Finding Work

It’s always difficult to find good environmental or conservation based jobs.  Accordingly, I’ve complied a list of websites posting these jobs.  I received many of the links from a query I posted on the University of Maryland ECOLOG list-serv.

One piece of advice to all job seekers: It has become common for potential employers to not bother confirming that they have received an application package.  FOLLOW UP on anything you send to any organization, by phone if you can!

I have included the http addresses in case any links are broken – please met me know if the link is broken, or if the http address does not work.

Good luck to you all

JOB BOARDS

African Conservation Foundation: http://www.africanconservation.org/jobs

American Institute of Biological Sciences: http://www.aibs.org/careers/

American Society of Mammalogists : http://www.mammalsociety.org/employment-opportunities

Association of Zoos & Aquariums: http://www.aza.org/joblistings/

Austin College Job Board: http://www.austincollege.edu/academics/centers-and-institutes/center-for-environmental-studies/internships-job-opportunities/jobs-internships/

Biology Jobs : http://www.biologyjobs.com

Climate Change Policy and Practice: http://climate-l.iisd.org/jobs/

Conservation Job Board: http://www.conservationjobboard.com/

Conservation News: http://www.conservationmaven.com/

Cyber-Sierra: http://www.cyber-sierra.com/nrjobs/natres.html

Duke Job Board: http://www.biology.duke.edu/jackson/ecophys/postdoc.htm   (Primarily academic positions)

Duke Job Link Page: http://www.biology.duke.edu/jackson/ecophys/ojl.htm

Earth Sciences Job email list: http://www.acd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/es_jobs_net

Earthworks: http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/index.shtml

Eco Jobs Board: http://www.ecoemploy.com/jobs/

Ecological Society of America: http://www.esa.org/careers_certification/jobLists.php

European Tropical Forest Research Network: http://www.etfrn.org/vacancies

Freelance Writing – Nature Writing: http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2010/02/freelance-writing-jobs-presents-11-environmental-writing-markets/

Greener 50: http://greener50.com/job-postings/

Land Trust Alliance: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/about/jobs/jobs

Maine land trust Network: http://www.mltn.org/view_jobs.php

National Ecological Observatory Network: http://www.neoninc.org/contact/careers

Nature: http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science (Primarily academic, but not exclusively so)

Orion Grassroots Network: http://jobs.oriongrassroots.org/ 

Ornithological Society of America: http://www.osnabirds.org/Jobs.aspx

Pacific Island Jobs: http://www.pacificislandjobs.com/jobsearch.php

Penn State Inst. of Energy & Env: http://www.psiee.psu.edu/for_students/career_planning.asp

PERKHAD Wildlife Job Search:  http://www.pherkad.com/jobs.html (enormous list)

Ranger 146’s Job Links: http://www.goldendelighthoney.com/Ranger146/index.html#Natural%20Resource%20Jobs

Society for Ecological Restoration: www.ser.org/content/job_noticeboards.asp (malware warning)

Society of Wetland Scientists Job Board: http://www.sws.org/jobs/

Stop Dodo Environmental Jobs: www.environmentjobs.com

Texas A&M Fish and Wildlife Job’s board: http://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/job-board/

The Society for Conservation Biology:  www.conbio.org/jobs/

The Wildlife Society: http://careers.wildlife.org/jobseeker/search/results/

Tom Langen’s Job Board: http://people.clarkson.edu/~tlangen/joblinks.htm

University of Montana Job Board: http://www.cfc.umt.edu/StudentServices/JobSearch.php (wildlife & recreation management)

USA Jobs: www.usajobs.gov

Versaatile PhD: http://versatilephd.com/jobs/ (Requires a free account and a login)

Warnell Job Board (UGA’s Forestry School): http://jobs.forestry.uga.edu/

Wildlife Extra: http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/jobs#cr

Wildlife Resources Inc.: http://www.wildliferesources.org/job-board/

Me and a Dwarf Caiman in Peru a few years back

One last note, on the subject of unpaid, pay-to-participate, and low-paying internships.  More and more these sorts of economically non-viable internships crop up in the job market, sucking away real jobs in favor of luring people in with the false promise of “this experience will lead to a great job.”  Unfortunately internships are less and less likely to lead to a paying job, and this is true across the board, no matter what field of work you are hunting for.

The following drawn by Matt Bors for The Medium breaks down some of the truths about internships better than I can.

The truth about internships by Matt Bors