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 Conservency: 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/nextgencareers/resources/job-sites
- (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
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
- 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 9/5/23):
- Cruise of Opportunity!! - Expedition to Survey Gravity Rolls - 6 week cruise aboard the RV Kila Moana in the South Pacific. Deadline: Sept. 30, 2023
- SECOORA is hiring: Water Level Manager, Web Camera Network Manager, & Communications and Engagement Specialist
- Florida Sea Grant: Coastal Resilience Program Coordinator I
- Georgia Sea Grant: Coastal Community Resilience Specialist & Coastal Research Technician
- South Carolina Sea Grant:
- Florida Keys NMS - Marine Operations Technician (Key Largo): careers.fiu.edu, "prospective Employees", search #530365
- VERSER is hiring a Staff Geologist - Remote work/no relocation. Duties include traveling for field work about 50% of the time across the US, environmental sample collection (air/water/soil), overseeing drill rigs, geologic logging, report compilation, data input & manipulation, and other tasks that pertain to environmental sites. Primarily subcontract for the USEPA and DOD and work on Superfund sites. Competitive salary, benefits, 401k, PTO, etc. Looking to hire as soon as possible. Candidates can email Hannah Yost (hyost@versar.com) with their resume.