Career Development

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Job Sites

Ecology is the science of the interactions of living organisms and people with their environment. To address climate change impacts on all aspects of life, careers that highlight environmental sustainability are projected to grow. Explore our webpages to see how an ecology job can be right for you. This page offers resources for exploring ecological careers: student programs,…

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Career Advancement

Welcome to the Career Advancement page, here you can find resources to help navigate your career no matter what stage you are in. This page offers resources for exploring ecological careers: student programs, graduate school, and certification and training resources. Exploring Ecological Careers Ecology Careers Resources (for High School Students) Ecology Careers Resources (for Undergraduates) ESA’s Frontiers in Ecology and the…

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Diversity and Inclusion

This page explores ESA’s programs and initiatives to support diversity in ecology including both student programs and other opportunities3. Student Opportunities SEEDS – Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability The Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability (SEEDS) program is the award-winning flagship education program of the Ecological Society. Its mission is to diversify and advance the ecology profession…

Career Opportunities at ESA

We are not currently accepting applications for staff positions. Thank you for your interest in ESA!

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Resources

Explore this page for career tips (interviews, networking, salary negotiate, work-life balance, etc), ESA’s network, future projections of ecology careers, and useful videos and articles. Career Tips Resume Resources Networking Resources Interview Resources Negotiating Salary Work-Life Balance Tips to Make Your Internship Field-Tastic!, a resource for students and ecologists to navigate their field internships. ESA Networks ESA sections ESA chapters…

ESA Selects 2022 EEE Scholars

The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 cohort of the ESA Excellence in Ecology Scholars.. The scholarship program seeks to support and elevate diverse scientists in the ecological community.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Ecological experts available during COP27 for comment on climate change and biodiversity

(November 4, 2022) – Ahead of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, ESA has compiled a list of ecologists and biologists to provide technical expertise to the media about climate change and biodiversity.

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Video footage provides first detailed observation of orcas hunting white sharks in South Africa

A new paper published in Ecology presents the first direct evidence of orcas killing white sharks in South Africa, with video footage captured by both a helicopter and drone pilot.

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Where the Red Fox Dens: Fox dens foster tree growth, according to new study

(September 13, 2022) – A study published in Ecosphere reveals that trees growing on and around the sites of fox dens, especially long-established fox dens, grow faster than trees without vulpine intervention.

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Journals and Publications

In Antarctica, ice-free habitats occupy less than 1% of the continent’s terrestrial extent but nevertheless harbor eukaryotic biodiversity, which has been largely understudied due to logistical constraints. However, a novel combination of methods – repeated lasso regression linking environmental DNA traces with soil properties – has shown promise as a relatively easy and cost-effective means to predict the presence of phyla based on selected geochemical properties of soil samples, such as pH. In the December issue of Frontiers, Czechowski et al. share how the probability of detecting tardigrades (phylum Tardigrada) was higher in the absence of alkaline substrates, for instance, at sites in the Prince Charles Mountains. By establishing such biotic–abiotic relationships, this approach can help to inform future surveys for, and conservation of, Antarctic taxa.

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