Weekly Update of Career Opportunities (WUCO)
June 24, 2009

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Full-Time Jobs
The following are organized alphabetically by location. Also visit the Jobs & Career Information Section of our Internet Links.

DATE POSTED	POSITION (w/ link)	LOCATION	ORGANIZATION	APPLICATION DEADLINE
5/27/09	Director of Living River Environmental Center	Alabama	Camp McDowell Environmental Center	Open until filled
6/23/09	Eddy Covariance Technician	Alaska	Institute of Arctic Biology at University of Alaska Fairbanks	Open until filled
5/27/09	Plant Ecologist	Bahamas	Puerto Rico Conservation Foundation	July 15, 2009
6/23/09	Province Ecologist	California	USDA-Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region	July 15, 2009
6/23/09	Biologist	California	ICF International	Open until filled
6/8/09	LA Educator	California	Alliance for Climate Education	July 20, 2009
6/8/09	Executive Director	California	Mountain Meadows Conservancy	June 25, 2009
5/27/09	Education Manager	California	Save The Bay	July 13, 2009
5/27/09	Education Coordinator	California	Save The Bay	July 13, 2009
5/27/09	Coastal Cleanup Day Coordinator	California	Heal the Bay	July 18, 2009
5/27/09	Manager, Trail Development - Western Region	California	Rails-to-Trails Conservancy	July 18, 2009
5/27/09	Land Manager	California	The Ojai Foundation	July 24, 2009
5/27/09	Landbird Program Supervisor	California	San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory	Open until filled
5/11/09	Restoration Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator	California	Save The Bay	June 30, 2009
5/11/09	Executive Director	California	Audubon Canyon Ranch	July 5, 2009
5/11/09	Beach Water Quality Scientist	California	Heal the Bay	July 5, 2009
5/11/09	Sustainability Coordinator	California	Live Nation	Open until filled
5/11/09	Early Detection Coordinator	California	Bay Area Early Detection Network	Open until filled
5/13/09	Lands & Resources Administration Assistant	Canada	Taku River Tlingit First Nation	Open until filled
6/23/09	Northern Andes and Southern Central America Conservation Program Director	Colombia	The Nature Conservancy	July 17, 2009
5/27/09	Cultural Resources Program Manager	Colorado	National Parks Conservation Association	July 13, 2009
6/15/09	Executive Director	Connecticut	New Haven Ecology Project	July 15, 2009
6/23/09	International Program Director	D.C.	American Bird Conservancy	July 24, 2009
6/17/09	Federal Lands Associate (Forest)	D.C.	Defenders of Wildlife	August 15, 2009
6/17/09	Federal Lands Associate (Refuge)	D.C.	Defenders of Wildlife	August 15, 2009
5/27/09	Maritime Educator on Historic Buy Boat	D.C.	Living Classrooms' Children's Museum of Washington	July 20, 2009
5/11/09	Forest Ecologist	D.C.	The Wilderness Society	July 1, 2009
6/5/09	Snail Kite Field Crew Leader	Florida	Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit	August 15, 2009
6/24/09	Research Technician II	Georgia	Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Long-Term Ecological Research Program	Open until filled
5/27/09	Environmental Education Program Coordinator	Georgia	Wahsega 4-H Center	Open until filled
5/11/09	Community Environmental Educator	Georgia	Southeastern Horticultural Society	July 7, 2009
5/13/09	Wildlife Biologist IV	Guam	Guam Department of Agriculture, Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources	Open until filled
