Opportunities

Harvard Forest seeks a colleague with a successful research, publication, and funding record to join the senior research staff. We hope to identify a candidate who will flourish in the Forest’s collaborative intellectual environment and its setting and facilities in central New England.

The Wetland Ecosystems Research Lab is looking for an individual to help with all aspects of research in mangrove and marsh ecosystems. Candidates with a strong background in ecology and/or coastal wetlands are encouraged to apply for this position. Candidate must have a B.S. degree in Ecology, Biology, Environmental Sciences or Earth Sciences.

The BEMP Ecologist is an integral member in data collection, processing, entry, and checking for all BEMP datasets so that the data are ready to be passed on for analysis and reporting. They are a mentor and educator for students, K-12 and University. They oversee students collecting data in the field and engage them through… Read more »

Position Description The Network Office of the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LNO) seeks a digital communications coordinator to support all aspects of communication within the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program, including content development and updates, as well as digital strategy for website, newsletters, community platform, and social media. Background The National Science Foundation’s… Read more »

Research Biologist (Assistant, Associate or Full Researcher) Marine Mitigation Monitoring, Marine Science Institute, UCSB  The University of California, Santa Barbara SONGS Mitigation Monitoring Program is seeking a Research Ecologist in the Professional Researcher Series to oversee a long-term marine mitigation monitoring program. The researcher will join a team of UCSB scientists, science advisors, and California… Read more »

FACULTY SEARCH Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research Program Department of Environmental Sciences School of Natural Resources University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus The Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Puerto Rico seeks to fill a full-time tenure-track faculty position in ecology and related fields to teach, conduct research, and contribute to the leadership… Read more »

The new Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) Urban Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is seeking an information manager to provide professional data management, web development, and GIS support to natural and social science researchers. The MSP-LTER team is building a long-term program of research related to urban nature. The… Read more »

Position Overview Position location: Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, University of Minnesota Faculty supervisor and lab group: Forest Isbell, Isbell Biodiversity Lab Start date: May 2021 Duration of position: Five months Research topic: Terrestrial plant community and ecosystem ecology Required qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in ecology or related fields at the time of appointment and experience conducting field research Desired qualifications: experience supervising teams of… Read more »

The Environmental Data Initiative (EDI) is a project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide professional data management, archiving and publishing to ecologists. We are hiring a full-time data manager to provide professional data publishing services to ecologists. Duties include curating and archiving a wide variety of datasets from researchers (write metadata, quality control,… Read more »

This is a temporary or an on-call position. Provides technical support. Responsibilities may include computer programming or operations; research support; medical patient care; technical equipment maintenance, repair, fabrication or operation; or other technical support functions. Unit Position Summary Field and lab technicians collect samples of soil, water, gas, and plants from research plots. Technicians prepare… Read more »