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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.
  • For-profit companies may submit postings, but a $35 donation to an SFS endowment fund is suggested.
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Riparian and Wetland Monitoring Crew Member (AIM) - American Conservation Experience

Posted: 
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Expiration Date: 
Saturday, March 7, 2026

American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit Conservation Corps, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), is seeking two (2) Riparian and Wetland Monitoring Crew Members (AIM) to contribute to the New Mexico BLM Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) in New Mexico.

Environmental Scientist - Spokane Tribe of Indians

Posted: 
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Expiration Date: 
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

We are seeking an Environmental Scientist I to join the Spokane Tribe’s Limnology Project in support of Tribal Fisheries. This position is designed for an early-career scientist with foundational knowledge of both limnology (aquatic ecology and water quality) and reservoir hydrology (water quantity, flow, and physical limnology).

Postdoctoral Fellow in Winter Limnology - University of Missouri-Columbia

Posted: 
Monday, February 16, 2026
Expiration Date: 
Monday, March 23, 2026

The MU Limnology Lab in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) is seeking an enthusiastic post-doctoral candidate (PDF) to join the On Thin Ice project; an NSF funded collaborative Macrosystems project looking at the implications of shorter winters for the future of freshwater phytoplankton phenology and function

Environmental Specialist III - Maine Healthy Beaches Program - Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Posted: 
Monday, February 16, 2026
Expiration Date: 
Friday, March 6, 2026

This position supports the implementation of the Maine Healthy Beaches (MHB) program’s monitoring, assessment, and public notification activities for approximately 65 coastal, saltwater beaches (Kittery to Mount Desert Island).

Senior Research Technician in Aquatic Ecology at The Ohio State University

Posted: 
Monday, February 16, 2026
Expiration Date: 
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

The Hood Lab at the Ohio State University is seeking a Research Senior Technician who will work on two projects. The first project (66% of position) focuses on understanding the role agricultural ditches and streams play in shaping P exports to Lake Erie while the other project (33% of position) supports the Lake Erie Plankton Abundance Study (LEPAS) which focuses on understanding plankton dynamics in Lake Erie.

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