5/11/09	Research Ecologist / Invasive Species Team Leader	Hawaii	The Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry	Open until filled
6/17/09	Associate Director for Resource Development	Illinois	Angelic Organics Learning Center	July 10, 2009
4/29/09	Urban Conservation Assistant	Illinois	Calumet Environmental Education Program	Open until filled
5/27/09	Fisheries/Coastal Resource Management Specialists	Indonesia	ARD, Inc.	Open until filled
5/27/09	Upper Potomac River Manager	Maryland	Potomac Riverkeeper	July 20, 2009
5/11/09	Environmental Specialist I	Maryland	Maryland Environmental Service	Open until filled
5/11/09	Deep-Sea Coral GIS Analyst / Data Manager	Maryland	Consolidated Safety Services	Open until filled
6/9/09	Education and Service Learning Manager	Massachusetts	Student Conservation Association	August 4, 2009
6/23/09	Agassiz Beach Ridges Land Steward	Minnesota	The Nature Conservancy	July 10, 2009
5/27/09	Director of Outdoor Programs	New Jersey	The Lawrenceville School	Open until filled
4/29/09	Online and Retail Sales Associate/Naturalist	New Jersey	NJ Audubon Society’s Cape May Bird Observatory	Open until filled
6/24/09	Executive Director	New York	Wallkill Valley Land Trust	August 15, 2009
6/17/09	Deputy State Director for Conservation & Policy	New York	The Nature Conservancy, New York	August 15, 2009
6/15/09	Tug Hill Project Director	New York	The Nature Conservancy, Central & Western New York Chapter	July 8, 2009
6/8/09	GreenBridge Program Manager	New York	Brooklyn Botanic Garden	July 15, 2009
6/24/09	MillionTreesNYC Director	New York	New York Restoration Project	August 22, 2009
5/11/09	Executive Director	New York	Farm Sanctuary	June 30, 2009
6/23/09	Center Director	North Dakota	Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center	July 17, 2009
5/27/09	Campus Sustainability Coordinator	Ohio	Denison University	June 30, 2009
6/23/09	SE Oregon Project Manager	Oregon	The Nature Conservancy	July 24, 2009
5/11/09	Research Assistant: Manipulative Climate Change	Oregon	Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Open until filled
5/11/09	Director of Science and Conservation	Pennyslvania	Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium	Open until filled
6/8/09	Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Forest Carbon Officer	Peru	World Wildlife Fund	June 30, 2009
6/8/09	Ranch Hand (2)	Texas	The Humane Society of The United States	July 27, 2009
5/11/09	Clean Lakes and Wetlands Program Coordinator	Utah	Utah’s Division of Water Quality	Open until filled
6/23/09	Environmental Educator	Vermont	Friends of the Nulhegan	July 24, 2009
4/15/09	Soil Conservationist	Vermont	Natural Resources Conservation Service	September 25, 2009
4/15/09	Soil Scientist	Vermont	Natural Resources Conservation Service	September 25, 2009
6/8/09	Conservation Program Coordinator	Washington	Sierra Club Cascade Chapter	July 17, 2009
5/11/09	Regional Program Manager	Washington	Student Conservation Association	June 29, 2009
5/11/09	Administrative Assistant, U.S. Arctic Program	Washington	The Pew Charitable Trusts	July 4, 2009
4/29/09	Field Crew Leader	Washington	University of Washington	Open until filled
5/11/09	Environmental Planner	West Virginia	Army Corps of Engineers	Open until filled
4/29/09	Program Director	Wisconsin	Recycling Connections Corporation	June 26, 2009

