Professional Organizations Job Postings
Most professional associations have job listings, although some restrict use to members. Others have special services for members such as a placement service or resume referrals. Some of the better free sites are listed below. For more links to professional organizations, UW-Madison users can go to Associations Unlimited. Non-UW users can use Google or Aquatic Network's Employment Links.
- American Fisheries Society
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
- American Water Resources Association
- American Water Works Association
- Estuarine Research Federation
- Geological Society of America
- International Association for Great Lakes Research
- National Ground Water Association
- Society of Wetland Scientists
Internships
Internships in water or science related fields for students.
- Environmental Careers Organization ECO, probably the most respected environmental internship program in the U.S., places over 700 interns per year.
- Student Conservation Association, Inc. Conservation internships and volunteer opportunities in our national parks, forests and other public lands.
- NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program Click on Search for an REU Site and look at the Earth Sciences and Ocean Sciences sections of this National Science Foundation program.
- UW-Madison Center for Limnology Click on CFL Employment to find year-round and summer-only positions at both the Center and the Trout Lake Station in northern Wisconsin.
Looking in Wisconsin
These Wisconsin-based listings include professional and student opportunities.
- UW Student Job Center Lists part-time, limited term, summer jobs and internships at UW-Madison and off-campus.
- UW-Madison Employment Opportunities Lists vacancies for faculty, academic staff and higher level administrative positions at UW-Madison. It is updated daily Monday-Friday.
- UW-Madison Environmental Career Information - Professional Development Information regarding professional development options for environmental studies students. Some are discipline focused, others directed more at interdisciplinary envionmental studies and some are general opportunities available to anyone.
- UW Extension, Cooperative Extension Job Openings The place to look for openings with UW-Extension water resources programs.
- Dane County Employment Opportunities Lists county job openings.
- City of Madison Job Openings Check for city employment opportunities.
- Current Opportunities Bulletin Look here for Wisconsin State agency vacancies. Also, lists classified staff positions at UW campuses, and various city-county job vacancies. Updated weekly.
- DNR Employment Opportunities Listing of jobs available with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
- Job Net A service of the Wisconsin Job Service and Job Centers, JobNet lists thousands of jobs in Wisconsin.
UW System Career Centers
Career Centers of entire University of Wisconsin system.
- UW Green Bay Career Services
- UW LaCrosse Career Services
- UW Madison Academic & Career Advising
- UW Milwaukee Career Development Center
- UW Oshkosh Career Services
- UW Parkside Career Center
- UW Platteville Placement Services
- UW River Falls Career Services
- UW Stevens Point Career Services
- UW Stout Career Exploration Center
- UW Superior Career Center
- UW Whitewater Career and Leadership Development
Job Listing Databases
These are general job guides and/or listings looking for a water or science background.
- AquaNIC Aquaculture Jobs Click on "Job Services" for a listing of aquaculture jobs. Scroll down for links to many other listings of jobs. You can also post your resume at this site.
- Aquatic Network This site includes aquaculture, conservation, fisheries, limnology, marine science and oceanography, maritime heritage, ocean engineering, and seafood employment opportunities worldwide.
- Chronicle of Higher Education The Chronicle of Higher Education's guide to job searching and interview preparation complete with news and advice, forums, and employer information.
- Cyber-Sierra's Natural Resources Job Search Click on "Watershed" for a listing of sites with watershed, wetlands, marine and aquaculture jobs. Water-related jobs might also be listed in some of the other categories.
- EE-Link Environmental Education on the Internet is a good place to check if you are looking for a water-related environmental ed position. The links are to job directories and databases.
- EcoEmploy: Environmental Jobs and Careers Includes job listings and links to many water-related opportunities in the USA and Canada.
- Earthworks Jobs listed under "Hydrology/Hydrogeology/Water Resources", "Oceanography - Marine Sciences" and more. This site lists many academic and international positions.
- Employment Resources in Geosciences Syracuse University library provides this listing of many direct links to current job postings.
- Environment Directory A list of many resources to find environmentally focused employment.
- GIS Jobs Clearinghouse Database contains hundreds of job listings or you can post your resume. Also includes links to other GIS job resources.
- PHDs.org: Science, Math and Engineering Career Resources PhDs.Org tells you "everything you need to know to find a job in science". It includes both academic and nonacademic positions. Many links to other sites.
- Science Magazine Careers Brought to you by the journal Science, tools, tips, and resources to find a job in the field of science.
General Job Search Resources
These are basic guides with listings not necessarily water or science related.
- The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet All-inclusive guide to job-related information on the Internet.
- UW-Madison College Library Career Collection Comprehensive listing of career-related information including links to World Wide Web sites, books and journals in the College Library Career Collection and other campus libraries, and descriptions of UW-Madison resources.
- UW-Madison Career Information Guide Guide to finding career information at UW-Madison and on the Web. Also lists sites for information about student internships, clubs, professional associations, and student jobs.
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Wisconsin's Water Library
1975 Willow Drive, 2nd Floor
Madison, WI 53706-1177
608.262.3069
Send Email
Subjects:
water, Great Lakes, children's books about water
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Wendt Library (Engineering)
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