Workforce success
Some of the skills that SEOE graduates could use in transition from classroom to the workforce are:
- Identify problems and needs
- Operate scientific equipment
- Make critical observations and evaluations
- Observe, analyze and synthesize data
- Analyze cause and effects
- Formulate and defend positions
- Think logically, critically and make analogies
- Maintain group cooperation and support effective interaction
- Make a commitment to others and follow through
- Design and planning skills to meet changing needs
Career options by sector
A few career options for those with an undergraduate degree in geosciences:
- Botanist
- College administrator
- Counselor
- Ecologist
- Editor
- Coastal planner
- Ecological modeler
- Educator – informal to educational institutions
- Geographic information specialist
- Marine conservationist
- Fisheries manager
- Lobbyist
- Park ranger
- Policy analyst
- Public relations specialist
- Permaculturalist/garden specialist
- Hydrologist
- Earthquake scientist
- Mining supervisor
Connect with us
Job Boards/Openings
- USA JOBS: https://www.usajobs.gov/ (Use keywords like ”fisheries, fish and wildlife, biological technician, hydrology” etc.)
- Careers in Conservation: https://diversityinconservationjobs.org/jobs/
- https://www.conservationjobboard.com/
- The Nature Conservancy: careers.nature.org
- SC State jobs: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sc
Marine Science/Environmental Science oriented
- Texas A&M Wildlife and Fisheries: https://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/job-board/
- Seven Seas Media Ocean Job Board: https://sevenseasmedia.org/ocean-jobs/
- Ecological Society of America Job Boards: https://www.esa.org/
- (Follow instructions at https://halllab.asu.edu/how-to-join-the-ecolog-job-board/)
- Josh's Water Jobs: https://www.joshswaterjobs.com/
- National Wildlife Federation: http://ow.ly/C91s50HX2FT
- Society for Marine Mammalogy: https://marinemammalscience.org/professional-development/
- American Fisheries Society Job Board: https://jobs.fisheries.org/
- University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS): https://www.unols.org/jobs
- Research Corporation of the University of Hawai'i: https://hr.rcuh.com/
Geological Sciences oriented
- Geological Society of America (GSA): https://www.geosociety.org/Job_Board
- American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG): https://careercenter.aapg.org/
- American Geophysical Union (AGU): https://findajob.agu.org/
- National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT): https://nagt.org/nagt/careerhub/index.html
- University of Texas has a compiled list of geoscience organizations to explore: https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/geo
- Geochem positions: ISOGEOCHEM listserv
Environmental oriented
- National Audubon Society: Job Opportunities
- Green Corps - The Field School for Environmental Organizing: https://jobs.publicinterestnetwork.org/greencorps
- California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment: https://oehha.ca.gov/jobs
- Bradford Woods Summer Staff: Bradford Woods: Indiana University (iu.edu)
Current Openings we have been directly notified to advertise (Updated 7/31/24):
- Advisors looking for graduate students in Marine Science/Oceanography: Google Docs Spreadsheet
- Conservation International is hiring a Project Manager. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
- GHD Consulting (Winston Guidry) is looking to hire an entry level field geologist
(BS Geology w/0-5 years experience) in their Decatur, Alabama office. GHD Job Posting
- LINK
- The EPA has a research opportunity for a Fellowship in Regional Global Change Research in RTP, NC. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis and close on Aug 2.
- UNOLS Cruise Opportunity Program - Cruise Opportunity for FALL 2024. Apply to Expedition to Deploy and Recover Oceanographic Moorings, Profilers, and Gliders. Applications Due: August 30
- Apprenticeship opportunity with the Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture Lab at VIMS. Job opportunity here to start as soon as possible into early November. The position is open until filled but we intend to start interviews ASAP. https://jobs.wm.edu/postings/61192
- Job Opening - CRC Environmental Management Staffer - Fisheries Goal Implementation Team. We have an opening within CRC's Environmental Management Career Development Program, which provides coordination and project support to the Chesapeake Bay Program. Application closing date is August 25, 2024. https://chesapeake.org/chesapeake-bay-programs-fisheries-goal-team-staffer/