Temporary/Seasonal Jobs and Internships:
The following are organized alphabetically by location. Also visit the Internship Information Section of our Internet Links.

DATE POSTED	POSITION (w/ link)	LOCATION	ORGANIZATION	TIME COMMITMENT	APPLICATION DEADLINE
6/23/09	Naturalist/Field Instructor	Alabama	YMCA Camp Cosby	Aug 2009-May 2010	Open until filled
6/5/09	Bird Banding Field Assistants	Alabama	Alabama A&M University	Aug-Oct 2009	Open until filled
4/29/09	Reindeer Field Assistants	Alaska	Reindeer Research Program	July-Aug 2009	Open until filled
4/29/09	Reindeer Field Assistants	Alaska	Reindeer Research Program	Aug-Sept 2009	Open until filled
4/29/09	Reindeer Field Assistants	Alaska	Reindeer Research Program	Oct 2009	Open until filled
6/8/09	ECOlogical Calendar for 2011 Interns	California	ANTENNA	Fall 2009	Open until filled
5/27/09	Elementary School Composting Educator	California	Bay Worms	Fall 2009	August 2, 2009
3/18/09	Outdoor Instructors	California	Chadwick Outdoor Education	Aug 2009-June 2010	Open until filled
6/23/09	Wigeon Field Assistants	Canada	Graduate study	Oct 2009-Apr 2010	September 14, 2009
2/23/09	Organic Farming Intern	Canada	Wheelbarrow Farm / Willow Wind Farm	Fall 2009	Open until filled
6/23/09	Colorado Youth Corps Association VISTA Leader	Colorado	Colorado Youth Corps Assocation	Sept 2009-Aug 2010	August 1, 2009
6/15/09	Adaptive Winter Sports Internship	Colorado	Breckeridge Outdoor Education Center	Nov 2009-Apr 2010	September 1, 2009
6/5/09	Outdoor Education Program Staff	Colorado	Camp Redcloud, Inc.	Aug-Oct 2009	August 1, 2009
6/23/09	Environmental Associates	Florida	Conservancy of Southwest Florida	Oct 2009-Apr 2010	August 20, 2009
5/11/09	Native Plant Nursery Internship	Florida	Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation	July-Dec 2009	June 30, 2009
6/15/09	Environmental Educator	Georgia	Wahsega 4-H Center	Agu-Nov 2009	August 8, 2009
5/13/09	Research Volunteers: Maui Parrotbill	Hawaii	The Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project	Nov-Dec 2009	Open until filled
6/8/09	Conservation Project and Outreach Assistant	Idaho	Wood River Land Trust	Sept 2009-Aug 2010	July 3, 2009
6/15/09	Leaders	India	LEAPNOW	Aug-Nov 2009	Open until filled
6/17/09	Outreach and Stewardship Specialist	Maine	Medomak Valley Land Trust	Oct 2009-Aug 2010	July 31, 2009
6/24/09	Field Team Members	Maine	Maine Conservation Corps	Aug-Nov 2009	July 10, 2009
5/11/09	Ecology Educator/Naturalist	Maine	Ferry Beach Ecology School	Sept-Nov 2009	July 6, 2009
6/24/09	Green Jobs VISTA	Maryland	Civic Works	Sept 2009-Aug 2010	July 15, 2009
6/23/09	Owl Bander	Michigan	Whitefish Point Bird Observatory	Sept-Oct/Nov 2009	Open until filled
6/5/09	Raptor Counter	Michigan	International Wildlife Refuge Alliance	Sept-Nov 2009	Open until filled
5/11/09	Wetlands Temporary Research Assistant	Michigan	National Wildlife Federation Headquarters	10 weeks	July 7, 2009
4/8/09	Flower/Vegetable Internship	Michigan	Cooper River Farm	Fall 2009	Open until filled
5/27/09	Environmental Education Programs - Live Animals Intern	Minnesota	Minnesota Children's Museum	Sept-Dec 2009	July 31, 2009
4/8/09	Urban Agriculture Project Planning Internship	Minnesota	English Learning Center	Fall 2009	Open until filled
3/11/09	On-Farm Internship	Minnesota	Dream of Wild Health	Fall 2009	Open until filled
2/25/09	CSA Farm Internship	Minnesota	Featherstone Fruits and Vegetables	Fall 2009	Open until filled
3/23/09	Wild Turkey Telemetry Technician	Mississippi	Mississippi State University	July-Sept 2009	June 30, 2009
6/5/09	Forestry Crew Member	Nevada	The Great Basin Institute	July-Nov 2009	Open until filled
