Environmental Careers

Current Opportunities

Employment Listings

Employment Resources at NIU

• Huskies Get Hired!
• NIU Major Weblinks (careers for ENVS Majors)
• NIU Career Services
• NIU Human Resources 

General Environmental Career Resources

• Environmental Science at Data USA
• Find Energy Jobs
• Green Careers for Students
• Green Jobs Workshop: Important Skills for Finding Green Jobs
• Guide to Environmental Science Careers
• Guide to Green Careers
• Guide to Sustainability Careers
• Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile Tips
• Sustainability Careers and How to Get Them Fast
• Turning Green Degrees into Sustainable Careers
• What can I do with a degree in Environmental Studies?
  

Career Specific Details

• Qualifications, Skills, Certifications for environmental employment
• Environmental Consulting Career Advice
• EPA Catalog of Training Opportunities for Green Infrastructure Technologies
• Water Sector Training and Certification Opportunities
• OSHA HAZWOPER Training
• What is Environmental Psychology?

Resources for Students in STEM

The National Science Foundation and NASA are working to promote resources for students in STEM. The Institute for Broadening Participation provides current information on funding opportunities.

Students can visit Pathways to Science to search for education and career training opportunities in STEM:

• 650+ paid summer research experiences for undergraduates.
• 300+ graduate fellowships, mentoring and professional development opportunities.

Job Databases

• National Database
• Chicagoland Environmental Network
• Conservation Job Board
• Ecojobs
• Environmental Careers
• EnvironmentalScience.org
• Ecological Society of America
• Green Energy Jobs
• Idealist
• Illinois Green Employer Alliance
• National Wildlife Federation
• Science Careers
• Society of Conservation Biologists
• Society of Wetland Scientists
• Texas A&M Dept of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences
• Water Wired
• Wildlife Society