The following are opportunity announcements that have been shared with our department. Please directly contact those listed in the position announcement or on the specified website for more information on the opportunity. 

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The Montana Institute on Ecosystems has put together a list of internships and undergraduate research opportunities with their affiliates and partners as well.  
 
An additional list of potential funding sources for graduate students has been compiled by our own graduate students.
Volunteer Opportunities, Field Courses, and Options for Undergraduate Course Study
Position Title
Organization
Location
Dates

Application

Deadline
More Information

Shark Institute Research Program
Shark & Marine Research Institute

Cape Town, South Africa

2 weeks-3 months duration starting on 1st and 15th of every month

Ongoing

Announcement
Parrot Husbandry Volunteer
Echo Bonaire

Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean

Ongoing

Ongoing

Announcement
Conservation Study Abroad and Field Experience
Round River Conservation Studies

Varies:  Patagonia, Botswana, Mongolia, British Columbia, Belize, Sky Island Borderlands

Fall, Spring, and Summer Semesters

Rolling Basis

More Information
Summer 2024 Wildlands Studies Field Programs for Credit
Wildlands Studies

Varies:

Australia, Iceland, Belize, Bulgaria, etc

Varies depending on program

 

Rolling Basis

 

 

More Information
"Safe Capture" Online Chemical Immobilization Course
San Diego Zoo Global Academy

Online

Ongoing

Ongoing

Flyer          Agenda      Price List      Announcement

 
Primatology and Primate Conservation Online Course
Para La Tierra

Online

Individualized at student's own pace

Rolling deadline

Website
Kelp Forest / Marine science career development field course opportunity
Cape RADD
Cape Town, South Africa
2- or 4-week field course (not for credit)
 Ongoing
Cape RADD website
Tropical Ecology Research Intern
Para La Tierra
Pilar, Paraguay
3-6 month program as it suits applicants
Rolling application period
Position Description
Volunteer as student, post-graduate, early-career scientist, or marine biologist
Shark & Marine Research Institute
South Africa
almost year-round opportunities 
 
Research Program Overview
Study Abroad / Intern / Volunteer
Eko Tracks
Multiple locations in South Africa
Year Round
 

Eko Tracks website

 
Volunteer internship or travel opportunities in organic agriculture
Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms, USA (WWOOF-USA)
wide variety
 
 
WWOOF-USA website
Volunteer Interns
Montana Grizzly Encounter
Bozeman, MT
minimum time commitment: 3 months
Applications accepted on rolling basis; flexible work hours for students.

Internship website

Can stop in and talk to Amy or Paige in person.
Wildlife and Conservation Field Study in South Africa
African Insight Academy
South Africa
Year round opportunities
Year round rolling deadline

Website
International Environmental Volunteer Opportunities
NGOabroad
Many locations around the world
Year round opportunities
Rolling deadlines--for summer work, recommended application completion by March.

Website
Paid Internships and Temporary or Seasonal Positions
Position Title
Organization
Location
Dates
Application Deadline
More Information

Fisheries Technician
Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

Fall 2024

Open until filled

9/13
Announcement

Hubbard Fellowship for recent grads
The Nature Conservancy

Nebraska

Starts February 2025 for 1 year term

September 29, 2024
Announcement

Elk Research Technician
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

Trout Creek, Montana

December 16, 2024--March 14, 2025  (w/ holiday break Dec. 23-Jan.3)

September 20, 2024
Announcement

Big Sky Watershed Corps openings
Big Sky Watershed Corps/Americorps

Montana

January 6--November 14, 2025

Open until filled

8/30
Announcement

Creel Clerks       (Angler Surveys)
Montana State University & MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks

Bozeman, MT

Rolling basis

Open until filled / Rolling basis
Announcement

Work Study Positions: Office / Wildlife Health Lab 
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

Bozeman, Montana

 

Open until filled
Announcement

Bozeman Field Organizer
Montana Conservation Voters

Bozeman, Montana

Rolling basis until Nov. 15, 2024

Rolling basis through November 15, 2024
Announcement

STEM Content Creator for H.S.  Students am 
Numerade
Position can be done remotely
 
 

Apply here
Graduate School and Postdoctoral Positions
Position Title
Organization
Location
Dates
Application Deadline
More Information

MS Research Assistantship--herbicide development for aquatic plant 
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota-Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota
 

Open until filled

 

8/23

Announcement

Postdoc Research Position in Fire Science
Math Department, Colorado University-_Denver

Denver, CO

or Remote
 

Open until filled

8/23

Announcement

PhD Assistantship – Distribution and dynamics of the northern long‐eared myotis (Myotis
septentrionalis) in Montana
Litt Lab, Department of Ecology, Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
Starts January 2025

Application Review begins September 24, 2024

Open until filled

Announcement
Professional and Full-Time Positions
Position Title Organization Location Dates Application Deadline More Information

TT Assistant Professor of Biology

 Pacific Lutheran University

Parkland, Washington

 Starts September 1, 2024

Applications reviewed as received--open until filled

9/6

Announcement

Research Team Position in carbon, fire, and risk mapping

M.S. required

 Missoula Fire Sciences Lap and USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station

Missoula, MT

  

Open until filled

 

8/23

Announcement