Claremont McKenna College Career Services Center
Resources for Environmental, Wildlife and Outdoor
Recreation Careers
Career Services Library
 “The Big Green Internship Book”
 “Environmental Careers in the 21st Century”
 “The Directory of National Environmental Organizations”
 “Great Jobs for Environmental Studies Majors”
 “Alternative Careers in Science”
 “Great Jobs for Biology Majors”
 “Guide to Nontraditional Careers in Science”
 “The ECO Guide to Careers that Make a Difference”
 “Graduate Programs in Biology”
 “The Best Graduate Programs: Physical & Biological Sciences”
Online Alumni Career Contacts (ACC) Database: https://webapps.cmc.edu/alumnicareer/login.php (same username and password as for email)
 search Agriculture, Environment, or Science under “Industry”
Periodicals: “Green Careers Journal”
Online Subscriptions:
 “Environmental Career Opportunities” (www.ecojobs.com). Username:claremont;
password: mckenna
 “Green Careers Journal” (www.environmentalcareer.com/gci.htm). Check at CSC
Front Desk for username and password
W.M. Keck Joint Science Center
 Bulletin boards in the biology department (basement floor) with information about
abroad programs, internships and grad programs
 Search in Keck 101 for resource files on specific programs
General Career Web Resources
 CMConnect
o Internships and job postings; search “Environment & Agriculture” under
Job Function and Industry
 VAULT.com
o Career Guides: Environmental Careers, Green Programs
o Industry Overview: Agriculture
 BioJobNet.com (search for Biology)
 Bio-Jobs.com (job boards, resume help and employer profiles)
 Texas A&M Biology Job Site (job postings, career resources)
o http://www.coastal.edu/biology/student_jobs.html
 EcoEmploy.com (job postings with government and agency sections)
 Environmental Career (environment and natural resources job postings)
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o http://environmentalcareer.info
Environmental Data Interactive Exchange (water, waste, enviro resources)
o http://www.edie.net/jobs/index.asp?channel=0
The Wildlife Society (wildlife job opportunities)
o http://www.wildlife.org/jobs/index.cfm
Texas A&M Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Site (job, fellow, and internship
postings)
o http://wfsc.tamu.edu/jobboard/index.htm
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources (forestry, fisheries, water, soil,
wildlife)
o http://jobs.forestry.uga.edu/
OrnJobs.com (bird, environmental, and wildlife jobs)
Ornithological Jobs (bird jobs listservice)
o http://www.osnabirds.org/on/ornjobs.htm
Internship-Specific Web Resources
 Society for Conservation Biology (internship postings)
o http://www.conbio.org
 National Wildlife Federation (volunteer, fellow, intern and job positions)
o http://www.nwf.org/careergateway/index.cfm
 National Science Foundation (internship/research positions)
o http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=5047
 Columbia’s Biology Summer Internships
o http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/ug/intern.html
 Marine, Coastal and Watershed Resource Directory (marine biology)
o http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/directory/resdirectory/int.html
 Co-op/internship opportunities (PAID; ecol, animal, plant and marine)
 http://people.rit.edu/gtfsbi/Symp/ecology.htm
 Swarthmore Site for Enviro Internships (nationwide positions)
o http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/es/Internships.html
 Defenders of Wildlife (wildlife conservation and political advocacy)
o http://www.defenders.org/about/interns.html
 American Camp Assoc./Camp Staff (seasonal and yr-round camp jobs)
o http://www.acacamps.org/ and http://www.campstaff.com
 CoolWorks.com (national parks, resorts, camps, amusement parks)
 Environmental Protection Agency (internships, jobs and fellowships)
o http://www.epa.gov/careers/
 Orion Grassroots Network (internships, apprenticeships, AmeriCorps)
o http://www.oriononline.org/pages/ogn/ics.cfm
 Student Conservation Assoc. (expenses-paid internships; national parks, forests,
public lands)
o http://www.thesca.org/