Links for Career Advancement
Jobs, internships and volunteering are great ways to complement your education with skills and experience in an environmental field.
AmeriCorps - one-year service opportunities nationwide. Housing, a training program, and a small stipend is included - apply by Apr 1 to begin service in October
American Conservation Experience - 3- to 6-month service opportunities for students exploring careers in land management and conservation.
American Fisheries Society Job Board - world’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to strengthening the fisheries profession, advancing fisheries science, and conserving fisheries resources.
Environmental Career Opportunities - This is an online database with links to environmental jobs in various fields of study including environmental policy, legislation, international environmental jobs, conservation and natural resource jobs, environmental advocacy and environmental education.
Conservation Job Board - most-visited career website in conservation, ecology, forestry, wildlife, and fisheries.
Summer field positions on Ecolog – used to be run by UMD, now ESA.
Chesapeake Conservation Corps - one-year service commitment - apply by late March to begin service in August.
Conservation and Land Management Internships - co-sponsored by BLM, NPS, USFS, and the Chicago Botanic Garden, these 5-month internships are located in the 12 western states. 75-100 internships annually - apply by late December/early January for best consideration.
Consortium for Ocean Leadership - Policy internship, $1500 monthly stipend - for recently-graduated students.
Cyber-Sierra - This is another comprehensive online database with links to environmental jobs in natural resources, such as forestry, wildlife biology, natural resource management, watersheds, non-profit organizations and government organizations.
Disney Theme Parks and Resorts - Professional Internships Program; check "Students and Recent Grads" > Operations / Travel > Sciences/Horticulture/Zoology.
Earthworks Jobs - a wide variety of earth science relatied jobs and internships.
Ecological Society of America (ESA) - temporary/seasonal field assistants and internships (on left margin).
EE Jobs (North American Association of Environmental Education) - focuses on indoor and outdoor education.
Environmental Career (EnvironmentalCareer.com) - clearninghouse for multiple envrionmental sectors.
Environmental Career Opportunities (EcoJobs.com) - clearninghouse for multiple envrionmental sectors.
Environmental Jobs (EnvironmentalJobs.com) - clearninghouse for multiple envrionmental sectors.
Environmental Jobs and Careers (EcoEmploy.com) - clearninghouse for multiple envrionmental sectors.
Environmental, Health, and Safety Careers (EHSCareers.com) - focuses on OSHA, industrial hygiene and other health sectors.
Green Dream Jobs (SustainableBusiness.com) - clearninghouse for multiple envrionmental sectors.
Green Jobs (GreenJobSearch.org) - clearninghouse for multiple envrionmental sectors.
Green Jobs and Sustainability Careers (GreenBiz.com) - clearninghouse for multiple envrionmental sectors.
ndeed.com Environmental JobsIIII - clearninghouse for multiple envrionmental sectors.
Idealist.org - national database of non-profit employers, select "temporary" for short-term experiences.
NASA - DEVELOP Program, Greenbelt, MD - for recent grads.
Geological Society of America - open to all earth science backgrounds; emphasizes natural resources management.
ORAU - Maryland Office - post-graduate research internships (use keyword search).
ORISE - post-graduate research internships.
Pathways - USAJobs site for recent grads, includes several short-term opportunities and some as long as 2 years.
SERC – Competitive but takes MS students in MD and Central America.
Society for Conservation Biology Job Board - select conservation jobs for those with graduate degrees.
Society of Wetland Scientists Job Board - specific to freshwater and saline wetlands.
Student Conservation Association - 3-, 5-, 10-, and 12- month internships. Housing, a training program, and a small stipend is included. An educational grant is awarded at the end of the internship.
Sustainable Farming - internships and apprenticeships
Texas A&M Job Board - nationwide listing of wildlife-related field assistantships
The Wildlife Society Careers - dedicated to conservation and preservation.
U.S. Forest Service Jobs - subset for jobs with the USFS, connect to USAJobs.
Washington DC Green Pathways - entry level for DC governement.
Job Search Engines and Databases
USA Jobs (for all government agencies such as EPA, NOAA, NPS, and USDA)
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