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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
Winter Break 3-credit Carribean Field Course
Ecosystem Field Studies

Riviera Maya Coast, Mexico

December 28--January 17

Open until filled

Winter, Spring, Summer 2025 Wildlands Studies Field Programs for Credit
Wildlands Studies

Varies:

Nepal, New Zealand, Ecuador, Chile, Costa Rica

Varies depending on program

 

Rolling Basis

 

 

Hunter Education Volunteer Instructors

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

 

Spring 2025

Open until filled

Upper Level Undergraduate Research Opportunity for Credit (WILD 490R):  "Movement ecology of prairie dogs and black-footed ferrets"

Becker Lab, Montana State University

Bozeman, MT 

Spring 2025

Open until filled

Primate Behavior and Conservation Field Course

Semliki Chimpanzee Project

Uganda, Africa

July 15-20, 2025

 

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

Parrot Husbandry Volunteer
Echo Bonaire

Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean

Ongoing

Ongoing

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

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

Online

Ongoing

Ongoing

Primatology and Primate Conservation Online Course
Para La Tierra

Online

Individualized at student's own pace

Rolling deadline

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
Tropical Ecology Research Intern
Para La Tierra
Pilar, Paraguay
3-6 month program as it suits applicants
Rolling application period
Volunteer as student, post-graduate, early-career scientist, or marine biologist
Shark & Marine Research Institute
South Africa
almost year-round opportunities 
 
Study Abroad / Intern / Volunteer
Eko Tracks
Multiple locations in South Africa
Year Round
 
Volunteer internship or travel opportunities in organic agriculture
Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms, USA (WWOOF-USA)
wide variety
 
 
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
International Environmental Volunteer Opportunities
NGOabroad
Many locations around the world
Year round opportunities
Rolling deadlines--for summer work, recommended application completion by March.
Paid Internships and Temporary or Seasonal Positions
Position Title
Organization
Location
Dates
Application Deadline
More Information

Climate Scholars Program Interns

Max Baucus Institute
Varies

 

January 23, 2025

Ecology Internships Crew Members & Crew Leads

Idaho National Laboratory
Idaho Falls, ID

May 12, 2025 for 13/14 weeks

January 5, 2025

Explorer-in-Training Internships

For juniors/seniors/recent grads/grad students

NOAA Ocean Exploration
Hawaii

10-week summer internships or 2-4 week expedition- based internships

January 31, 2025

Merced River Restoration & Wilderness Restoration Workers & Restoration Work Leader
National Park Service
Yosemite National Park, California

Seasonal

December 23, 2024

Ecology Field Techs & Field Crew Lead
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Boulder, Colorado  and Santa Barbara, California

Boulder:  June 2--August 5, 2024

Santa Barbara:  June 16--August 19, 2025

Review begins January 6, 2025--open until filled

12/13

Freshwater Mollusk Program Internship
Center for Aquatic Mollusk Programs, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Lake City, Minnesota
Summer 2025
Application period:  January 2--January 31, 2025

Forest Nursery Internship

Franklin H. Pitkin Forest Nursery at the University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho
May 19--August 8, 2025
Priority applications by February 2, 2025

Recent B.S. Graduate Research Internship Program in Organism Response to Changing Environments

NDSU CHANGE Program
Fargo, North Dakota
Starts summer 2025 and lasts 1 year
January 13, 2025

Seasonal Fisheries & Wildlife Technicians

North Dakota Game & Fish Department

Various locations in North Dakota

3-6  month seasonal positions

February 2, 2025

Elk Research Technicians

Montana Fish, Wildlife &Parks

Noxon, Montana

May 15--August 8, 2025

January 6, 2025

Greenhouse Techs

Department of Plant Science and Plant Pathology, Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

Remainder of Fall semester through Spring semester

Open until filled

 

11/21

Biological Science Techs (Soil)

BLM

Billings, Lewistown, Miles City, Montana

Varies

Varies

Biological Science Technicians

Bureau of Land Management

Varies

Typically between May and November

May 30, 2025

STEM Content Creator for H.S.  Students am 

Numerade
Position can be done remotely
 
 
Graduate School and Postdoctoral Positions
Position Title
Organization
Location
Dates
Application Deadline
More Information

Cathy & Jim Gero Acadia Early-Career Fellowships

Acadia National Park, Maine

10-month term 

January 7, 2025 

GYE Research

Small Grants Program Opportunity

For students doing research in GYE

 

January 24, 2025

$1500 Grant Opportunity for grad student research related to conservation of the Great Plains of North America

NA

Funds awarded in April, 2025

February 7, 2025

Postdoc:  NMFS eDNA Integrated Fisheries Survey

Seattle, Washington

Preferred start:  March 1, 2025

Applications reviewed as received--open until filled

11/21

Postdoc:  Statistical Modeling, NWFSC eDNA & Survey Data

Seattle, Washington

Preferred start:  March 1, 2025

Applications reviewed as received--open until filled

11/21

Postdoc:  Population an Landscape Genomics to Inform Host-Pathogen Co-evolution and Conservation Management

Funk Lab, Colorado State University / USDA / Utah State Univeristy

Fort Collins, Colorado

Preferred Start: March 1, 2025

Application review begins December 30th, 2024 and will remain open until filled

MS Assistantship:  Feeding dynamics of freshwater mussels

Washington State University

Vancouver, Washington

Starts August, 2025

January 10, 2025

Posdoctoral position in Organismal Responses to Climate Change

Colorado State University / USGS / University of Idaho/ Oregon Dept. FIsh & Wildlife / University of Montana

University of Montana

Postdoc start March 1, 2025

 December 31, 2024

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

Lecturer in Terrestrial Ecology

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

Starts Fall 2025 Review begins on January 17, 2025

Announcement

Assistant Professor in Biodiversity and Ecoinformatics, DNRE

Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

  December 31, 2024

Announcement

Assistant Professor in Lake/Reservoir Fish Ecology, Conservation, & Management

Department of Fish, Wildlife, & Conservation Biology at Colorado State University

Fort Collins, Colorado

  December 20, 2024

Announcement