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Freshwater Science Jobs & Opportunities

Freshwater Science Jobs & Opportunities

  • SFS members, academic institutions, public agencies, and nonprofit organizations may post jobs and opportunities freely at no charge.
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Aquatic Zoologist — Bureau of Natural Heritage Conservation, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources

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

Come join this dedicated team of professionals in this rare opportunity to care for Wisconsin’s most vulnerable species! The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Bureau of Natural Heritage Conservation (NHC) works to conserve Wisconsin’s native plants, animals and their habitats using science, collaborative approaches, and creative strategies. NHC is responsible for managing and providing guidance on hundreds of non-game species throughout Wisconsin, including state and federally protected species and their habitats. The program also manages the country’s oldest and largest system of State Natural Areas which protect outstanding examples of Wisconsin’s natural communities and overall biodiversity. We are recruiting to fill an Aquatic Zoologist position to work out of our Madison office or any DNR service center within the state determined to be best suited for the bureau’s needs, applicant preference, and space availability. Telework may be available for up to 60% of the workweek!

MS position: steam fishes and crayfishes — Clemson University

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Saturday, April 6, 2024

Dr. Brandon Peoples (Clemson) is seeking one MS student to work with Dr. Zanethia Barnett (US Forest Service) and a growing group of collaborators to develop monitoring plans for aquatic invasive species on National Forest lands. The project will involve developing creative research questions, sampling fishes and crayfishes in wadeable streams using electrofishing and eDNA protocols, developing statistical models to inform monitoring and management, and collaborating with a diverse group of agency ecologists and stakeholders.

Aquatic Biologist I Post-fire Aquatic Ecology (2) — National Council for Air and Stream Improvement

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Aquatic Biologist I, Post-fire Aquatic Ecology (two 4-month positions), needed to conduct aquatic ecology surveys on public and private forest lands. Duties include backpack electrofishing, collection of macroinvertebrate and periphyton samples, habitat surveys, and working closely with primary investigators.

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.

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