Resources for Job Seekers
Personal Statement Preparation
Career Prospects for Students in the SFRC
There are diverse job opportunities for people interested in protecting and managing our natural resources. This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of career options and possible employers, just a few examples of employers of natural resources professionals.
Forestry
- Conservation
- www.usajobs.gov
- Environmental Protection Agency – www.epa.gov
- Florida Division of Forestry – http://www.freshfromflorida.com
- Society of American Foresters – www.safnet.org
- State Forestry Departments – www.stateforesters.org/jobs.html
- National Park Service – www.nps.gov/gettinginvolved/index.htm
- Florida’s 5 Water Management Districts – www.dep.state.fl.us/secretary/watman
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection –http://www.dep.state.fl.us/careers/
- J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center – http://www.jonesctr.org/about/jobs/
- Tall Timbers Research Station – http://talltimbers.org/?s=jobs
- Natural Resources Conservation Service – http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/careers/
- UF Extension – http://personnel.ifas.ufl.edu/pjobs.html
- Fire Science Online – https://www.firescience.org/forestry-careers/
Business/Industry
Society of American Foresters – www.safnet.org
Rayonier – www.rayonier.com
Georgia-Pacific – www.gp.com/careers/index.html
American Forest and Paper Association – www.afandpa.org
Koppers – www.koppers.com
Seneca Jones Timber Company – http://senecasawmill.com/
International Paper – www.ipaper.com
F&W Forestry – www.fwforestry.com
American Forest Management – www.americanforestmanagement.com
Florida Forestry Association – http://floridaforest.org/resources/career-center/
Geomatics
Geomatics USA – http://www.geomaticsusa.com/
Geomatics Canada – http://www.geomaticscanada.com/
Joint Research Centre – http://recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
Dewberry – http://www.dewberry.com/careers
Urban
Davey Tree Company – www.davey.com/
ACRT – www.acrtinc.com
Tree Line Connection – http://www.gotouaa.org/
Most large and mid-sized cities hire urban foresters.
Consulting Firms – environmental scientists, hydrology, forestry, GIS
Wilson Miller – www.wilsonmiller.com
Soil & Water Engineering Tech. – http://www.swet.com
Jones Edmunds – www.jonesedmunds.com
Miller Legg – www.millerlegg.com
Stantec – www.stantec.com
Environmental Services, Inc. – http://www.esinc.cc/
Environmental Jobs Websites
EHS Careers – www.ehscareers.com
http://www.environmentaljobs.com
Science Careers – http://jobs.sciencecareers.org
Earthworks – www.earthworks-jobs.com
Society of American Foresters – https://careercenter.eforester.org/jobseeker/
Ecology listserv– https://listserv.umd.edu/archives/ecolog-l.html
FWS– https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/?a=IN15&p=1&s=startdate
https://www.conservationjobboard.com/
Recreation and Ecotourism
EcoColors – www.ecotravelmexico.com
International Ecotourism Club – www.ecoclub.com
The Intenational ecotourism Society – www.ecotourism.org
Adventure Life, Central & South America – www.adventure-life.com
Our For Adventure Wilderness Tours – http://www.backdoorjobs.com/adventure.html
Marine Science
The Society for Marine Mammology – www.marinemammalogy.org
Mote Marine Laboratory – www.mote.org
Coastal Engineering – www.coastal-engineering.com
American Fisheries Society job listings and employment opportunities– http://fisheries.org/jobs
Texas A&M Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences job board– http://wfscjobs.tamu.edu/job-board/
World Aquaculture Society job board– https://www.was.org/wases/Jobs/index.aspx
Sea Grant Student Opportunities – https://seagrant.noaa.gov/students
Environmental Policy
Earth Justice – www.earthjustice.org
National Association of State Foresters – http://www.stateforesters.org/job-board/state-jobs
Society of American Foresters – http://careercenter.eforester.org/home/index.cfm?site_id=8482
Environmental Defense – http://www.environmentaldefense.org/careers.cfm
Internships
Student Conservation Association – www.thesca.org
Student Jobs – https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/
Shenandoah National Park – https://www.nps.gov/shen/getinvolved/internships.htm
Universities
University of Georgia – http://jobs.forestry.uga.edu/
Auburn University – http://sfws.auburn.edu/sfws-employment/
Stephen F. Austin State University –http://www.sfasu.edu/atcofaadvising/138.asp
This information is provided to assist students and alumni of the School of Forest Resources & Conservation, but should not be considered an endorsement of any institution, agency, or employer, or any position, described herein.