EXPLORING ECOLOGICAL CAREERS
These are a set of articles published in ESA’s Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Journal.
We’re still looking for articles about ecological/environmental entrepreneurship, education, ecotourism, and science communication, and are open to hearing about other nontraditional ecological career paths outside of academia. All articles in the series are free to read. See the list below for what’s been published so far. Contact Sue Silver, suesilver@esa.org for more details or with pre-submission inquiries.
1. Mixing ecological science into landscape architecture
Margaret Grose, Mark Frisby. First Published 03 June 2019 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2052
2. A career in environmental informatics and environmental data science
Sushant K Singh. First Published 29 April 2019 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2038
3. All of life’s experiences count at a biological field station
Hilary M Swain. First Published 01 April 2019 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2023
4. NEON scientist: a new career choice in ecology
Michael D SanClements. First Published 01 March 2019 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2008
5. Ecology careers in ecotourism
Ralf Buckley. First Published 28 January 2019 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1999
6. Ecological careers at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers
Virginia H Dale. First Published: 03 December 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1978
7. Careers in Cooperate Extension
Elsie S Gornish, Peter Coffey, Kris Tiles, Leslie M Roche. First Published: 01 November 2018. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1971
8. Science and nature filmmaking: making a career of visual storytelling
Tierney Thys John Aitchison. First published: 01 October 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1958
9. Ecological consultants: serving on the front lines of species and ecosystem conservation
Tim Nuttle, Kenneth Klemow. First Published: 30 August 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1941
10. Make a difference: ecology careers in federal agencies
Mari‐Vaughn V Johnson, Jeramie Strickland, Jeffrey E Herrick. First Published: 01 August 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1926
11. Opportunities in science editing
Pete Mooreside. First Published: 01 June 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1814
12. Ecological consulting as a career option
Bruce Byers. First Published: 01 May 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1800
13. It’s dirty, but it’s not dirt: scientists in state policy
Karen Morrison, Ilonka Zlatar. First Published: 02 April 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1787
14. Careers in science diplomacy and international policy
Teresa M Stoepler, Gillian Bowser. First Published: 01 March 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1773
15. An ecologist’s guide to careers in science policy advising
Laura E Petes, Marc D Meyer. First Published: 01 February 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1761
16. Breaking into science writing
Robin Smith, Julie Reynolds. First Published: 01 November 2017 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1727
17. Expect the unexpected: private‐sector careers
Emily Kunen, Kayla Kemp‐Smith. First Published: 02 October 2017 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1535
18. Museum careers – so much more than curating collections!
Margaret Lowman , W John Kress. First Published: 01 September 2017 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1524
19. Exploring Ecological Careers – a new Frontiers series
Kenneth Klemow, Gillian Bowser ,Carmen Cid ,George Middendorf , Teresa Mourad , Jeffrey Herrick.
First Published: 01 August 2017 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1508