6/5/09	Forestry Crew Supervisor	Nevada	The Great Basin Institute	July-Nov 2009	Open until filled
6/5/09	NCC Year-Round Crew Member	Nevada	The Great Basin Institute	Sept 2009-Sept 2010	Open until filled
6/23/09	Farm Manager	New Hampshire	Daloz Farm CSA	Jan-Nov 2010	August 18, 2009
1/28/09	Environmental Education Instructors	New Hampshire	Appalachian Mountain Club	Aug-Oct 2009	Open until filled
6/15/09	Migration Counters	New Jersey	Cape May Bird Observatory	Sept-Nov/Dec 2009	Open until filled
6/15/09	Interpretive Naturalist Intern	New Jersey	Cape May Bird Observatory	Sept-Oct 2009	Open until filled
6/15/09	Monarch Butterfly Migration Intern	New Jersey	Cape May Bird Observatory	Sept-Oct 2009	Open until filled
5/11/09	Summer Camp Staff	New Jersey	Mountain Meadow	August 2009	Open until filled
4/8/09	Organic Pastoral Farming Internships	New Zealand	Muriwai Valley Farm	July 2009-March/June 2010	Open until filled
5/13/09	Assistant Gardening Educator, Bronx Helpers: Summer Youth Community Service Program	New York	New Settlement Apartments	July-Aug 2009/June 2010	July 10, 2009
3/4/09	Construction and Horticulture Internship	New York	New York Restoration Project	Fall 2009	September 5, 2009
2/23/09	Family Farm Internship	New York	Simple Gifts Farm	Fall 2009	Open until filled
5/27/09	Sustainable Living School Work Exchange	North Carolina	Earthaven Ecovillage	Fall 2009	August 24, 2009
5/27/09	Natural Building School Work Exchange	North Carolina	Earthaven Ecovillage	Fall 2009	August 24, 2009
6/23/09	Avian Field Technicians	Ohio	Ohio State University	Aug-Oct 2009	Open until filled
4/22/09	Environmental Education Intern	Ohio	Stratford Ecological Center	Sept-Nov 2009	July 31, 2009
6/24/09	VISTA - Environmental/Outreach Project Coordinator	Pennsylvania	Chester Ridley Crum Watershed	Aug 2009-July 2010	July 31, 2009
5/27/09	Environmental Educator	Pennsylvania	Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania	Sept-Oct 2009	August 21, 2009
5/27/09	Garden/Farm Hand and Nanny	Spain	Pedruxella Gran	June-Aug 2009	Open until filled
6/15/09	Leaders	South America	LEAPNOW	Aug-Nov 2009	Open until filled
5/11/09	Environmental Sustainability Internship	Thailand	Deb Berman- JustMeans	4 Weeks	July 1, 2009
6/15/09	Educator Internship	Utah	Tracy Aviary	Aug-Nov 2009	August 28, 2009
6/23/09	Nutrition and Agriculture Educator	Vermont	Green Mountain Farm-to-School	Sept 2009-Aug 2010	July 15, 2009
6/23/09	Volunteer Coordinator	Vermont	The Nature Conservancy`	Sept 2009-Aug 2010	July 22, 2009
6/17/09	AmeriCorps Recreation Intern	Vermont	Spring Lake Ranch	Sept 2009-Aug 2010	September 1, 2009
6/15/09	Loombuilding Internship	Vermont	The Hawthorne Works	Fall or Winter 2009	Open until filled
6/8/09	Nutrition Education Intern	Vermont	Campus Kitchen at UVM	Sept-Dec 2009	September 11, 2009
5/27/09	Conservation Camp Counselors	Vermont	White River Natural Resources Conservation District	July-Aug 2009	Open until filled
5/27/09	Housing-for-Chores Opportunity	Vermont	An organic dairy farm	July 2009-July 2010	Open until filled
5/11/09	Farm Managers/Interns/Apprentices	Vermont	Crescent Moon Farm, Wild Branch Valley Farm, and Silvermine Farm	3-6 Months	Open until filled
4/22/09	Design/Build Internship	Vermont	Yestermorrow Design/Build School	Apr-Oct 2010	October 1, 2009
4/22/09	Kitchen/Garden Internship	Vermont	Yestermorrow Design/Build School	Jan-Dec 2010	October 1, 2009
6/8/09	Chief Raptor Bander	Virginia	Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory	Sept-Nov 2009	Open until filled
6/24/09	Gifford Pinchot Wilderness Trail Team Member	Washington	Northwest Service Academy	Aug-Oct 2009	July 31, 2009

