Freshwater Science Jobs & Opportunities
Freshwater Science Jobs & Opportunities
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Watershed Health Monitoring Environmental Specialist 1 — WA State Department of Ecology
The Department of Ecology is hiring a Watershed Health Monitoring Environmental Specialist 1 position within the Environmental Assessment Program for the Summer 2025 field season. This is a temporary position that will start on June 2, 2025 and end no later than October 15, 2025. The end date is flexible and depends on how the field season goes. Students needing to return to school in the fall are still encouraged to apply.
Program Manager, Education and Outreach — NEIWPCC
NEIWPCC is seeking an enthusiastic and engagement driven Program Manager to lead and expand our education and outreach efforts to connect diverse audiences within the Lake Champlain watershed as part of the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) team. This position is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating education and outreach programs to foster stewardship, enhance environmental literacy, and promote sustainable behaviors that protect Lake Champlain and its surrounding ecosystems.
Information Office, Education and Outreach — NEIWPCC
Support environmental initiatives in the Lake Champlain Basin! NEIWPCC is seeking a detail-oriented Information Officer to facilitate grants administered by the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) that support mission-driven projects to improve water quality, habitat, environmental engagement, and cultural interpretation of the Lake Champlain Basin.
Senior Research Technician in Aquatic Ecology — The Ohio State University
The Hood Lab is seeking a Research Senior Technician who will work on several projects focused on understanding stream and river phosphorus cycling and bioavailability in the western Lake Erie watershed. Job duties include conducting field sampling, running phosphorus uptake and sorption/desorption assays, and processing dissolved, colloid, sediment, and plant samples for phosphorus, nitrogen, carbon, chlorophyll-a and other constituents.
Water Resources Monitoring Technician — Stormwater Innovation Center, Audubon Society of Rhode Island
Water Resources Monitoring Technician — Stormwater Innovation Center, Audubon Society of Rhode Island
Job Title: Water Resources Monitoring Technician (Seasonal)
Location: Providence, RI (Hybrid – primarily field-based in Roger Williams Park)
Job Type: Seasonal: June – November 1
Salary: $22/hour
Our Mission
The mission of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island is to protect birds, other wildlife, and their habitats through conservation, education, and advocacy for the benefit of people and all other life.
Postdoctoral Researchers (2) in Ecology (m/f/d) — Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
We are looking for enthusiastic ecologists (m/f/d) with a background in community ecology, macroecology, metacommunities, and/or analysis of ecological time series. The applicant should have a strong track record of scientific publications.
PhD Position: Wildfire & Watershed Research — Utah State University
We’re recruiting a PhD student to join the Watershed & Wildfires Research Collaborative (WWRC) at Utah State University starting in 2025. The WWRC is a multi-university collaborative with expertise spanning geomorphology, hydrology, fire ecology, engineering, data science, and modeling.
Assistant Professor, Hydrology — University of New Mexico
The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) at the University of New Mexico invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Hydrology with a start date as early as January 2026. We seek candidates with research expertise in any area of hydrology, including but not limited to hydrogeology, water quality, surface water/ground water interactions, or hydroclimatology. This position offers an exciting opportunity to advance hydrological research with a focus on the unique water and climate dynamics of arid and semi-arid regions.
Funded PhD Student Position in Aquatic Ecology — Oakland University (Michigan, USA)
The Aquatic Ecology Lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan) seeks a highly motivated PhD student in the area of aquatic ecology to start in August, 2025. Competitive candidates will have experience in some combination of the following areas in order to successfully complete their research: statistical analysis in program R; field/lab work in aquatic ecology; anthropogenic impacts; GIS/remote sensing; scientific writing; stream ecology; macroinvertebrate ID; carbon cycling/organic-matter decomposition and ecological restoration.