Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities with Affiliated Organizations

Looking for a great place to start your career? The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the Nebraska Natural Resource Districts are always hiring! Both organizations provide valuable career pathways for SNR students and alumni– check out their websites for the latest openings!

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Be sure to scroll down to the SNR Job Board for additional opportunities across the natural resource field.

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Greenhouse Assistant Manager
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Tivoli , New York
Salary: starting at $17.50 per hour
Deadline: 10/25/2025
https://go.unl.edu/h70m

Adopt-A-trailhead Specialist
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Helena, Montana
Salary: starting at $22,000 per year
Deadline: 12/22/2025
https://go.unl.edu/b5kq

Community Agriculture Educator
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Missoula, Montana
Salary: $22,000 per year
Deadline: 12/22/2025
https://go.unl.edu/6hfd

Executive Director (National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association)
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: NWRA (remote work allowed)
Salary: $70,000 to $75,000 per year
Deadline: 11/30/2025
https://go.unl.edu/s37w

Grassland Habitat Wildlife Biologist
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Oklahoma
Salary: $59,700 per year
Deadline: 10/31/2025
https://go.unl.edu/7vzi

Public Lands Manager
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Glen Elder, Kansas
Salary: starting at $25.73 per hour
Deadline: 10/24/2025
https://go.unl.edu/wki7

Bat Specialist
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Boulder City, Nevada
Salary: $25 to $27 per hour
Deadline: 10/8/2025
https://go.unl.edu/yfhz

Laboratory Technician
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Jay, Florida
Salary: $19.16 to $23.94 per hour
Deadline: 10/25/2025
https://go.unl.edu/xrg9

Wetland Ecologist
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: San Francisco, California
Salary: $85,000 to $110,000 per year
Deadline: 12/31/2025
https://go.unl.edu/78qt

Farmer's Union Education Specialist
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Great Falls, Montana
Salary: starting at $22,000 per year
Deadline: 12/22/2025
https://go.unl.edu/opkn

Senior Biologist
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: TEMPE, Arizona
Salary: $78,000 to $105,000 per year
Deadline: 10/20/2025
https://go.unl.edu/a9e4

Outdoor Education Lead Instructor
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Larkspur, Colorado
Salary: up to $130 per day
Deadline: 10/25/2025
https://go.unl.edu/5fg4

Kirtland’s Warbler Recovery Forester
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Michigan
Salary: $70,000 per year
Deadline: 10/31/2025
https://go.unl.edu/3xnc

Habitat & Access Specialist
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: laramie, Wyoming
Salary: $24.11 per hour
Deadline: 10/11/2025
https://go.unl.edu/bhj6

GIS Fellow – State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: remote work
Salary: $1,000 per week
Deadline: 10/10/2025
https://go.unl.edu/0mwv

Southeast Director of Sustainable Forest Partnerships
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Texas
Salary: $70,000 per year
Deadline: 10/8/2025
https://go.unl.edu/tzs9

Forests Projects Associate
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Virginia
Salary: $45,000 to $50,500 per year
Deadline: 10/5/2025
https://go.unl.edu/kq8g

Louisiana Prescribed Burn Association Coordinator
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Leesville, Louisiana
Salary: $60,000 per year
Deadline: 12/1/2025
https://go.unl.edu/xnvm

Wildlife Rehabilitation Manager
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Newark, Delaware
Salary: $45,000 to $55,000 per year
Deadline: 10/31/2025
https://go.unl.edu/x2z3

Game and Fish Warden Recruit
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: New Mexico
Salary: $25.20 to $29.98 per hour
Deadline: 10/18/2025
https://go.unl.edu/mn2w

Associate Manager, Environmental/PSM
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Salary: $73,500 to $110,000 per year
Deadline: 11/24/2025
https://go.unl.edu/y8eo

Grassland Biodiversity & Herbivore Movement Ecology
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Salary: Starting/$28,000 per year
Deadline: 1/1/2026
https://go.unl.edu/8wge

Natural Resources Museum Science Internship
Position: Part-Time, Temporary
Location: (Ocean Shores, Washington
Salary: $21 per hour
Deadline: 3/1/2026
https://go.unl.edu/x26n

Regional Biologist
Position: Full-Time, Permament
Location: Dexter, Michigan
Salary: $65,000 to $85,000/ year
Deadline: 11/30/2025
https://go.unl.edu/qktx

Smith Valley Area Manager
Position: Full-Time, Temporary
Location: Smith, Nevada
Salary: Starting at $75,000 per year
Deadline: 10/15/2025
https://go.unl.edu/42z3

Education Specialist
Position: Full-Time, Permament
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Deadline: 10/6/2025
https://www.aza.org/jobs/?job=48467

Conservation Botanist
Position: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Social Circle, GA
Salary: $47,879.85/year
Deadline: 11/29/2025
https://go.unl.edu/ns9w

If you have a job you would like listed here, please send the information to snrambassadors@unl.edu Please include the following information, if applicable: Position title, Position type (part-time, seasonal, etc.), Location, Application Deadline, Salary. Attach a link to the job announcement, if possible or send us the document in pdf format.

Job Boards Beyond SNR

Texas A&M University

Go to this site, and click on links for internships or summer positions. Site is updated with positions every day, and is the site for wildlife-related jobs.

Student Conservation Association

Natural Resource Job Directories

Federal jobs

State jobs

State wildlife/fisheries/natural resources jobs

Conservation Job Board

The Conservation Job Board profiles the latest jobs in the fields related to natural resource conservation including forestry, wildlife biology, fisheries, ecology, wetlands, marine science, environmental policy, environmental education, park management and more. We currently feature over 1,000 jobs with around 20 new listings added each day.

U.S. Geological Survey

Look under specific area--for example, "water resources." Click on "JOBS".

Ornithology Jobs

Cyber Sierra

Links to water quality, fisheries, and wildlife jobs

Zoo & Aquarium Jobs

Sustainability

Water

Recurring Jobs

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Looking for undergraduate or graduate students or post-doctorate applicants.

To apply: Please send an email to Jenny Dauer (jenny.dauer@unl.edu) and include

  • your current resume
  • a short paragraph describing why you are interested in the position
  • Undergrads only: your class standing, major and GPA

Each semester is a rolling deadline until positions are filled.

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Handshake @ Career Services

Handshake is the place for students & alumni of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to search and apply for internships, co-ops, part-time and full-time jobs. You can also utilize Handshake to:

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  • Allow your online career profile and resume to be viewable by employers
  • Learn which employers are attending upcoming Career Fairs
  • View upcoming local and on-campus career events
  • Research contact information for local and national employers
  • Search for and apply to open positions

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