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Freshwater Science Jobs & Opportunities

Freshwater Science Jobs & Opportunities

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Stream & River Research Technician — Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Friday, April 19, 2024

The Stream Ecology lab at the Illinois Natural History Survey is seeking up to 7 research technicians to conduct bioassessments of aquatic life in streams and rivers in Illinois. Research technicians will work on a crew of 2 – 5 people assisting Stream Ecologists with field surveys. Field responsibilities include conducting fish surveys in wadeable streams and non-wadeable rivers, collecting macroinvertebrate samples, conducting habitat assessments, and water chemistry testing. When not in the field, research technicians conduct laboratory work including data entry, aging fish, macroinvertebrate sorting, and assistance with current research projects.

Postdoctoral Fellowship — USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Water Quality & Ecology Research Unit

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Saturday, June 1, 2024

The Water Quality & Ecology Research Unit (USDA-ARS) and the US Geological Survey (USGS) Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, in association with the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), are pleased to announce a postdoctoral research opportunity collaborating with a team of ARS/USGS research scientists to examine stream ecosystem structural and functional responses to field and experimental stressor gradients in Lower Mississippi River Basin (LMRB) streams. This competitive postdoctoral opportunity will be located in the Water Quality & Ecology Research Unit at the US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service’s National Sedimentation Laboratory in Oxford, Mississippi.

Postdoc, Great Lakes Benthic Ecology — UWM School of Freshwater Sciences

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Friday, May 10, 2024

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences has been conducting research on nearshore benthic ecology in Lake Michigan for more than two decades. Specific research topics include benthic algae ecology, nutrient cycling by invasive dreissenids, nearshore trophic dynamics, community metabolism, and mechanisms responsible for avian botulism outbreaks. We are searching for a Post-Doctoral Associate who can help further this research through analysis of a large, multidisciplinary data set, augmented with continuing field research.

Environmental Analyst, Long Island Sound Habitat Restoration Coordinator — NEIWPCC

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Sunday, April 7, 2024

NEIWPCC’s mission is to advance clean water in the Northeast through collaboration with, and service to, our member states. We’re looking for a Habitat Restoration Coordinator to join our team and utilize their stewardship skills to support the Long Island Sound Study’s efforts to restore and protect the Sound’s thriving habitats and abundant wildlife.

Multiple positions — Trent University and Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Monday, April 1, 2024

As part of a collaborative research project led by the Foxe Basin Kivalliq North Sapujiyiit/Guardians of the Sea Society (https://sapujiyiit.org/), we are seeking to fill multiple funded positions. All posts will work together in a highly collaborative environment with a team of researchers at Trent University, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, National Research Council (NRC) Canada, University of Florida, and Environment and Climate Change Canada and have opportunities to undertake field work in three Nunavut communities (Chesterfield Inlet, Coral Harbour, and Naujaat).

Biophysical Modeling Analyst —University of Michigan, CIGLR

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Sunday, April 7, 2024

We are seeking an individual to join our ecological and physical modeling teams at the University of Michigan's Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab (NOAA GLERL). Under the direction of project principal investigators, the Biophysical Modeling Analyst will work collaboratively with CIGLR and NOAA GLERL scientists to develop experimental ecological forecasts linked to the hydrodynamic models of the Great Lakes Operational Forecast System and evaluate model performance through statistical comparison of modeled and observed water quality, biological, and physical variables.

Seasonal Wetland Ecology Technician — Open Space Mountain Parks, City of Boulder

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Saturday, April 13, 2024

Under moderate supervision, the Wetland Ecology Technician will support and assist the Wetland and Riparian Ecology Program in field-based data collection and monitoring aimed at understanding the extent, location, and condition of wetland and riparian areas on Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) lands.

Watershed Health Monitoring Etech (6 positions) — Washington State Dept. of Ecology

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Monday, May 20, 2024

The Environmental Assessment Program within the Department of Ecology is looking to fill six Watershed Health Monitoring Etech (Environmental Technician) positions for the Summer 2024 field season. Some of the key work activities include hiking, field navigation, biological monitoring, water quality sampling, habitat surveys, and using different types of monitoring equipment. The information you collect will help assess the condition of streams and watersheds.

Watershed Health Monitoring Environmental Specialist 1 (2 positions) — Washington State Department of Ecology

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Monday, May 20, 2024

The Environmental Assessment Program within the Department of Ecology is looking to fill two Watershed Health Monitoring Environmental Specialist 1 positions for the Summer 2024 field season. In this role, you will conduct environmental sampling and support the Watershed Health Monitoring field leads by assisting in the organization of day-to-day data collection activities in the field. You will also aid in training the environmental technicians involved in this project. Some of the key work activities include: hiking, field navigation, biological monitoring, water quality sampling, habitat surveys, and using different types of monitoring equipment. The information that you collect will help assess the condition of streams and watersheds.

Environmental Biologist I — KY Division of Water

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Thursday, March 28, 2024

The Division of Water is seeking candidates to serve as an Environmental Biologist I in the Monitoring Section of the Water Quality Branch in Frankfort, KY. This position is an excellent opportunity to gain water quality monitoring experience and in-depth knowledge of Kentucky streams through extensive travel and field work as part of a large and diverse team. Field work across the state of Kentucky will include the collection of macroinvertebrate, fish, and water samples during the spring and summer with an emphasis on the collection of benthic macroinvertebrates.

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