Freshwater Science Jobs & Opportunities

Freshwater Science Jobs & Opportunities

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Post-doctoral position, Great Lakes benthic ecology — University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Freshwater Sciences

Posted: 
Friday, February 28, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Monday, June 30, 2025

We are searching for a Post-Doctoral Associate who can help further this research. Specific topics to be explored include: 1) Factors regulating the growth and fate of benthic algae; 2) The influence of invasive species (dreissenids, round goby) on nearshore trophic structure and energy flow; 3) The response of the nearshore benthic community to dreissenid mussel removal; 4) The influence of weather and climate (including lake levels) on nearshore ecosystem dynamics.

Rocky Shiner Field Technician — Oklahoma State University, Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Posted: 
Friday, February 28, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Monday, March 31, 2025

The OK Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit at Oklahoma State University is hiring two (2) field technicians to assist in surveying the presence of Rocky Shiners (Notropis suttkusi) in the tributaries of the lower Red River in Southeastern Oklahoma. Surveys will consist of hiking to survey sites, sampling stream/river segments via seine nets, identifying, and releasing sampled fishes. This project is funded by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.

Lake Research Technician — Raritan Headwaters Association

Posted: 
Friday, February 28, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Monday, April 7, 2025

Raritan Headwaters Association (RHA) is a non-profit conservation organization based in Bedminster, New Jersey, dedicated to protecting water resources in the Raritan River watershed. Since 1959, RHA has been collecting high-quality data and advancing conservation efforts through science-based management. RHA produces annual reports on surface water quality, informing watershed planning and helping address sources of pollution.

Asst. Professor: Water Quality and Climate Change — Michigan State University

Posted: 
Friday, February 28, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University (MSU) invites applications for a full‐time, 9-month tenure system Assistant Professor with a 50% research, 30% teaching, 10% extension, and 10% service assignment. The individual selected for this position will be expected to develop a regionally, nationally, and internationally recognized program centered on water quality and freshwater ecosystems in the context of climate change addressing adaptation, mitigation, management, sustainability, or conservation.

Course: ECOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS OF DIATOMS, Iowa Lakeside Laboratory

Posted: 
Friday, February 28, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

The course, now in its 62nd year, will introduce students to field and laboratory study of freshwater diatoms. This is an intensive, field- and lab-oriented class appropriate for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-graduate workers in geology, ecology and diatom taxonomy.

RaMP Woods to Water Postbaccalaureate Training Program — University of Alabama

Posted: 
Friday, February 21, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

The University of Alabama is recruiting 10 recent graduates for an NSF-sponsored training program in field ecology. The Woods to Water (W2W) project is an experience-based learning program aimed at helping early career scientists understand critical linkages between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The W2W program will provide a year-long immersive, cohort- and field-based program in standardized methods and data science, with the first cohort starting August 2025.

Aquatic Biologist — EnviroScience Inc.

Posted: 
Friday, February 14, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Monday, March 31, 2025

The Aquatic Biologist is responsible for completion of aquatic survey services and project work at the headquarters office in Stow, OH. The Aquatic Biologist will be responsible for field survey work and technical reporting related to aquatic biology, including the assessment of freshwater systems, monitoring water quality, and analyzing aquatic habitats.

Ecological Restoration Specialist, Dam Removal — Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration

Posted: 
Monday, January 20, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Monday, March 31, 2025

The Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) is seeking a solution-driven project manager with a passion for collaboration and healing the environment. This candidate will serve as project manager for assigned ecological restoration projects focusing on dam removal and river restoration.

Post-Baccalaureate Training in Field Ecology — University of Alabama

Posted: 
Friday, January 3, 2025
Expiration Date: 
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

The University of Alabama is recruiting 10 recent graduates for an NSF-sponsored training program in field ecology. The Woods to Water (W2W) project is an experience-based learning program aimed at helping early career scientists understand critical linkages between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The W2W program will provide a year-long immersive, cohort- and field-based program in standardized methods and data science, with the first cohort starting May 2024.

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