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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Natural Resource Management Specialist, Great Basin Institute (Reno NV)

    Jan 24, 2017 3:15 pm2 views

    The Great Basin Institute, in cooperation with the BLM Nevada State Office is recruiting a Natural Resource Management Specialist to support the Bureau’s soil, water, air and riparian programs. This office-based position will expose the Specialist to a wide array of Bureau resources and provide an opportunity to better understand BLM Nevada resource management policy.

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • Research Technician in Aquatic Ecology, Drake University (Des Moines, IA; due 9/30)

    Sep 17, 2020 12:45 pm6 views

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Extension Educator- Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Education - Roscommon County, MI (Due 2/27)

    Feb 11, 2020 3:30 pm10 views

  • Principal Scientist

    Dec 10, 2015 9:15 am11 views

  • Water Policy Fellow, Ohio Environmental Council (Columbus, OH)

    Jan 21, 2022 11:45 am12 views

    This position (for up to 2 years) is designed specifically to include and uplift the talents of an entry-level professional from communities and backgrounds often left out of the environmental movement. 

  • Water Quality Research Associate at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Great Basin Institute (Boulder City, NV; due July 24)

    Jul 13, 2021 10:00 am13 views

  • JUNIOR WATER RESOURCES ENGINEER

    Dec 10, 2015 10:00 am13 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.

  • 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.

  • Seasonal Restoration Technician (MN)

    Jan 23, 2018 4:45 pm15 views

  • REU on Water Quality at University of Wisconsin Stout, due 3/1

    Jan 28, 2017 12:00 am15 views

  • Writer/Editor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Jul 30, 2015 12:00 pm17 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. 

  • Life Sciences Career Trainee, Opt E (Upward Mobility), IL EPA (Springfield, IL; due Aug 11)

    Aug 2, 2021 4:15 pm17 views

  • 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.

  • Water Resources Intern (2 positions for summer 2021), Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District (Prior Lake, MN; due Feb. 21)

    Feb 2, 2021 5:15 pm19 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.

  • 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.

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

    Jul 6, 2016 1:45 pm19 views

  • Program Associate - Water, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (due May 7)

    Apr 23, 2021 5:45 pm20 views

  • Statewide Waterfowl Coordinator

    Apr 21, 2016 8:00 am22 views

  • Hydrologic Science Technician (Otto, NC) Due 10/23

    Oct 12, 2017 9:45 am22 views

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Northwest Field Crew Member

    Jan 26, 2016 9:15 am23 views

  • Postdoc position at FIU, Miami: Trophic spatial ecology

    Aug 30, 2016 10:00 am23 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.

  • 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.

  • FIELD ORGANIZER

    Mar 21, 2016 9:45 am24 views

  • Drinking Water Unit Technician, Lansing, MI (Due, 6/25/2020)

    Jun 19, 2020 3:45 pm24 views

  • Program Coordinator, Montgomery County Soil and Water Conservation District (Crawfordsville, IN; due June 30)

    Jun 25, 2021 3:30 pm24 views

  • Hydrologist, USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station (Grand Rapids, MN)

    Apr 12, 2019 1:15 pm25 views

  • 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

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

    Nov 12, 2021 2:00 pm25 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.

  • Summer Internship at Trees for Tomorrow - Northern Wisconsin (Due 3/20)

    Feb 11, 2020 4:15 pm26 views

  • Biological Science Technician

    Jan 26, 2016 4:45 pm27 views

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

  • Environmental Specialist, Kansas Department of Health & Environment Bureau of Water (Shawnee, KS)

    Jun 23, 2017 4:15 pm27 views

  • Habitat Restoration Program Specialist, Great Lakes Commission (Ann Arbor, MI) due 3/26

    Mar 7, 2017 2:45 pm28 views

    Seeking an excellent communicator with natural resources background to coordinate projects is the Coastal Conservation and Habitat Restoration and Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention and Control programs.

  • Statewide Waterfowl Coordinator: Tennessee

    Apr 29, 2016 4:45 pm28 views

  • Assistant Professor in Urban Soil and Water Quality

    Jul 5, 2016 9:00 am29 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.

  • 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.

  • Great Lakes Commission seeks Nonpoint Water Quality Project Manager

    Sep 14, 2015 3:30 pm29 views