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Freshwater Science Jobs & Opportunities

Freshwater Science Jobs & Opportunities

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Assistant Professor or Associate Professor of Biology (Ecology) - Montana State University-Northern

Posted: 
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Sunday, November 30, 2025

The College of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Montana State University-Northern (MSUN), invites applications for an academic year (10-month), full-time, tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Biology position, anticipated to begin August 1, 2026.

    

Wetland Ecologist - Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC)

Posted: 
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Friday, November 14, 2025

The Wetland Ecologist will join a team of interdisciplinary scientists in GLIFWC’s Biological Services Division. GLIFWC works with 11 Ojibwe member Tribes who retain treaty rights in the ceded territories of northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. 

Funded M.S. positions in Aquatic Ecology and Water Resources Engineering - University of California Davis

Posted: 
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Sunday, February 1, 2026

The Center for Watershed Sciences (CWS) at the University of California, Davis, invites applications for 2-3 funded M.S. research positions. The graduate student researchers will collaborate with CWS researchers and with biologists and engineers at the US Bureau of Reclamation to design and conduct a research project that addresses high-priority knowledge gaps pertinent to water operations, aquatic ecosystem management, and/or fish conservation in Central California.

Hiring 5 Positions: Molecular Ecologist, Aquatic Biologist, and Lab & Field Technicians | Great Lakes Fisheries - SUNY Oswego

Posted: 
Monday, October 20, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

The SUNY Oswego Aquatic Conservation (SOAC) Lab, led by Principal Investigator Dr. Nick Sard, is excited to announce that we are hiring for five full-time, benefited positions through the SUNY Research Foundation (RF). Our lab focuses on developing cutting-edge science to inform the conservation and management of Great Lakes fishes, working closely with a network of state, federal, and tribal agencies.

Scientist 4 - South Florida Water Management District

Posted: 
Monday, October 20, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

The Restoration Evaluation Unit of the Lake and River Ecosystems Section at South Florida Water Management District seeks an experienced invertebrate ecologist with a working knowledge of the effects of river and floodplain hydrology on restoration of invertebrate communities in river channel and floodplain habitats.

Asst. Professor & Extension Specialist Aquatic Resource Ecology & Management — Oklahoma State University

Posted: 
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

The Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management (NREM) at Oklahoma State University (OSU) invites applications for a full-time, 11-month, tenure-track position, with a 75% Extension and 25% teaching appointment. The successful applicant will work within the broad area of aquatic resource ecology and management, which may include aspects of pond and stream management, fish ecology, aquaculture, and terrestrial-aquatic interactions all in the agricultural dominated landscape of Oklahoma.

PhD Position in Alpine Stream Ecology — Simon Fraser University

Posted: 
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Friday, November 14, 2025

Come join the Little Ecology Group (www.littleecologygroup.ca)! We are hiring a PhD student to conduct aquatic biodiversity research as part of the Alpine Horizons research project, a joint effort of multiple B.C. universities, the Squamish Nation, and British Columbia Parks. You can learn more about Alpine Horizons here

2 M.S./Ph.D. Assistantships in Freshwater Ecology — University of Mississippi

Posted: 
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Thursday, January 15, 2026

The Lopez Lab for Aquatic Conservation and Ecosystem Science is recruiting two graduate assistants to start in 2026. Our lab primarily focuses on studying animal-driven impacts on ecosystem function. Projects will include freshwater biodiversity surveys, ecophysiological experiments, and/or analyses of nutrient cycling and stream metabolism.

PhD Research Assistantship in Fish Ecology/Population Biology — Ohio State University

Posted: 
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Sunday, November 9, 2025

The Bruckerhoff-Freshwater Community Ecology Lab  is recruiting a PhD student to conduct research on Smallmouth Bass population dynamics in Lake Erie. The successful candidate will develop research projects in close collaboration with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources-Division of Wildlife (ODNR-DOW). Smallmouth Bass are an important recreational sportfish in Lake Erie, and the ODNR-DOW has collected long-term data regarding the population structure of the fishery. The successful candidate will develop questions related to identifying drivers of population dynamics of Smallmouth Bass.

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