Finding a Research Lab

Finding opportunities in Ecology will require some leg work from you. 

In this module, we will review strategies for finding a research opportunity, discuss some valuable professional societies related to Ecology, and share information on Ecology job boards.

Links to Ecology professional societies: 

ESA: https://esa.org/

AGU: https://www.agu.org/

Links to Ecology job boards: 

ESA Finding Jobs in Ecology Master List: ESA's master list of ecology job search websites by different career levels.

Cyber-Sierra Master List: Master list of job search websites by discipline (agriculture, environment, forestry, government, GIS, natural resources, nonprofits, science/education, watersheds/wetlands, wildlife).

AGU Career Center: Good mix of postdoc, research associate, professor positions.

Earth Science Women’s Network (ESWN) Earth and Environmental Science Jobs: Crowd-sourced list of earth and environmental science jobs, has lots of professor and postdoc positions. List updates every year.

Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Opportunities: Various positions/opportunities within the LTER Network, a network of 27 research sites across the United States, French Polynesia, and Antarctica.

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