Freshwater Science Jobs & Opportunities

Freshwater Science Jobs & Opportunities

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Graduate Assistantship (M.S.), Crayfish Distribution and Ecological Modeling — Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Posted: 
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Wednesday, April 30, 2025

The Mitchell Aquatic Ecology Lab at Texas A&M University-Kingsville is seeking a motivated Master’s student to join a research project focused on the distribution, habitat use, and ecological modeling of data-deficient Texas crayfish species. This student will play a key role in extensive field surveys across South Texas and assist in the development of ecological niche models to assess habitat suitability. The research will contribute directly to conservation planning for six focal crayfish species. The position is fully funded, including a stipend, tuition waiver, and research support.

Senior Restoration Ecologist — Skagit River System Cooperative

Posted: 
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Monday, May 5, 2025

The Senior Restoration Ecologist will work on a team with other technical specialists to manage salmon habitat projects that advance tribal objectives for salmon recovery. The Senior Restoration Ecologist will coordinate projects with tribal and local governments and state and federal agencies while representing the interests of SRSC member tribes. Projects will primarily support implementation of the Skagit Chinook Recovery Plan.

Assistant Professor, Hydrology — University of New Mexico

Posted: 
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Sunday, July 13, 2025

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) at the University of New Mexico invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Hydrology with a start date as early as January 2026. We seek candidates with research expertise in any area of hydrology, including but not limited to hydrogeology, water quality, surface water/ground water interactions, or hydroclimatology. This position offers an exciting opportunity to advance hydrological research with a focus on the unique water and climate dynamics of arid and semi-arid regions.

Funded PhD Student Position in Aquatic Ecology — Oakland University (Michigan, USA)

Posted: 
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Thursday, May 1, 2025

The Aquatic Ecology Lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan) seeks a highly motivated PhD student in the area of aquatic ecology to start in August, 2025. Competitive candidates will have experience in some combination of the following areas in order to successfully complete their research: statistical analysis in program R; field/lab work in aquatic ecology; anthropogenic impacts; GIS/remote sensing; scientific writing; stream ecology; macroinvertebrate ID; carbon cycling/organic-matter decomposition and ecological restoration.

Post-doctoral researcher — University of Toronto Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Posted: 
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Monday, April 28, 2025

The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the St. George campus of the University of Toronto invites applications for a Departmental Postdoctoral Fellowship. We encourage applications from highly motivated postdoctoral fellows with broad interests in ecology and evolutionary biology.

Aquatic Entomologist: Environmental Scientist — Alabama Dept. of Environmental management

Posted: 
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Friday, June 6, 2025

The EIS seeks to hire a freshwater macroinvertebrate taxonomist to support Clean Water Act programs. This is a permanent, full-time, benefits-eligible position based in Montgomery, Alabama. As the aquatic biologists for the department, we provide technical expertise in aquatic ecosystems, interpretation and analysis of surface water quality monitoring data, and aquatic community data and assessments.

EVOME Postdoctoral Researcher, Stream ecosystem ecologist — Woodwell Climate Science Center

Posted: 
Friday, March 21, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Wednesday, April 30, 2025

We are looking for a broadly trained stream ecosystem ecologist to lead research on stream/riparian ecosystem responses to environmental change such as litter inputs and decomposition, metabolism, nutrient uptake and trophic subsidies. Our cross-disciplinary research investigates multiple species’ responses to changes in river and streamside willows in Arctic environments by conducting landscape surveys and large-scale experiments across a thermal/genomic gradient of 300 miles from the Yukon River to the Arctic Coastal plain.  

Habitat Restoration and Management Program Manager — Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife

Posted: 
Friday, March 21, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Monday, April 21, 2025

The Habitat Restoration and Management Program Manager is responsible for the planning, implementation, and coordination of science-based habitat management and restoration projects on lands managed by MassWildlife throughout the Commonwealth.  The Program Manager leads a multidisciplinary team of Habitat Biologists, Restoration Ecologists, and Foresters to restore and manage habitat to benefit wildlife, including species of greatest conservation need identified in the State Wildlife Action Plan, while maintaining or enhancing opportunities for hunting, fishing, and other wildlife-based recreation.

Junior Specialist, Hydro-Ecology, Montane Streams and Meadows — Center for Watershed Sciences, UC Davis

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Monday, June 30, 2025

The Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California, Davis seeks to potentially fill 3 non-tenured, academic term appointments as a Junior Specialist. This position will aid in interdisciplinary studies of the interactions of hydrology and ecology in montane stream and meadow systems.

Gar Technician, Summer-Fall 2025 — Oklahoma State University

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Friday, April 18, 2025

The Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Oklahoma State University is hiring technicians to aid in the capture and tracking of Alligator Gar. We are seeking to understand movement and population genetics of Alligator Gar in the lower Red River. Technicians will experience a multitude of duties relating to the capture and tagging of Alligator Gar such as equipment maintenance, gillnetting and tagging gar with PIT and acoustic tags, sample processing, acoustic receiver downloading, and data sharing.

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