This four-part advanced training will build upon previous ARSET trainings and provide hands-on data analysis exercises for monitoring different types of drought (meteorological, hydrological, and agricultural). Moreover, the training will include drought prediction analysis on sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) time scales and climate change projection analysis of drought conditions.
EDR is seeking an experienced, versatile, team-oriented Field Ecologist III to join our Environmental Services group in the Mid-West or Mid-Atlantic. A qualified Field Ecologist will have at least 7 years of experience in wetland/stream delineations and other natural resource-based fieldwork such as wildlife surveys, habitat surveys, rare plant surveys, invasive species surveys, and general ecological surveys.
We are seeking a PhD student in aquatic ecosystem ecology at the University of Connecticut, Department of Natural Resources & the Environment beginning January, May, or August 2025. The successful candidate’s research will focus on carbon cycling, nutrient dynamics, and/or greenhouse gas dynamics of aquatic ecosystems, with a focus on ecosystem interfaces (groundwater-surface water, lotic-lentic).
The primary function of this position is to serve as field manager for the MU Limnology Lab (https://sites.google.com/view/limnologylab-northmizzou). 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 Data Analyst III and Senior Data Analyst are professional positions that collects, compiles, reviews, analyzes, and interprets data, and develops procedures for maintaining and integrating the District’s environmental data. This includes automation of data processes, analysis and reporting routines, developing quality control procedures, and assessing data needs and formats. This position assists multiple District offices including Hydrologic Data Services, Water Supply, Minimum Flows and Minimum Levels, Agricultural and Engineering Projects, IT/GIS, and Water Use Permitting.
The Illinois River Biological Station is seeking up to two field technicians to conduct applied research in aquatic ecology and large river systems throughout the state of Illinois. Technicians will assist large river ecologists in the collection and analysis of water and zooplankton samples. This position will be 40 hours per week and will be located in Havana, Illinois.
The Department of Liberal Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) invites applications for tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in the biological sciences, beginning in August of 2025. Salary is competitive with peer institutions and commensurate with quality of academic research, extent of teaching experience, other relevant professional practices and current professional standing.
The BMI Lab Manager oversees the Benthic Macroinvertebrate Lab and analytical duties. Qualifications may include but do not require expertise in benthic taxonomy, water chemistry, and statistics, but training for each can be provided. Sierra Streams Institute is a watershed monitoring, research, restoration and educational group based in Nevada City, California in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
The Center for the Management, Utilization and Protection of Water Resources (the Water Center) at Tennessee Tech University is seeking a post-doctoral researcher with expertise in the field of microplastics work. This person will lead microplastics research investigating the occurrence, distribution and fate of microplastics in engineered and natural fresh water systems.
Drs. Jim Hood and Stu Ludsin at The Ohio State University are seeking a postdoc to work on a Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) project focused on developing quantitative and qualitative models of the Lake Erie ecosystem to advance ecosystem-based fisheries management of Lake Whitefish, Walleye, and Yellow Perch. Specifically, this project focuses on developing and evaluating conceptual models describing how the recruitment of the focal species is influenced by climate change, nutrient management, fishery harvests, and invasive species.