Graduate Assistantships/Fellowships
The following are organized alphabetically by location.

FIELD	LOCATION	DEPARTMENT - UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE	DEGREE	DEADLINE/ START DATE
Urban Land Use and Functional Impacts to Coastal Alabama Wetlands	Alabama	School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences (SFWS) at Auburn University	M.S.	Begins Fall 2009
Environmental Science	Alaska	Alaska Pacific University	M.S.	Begins Fall 2010
Adventure Education and Environmental Studies	Arizona	Prescott College	M.A.	Begins Fall 2009
Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics in Developing Bioenergy Agroforest Plantations	Arkansas	School of Forest Resources, University of Arkansas, Monticello	M.S.	Begins Fall 2009
Plant Evolutionary Ecology	Canada	Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph	M.S. & Ph.D.	Begins Fall 2009
Invasive Grass Ecology	Florida	Florida International University	M.S.	September 1, 2009 Deadline
Hydrological Modeling, Remote Sensing & Ecophysiology	Florida	Florida International University	Ph.D.	Begins Fall 2009
Aquatic Ecology, Algal Ecology, or Paleoecology	Florida	Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University	Ph.D.	Begins Fall 2009
Forest Entomology and Ecology	Florida	Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia	M.S. & Ph.D.	Begins Fall 2009
Fish and Aquatic Ecology	Idaho	College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho	M.S. & Ph.D.	Begins Fall 2009
Biogeochemsitry	Illinois	University of Illinois	M.S.	Begins Fall 2009
Herpetofaunal and Fish Diversity	Kentucky	Watershed Studies Institute, Murray State University	M.S. & Ph.D.	Begins August 2009
Stream Ecology	Louisiana	Louisiana State University	M.S. & Ph.D.	Begins Fall 2009
Conservation Genetics	Louisiana	Department of Biology, University of Louisiana	M.S.	Begins August 2009
Water Quality in Forested Ecosystems	Missouri	School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia	M.S.	Begins August 2009
Multi-Scale Forest Disturbance Ecology	Montana	College of Forestry & Conservation at the University of Montana	M.S. & Ph.D.	Begins Fall 2009
Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology and/or Soil Biogeochemical Cycling	Montana	Department of Ecosystem & Conservation Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula	M.S. & Ph.D.	Begins Fall 2009
Outdoor Recreation Research and Management	New Hampshire	University of New Hampshire	M.S.	July 1, 2009 Deadline
Biodiversity of Aquatic Insects and Larval Frogs	North Carolina	Department of Biology, East Carolina University	Ph.D.	Begins Fall 2009
Ecological Networks in the Great Lakes Region	Ohio	University of Toledo, Dept. of Environmental Sciences	M.S. & Ph.D.	Begins Fall 2009
Peatland Ecology/Paleoecology	Pennsylvania/Alaska	Earth and Environmental Science Department, Lehigh University	M.S. & Ph.D.	Begins Fall 2009 or Spring 2010
Quantitative Population Ecology	Texas	Texas A&M University - Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences	M.S. & Ph.D.	Begins Fall 2009
Terrestrial Ecology or Conservation Ecology	Texas	Rice University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	Ph.D.	Begins Fall 2009
Forest Soils and Ecology	Virginia	Department of Forestry at Virginia Tech	M.S.	Begins Fall 2009
River and Wetland Engineering and Ecosystem Research	Virginia	Civil and Environmental Engineering and Biological Systems Engineering Departments, Virginia Tech	M.S. & Ph.D.	Begins August 2009
Microbial Ecology, Community Ecology and Biogeochemistry	Washington	School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences - University of Washington	M.S. & Ph.D.	Begins September 2009

Events and News
The following is a list of events and news that may be of interest to Sterling College students and alumni.
They are organized alphabetically by location.

TITLE/SUBJECT OF EVENT (Mw/ link)	LOCATION	SPONSOR/SITE	DATES
37th Annual International Association for Experiential Education (AEE) Conference	Canada	AEE	October 29-November 1, 2009
Arctic Ocean Circulation and Sea Ice: Present and Future	Canada	Various Organizations	July 19-24
International Conference on Imagination and Education	Canada	Imaginative Education Research Group, Simon Fraser University	July 15-18, 2009
14th International Congress on Circumpolar Health	Canada	International Union for Circumpolar Health	July 11-16, 2009
17th Arctic Conference	Colorado	Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research	November 13-14, 2009
15th International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment	Florida	Interdisciplinary Environmental Association	July 8-11, 2009
3rd National Conference on Facilitating Sustainable Agriculture Education	Iowa	Sustainable Agriculture Education Association	July 15-17, 2009
2009 Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change Conference	Massachusetts	Marion Institute	October 22-25, 2009
5th National Small Farm Conference	Illinois	University of Illinois Extension	September 15-17, 2009
Grazefest Minnesota 2009	Minnesota	Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota	July 17-18, 2009
23rd Annual Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education Conference	Minnesota	Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education	November 5-7, 2009
94th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America	New Mexico	Ecological Society of America	August 2-7, 2009
59th Annual Cortland Recreation Conference	New York	SUNY Cortland	November 5-6, 2009
Midwest Oak Savanna and Woodland Conference	Ohio	Lourdes College	July 29-August 1, 2009
13th Annual Vermont Fresh Network Forum	Vermont	Shelburne Farms	August 9, 2009
Vermont Cheesemakers' Festival	Vermont	Shelburne Farms	August 23, 2009
Green Mountain Draft Horse Field Day	Vermont	Shelburne Farms	July 25, 2009
5th Annual Northeastern Permaculture Convergence	Vermont	AllTogetherNow!	July 3-5, 2009
Sterling College Alumni Reunion	Vermont	Sterling College	August 28-30, 2009
Sustainable Agriculture Semester	Vermont	Sterling College	July 08-August 14, 2009
Career Fair – Professional and Educational Opportunities	Virginia	National Recreation and Park Association	October 15, 2009
Environmental Studies and Sciences Conference	Wisconsin	Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences	October 8-11, 2009

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