which assists Brown County’s Land & Water Conservation Dept. in developing and carrying out a coordinated natural resources conservation program that is tailored to landowners' needs and meets county and USDA requirements.

• Work Planner/Consulting Utility Forester, Environmental Consultants (ECI) (Chicago, IL)

  Nov 15, 2021 1:45 pm23 views

  We are currently seeking Work Planners/Consulting Utility Foresters to join our team. We are looking for energetic professionals who enjoy working outdoors and value the freedom of working independently.  If you enjoy a fast-paced environment and the rewards of a challenging profession, consider a career in vegetation management (VM) with ECI. Daily travel required and potential for overnight travel +/- 10% throughout the Greater Chicago area.

• Conservation Coordinator, Kankakee County Soil and Water Conservation District (Bourbonnais, IL; due Nov. 19)

  Nov 12, 2021 2:00 pm17 views

  The Kankakee County Soil & Water Conservation District is seekinga full-time Conservation Coordinator. The candidate must have an associates or bachelor’s degree in agriculture, natural resources, or a related field, with experience in production agriculture preferred. The Conservation Coordinator will work directly with landowners, producers, local organizations, and the community to promote and facilitate conservation programs, cost share, events, and more. This position requires a combination of office and field work. Remote work possibilities exist.

• Life Sciences Career Trainee Opt E (Upward Mobility), Illinois EPA (Rockford, IL; due Nov. 15)

  Nov 10, 2021 2:30 pm25 views

  Learn to conduct routine field inspections/investigations of hazardous and solid waste management and disposal facilities and remediation sites

• Life Sciences Career Trainee Opt E (Upward Mobility), Illinois EPA (Des Plaines, IL; due Nov. 15)

  Nov 5, 2021 1:30 pm21 views

  Learn to conduct routine field inspections/investigations of hazardous and solid waste management and disposal facilities and remediation sites.  (Des Plaines, IL)

• Conservation Coordinator, Kankakee County Soil & Water Conservation District (Bourbonnais, IL; due Nov. 19)

  Oct 29, 2021 1:45 pm18 views

  The candidate must have an associates or bachelor’s degree in agriculture, natural resources, or a related field, with experience in production agriculture preferred.

• Life Sciences Career Trainee - Opt E (Upward Mobility), Illinois EPA (Springfield, IL; due Nov. 8)

  Oct 29, 2021 1:30 pm32 views

  35% 1. Receives training for a period of six to twelve months duration to gain knowledge in conducting stream and lake monitoring and assessment activities in the Northern, Central, and Southern Monitoring Unit/Central, Surface Water Section, for the Division of Water Pollution Control/Bureau of Water;

  25% 2. Receives training in stream and lake monitoring activities to support the Ambient Water Quality Monitoring Network, Intensive Basin Survey, Ambient Lake, Harmful Algal Bloom, and Facility-Related Stream Survey programs;

  20% 3. Receives training to assist in activities in support of stream, lake, and watershed related efforts

• Community Engagement and Environmental Education Coordinator, The Field Museum (Chicago, IL; open until filled)

  Oct 27, 2021 2:15 pm32 views

  The Field Museum’s Keller Science Action Center (KSAC) translates museum science into results for conservation and quality of life. The Community Engagement and Environmental Education Coordinator works in the Center’s Chicago Region team and is a member of the Youth Conservation Action initiative, which equips Chicago region youth with the knowledge, skills, and passion to become the region's environmental stewards and sustainability leaders of tomorrow. The Coordinator also coordinates with the Learning Center and the City of Chicago initiative. Primary responsibilities are event planning and design, production and dissemination of nature-based tools, and team support and coordination. Through these efforts, the Coordinator will provide meaningful, hands-on materials and engagement experiences for youth, families, and their communities to connect with green space and nature close to home in culturally relevant ways. 

• Amphibian Field Technicians (Summer 2022), USDA Forest Service (Sierra Nevada, CA; apply Nov. 5-12)

  Oct 27, 2021 1:45 pm77 views

  The U.S. Forest Service is hiring seasonal biological technicians for a long-term bioregional amphibian monitoring program focusing on the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae) and the Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus). 

• Habitat Junior Project Assistant, Part-time/Short-term (2 positions), National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) (East Alton, IL)

  Oct 22, 2021 3:45 pm26 views

  The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) is seeking two Junior Habitat Assistant to work utilizing common ecological restoration tools to establish and manage a suite of conservation practices.

• Southern Illinois Beginning Forester Landowner Program Coordinator, University of Illinois Extension Forestry (Simpson, IL; due Nov. 1)

  Oct 22, 2021 2:45 pm12 views

  The University of Illinois Extension Forestry is seeking applicants for a full-time position to serve as the coordinator of the Southern Illinois Beginning Forest Landowner Program

• Land Conservation Specialist (Bond County, IL), National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC)

  Oct 22, 2021 2:30 pm19 views

  The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) is seeking a Land Conservation Specialist to actively provide agricultural conservation assistance to USDA-NRCS in a multi-county region. The primary purposes of the position will be to provide conservation planning, outreach, and mid-contract management assistance to agricultural producers in order to leverage Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) opportunities to achieve wildlife and water quality goals.

• Naturalist: Gensburg-Markham Prairie, Northeastern Illinois University (Markham, IL; due Nov. 1)

  Oct 19, 2021 4:45 pm18 views

  The successful candidate will be responsible for creating and executing a management, stewardship, and ecological restoration plan and for aiding in research, educational, and community outreach programs.

• Ranger, Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources (Metropolis, IL; due Oct. 25)

  Oct 18, 2021 1:15 pm18 views

  Minimum Requirements:

  Requires education and experience equivalent to an associates degree with courses in life sciences or parks and recreation; supplemented by one (1) year of maintenance and interpretive experience.

  Experience may be substituted for some education, but completion of HS or possessio of GED certificate is a minimum requirement.

• Fisheries Wildlife Biologist II, Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks (Clinton, KS; due Oct. 29)

  Oct 15, 2021 2:45 pm20 views

  Work involves coordinating fisheries programs and projects, including trout and urban catfish stockings; conducting fish population surveys; supervision of seasonal employees; providing technical services to private landowners and local governing units; coordination and oversight of the cooperators in CFAP in assigned district; administering the Walk In Fishing Access (WIFA) program in assigned district; coordinating information/education efforts with constituents, other divisions and local media; conducting aquatic education programs for the Kansas public, etc.

• Education Program Coordinator I, McHenry County Conservation District (Crystal Lake, IL; due Oct. 29)

  Oct 15, 2021 2:15 pm47 views

  Primary duties are:

  1. Develops, promotes, implements and evaluates public natural and cultural history educational programs for audiences of all ages at District sites throughout the County. 

  2. Supports education programs and process throughout the District and at District events.

  3. Prepares written copy for program promotion.

• Natural Resource Officer I (Game Warden) Testing and Assessment Opportunity

  Oct 15, 2021 2:00 pm30 views

  Successful applicants will become part of a pool of eligible applicants that may receive offers for employment as a Natural Resource Officer I, commonly referred to as a Game Warden.

• Fire Management Technician, 2 year term position

  Oct 15, 2021 10:15 am48 views

  The Shawnee RC&D is seeking applicants to fill a full-time (40 hrs/week) temporary Fire Management Technician contract position. The ideal applicant will be willing to learn, self-motivated, and capable of working independently. The focus of this position is to increase implementation of prescribed fire and other forest management practices across southern Illinois.

• Natural Resources Technician, Champaign County Forest Preserve District (Champaign-Urbana, IL; due Oct. 18)

  Oct 13, 2021 10:00 am42 views