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, graduate school, and certification and training resources.

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Pursuing Ecology Careers

 

Job Sites

Environmental Biology and related Job Sites 

• Student opportunities 
  • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) in the Biological Sciences  funded by the National Science Foundation 
  • ESA SEEDS program – offers fieldtrips, travel to ESA annual meetings, leadership meetings and SEEDS Partnerships for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) Fellowships.  SEEDS is ESA’s flagship education and diversity mentoring program. 
  • Pathways to Science lists internships, research opportunities, scholarships, postdoc programs and other short term opportunities like travel awards. 
• Entry level jobs, internships, and other jobs are regularly found at these sites: 
  • Aquaculture Network Information Center (AquaNIC) jobs board 
  • Eco Jobs 
  • Ecolog-L. The Ecological Society of America’s popular listserv and forum for the ecology community which regularly posts job opportunities, graduate assistantships, Research Experiences for Undergraduates and other seasonal opportunities. 
  • EE Jobs. Job opportunities in environmental education by the North American Association for Environmental Education 
  • Go Government A project of the Partnership for Public Service, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization. The site offers a one-stop shop for how to find and apply for federal government jobs. A Step-by-Step Guide on how to apply for government jobs is available. 
  • Good Food Jobs  
  • Green Jobs Network – a great source for all types of jobs 
  • Idealist – A good source for jobs in the nonprofit sector 
  • National Shellfisheries Association jobs board 
  • New Scientist Magazine Earth, Environment & Energy Jobs 
  • Society of American Foresters Career Center 
  • Texas A&M University Job Board 
  • UGA /Warnell Forestry and Natural Resources Jobs Listings 
  • USA Jobs – the Federal Government’s official employment site 
  • Federal Pathways Program for Students and Recent Grads The Pathways Programs offer clear paths to Federal internships for students from high school through post-graduate school and to careers for recent graduates 
  • World Aquaculture Society job notice board 

Large organizations with environmental biology job posts  

• National Ecological Observatory Network 

Disciplinary Association Job Sites 

• Job postings here are mostly for those with advanced degrees. However, they may also list graduate assistantships and other professional positions. 
  • American Fisheries Society Job Board 
  • American Association of Geographers Job Board 
  • American Society of Landscape Architects Job Board 
  • Botanical Society of America Job Board 
  • Ecological Society of America Job Board 
  • Society for Conservation Biology Job Board 
  • Society for the Study of Evolution Career Center 

ESA Career Center listings

• Explore the Career Center page

European Job Sites 

• Ecological Society of Germany
• Greenjobs.de
• Jobvector.de
• Academics.de
• Science-Jobs-De
• German Zoological Association (Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft)
• Jobbydoo.de
• German listserv for academic jobs in biology