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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

Primate Behavior and Conservation field course
Semliki Chimpanzee Project Field Course

Uganda

June 12-16, 2024

May 1, 2024

Announcement

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

Undergraduate Research Opportunity for credit (WILD 490R):  Impacts of plague mitigation on the black-tailed prairie dog
Becker lab, Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

Fall 2024

Open until filled

Announcement

Wrangell Mountain Field Studies 

for credit
Wrangell Mountain, Org and University of Maine

McCarthy, Alaska

June 22--August 10, 2024

 

More Info

 

Field Course for Credit:  Caribbean or Colorado Ecosystem
Ecosystem Field Studies

Caribbean or Colorado

Caribbean: May 22-June 11, 2024

Colorado: July 19-August 8, 2024

 

Announcement

 

Flyer

Field Course for Credit:  Alaska--Clean air, climate change, & policy
Wildlands Studies

Alaska

July 27--August 10, 2024

May 1, 2024

More Info

Dinosaur Dig Fieldwork Volunteers
Museum of the Rockies

Montana Badlands

June--August, 2024

Applications reviewed as received--open until filled

2/16

Announcement

Tropical Biology & Conservation Courses in Costa Rica

(for credit or non-credit)
DANTA

Costa Rica

Spring: April 9--May 22, 2024

 

Summer:

June 5-20, July 11-26

Varies

 

Announcement

Raptor Center Education Program Volunteers
Montana Raptor Conservation Center

Bozeman, Montana

 

Open until filled

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
Wrangell Mountains Summer Field Studies (Credits Avaialable)
Evergreen State College

Wrangell--St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Alaska

June--August

Rolling Basis

Flyer

Syllabus

Website
"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 S
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

Summer Gardening Help
Private Resident

Bozeman, Montana (7 miles west of 4-corners)

Summer season

3-5 hours/week

Open until filled

4/26

Announcement

Biological Field Technicians (4)

& Field Technician Leads (2)
Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST)

Eastern, MT US (Primary)
Mandan, ND US
Miles City, MT US
Western, ND US

Late May/Early June--October, 2024

Open until filled

 

4/26

Announcement

 

Lead Announcement

Fisheries Technician (larval pallid sturgeon)
Wild Rivers Consulting

Bozeman Fish Technology Center, Montana

June--August, 2024

May 15, 2024

Announcement

Field Tech--Biodiversity Monitoring
Yellowstone Ecological Research Center (YERC)

Northern Yellowstone area

Late May--August, 2024

Open until filled

4/19

Announcement

Wilderness Steward Internships
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Foundation / USFS

Red Lodge, Montana or wilderness-based

May 18--Aug. 18, 2024

Open until filled

 

4/3

Announcement

Education Coordinator and Interpretive & Environmental Education Specialists (1-2)
University of Utah

Centennial Valley, Montana

Seasonal

Open until filled

 

4/3

Education Coordinator

 

Environmental Education Specialists

Ecosystem Field Studies TA positions (for grad students)
Ecosystem Field Studies

Cancun or Colorado

(can apply for both)

Cancun:  May 22-June 11, 2024

Colorado:  July 19--August 8, 2024

Open until filled

Announcement

Maintenance Fellowship
Mobilize Green / U.S. FIsh & WIldlife Service

Bowdoin National WIldlife Refuge--Malta, Montana
1 year term starting summer of 2024

Open until filled

Announcement

Biological Field Technicians
Western Ecosystems Technology, Inc.

Multiple Locations across U.S. & Canada

Spring, Summer, & Fall field seasons, 2024

Until filled or July 31, 2024

Announcement

Field Tech/Crew Lead: Mapping Invasive Grasses
Spatial Analaysis Lab at University of Montana

Eastern Montana or Mission Valley, Montana

Late May/Early June--early August

Reviewed as received until May 1, 2024 or until filled

Announcement: Field Tech

Announcement: Crew Lead

Forestry Health Surveyor and Monitoring Tech
National Park Service / American Conservation Exp.

Yellowstone National Park

June--October, 2024 (Req. 20 week minimum)

Applications reviewed as received--open untli filled

Announcement

Crew Leads, Botanists, Technicians to work on monitoring crews
University of Montana

Backcountry of

Montana/Idaho/

Wyoming/Nevada

April/May--August/September

Open until filled

Apply here

PDF

Monitoring Techs
Greater Yellowstone Network & MSU's Institute on Ecosystems

Field-based backcountry terrain

Late May--late July/early August, 2024

Open until filled

Announcement

Undergraduate Research in Plant and Pollination Ecology
Montana State University

Bozeman & field locations in Hamilton, and Glasgow, MT

Mid/late May--Mid-August, 2024

Open until filled

Announcement

Fall Telemtry  Technicians

 
Bat Conservation International / National Park Service

 Northern California

Aug. 5--Nov. 1, 2024

Open until filled

Announcement

Matanuska Glacier Summer Internships
Matanuska Glacier Park

Matanuska Glacier Park, AK

Summer season

Open until filled

Announcement

 Conservation  Interns

& Conservation Fellows
Montana Conservation Corps/Americorps

Varies

May 15--August 14, 2024

&

May 15--October 4, 2024

Applications accepted on a rolling basis

Conservation Intern Announcement

Conservation Fellow Announcement

 

Native Plant Seed Collection Interns
U.S. Forest Service

MT locations include: Bitterroot, Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Flathead, and Helena-Lewis & Clark National Forests (out-of-state locations available as well.)

19-23 weeks starting Mid-May to early June, 2024

Open until filled

Announcement

(Fill out "Interest" form)

Bear Tech Specialist Internship

(B.S. Degree Required, unpaid, but stipends available with 6 mos or more extension)
Wildlife Restoration Foundation
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

4 months field season

Open until filled

Announcement
Wilderness Steward Interns
Absaroka Beartooth Wildnerness Foundation / USFS

Gardiner / Boulder / Red Lodge Ranger Districts

May 15--September 15, 2023
Open until filled

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

Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistantships--Songbirds
University of Wyoming & USGS Wyoming Coop Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
Laramie, Wyoming
Starts approximately August 26, 2024

Open until filled

Announcement

Graduate Research Assistantship in    Insect Ecology
Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Starts in Fall 2024, but summer opportunity available

Open until filled

Announcement

US FIsh & Wildlife Maintenance Fellowship:  Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge plus multiple other opportunties
MobilizeGreen & US Fish & Wildlife Service
Various
6 or 12 month commitment

Open until filled

Announcement

 

Flyer

PhD Assitantship--Human Dimensions of Prescribed Fire
Department of Society & Conservation, University of Montana
Missoula, Montana
Multi-year

Open until filled

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

Assistant Pygmy Rabbit Biologist I

 Department of Fish & Wildlife Ephrata, Washington

May, 2024--December 2025  (20-month Project Duration

 April 28, 2024

Announcement

District Conservation Technician (HS degree required)

 Centennial Conservation District Sterling, Colorado

 

 Open until filled

Announcement

 

Application

Associate Research Scientist--Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management (quantitative social science survey)

 The Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center (WYSAC) at the University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming

 

 May 12, 2024

Announcement

Research Assistant:

Wild/domestic sheep interactions

 Department of Animal & Range Sciences Bozeman, MT

Funded for 3.5 years

 May 12, 2024 or until suitable candidate is found

Announcement

Assitant Professor of Biology 

(Openings for Plant Ecology and Vertbrate/Wildlife Ecology)

 West Texas A&M University Canyon, Texas

 

 Open until filled

Plant Ecology

 

Vertebrate / Wildlife Ecology

Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit Program Manager

 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana  

Open until filled

 Announcement