Freshwater Science Jobs & Opportunities

The primary function of this position is to serve as field manager for the MU Limnology Lab. The field manager will work on multiple projects funded by NSF, NASA, EPA, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). This position is multi-faceted, involving year-round field research conducted with motor boats, buoy and monitoring equipment installation and maintenance, water chemistry analysis, data management, and training and supervising of hourly employees working in the lab and field.

The USGS Powell Center working group "Defining subsidy–stress gradients for metals and relevance for US surface waters" is searching for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. This synthesis group is funded jointly by the U.S. Geological Survey and NSF Critical Zone Network and convenes an international team of ecologists, ecotoxicologists, geochemists, and mathematicians. This research team is synthesizing data on metals in the freshwater environment to gain understanding about the role of essential metals in river and stream ecosystems.

Ohio Eminent Scholar in Ecology, an endowed, tenured position at the Associate Professor or Professor level in the Department of Biology. We seek candidates working in any area of ecology who have strong records of research and who will foster synergisms among research groups. The successful candidate is expected to maintain an internationally renowned, externally funded research program that applies the principles and methods of ecology to address environmental problems; provide leadership on large, collaborative research projects; effectively teach graduate and/or undergraduate courses; and participate in advising and service.

The Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) is seeking a Communications and Media Specialist to assume primary responsibility for managing internal Society-wide and external public communications through the Society’s media channels. These include the Society website and membership portal, email distribution lists, and social media accounts. This person will support and advance the Society’s objectives through initiatives designed to maintain and increase its membership, advertise its publications and programmatic activities, promote member engagement, and highlight member participation and accomplishments in freshwater science, policy, conservation, and management.