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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.
  • To submit a job or opportunity, fill out this form.
  • The board is updated twice weekly.

e-DNA Specialist — California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Join our interdisciplinary team and lead the development of an eDNA module, which will be implemented as part of our long-term monitoring program assessing aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity throughout California! This position will be responsible for developing protocols that use eDNA metabarcoding approaches for the detection of terrestrial and aquatic species, designing genetic data management infrastructure, and synthesizing metrics of biodiversity to assess watershed health and help implement conservation restoration measures.

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.

Professor and Chair, Department of Natural Resources Management — Texas Tech University

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Sunday, April 14, 2024

Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas Tech University is seeking an innovative, dynamic, collaborative, and entrepreneurial Chair of the Department of Natural Resources Management who will provide intellectual and strategic leadership for teaching, research, outreach and engagement, and service endeavors in the Department of Natural Resources Management. The position of Chair of the Department of Natural Resources Management is a full-time, 12-month, tenured, Professor to begin August 1st, 2024.

Aquatic Ecologist — SUNY Plattsburgh, Lake Champlain Research Institute

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Monday, April 1, 2024

The Research Foundation for the State University of New York at Plattsburgh (RF-SUNY) seeks qualified candidates for the position of Aquatic Scientist/Limnologist with The Lake Champlain Research Institute at SUNY Plattsburgh. The position will serve as a Project Coordinator for a study titled Deep Lake Limnology in Lake Champlain: The Role of Climate Change and Storm Events on Lake Vertical Structure. This is a full time, 12-month position, with the Research Foundation for SUNY, a private, nonprofit corporation.

Section Leader / Science Supervisor — South Florida Water Management District

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Sunday, April 14, 2024

The Lake and River Ecosystems Section, within the Applied Sciences Bureau of the SFWMD, is recruiting for the position of Section Leader or Science Supervisor to manage a diverse team of environmental scientists conducting ecosystem research and monitoring in the headwater lakes of the Everglades (Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes). This candidate will primarily oversee implementation and development of lake research and monitoring projects related to the Lake Okeechobee Protection Program and Kissimmee River Restoration. This position will assist the Section Administrator with evaluating program direction and addressing key knowledge gaps related to ecosystem restoration through hydrologic and water quality improvements.

Research Vessel Engineer — University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Posted: 
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Sunday, March 31, 2024

The Research Vessel Engineer operates and maintains the mechanical systems necessary to operate the School of Freshwater Sciences research vessel in support of Freshwater's educational and research activities both at sea and in port, assists the Captain with vessel operation, assists faculty, staff, and students in executing safe and efficient field operations, and provides general facility support. The School of Freshwater Sciences (SFS) at UWM is the only school in the nation dedicated solely to the study of freshwater issues. Its interdisciplinary research and education programs link science with action and are integrated across five major areas: freshwater system dynamics; human and ecosystem health; freshwater technology; freshwater economics, policy, and management; and climate and atmospheric sciences.

Postdoc, Modeling invertebrate responses to restoration and global warming — INRAE (France)

Posted: 
Friday, March 1, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Friday, March 29, 2024

INRAE (French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment) seeks a postdoctoral researcher to join the EcoFlowS team of the RiverLy research unit. The position is part of the RhônEco programme, a long-term interdisciplinary research program designed to monitor, assess and anticipate the effects of the ecological restoration of the Rhône. It constitutes an ecological observatory for the river, which adapts to the changing socio-environmental context, in order to take better account of new types of ecological restoration (e.g. sediment recharge of the main channel) and the effects of global change to help manage the river and its floodplains.

Assistant Research Scientist, Large River Ecology — Illinois Natural History Survey

Posted: 
Friday, March 1, 2024
Expiration Date: 
Friday, April 19, 2024

The Illinois Natural History Survey is seeking an Assistant Research Scientist with a broad background in large river ecology and experimental design to synthesize diverse existing data and identify important data gaps in space or topic area within the Upper Mississippi River (UMR) from Pool 14 to Pool 25 and develop potential approaches for addressing these data gaps. INHS is part of the Prairie Research Institute (PRI) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, which is centrally located between Chicago, St. Louis, and Indianapolis.

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