ENVIRONMENTAL JOB RESOURCES

UCSC Career Center

Provides job counseling, job and graduate school fairs, on-campus interviews.

Federal Government

USA Jobs – Online search engine for all jobs in the federal government

Environmentally Related Departments and Agencies

EPA http://www.epa.gov/epahome/jobs.htm

Fish and Wildlife Service http://jobs.fws.gov/

USDA Forest Service http://www.fs.fed.us/fsjobs/forestservice/index.html

National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/personnel/ and NPS Seasonal Employment at http://www.sep.nps.gov

Bureau of Land Management http://www.blm.gov/careers/

U.S. Geological Survey http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/

Americorps – http://www.americorps.org/. AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs that engage more than 50,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment.

PeaceCorps – http://www.peacecorps.org/. International U.S. government service program.

California Government

California State Personnel Board http://www.spb.ca.gov/

Online search engine for jobs in California government.

California Environmental Protection Agency

Air Resources Board http://www.arb.ca.gov/personnel/jobs/examvac.htm

California Integrated Waste Management Board http://ciwmb.ca.gov

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment http://www.oehha.ca.gov/jobs.html

State Water Resources Control Board http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/about_us/employment/

California Resources Agency

Department of Conservation http://www.consrv.ca.gov/index/jobs.htm

Department of Fish and Game http://www.dfg.ca.gov/hrb/pages/jobswithdfg.htm

Department of Forestry and Fire Protection http://www.fire.ca.gov/about/about_careers.php

Department of Parks and Recreation http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=736

Department of Water Resources http://www.water.ca.gov/jobs/index.cfm

California Conservation Corps http://www.ccc.ca.gov/

General Employment Sites

DevNetJobs.org - http://www.devnetjobs.org/

International development jobs in UN institutions, aid agencies, international NGOs, as well as multilateral, financial, academic and research institutions.

ECEA Online - Job listing service for environmental positions.

Ecological Society of America web page on ecological career advice and job listings.

http://www.esa.org/careers_certification/employment.php

EnvironmentalCAREER.com - http://www.environmental-jobs.com/

Environmental Career Center's environmental and natural resources job listing and career information site: jobs, books, career news, live career conferences. Helping people work for the environment since 1980.

Environmental Career Opportunities (newsletter) - http://www.ecojobs.com/

Hundreds of job vacancies in environmental policy, conservation, education, engineering and internships in all sectors.

Environmental Careers Organization - http://www.eco.org/

Main programs include paid environmental internships, career conferences, career publications, etc.

Environmental Jobs and Careers - http://www.ejobs.org/

Covers environmental jobs in government, companies, and non-profits: engineers, chemists, technicians, geologists, etc.

List of jobs and career resources recommended by National Institute for the Environment (US).

Earthworks - http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/

Jobs in oil, mining, geoscience, environmental, GIS and related subjects.

ETI Professionals - http://www.etiprofessionals.com/

Focuses on the placement of skilled environmental professionals (Geologists, Engineers, Environmental Scientists, etc.) in both the public and private sectors.

Green Corps – a 1 year paid environmental leadership training program. http://www.greencorps.org/.

Green Dream Jobs - http://sustainablebusiness.com/jobs/

Job and internship listings for jobs within sustainable businesses and organizations.

GreenBiz JobLink - http://www.greenbiz.com/jobs

Free job- and resume-posting service for environmental professionals, from recent grads to career changers.

Minority Environmental Leadership Development Initiative. Website aimed at enhancing the leadership and career development opportunities available to minority students and minority environmental professionals.

Restore America's Estuaries - Restoration Job Board - http://jobs.restorationmarketplace.com

An online resource for the employers and job seekers in the field of coastal and estuarine habitat restoration.

Short Term Job Adventures - http://www.backdoorjobs.com/. Adventurous jobs, internships, seasonal work, volunteer vacations, and work abroad.

Society for Ecological Restoration – California chapter job listings - http://www.sercal.org/jobs_listing.htm

Student Conservation Association – internships working with National Parks, National Forests, and National Wildlife Refuges. A good way to get experience and get a foot in the door with the federal government. http://www.thesca.org/

Western Organization of Resource Councils - http://www.worc.org/involved/jobs.html

Openings in land management in the western United States.

Please e-mail corrections or additions to kholl@ucsc.edu.